CVPA0083
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0083
Author Observation Code	CVPA0083
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.7206633893344 º
Longitude	-120.81289712728 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Mixed Ericameria linearifolia and Ephedra californica stand with patches of Eriogonum fasciculatum. Ericameria linearifolia is much more decadent than Ephedra californica. Ungulate trails throughout stand. Stand is undulating on steep slope with open bare patches and not a lot of herb cover.
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	550 m
Slope Aspect	262 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Rock Type	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Landscape Narrative	Upland; Stand is about 1-2 acres EPCA surrounds stand
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	89 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-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	11 %
Field Cover	7 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Medium, fits both ERLI-ISAR and EPCA types

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 3 %         -none- 2 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 3 %         -none- 3 Amsinckia intermedia Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Amsinckia intermedia Amsinckia intermedia **   AMIN3 Amsinckia intermedia Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Amsinckia intermedia Amsinckia intermedia **   AMIN3 0.2 %         -none- 4 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE 0.2 %         -none- 5 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 0.2 %         -none- 6 Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 6 %         -none- 7 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 4 %         -none- 8 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 1 %         -none- 9 Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia **   Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia **   Standing snag Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia **   Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia **   Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia **   Standing snag Standing snag Ericameria linearifolia **   0.5 %         -none- 10 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-
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