CVPA0125
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0125
Author Observation Code	CVPA0125
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6921498417987 º
Longitude	-120.739292537839 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Spreading stand of Hesperoyucca whipplei across ridges and past road up to peak. Scattered buckwheat, ephedra, and other shrubs. Eriogonum fasciculatum is decadent but yuccas are mature. Sheep grazing evident, terraces across slopes.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	523 m
Slope Aspect	195 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0.2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	21.4 %
Percent Litter	0.2 %
Percent Bare Soil	72 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-May-2014 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Ciervo-Panoche Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	0.75 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	8 %
Nonvascular Cover	2 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: High

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 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 5 %         -none- 2 Schismus Schismus P. Beauv. Schismus Schismus **   SCHIS Schismus P. Beauv. Schismus Schismus **   SCHIS 3 %         -none- 3 Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 1 %         -none- 4 Eriogonum angulosum Eriogonum angulosum Benth. Eriogonum angulosum Eriogonum angulosum **   ERAN3 Eriogonum angulosum Benth. Eriogonum angulosum Eriogonum angulosum **   ERAN3 0.2 %         -none- 5 Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR 0.2 %         -none- 6 Plantago erecta Plantago erecta Morris Plantago erecta Plantago erecta **   PLER3 Plantago erecta Morris Plantago erecta Plantago erecta **   PLER3 0.2 %         -none- 7 Eriastrum pluriflorum Eriastrum pluriflorum (A. Heller) H. Mason Eriastrum pluriflorum Eriastrum pluriflorum **   ERPL2 Eriastrum pluriflorum (A. Heller) H. Mason Eriastrum pluriflorum Eriastrum pluriflorum **   ERPL2 0.2 %         -none- 8 Mentzelia affinis Mentzelia affinis Greene Mentzelia affinis Mentzelia affinis **   MEAF2 Mentzelia affinis Greene Mentzelia affinis Mentzelia affinis **   MEAF2 0.2 %         -none- 9 Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   1 %         -none- 10 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 1 %         -none- 11 Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei **   HEWH Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei **   HEWH 9 %         -none- 12 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 4 %         -none- 13 Eastwoodia elegans Eastwoodia elegans Brandegee Eastwoodia elegans Eastwoodia elegans **   EAEL Eastwoodia elegans Brandegee Eastwoodia elegans Eastwoodia elegans **   EAEL 1 %         -none- 14 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 1 %         -none- 15 Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Seedling & Sapling Trees     0 %
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