Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-1, 9/29/97 (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	2	2	4	2	3	13	%
Gravel (>2mm)	5	11	11	13	12	51	%
Rock (>10cm)						0	%
Litter	12	7	5	4	6	34	%
Live plant base	1			1		2	%
TOTAL	20	20	20	20	21	101	n
	DISTANCE					Ave.
Nearest Peren.
Plant Base, in.	5	5	3	4	3	4
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1						DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3						TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Sideoats grama	10	14	13	16	16	0.68	8	13	7	5	5	38	4	11	6	9	9	39	1	3	6	3	3	16	360	0.360
Blue grama	4		2	4	2	0.12	2		1		1	4	3		1			4	1			1	1	3	39	0.039
Needle & Thread	1	4	4	2	6	0.17		3	4	1	5	13	1	3	4	1	2	11		4	1	1	2	8	121	0.121
Three awns	6	1	5	2		0.14	3	1	2			6				2		2	3		1			4	50	0.050
Black grama	3	1			3	0.07	1	1				2	1					1	1				2	3	19	0.019
Sand dropseed	1	1				0.02		1				1						0	1					1	8	0.008
Squirreltail				1		0.01						0						0				1		1	1	0.001
Ring muhly						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Hairy tridens				1		0.01						0				1		1						0	2	0.002
Wolftail						0.00						0						0						0	0	0
PER. FORBS
Evolvolus	12	13	8	10	11	0.53			1			1	5	2	1	1	1	10	5	5	4	4	8	26	53	0.053
Locoweed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Spruge	3	4	3	4	2	0.16						0						0	1		2			3	3	0.003
Hymenopappus				2		0.02				1		1						0					1	1	8	0.008
Gara	2		1	4	3	0.10	1			3		4	1					1						0	30	0.030
Aster		3	2	5	3	0.13						0				1	1	2				2		2	6	0.006
Penstamen		1	4	2	1	0.08				1		1			2	1		3						0	13	0.013
Cryptogam						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Globe mallow	1					0.01						0						0	1					1	1	0.001
Cryptantha	1	1	2	2		0.059						0			1	1		2			1	1		2	6
SHRUBS
Snakeweed		3	1	3	4	0.11			1	2		3		1	1		2	4				1	2	3	32	0.032
Buckwheat	2	2	4	2	2	0.12					1	1	1	1	1			3			1	2		3	16	0.016
Pingue		5	1	3		0.09						0						0			1	2		3	3	0.003
Juniper	2		1	1		0.04	1		1	1		3			1			1	1		1			2	25	0.025
Algerita	2			3		0.05	2			2		4				2		2						0	32	0.032
Prickly pear						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Skunkbush	2			1		0.03						0	1					1	1			1		2	4	0.004
ANNUALS
Grass	2					0.02						0						0						0	0	0.000
Forbs	10	6	7	8	14	0.45	2	1	3	4	8	18	3	2	2	1	5	13	4	8	2	1	1	16	168	0.168
TOTAL							20	20	20	20	20	100	20	20	20	20	20	100	20	20	20	20	20	100	1000	0.994