The plot is located in the City of Chico, Doe Mill Meadowfoam Preserve. The plot is ~50 m from the western boundary and ~70 m from the northern boundary. The plot location was selected to represent the typical habitat of Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica. The plot is higher/dryer than the vernal pool areas containing Navarretia (hirsutissima) and Lasthenia fremontii. The stand was dominated by Achyrachaena mollis, Pogogyne, Lolium multiflorum, Bromus hordeaceus, and Clarkia purpurea.; The site is now a 30 acre meadowfoam preserve and was not grazed this season. The site was most likely grazed in the past.
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
10
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
cited in Klein et al. 2007 as SNFN0081, Unusual species present: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. californica is a CNPS list 1B plant. There are about 65 plants in the plot. All plants were in fruit at the time of the Releve.
