CVPA0072
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0072
Author Observation Code	CVPA0072
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6651714829897 º
Longitude	-120.787596106629 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Decadent stand of Ericameria linearifolia creating long more or less linear patch down hillslope. Lots of nativity in ground cover, mostly by Poa secunda. Other forbs and non-native grasses are patchy throughout stand. Shrub mortality is ~ 2% absolute cover. Ephedra californica is present here and 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	703 m
Slope Aspect	42 º
Slope Gradient	21 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	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
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	0.2 %
Shrub Cover	12 %
Field Cover	28 %
Nonvascular Cover	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 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE 17 %         -none- 2 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 11 %         -none- 3 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 1 %         -none- 4 Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 0.2 %         -none- 5 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- 6 unknown Brassicaceae unknown Brassicaceae **   Brassicaceae unknown Brassicaceae **   unknown Brassicaceae **   unknown Brassicaceae **   Brassicaceae unknown Brassicaceae **   unknown Brassicaceae **   0.2 %         -none- 7 Dichelostemma Dichelostemma Kunth Dichelostemma Dichelostemma **   DICHE2 Dichelostemma Kunth Dichelostemma Dichelostemma **   DICHE2 0.2 %         -none- 8 Marah watsonii Marah watsonii (Cogn.) Greene Marah watsonii Marah watsonii **   MAWA2 Marah watsonii (Cogn.) Greene Marah watsonii Marah watsonii **   MAWA2 0.2 %         -none- 9 Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus **   ATPU Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus **   ATPU 0.2 %         -none- 10 Juniperus californica Juniperus californica Carrière Juniperus californica Juniperus californica **   JUCA7 Juniperus californica Carrière Juniperus californica Juniperus californica **   JUCA7 0.2 %         -none- 11 Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 10 %         -none- 12 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 2 %         -none- 13 Standing snag Standing snag **   Standing snag **   Standing snag Standing snag **   Standing snag **   Standing snag **   Standing snag Standing snag **   2 %         -none- 14 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- 15 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 1 %         -none- 16 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % Seedling & Sapling Trees 0.5 m 1 m 0.2 % hardwood tree     0 %
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