Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-14, 9/30/97 (Grazed by Livestock)

COVER

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. %
	DISTANCE					Ave.
Bare ground	5	6	5	2	7	25	%
Gravel (>2mm)	1	2	3	4	1	11	%
Rock (>10cm)						0	%
Litter	6	10	8	10	8	42	%
Live plant base	8	2	4	4	5	23	%
TOTAL	20	20	20	20	21	101	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	20	19	20	19	20	0.97	14	13	11	16	13	67	4	11	9	10	9	43	2	7	3	5	1	18	573	0.573
Squirreltail	1		6	1	3	0.11			3		1	4	1				1	2			2		1	3	35	0.035
Ring Muhly	2	3	1	2	2	0.10	1	2			1	4	1				1	2		1			1	2	34	0.034
Spike muhly	2			1	1	0.04	1					1	1					1				1		1	10	0.010
Three awns	2		1		4	0.07	1				2	3	1				1	2						0	25	0.025
PER. FORBS
Penstamen						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Aster	3	2	4	2	6	0.17	1		1			2	1		1			2	1		1	2	1	5	23	0.023
Globe mallow			1	3		0.04						0						0				2		2	2	0.002
Stickleaf						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Locoweed	1					0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
Gara	1		1	2		0.04						0				1		1			1			1	3	0.003
Spurge	2				1	0.03						0					1	1						0	2	0.002
Zinnia	4					0.04						0	1					1	4					4	6	0.006
Hymenopappus						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Ground cherry		1				0.01						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly poppy			1			0.01						0			1			1						0	2	0.002
Buckwheat						0.00						0				1		1						0	2	0.002
Perennial mustard						0.00						0						0						0	0	0
Evolvolus					1	0.01						0						0						0	0	0
SHRUBS
Juniper	1					0.01	1					1						0						0	7	0.007
Rabbit brush	2	7	4	4	5	0.22	1	2	3	2	3	11		3	1	2	1	7	1	2	1		1	5	96	0.096
Snakeweed		2	1	1	1	0.05				1		1		1	1		1	3		2				2	15	0.015
Fringed Sage	3	2	2	1		0.08		1	1			2	1	1	1		1	4	1		1			2	24	0.024
Horse brush	1	1	1	1		0.04		1				1	1	1	1			3					1	1	14	0.014
Cholla						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly pear			1			0.01						0						0			1			1	1	0.001
Hedgehog cactus		1				0.01						0						0		1				1	1	0.001
Buckwheat						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
ANNUALS
Grass						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Forbs	20	19	19	19	20	0.96		1	1	1		3	8	3	5	6	4	26	11	7	10	10	14	52	125	0.125
TOTAL							20	20	20	20	20	100	20	20	20	20	20	100	20	20	20	20	20	100	1000	1.000