Chino Winds Demonstration Project

Yavapai Ranch Cover Data, Plant Frequency and Species Composition by Dry-Weight Rank
Plot Y-5, 9/29/97 (Grazed 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	6	8	7	6	5	31	%
Gravel (>2mm)			1			1	%
Rock (>10cm)						0	%
Litter	7	5	10	11	13	45	%
Live plant base	7	7	2	4	4	23	%
TOTAL	20	20	20	21	22	103	n
	DISTANCE					Ave.
Plant Base, in.	1	1	1	1	2	1
	FREQUENCY					Mean	DRY-WT RANK #1						DRY-WT RANK #2						DRY-WT RANK #3						TOT.	COMP.
PER. GRASSES
Blue grama	20	20	20	20	19	0.96	19	15	13	19	17	83	18	16	11	17	12	74	8	5	6	7	10	36	765	0.763
Western wheat	8	1		5	2	0.16	1					1	2			1	2	5	4	1		4		9	26	0.026
Mat muhly	2	5	5	1	6	0.18		1	1		1	3		2			3	5	2	1	3	1	2	9	40	0.040
Squrreltail						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Vine mesquite		1	1	1		0.03		1		1		2			1			1						0	16	0.016
Sideoats grama						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
galleta						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
three awns						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Sand dropseed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
PER. FORBS
Gara						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Ground cherry		1	3			0.04						0			1			1		1	2			3	5	0.005
Globe mallow			2		1	0.03						0				1		1			2	1		3	5	0.005
Morning glory		1			1	0.02						0						0		1			1	2	2	0.002
Pernnial mustard						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Daisy				1		0.01						0						0				1		1	1	0.001
Thistle					1	0.01						0						0					2	2	2	0.002
Spurge			1		1	0.02					1	1						0					2	2	9	0.009
Aster	1					0.01						0						0	1					1	1	0.001
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
SHRUBS
Snakeweed						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
Prickly pear		1	1		1	0.03						0						0		1	1		1	3	3	0.003
Winter fat					1	0.01					1	1					1	1						0	9	0.009
Senecio		2				0.02						0						0		2				2	2	0.002
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						0.00						0						0						0	0	0.000
						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			1	6		0.07						0						0				1		1	1	0.001
Forbs	5	12	18	12	5	0.50		3	6			9		2	7	1	3	13	5	8	6	5	2	26	115	0.115
TOTAL							20	20	20	20	20	100	20	20	20	20	21	101	20	20	20	20	20	100	1002	1.000