CVPA0071
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0071
Author Observation Code	CVPA0071
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.667507367645 º
Longitude	-120.788648016336 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Stand dominated by Juniperus californica runs along hillslope down into drainage and then onto other side of drainage. Dispersed throughout is Ephedra californica at low cover. Ground cover is dominated by Bromus rubens but has a lot of native forbs and grasses intermixed. Shrub mortality 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	664 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	23 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 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
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.6 %
Percent Litter	8 %
Percent Bare Soil	89 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-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	0.75 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	25.2 %
Shrub Cover	1 %
Field Cover	27 %
Nonvascular Cover	2 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
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 Juniperus californica Juniperus californica Carrière Juniperus californica Juniperus californica **   JUCA7 Juniperus californica Carrière Juniperus californica Juniperus californica **   JUCA7 25 %         -none- 2 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 1 %         -none- 3 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 25 %         -none- 4 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 2 %         -none- 5 Phlox gracilis Phlox gracilis (Hook.) Greene Phlox gracilis Phlox gracilis **   PHGR16 Phlox gracilis (Hook.) Greene Phlox gracilis Phlox gracilis **   PHGR16 0.2 %         -none- 6 Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia ciliata **   CACI2 Calandrinia ciliata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. Calandrinia ciliata Calandrinia ciliata **   CACI2 0.2 %         -none- 7 Unknown forb Unknown forb **   Plantae Plants Unknown forb **   Unknown forb **   Plantae Plants Unknown forb **   0.2 %         -none- 8 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE 0.2 %         -none- 9 Plagiobothrys fulvus Plagiobothrys fulvus (Hook. & Arn.) I.M. Johnst. Plagiobothrys fulvus Plagiobothrys fulvus **   PLFU Plagiobothrys fulvus (Hook. & Arn.) I.M. Johnst. Plagiobothrys fulvus Plagiobothrys fulvus **   PLFU 0.2 %         -none- 10 Dichelostemma Dichelostemma Kunth Dichelostemma Dichelostemma **   DICHE2 Dichelostemma Kunth Dichelostemma Dichelostemma **   DICHE2 0.2 %         -none- 11 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 0.2 %         -none- 12 Descurainia pinnata Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton Descurainia pinnata Descurainia pinnata **   DEPI Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton Descurainia pinnata Descurainia pinnata **   DEPI 0.2 %         -none- 13 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- 14 Claytonia parvifolia Claytonia parvifolia Moc. ex DC. Claytonia parvifolia Claytonia parvifolia **   CLPA11 Claytonia parvifolia Moc. ex DC. Claytonia parvifolia Claytonia parvifolia **   CLPA11 0.2 %         -none- 15 Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus **   ATPU Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus **   ATPU 0.2 %         -none- 16 Pectocarya penicillata Pectocarya penicillata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC. Pectocarya penicillata Pectocarya penicillata **   PEPE26 Pectocarya penicillata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC. Pectocarya penicillata Pectocarya penicillata **   PEPE26 0.2 %         -none- 17 Cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT 0.2 %         -none- 18 Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 0.2 %         -none- 19 Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI 0.2 %         -none- 20 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % Seedling & Sapling Trees 1 m 2 m 0.2 % hardwood tree 2 m 5 m 25 %
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