ARCELD15
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ARCELD15
Author Observation Code	ARCELD15
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.56965755637 º
Longitude	-120.827258930974 º
Author Location	Morales Ranch, El Dorado County
Location Narrative	Morales Ranch is an easement of the American River Conservancy. Canyon live oak stand on a steep southeast facing canyon wall. The shrub layer is fairy dense and contains poison oak, Arctostaphylos viscida and Heteromeles arbutifolia. The herb layer is sparse but contains a good amount of Bromus laevipes. Many of the canyon live oaks are multi-stemmed.
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	large
Elevation	512 m
Slope Aspect	118 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	slate
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.4 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	17 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-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	0.75 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	5 %
Field Cover	4 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Too steep to safely walk in much of the stand.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   low stratum 2 %         -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 1 %         -none- 3 Bromus laevipes Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 4 Luzula comosa Luzula comosa E. Mey. Luzula comosa Pacific woodrush Luzula comosa **   Luzula comosa E. Mey. Luzula comosa Pacific woodrush Luzula comosa **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Melica torreyana Melica torreyana Scribn. Melica torreyana Torrey's melicgrass Melica torreyana **   Melica torreyana Scribn. Melica torreyana Torrey's melicgrass Melica torreyana **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 6 Elymus glaucus Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus **   Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 7 Eriophyllum lanatum Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes Eriophyllum lanatum common woolly sunflower Eriophyllum lanatum **   Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes Eriophyllum lanatum common woolly sunflower Eriophyllum lanatum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Scutellaria californica Scutellaria californica Gray Scutellaria californica California skullcap Scutellaria californica **   Scutellaria californica Gray Scutellaria californica California skullcap Scutellaria californica **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 Sidalcea malviflora Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) Gray ex Benth. Sidalcea malviflora dwarf checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora **   Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) Gray ex Benth. Sidalcea malviflora dwarf checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 10 Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray var. vacillans (Benth.) Gray Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans pink honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans **   Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray var. vacillans (Benth.) Gray Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans pink honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis **   Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 Clarkia biloba Clarkia biloba (Dur.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia biloba twolobe clarkia Clarkia biloba **   Clarkia biloba (Dur.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia biloba twolobe clarkia Clarkia biloba **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia **   Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia **   medium stratum 6 %         -none- 14 Aesculus californica Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica **   medium stratum 6 %         -none- 15 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 5 %         -none- 16 Arctostaphylos viscida Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   medium stratum 4 %         -none- 17 Quercus wislizeni Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   medium stratum 2 %         -none- 18 Quercus chrysolepis Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   tall stratum 48 %         -none- 19 Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa **   tall stratum 0.2 %         -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 11 % hardwood 10 m 15 m 48 % conifer 20 m 35 m 0.2 %
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