Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-15, 9/24/96 (Powerline Pasture)

Attribute or Species													Dry Weight Rank
	Sample No.						Sample No.						Sample No.						Sample No.
	1	2	3	4	5	TOT.	1	2	3	4	5	TOT.	1	2	3	4	5	TOT.	1	2	3	4	5	TOT.	Wt. Tot.	Spec. Comp. %
COVER	DISTANCE					Ave.
Bare ground	8	9	7	5		29	%
Gravel (>2mm)			1			1	%
Rock (>10cm)						0	%
Litter	15	12	14	12		52	%
Live plant base	2	4	4	8		18	%
TOTAL	25	25	26	25	0	101	n
	DISTANCE					Ave
Nearest Peren.
Plant Base, in.	1	2	2	1		1
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1							DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3					TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Blue grama	25	25	25	24		0.98	24	24	22	21		91	9	15	12	11		47	4	1	4	2		11	742	0.749
Western wheat	8	4	1	7		0.20						0	5			2		7	3	2	1	4		10	24	0.024
Squirreltail	2	1	4			0.07			2			2	1		1			2	1		1			2	20	0.020
Mat muhly						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Vine mesquite				1		0.01						0				1		1						0	2	0.002
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
PER. FORBS
Globe mallow	3	4	3	2		0.12						0	1	3	2			6	2	1	1	1		5	17	0.017
Thistle						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly poppy						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Penstamen						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Ground cherry	4	3	5	4		0.16			1			1	1	2	2	1		6	2	1	1	3		7	26	0.026
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
SHRUBS
Rabbit brush	1			4		0.05	1			2		3				2		2						0	25	0.025
Snakeweed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly pear						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Wolfberry		1	1			0.02						0			1			1		1				1	3	0.003
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
ANNUALS
Grass	1	3				0.04		1				1		1				1						0	9	0.009
Forbs	11	24	22	20		0.76			1			1	8	4	8	7		27	13	19	16	13		61	122	0.123
TOTAL							25	25	26	23	0	99	25	25	26	24	0	100	25	25	24	23	0	97	990	1.000