CVPA0060
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0060
Author Observation Code	CVPA0060
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.5812035003356 º
Longitude	-120.735179842858 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Stand is dominated by Gutierrezia californica but doesn't have high cover. It is surrounded by grassland and extends North and South of point. About 1% decadence. Stand looks to be more decadent N of point. Plants look water stressed. Foliage much lower than previous years based on snags. Livestock droppings present.
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	351 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Rock Type	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Landscape Narrative	Upland; May be hard to see in imagery but it slosh is on South side of road.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	90 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Mar-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	0.25 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	11 %
Field Cover	22 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
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 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 11 %         -none- 2 Pectocarya Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO 4 %         -none- 3 Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI 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 1 %         -none- 5 Forb, dicot Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   0.2 %         -none- 6 Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 0.2 %         -none- 7 Allium Allium L. Allium Allium **   ALLIU Allium L. Allium Allium **   ALLIU 0.2 %         -none- 8 Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA 11 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Seedling & Sapling Trees     0 %
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