PINN.111
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	PINN.111
Author Observation Code	PINN.111
Original Data Location	Pinnacles National Park, 5000 Highway 146, Paicines, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.4952120530432 º
Longitude	-121.203842963191 º
Author Location	Pinnacles Natl. Monument
Location Narrative	Plot is located on bedrock above Balconies Trail on the west side of the park. The plot is about 30 meters southeast from the trail. Erosion control fence located on east edge of plot. Area is used by climbers to reach climbing routes. Area around plot looks trampled. Soil is bedrock. GPS Point taken from south end of plot. Sedum plot is rectangular in shape. It extends 20 meters north to south and 5 meters east to west. The sedum is growing on bedrock. There are small patches of non-native grasses throughout the plot. Sedum is growing on the moss species.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	rectangle
Area	100 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	rectangle, 20 m x 5 m
Environment Fields:
Elevation	419 m
Slope Aspect	52 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Breccia (volcanic)
Rock Type	Breccia (volcanic)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Living Stems
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Apr-2004 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Pinnacles National Monument
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Method Narrative	The value for slope was changed from 41 to 22 degrees (as if recorded in percent slope)
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	100 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	50 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
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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 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Low 50 %         -none- 2 Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium **   SESP Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium **   SESP Low 35 %         -none- 3 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Low 0.5 %         -none- 4 Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI Low 0.5 %         -none- 5 Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Duvin Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens **   BRMAR Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Duvin Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens **   BRMAR Low 0.5 %         -none- 6 Clarkia Clarkia Pursh Clarkia Clarkia **   CLARK Clarkia Pursh Clarkia Clarkia **   CLARK Low 0.5 %         -none- 7 Vulpia Vulpia C.C. Gmel. Vulpia Vulpia **   VULPI Vulpia C.C. Gmel. Vulpia Vulpia **   VULPI Low 0.5 %         -none- 8 Dudleya lanceolata Dudleya lanceolata (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya lanceolata Dudleya lanceolata **   DULA Dudleya lanceolata (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya lanceolata Dudleya lanceolata **   DULA Low 0.5 %         -none- 9 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Low 0.5 %         -none- 10 Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. ssp. triangularis Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis **   PETRT Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. ssp. triangularis Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis **   PETRT Low 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Low 0 m 0.5 m 67 % Cover 0 m 0.25 m 35 % Medium 0.5 m 4 m   Tall 4 m
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