CVPA0100
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0100
Author Observation Code	CVPA0100
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6424591273789 º
Longitude	-120.808087283096 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Very mixed stand of Artemisia californica, Ericameria linearifolia, Eriogonum fasciculatum and Ephedra californica following along upper contour below road and along tops of small ridgelines. Some shrub mortality about 1% abs cover. Nice diversity of native forbs (not all are listed). Bedrock jutting out of slope with lots of moss and lichen. Shrub decadence is high.
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	599 m
Slope Aspect	316 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0.2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4.4 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	89 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
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	16 %
Field Cover	8 %
Nonvascular Cover	3 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Low, doesn’t fit any of types in key

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 3 %         -none- 2 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 1 %         -none- 3 Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 0.5 %         -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 0.5 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia **   PHTA Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia **   PHTA 0.2 %         -none- 7 Cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT 0.2 %         -none- 8 Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI 0.2 %         -none- 9 Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA 0.2 %         -none- 10 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   2 %         -none- 11 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 1 %         -none- 12 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 5 %         -none- 13 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 4 %         -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 3 %         -none- 15 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 2 %         -none- 16 Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 2 %         -none- 17 Standing snag Standing snag **   Standing snag **   Standing snag Standing snag **   Standing snag **   Standing snag **   Standing snag Standing snag **   1 %         -none-
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