CVPA0086
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code
CVPA0086
Author Observation Code
CVPA0086
Original Data Location
California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:
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Confidentiality Status
exact location
Latitude
36.709161860957
º
Longitude
-120.799644815088
º
Author Location
Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative
Open stand of Ephedra californica with mixed native and non-native herbs as ground cover. Soils are rocky/gravelly and sparse. Poa secunda bunches have been grazed and dried sheep droppings are present. Ephedra californica shrubs are large and healthy. Various cover classes of Ephedra californica surround the stand. Lots of small mammal trails throughout stand forming small micro topography
State or Province
California
Country
United States
Named Places
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
extensive
Elevation
573
m
Slope Aspect
(n/a, flat)
º
Slope Gradient
0
º
Topographic Position
Ridge top
Surficial Deposits
Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Rock Type
Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Landscape Narrative
Upland
Percent Bedrock
0
%
Percent Rock / Gravel
8
%
Percent Litter
8
%
Percent Bare Soil
82
%
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)
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
1.5
m
Field Height
0.25
m
Tree Cover
0
%
Shrub Cover
7
%
Field Cover
9
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.2
%
Dominant Stratum
Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Vegetation type confidence: High
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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
4
%
-none-
2
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-
3
Vulpia microstachys
Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro
Vulpia microstachys
Vulpia microstachys
**
VUMI
Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro
Vulpia microstachys
Vulpia microstachys
**
VUMI
0.5
%
-none-
4
Schismus arabicus
Schismus arabicus Nees
Schismus arabicus
Schismus arabicus
**
SCAR
Schismus arabicus Nees
Schismus arabicus
Schismus arabicus
**
SCAR
0.2
%
-none-
5
Forb, dicot
Forb, dicot
**
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledons
Forb, dicot
**
Forb, dicot
**
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledons
Forb, dicot
**
0.2
%
-none-
6
Monolopia
Monolopia DC.
Monolopia
Monolopia
**
MONOL2
Monolopia DC.
Monolopia
Monolopia
**
MONOL2
0.2
%
-none-
7
Lasthenia gracilis
Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene
Lasthenia gracilis
Lasthenia gracilis
**
LAGR10
Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene
Lasthenia gracilis
Lasthenia gracilis
**
LAGR10
0.2
%
-none-
8
Lotus wrangelianus
Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
Lotus wrangelianus
Lotus wrangelianus
**
LOWR2
Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
Lotus wrangelianus
Lotus wrangelianus
**
LOWR2
0.2
%
-none-
9
Poa secunda
Poa secunda J. Presl
Poa secunda
Poa secunda
**
POSE
Poa secunda J. Presl
Poa secunda
Poa secunda
**
POSE
0.2
%
-none-
10
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-
11
Pectocarya
Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn.
Pectocarya
Pectocarya
**
PECTO
Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn.
Pectocarya
Pectocarya
**
PECTO
0.2
%
-none-
12
Lepidium nitidum
Lepidium nitidum Nutt.
Lepidium nitidum
Lepidium nitidum
**
LENI
Lepidium nitidum Nutt.
Lepidium nitidum
Lepidium nitidum
**
LENI
0.2
%
-none-
13
Athysanus pusillus
Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene
Athysanus pusillus
Athysanus pusillus
**
ATPU
Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene
Athysanus pusillus
Athysanus pusillus
**
ATPU
0.2
%
-none-
14
Plantago erecta
Plantago erecta Morris
Plantago erecta
Plantago erecta
**
PLER3
Plantago erecta Morris
Plantago erecta
Plantago erecta
**
PLER3
0.2
%
-none-
15
Lichen
Lichen
Lichen
**
Lichen
**
2LICHN
Lichen
Lichen
**
Lichen
**
2LICHN
0.2
%
-none-
16
Ephedra californica
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra californica
Ephedra californica
**
EPCA2
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra californica
Ephedra californica
**
EPCA2
7
%
-none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover
Seedling & Sapling Trees
0
%
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