Login | Datasets | Logout
 

Comprehensive View of a Plot

  click to update datacart
CVPA0086
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegtwig.vegbank.org:observation:860-{203B77E5-555F-41DF-96F8-D4EFF8264040}
» Citing info
Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? CVPA0086
Author Observation Code ? CVPA0086
Original Data Location ? California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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
region|state|province: California
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 400
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
Cover Dispersion ? Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Stem Observation Area ? 400
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
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 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-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Seedling & Sapling Trees     0 %
     
     
     
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Taylor, Sara Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 07-May-2014
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Ephedra californica / annual – perennial herb Association     CNPS Veg Program 2015 no
Buck-Diaz, Jennifer


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Grazing Low Grazing
Competition from exotics Medium Competition from exotics


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot