SEMI0503
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SEMI0503
Author Observation Code	SEMI0503
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.636128521023 º
Longitude	-119.562783125857 º
Author Location	Semitropic Ridge
Location Narrative	Semitropic Ridge, off dirt access road. Stand is a mosaic of herbaceous vegetation. Patches of Lasthenia californica and Hemizonia pungens are consistent while Lepidum and Crassula connata form a somewhat uniform cover throughout stand. Patches of bare ground occur with cryptogrammic crust.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Azimuth	360 º
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	10 m x 10 m
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	extensive
Elevation	42 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	0.2 %
Percent Bare Soil	100 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0.2 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Mar-2010
Project	San Joaquin Valley and Southern Foothills
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CNPS/CDFW v.2010
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	20 %
Nonvascular Cover	13 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Upland

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 Crassula connata Crassula connata (Ruiz & Pavón) Berger Crassula connata sand pygmyweed Crassula connata **   Crassula connata (Ruiz & Pavón) Berger Crassula connata sand pygmyweed Crassula connata **   Herb 7 %         -none- 2 Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum Lepidium dictyotum Gray var. dictyotum Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum alkali pepperweed Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum **   Lepidium dictyotum Gray var. dictyotum Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum alkali pepperweed Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum **   Herb 6 %         -none- 3 Lasthenia californica Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl. Lasthenia californica California goldfields Lasthenia californica **   Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl. Lasthenia californica California goldfields Lasthenia californica **   Herb 5 %         -none- 4 Hemizonia pungens Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & Gray Hemizonia pungens common tarweed Hemizonia pungens **   Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & Gray Hemizonia pungens common tarweed Hemizonia pungens **   Herb 2 %         -none- 5 Spergularia marina Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb. Spergularia marina Spergularia marina **   Spergularia marina **   Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb. Spergularia marina Spergularia marina **   Spergularia marina **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 6 Gilia tricolor Gilia tricolor Benth. Gilia tricolor bird's-eye gilia Gilia tricolor **   Gilia tricolor Benth. Gilia tricolor bird's-eye gilia Gilia tricolor **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys small fescue Vulpia microstachys **   Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys small fescue Vulpia microstachys **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium **   Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Juncus bufonius Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus bufonius **   Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus bufonius **   Herb 0.1 %         -none- 10 Vulpia myuros Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros **   Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros **   Herb 0.1 %         -none- 11 Deschampsia danthonioides Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   Herb 0.1 %         -none- 12 Plantago elongata Plantago elongata Pursh Plantago elongata prairie plantain Plantago elongata **   Plantago elongata Pursh Plantago elongata prairie plantain Plantago elongata **   Herb 0.1 %         -none- 13 Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta Castilleja exserta (Heller) Chuang & Heckard ssp. exserta Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta exserted Indian paintbrush Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta **   Castilleja exserta (Heller) Chuang & Heckard ssp. exserta Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta exserted Indian paintbrush Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta **   Herb 0.1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       hardwood     0 % conifer     0 % under-tree     0 %
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