PINN.112
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	PINN.112
Author Observation Code	PINN.112
Original Data Location	Pinnacles National Park, 5000 Highway 146, Paicines, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.4850706379563 º
Longitude	-121.204389721146 º
Author Location	Pinnacles Natl. Monument
Location Narrative	Plot located about 15 meters east of Juniper Canyon Trail. The plot is located before the trail continues south and east up to High Peaks. Could be near old homestead? Sedum spathulifolium alliance with possible moss spp. association. The plot is on a west-facing exposed bedrock slope. The lower edge of the plot borders a seasonal creek. Lots of bees on the flowering sedum. Swallowtail butterfly flies past. Also California Sister, Sarah Orangetip, and Variable Checkerspot.
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	486 m
Slope Aspect	292 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Breccia (volcanic)
Rock Type	Breccia (volcanic)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	56 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
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 52 to 27 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	65 %
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 65 %         -none- 2 Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium **   SESP Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium **   SESP Low 45 %         -none- 3 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- 4 Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus Erigeron petrophilus Greene var. petrophilus Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus **   ERPEP4 Erigeron petrophilus Greene var. petrophilus Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus **   ERPEP4 Low 0.5 %         -none- 5 Clarkia Clarkia Pursh Clarkia Clarkia **   CLARK Clarkia Pursh Clarkia Clarkia **   CLARK Low 0.5 %         -none- 6 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- 7 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Low 0.5 %         -none- 8 Epilobium canum ssp. canum Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H. Raven ssp. canum Epilobium canum ssp. canum Epilobium canum ssp. canum **   EPCAC2 Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H. Raven ssp. canum Epilobium canum ssp. canum Epilobium canum ssp. canum **   EPCAC2 Low 0.5 %         -none- 9 Polypodium californicum Polypodium californicum Kaulf. Polypodium californicum Polypodium californicum **   POCA12 Polypodium californicum Kaulf. Polypodium californicum Polypodium californicum **   POCA12 Low 0.5 %         -none- 10 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-
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Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Low 0 m 0.5 m 95 % Cover 0 m 0.25 m 45 % Medium 0.5 m 4 m   Tall 4 m
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