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CNPS/CDFW v.2010
Stratum Method Name	CNPS/CDFW v.2010
Stratum Method Description	Total % foliar cover for non-vascular plants and lichens, vascular plants, conifers, hardwoods, regenerating tree (tree seedlings and saplings), shrub and herbaceous
Stratum Assignment	predominant stratum
Accession Code	VB.sm.2057.CNPSCDFWV2010
Count of Observations using this method	1340
Stratum Types:
Stratum Index Stratum Name Stratum Description 0 conifer   1 hardwood   2 regenerating tree tree seedlings and saplings Herb Herb An annual or perennial non-woody plant Non-vasc Non-vascular plant lichen or moss or cryptogammic crust Sapling sapling a tree 1 to 6 inches dbh, or less but not young seedling tree seedling A tree species clearly of a very young age that is less than 1” dbh shrub shrub A perennial, woody plant that is multi-branched tree tree includes conifers and hardwoods, single trunked woody plant under-tree under-tree Small tree or large shrub