CVPA0120
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0120
Author Observation Code	CVPA0120
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.7334947037548 º
Longitude	-120.839855427628 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Open stand of large Artemisia californica evenly mixed with Ephedra californica. Buckwheat scattered throughout and near bottom of stand at a dry ravine. Stand extends along N-facing slope up to ridge and down to dry rocky ravine. Outcrops of mossy bedrock occur on ridges downslope.
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	386 m
Slope Aspect	11 º
Slope Gradient	26 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5.4 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	70 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-May-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	15 %
Field Cover	22 %
Nonvascular Cover	6 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Medium, Low cover of Eriogonum fasciculatum, mixing of EPCA

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 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 18 %         -none- 2 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE 1 %         -none- 3 Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis **   PETR7 Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis **   PETR7 0.2 %         -none- 4 Festuca microstachys Festuca microstachys Nutt. Festuca microstachys Festuca microstachys **   FEMI2 Festuca microstachys Nutt. Festuca microstachys Festuca microstachys **   FEMI2 0.2 %         -none- 5 Eriogonum nudum Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum Eriogonum nudum **   ERNU3 Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum Eriogonum nudum **   ERNU3 0.2 %         -none- 6 Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus **   ATPU Athysanus pusillus (Hook.) Greene Athysanus pusillus Athysanus pusillus **   ATPU 0.2 %         -none- 7 unknown Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   0.2 %         -none- 8 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 3 %         -none- 9 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   3 %         -none- 10 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 8 %         -none- 11 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 4 %         -none- 12 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 1 %         -none- 13 Eastwoodia elegans Eastwoodia elegans Brandegee Eastwoodia elegans Eastwoodia elegans **   EAEL Eastwoodia elegans Brandegee Eastwoodia elegans Eastwoodia elegans **   EAEL 1 %         -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 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % Seedling & Sapling Trees     0 % hardwood tree     0 %
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