Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-4, 10/10/95 (Ungrazed by Livestock)

 

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	3	3	4	5	4	19	%
Gravel (>2mm)						0	%
Rock (>10cm)		1				1	%
Litter	15	11	11	13	10	59	%
Live plant base	2	5	5	4	6	22	%
TOTAL	20	20	20	22	20	102	n
	DISTANCE					Ave.
Nearest Peren.
Plant Base, in.	1	1	1	2	1	1
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1						DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3						TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Blue grama	19	19	21	18	20	0.95	14	14	19	11	12	70	15	9	13	10	13	60	14	3	2	4	8	31	641	0.635
Mat muhly			4		1	0.05					1	1			2			2			2			2	13	0.013
Sideoats grama						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Squirreltail		1		1		0.02						0						0		1		1		2	2	0.002
Vine mesquite						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Western wheatgr	7	11	4	12	9	0.42	5	5		10	7	27	4	4	2	4	4	18	1		1	2		4	229	0.227
Three awns						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Sand dropseed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
PER. FORBS
Gara	2	1	1	3	1	0.08						0	1	1		1		3	1	1		2	1	5	11	0.011
Globemallow						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Ground Cherry		1		3	1	0.05						0					1	1		1				1	3	0.003
Morning glory	1	1				0.02						0		1				1	1					1	3	0.003
Thistle				2		0.02						0				2		2				1		1	5	0.005
Spurge					1	0.01						0						0					1	1	1	0.001
Peren. mustard			1			0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
SHRUBS
Snakeweed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Winter fat						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Senecio						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly pear				1		0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
ANNUALS
Grass	17	18	17	13	10	0.74		1	1			2		2	2	4	1	9	2	12	12	9	7	42	74	0.073
Forbs	2	9	5	5	4	0.25	1					1		4			1	5	1	2	3	2	3	11	28	0.028
TOTAL							20	20	20	21	20	101	20	21	19	21	20	101	20	20	20	21	20	101	1010	1.000