CVPA0095
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0095
Author Observation Code	CVPA0095
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.7739681906242 º
Longitude	-120.905135337934 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Stand on steep slope with interesting geology (Petrified redwood in drainage below stand). Artemisia californica clearly dominates stand with Eriogonum fasciculatum scattered throughout, along with Ericameria linearifolia but at low cover. Poa secunda abundant and creating interesting microtopography on ground surface.
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	extensive
Elevation	475 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0.2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	12 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	84 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-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	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	26 %
Field Cover	13 %
Nonvascular Cover	3 %
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 5 %         -none- 2 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 5 %         -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 Erodium brachycarpum Erodium brachycarpum (Godr.) Thell. Erodium brachycarpum Erodium brachycarpum **   ERBR14 Erodium brachycarpum (Godr.) Thell. Erodium brachycarpum Erodium brachycarpum **   ERBR14 1 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI 0.2 %         -none- 7 Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata **   CLPE Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata **   CLPE 0.2 %         -none- 8 Unknown forb Unknown forb **   Plantae Plants Unknown forb **   Unknown forb **   Plantae Plants Unknown forb **   0.2 %         -none- 9 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 0.2 %         -none- 10 Cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT 0.2 %         -none- 11 Thysanocarpus curvipes Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Thysanocarpus curvipes Thysanocarpus curvipes **   THCU Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Thysanocarpus curvipes Thysanocarpus curvipes **   THCU 0.2 %         -none- 12 Micropus californicus Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus Micropus californicus **   MICA Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus Micropus californicus **   MICA 0.2 %         -none- 13 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   3 %         -none- 14 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 20 %         -none- 15 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 4 %         -none- 16 Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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