C04221630
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	C04221630
Author Observation Code	C04221630
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.7746620408014 º
Longitude	-119.630953530439 º
Author Location	Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Location Narrative	To the east Allenrolfea becomes more scattered in the open alkali flat over 150 m across, until the next denser stand of Allenrolfea. Kern NWR. Stand is a mature to decadent iodine bush; many plants 2 m in diameter. Plot understory is Lepidium and moss/crust, and outside of stand has significantly more Bromus. Stand is at least 200 m long and 35 m wide, and it begins just south of northern access road. Unit 12.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	59 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	95 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Apr-2008
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:
Shrub Height	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	8 %
Field Cover	21 %
Nonvascular Cover	5 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Wetland

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 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 12 %         -none- 2 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 5 %         -none- 3 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens red brome Bromus rubens **   Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens red brome Bromus rubens **   Herb 4 %         -none- 4 Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum L. Hordeum murinum mouse barley Hordeum murinum **   Hordeum murinum L. Hordeum murinum mouse barley Hordeum murinum **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 5 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 0.2 %         -none- 6 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 0.2 %         -none- 7 Schismus arabicus Schismus arabicus Nees Schismus arabicus Arabian schismus Schismus arabicus **   Schismus arabicus Nees Schismus arabicus Arabian schismus Schismus arabicus **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii **   Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Frankenia salina Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnston Frankenia salina alkali seaheath Frankenia salina **   Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnston Frankenia salina alkali seaheath Frankenia salina **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Non-vascular plant 4 %         -none- 11 Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Non-vascular plant 1 %         -none- 12 Allenrolfea occidentalis Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze Allenrolfea occidentalis iodinebush Allenrolfea occidentalis **   Allenrolfea occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze Allenrolfea occidentalis iodinebush Allenrolfea occidentalis **   shrub 8 %         -none- 13 Tamarix Tamarix L. Tamarix tamarisk Tamarix **   Tamarix L. Tamarix tamarisk Tamarix **   shrub 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover shrub       Non-vascular plant       Herb       hardwood     0 % conifer     0 % under-tree     0 %
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