Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-2, 10/10/95 (Grazed)

 

Attribute or Species	Dry-Weight Rank
	1	2	3	4	5	Total	1	2	3	4	5	Total	1	2	3	4	5	Total	1	2	3	4	5	Total	Wt. Total	Spec. Comp. %
	COVER
Bare ground	8	3	3	2	1	17	%
Gravel (>2mm)	5	8	9	8	8	38	%
Rock (>10cm)	2	2	2	1	2	9	%
Litter	3	6	5	8	7	29	%
Live plant base	2	1	1	1	2	7	%
TOTAL	20	20	20	20	20	100	n
	DISTANCE					Ave.
Plant Base, in.	2	3	2	3	8	4
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1						DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3						TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Blue grama	11	4	1	10	3	0.29	5	1		8	1	15	3	2		2		7	3	1		1	2	7	126	0.126
Sideoats grama	10	17	20	15	14	0.76	5	8	11	8	7	39	3	5	3	4	5	20	2	4	2	4	3	15	328	0.328
Needle&thread			5			0.05			1			1			1			1						0	9	0.009
Three awns	4	1			2	0.07	1				1	2		1			2	3	2					2	22	0.022
Ring muhly				1		0.01						0				1		1						0	2	0.002
Black grama	5	3	4			0.12	1		2			3	1	1	2			4	2		2			4	33	0.033
Sand dropseed	1					0.01						0						0	1					1	1	0.001
Squirreltail					2	0.02						0					1	1						1	3	0.003
Hairy tridens	1					0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
PER. FORBS
Locoweed	2	3	2	1	2	0.10						0			2			2	1	1		1	2	5	9	0.009
Bladder pod		3		1		0.04						0						0		1		1		2	2	0.002
Spurge	1	3	1	1	2	0.08						0						0		2		1	1	4	4	0.004
Hymenopappus			2		1	0.03						0			1		1	2			1		1	2	6	0.006
Zinnia	1					0.01						0						0	1					1	1	0.001
Melapodium						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Aster	3		1		4	0.08	1				2	3	1					1						0	23	0.023
Evolvulus	11	16	10	10	5	0.52						0	2	4	3	2	1	12	4	6	5	5	2	22	46	0.046
Penstamen	1	3				0.04						0						0						0	0	0.000
Unknown			2			0.02						0						0			2			2	2	0.002
Cryptogams	1		1		1	0.03						0						0			1			1	1	0.001
SHRUBS
Snakeweed	7	10	2	7	2	0.28		1				1		4	1	1	1	7	2	3	1	3	1	10	31	0.031
Buckwheat	4	1	3		1	0.09	1					1	1		1		1	3			1			1	14	0.014
Pingue		2	1		2	0.05						0					1	1		1	1		2	4	6	0.006
Yucca						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Juniper		1			1	0.02		1				1						0						0	7	0.007
Algerita					1	0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
Opuntia						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Skunkbush						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
ANNUALS
Grass	10	7	7	4	1	0.29						0						0		1	1			2	2	0.002
Forbs	18	13	16	17	15	0.79	6	9	6	4	9	34	8	4	6	10	7	35	2		3	4	5	14	322	0.322
TOTAL							20	20	20	20	20	100	19	21	20	20	20	100	20	20	20	20	19	100	1000	1.000