WILDCA03
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WILDCA03
Author Observation Code	WILDCA03
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.4169025955616 º
Longitude	-121.945285748325 º
Author Location	near Wildcat Ranch
Location Narrative	Private land near Wildcat Ranch and Pelton Property: A creek side riparian stand of interior live oak. The shrub understory is variable with areas of high Rubus cover and patches of high Vitis cover. The understory low tree layer is also patchy with scattered bay and intermittent alders right on the creek edge.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	small
Elevation	361 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Floodplain
Rock Type	mixed
Landscape Narrative	wetland
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Litter	55 %
Percent Bare Soil	35 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jun-2006
Project	Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CNPS/CDFW RA v. 2005
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	26 %
Field Cover	14 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The survey covers a 50m stretch along Battle Creek. The stand seems to grade into a valley oak stand to the E.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis **   Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis **   low stratum 6 %         -none- 2 Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   low stratum 4 %         -none- 3 Carex obnupta Carex obnupta Bailey Carex obnupta slough sedge Carex obnupta **   Carex obnupta Bailey Carex obnupta slough sedge Carex obnupta **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 4 Bromus sterilis Bromus sterilis L. Bromus sterilis poverty brome Bromus sterilis **   Bromus sterilis L. Bromus sterilis poverty brome Bromus sterilis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Sanicula crassicaulis Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC. Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific blacksnakeroot Sanicula crassicaulis **   Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC. Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific blacksnakeroot Sanicula crassicaulis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 6 Epilobium brachycarpum Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum **   Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 7 Galium porrigens Galium porrigens Dempster Galium porrigens graceful bedstraw Galium porrigens **   Galium porrigens Dempster Galium porrigens graceful bedstraw Galium porrigens **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Rubus discolor Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor **   Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor **   medium stratum 12 %         -none- 9 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum **   medium stratum 10 %         -none- 10 Quercus wislizeni Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   tall stratum 35 %         -none- 11 Vitis californica Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   tall stratum 7 %         -none- 12 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   tall stratum 5 %         -none- 13 Alnus rhombifolia Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. Alnus rhombifolia white alder Alnus rhombifolia **   Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. Alnus rhombifolia white alder Alnus rhombifolia **   tall stratum 4 %         -none- 14 Pinus sabiniana Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana **   Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana **   tall stratum 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tall stratum       medium stratum       low stratum       tall shrub or understory tree 2 m 5 m 9 % hardwood 10 m 15 m 35 % conifer 15 m 20 m 1 %
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