CVPA0017
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0017
Author Observation Code	CVPA0017
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6259917617195 º
Longitude	-120.793905409275 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Stand of Atriplex polycarpha on rocky exposed but gentle SE-facing slope.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	20 m x 20 m, marked with 10-inch nails and washers at the 4 corners and in the center
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	509 m
Slope Aspect	142 º
Slope Gradient	11 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	4 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5.4 %
Percent Litter	7 %
Percent Bare Soil	82 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Mar-2014 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Ciervo-Panoche Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
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
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	7 %
Field Cover	15 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
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 polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO 7 %         -none- 2 Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA 0.2 %         -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 4 %         -none- 4 Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA 3 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 0.2 %         -none- 7 Herniaria hirsuta Herniaria hirsuta L. Herniaria hirsuta Herniaria hirsuta **   HEHI7 Herniaria hirsuta L. Herniaria hirsuta Herniaria hirsuta **   HEHI7 0.2 %         -none- 8 Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI 0.2 %         -none- 9 Cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT 0.2 %         -none- 10 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 0.2 %         -none- 11 Forb, dicot Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   0.2 %         -none- 12 Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 0.2 %         -none- 13 Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 0.2 %         -none- 14 Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia ciliata **   CACI2 Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia ciliata **   CACI2 0.2 %         -none- 15 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum **   HOMA2 Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum **   HOMA2 0.2 %         -none- 16 Lotus Lotus L. Lotus Lotus **   LOTUS Lotus L. Lotus Lotus **   LOTUS 0.2 %         -none- 17 Pectocarya Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO 0.2 %         -none- 18 Asteraceae Asteraceae **   Asteraceae Asteraceae **   Asteraceae **   Asteraceae **   Asteraceae Asteraceae **   Asteraceae **   0.2 %         -none- 19 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 1 %         -none- 20 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   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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