Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-1, 10/10/95 (Ungrazed by Livestock)

 

Attribute or Species	Dry-Weight Rank
	Sample No.					Total	Sample No.					Total	Sample No.					Total	Sample No.					Total	Wt. Total	Spec. Comp. %
	1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
	COVER
Bare ground	2		4	3	5	14	%
Gravel (>2mm)	8	7	4	5	8	32	%
Rock (>10cm)		1	2	1		4	%
Litter	7	10	9	10	6	42	%
Live plant base	3	2	1	1	1	8	%
TOTAL	20	20	20	20	20	100	n
	DISTANCE					Ave.
Nearest Peren. Plant Base, in.
	2	3	3	2	4	3
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1						DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3						TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Blue grama	1	2	1	9	3	0.16	1		1	3	2	7	1	1		2		4			1	2	1	4	61	0.061
Sideoats grama	18	15	17	14	14	0.78	2	7	9	4	4	26	6	9	6	6	4	31	5	1	2	3	3	14	258	0.259
Needle&thread	7	1	1	2	4	0.15	5	1	1	1	1	9	2		1		2	5					1	1	74	0.074
Three awns	1	2	5	4		0.12				1		1		1	2	2		5	1	1	1			3	20	0.020
Ring muhly						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Black grama		1	3	2	2	0.08						0				1		1		1	2		1	4	6	0.006
Sand dropseed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Squirreltail						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Wolftail					1	0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
PER. FORBS
Locoweed	2	6	4		1	0.13						0		1	2			3	1	3				4	10	0.010
Bladder pod	1	1	2	2		0.06						0						0		1				1	1	0.001
Spurge	2	3	3	2	3	0.13						0						0					1	1	1	0.001
Hymenopappus	2		1	2	2	0.07						0						0	2			1		3	3	0.003
Melapodium						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Aster	5	1		4		0.10						0	1			1		2				1		1	5	0.005
Evolvulus	11	9	15	12	13	0.60						0				3	2	5	2	2	5	3	4	16	26	0.026
Penstamen	2	2	1	2	5	0.12						0						0						0	0	0.000
Buckwheat	1				1	0.02						0						0						0	0	0.000
Borage	1	1			2	0.04						0						0					1	1	1	0.001
Unknown		2		3		0.05						0		1				1						0	2	0.002
Cryptogam		4				0.04						0						0		1				1	1	0.001
SHRUBS
Snakeweed	7	11	6	9	8	0.41	3	1	1	4	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	1	2	2	4	11	91	0.091
Buckwheat	2	5		3	1	0.11					1	1	2	2				4		1				1	16	0.016
Pingue	7	7	7	4	4	0.29					1	1	2		4	1	1	8	1	3	2	1		7	30	0.030
Juniper	2	2		2	1	0.07	1	2		2	1	6	2	1				3	2					2	50	0.050
Algerita		2		1	3	0.06		2			3	5						0						0	35	0.035
Skunkbush		2	1	1		0.04			1			1		1	1			2		1				1	12	0.012
Ceanothus					1	0.01					1	1						0						0	7	0.007
ANNUALS
Grass	2		6	5	9	0.22						0					1	1			1	1	2	4	6	0.006
Forbs	15	15	14	15	16	0.75	8	7	8	3	5	31	3	2	4	4	9	22	4	4	4	4	2	18	279	0.280
TOTAL							20	20	21	18	20	99	20	20	21	21	20	102	20	20	20	18	20	98	995	1.000