CVPA0038
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0038
Author Observation Code	CVPA0038
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.7260571254657 º
Longitude	-120.787764589991 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Open stand of Atriplex polycarpa on ridgetop. Corral on ridgetop probably displaced some Atriplex polycarpa. Cover of Atriplex polycarpa is higher on SW-facing slope to the west. Lots of smaller Atriplex polycarpa there.
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	561 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Ridge top
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	92 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-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	7 %
Field Cover	14 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
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 Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   0.2 %         -none- 3 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 6 %         -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 4 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Plantago erecta Plantago erecta Morris Plantago erecta Plantago erecta **   PLER3 Plantago erecta Morris Plantago erecta Plantago erecta **   PLER3 0.2 %         -none- 7 Pectocarya Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO 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 Lepidium dictyotum Lepidium dictyotum A. Gray Lepidium dictyotum Lepidium dictyotum **   LEDI2 Lepidium dictyotum A. Gray Lepidium dictyotum Lepidium dictyotum **   LEDI2 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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