Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-15, 9/30/97 (Grazed by Livestock)

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. %
COVER	DISTANCE					Ave.
Bare ground	6	7	9	6		28	%
Gravel (>2mm)	1					1	%
Rock (>10cm)						0	%
Litter	16	14	14	13		57	%
Live plant base	2	4	2	6		14	%
TOTAL	25	25	25	25	0	100	n
	DISTANCE					Ave
Nearest Peren.
Plant Base, in.	2	1	2	1		1
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1							DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3					TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Blue grama	21	23	24	25		0.93	12	18	12	24		66	8	8	14	12		42	2	5	8	3		18	564	0.558
Western wheat	7	10	1	8		0.26	1					1		5	1	3		9	3	4		3		10	35	0.035
Squirreltail	1	3	1			0.05						0		1				1		2	1			3	5	0.005
Mat muhly			1			0.01						0						0			1			1	1	0.001
Ring muhly		1				0.01						0						0		1				1	1	0.001
Spike muhly				3		0.03						0				1		1				2		2	4	0.004
Vine mesquite		2				0.02		1				1		1				1						0	9	0.009
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
PER. FORBS
Globe mallow	2	5	3	1		0.11						0	2	2	2			6		3	1	1		5	17	0.017
Thistle						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly poppy						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Penstamen						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Ground cherry	12		1	3		0.16						0	2					2	10		1	1		12	16	0.016
Wire lettuce				2		0.02						0				1		1						0	2	0.002
Milkweed			2			0.02						0						0			2			2	2	0.002
Gara			1	2		0.03						0						0			1	1		2	2	0.002
Verbena				1		0.01				1		1						0						0	7	0.007
Spurge				1		0.01						0						0				1		1	1	0.001
Locoweed				1		0.01						0				1		1						0	2	0.002
SHRUBS
Rabbit brush	1	1	2	1		0.05		1	1			2			2			2	1			1		2	20	0.020
Snakeweed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly pear						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Wofberry	1					0.01						0	1					1						0	2	0.002
Algerita			1			0.01			1			1						0						0	7	0.007
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
ANNUALS
Grass	10	1	2	1		0.14						0	2		1			3	5			1		6	12	0.012
Forbs	25	16	20	19		0.80	12	5	11	1		29	10	8	5	8		31	4	10	10	12		36	301	0.298
TOTAL							25	25	25	26	0	101	25	25	25	26	0	101	25	25	25	26	0	101	1010	1.000