CVPA0044
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0044
Author Observation Code	CVPA0044
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6272812937678 º
Longitude	-120.679185165789 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Decadent stand of Atriplex spinifera on steep dry slope. High cover of annual grasses. Another 5% absolute cover of dead Atriplex spinifera snags. Very dry year.
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	205 m
Slope Aspect	348 º
Slope Gradient	21 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.2 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	48 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Apr-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	5 %
Field Cover	12 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
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 Atriplex spinifera Atriplex spinifera J.F. Macbr. Atriplex spinifera Atriplex spinifera **   ATSP Atriplex spinifera J.F. Macbr. Atriplex spinifera Atriplex spinifera **   ATSP 5 %         -none- 2 Standing snag Atriplex spinifera Standing snag Atriplex spinifera **   Standing snag Atriplex spinifera **   Standing snag Standing snag Atriplex spinifera **   Standing snag Atriplex spinifera **   Standing snag Atriplex spinifera **   Standing snag Standing snag Atriplex spinifera **   5 %         -none- 3 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   0.2 %         -none- 4 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 10 %         -none- 5 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE 2 %         -none- 6 Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii **   AMME Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii **   AMME 0.2 %         -none- 7 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 0.2 %         -none- 8 Triteleia laxa Triteleia laxa Benth. Triteleia laxa Triteleia laxa **   TRLA16 Triteleia laxa Benth. Triteleia laxa Triteleia laxa **   TRLA16 0.2 %         -none- 9 Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis **   MILA6 Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis **   MILA6 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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