2012 Glen Ellen Data
SMI has been establishing baseline data for the Glen Ellen property.
Plot 1
Non-Native Annual Grass
- Bromus diandrus (ripgut brome) 50-75%
- Lolium multiflorum (annual ryegrass)1-5%
- Hordeum murinum (false barley)<1%
- Avena barbata (slender wild oats)<1%
- Bromus hordeaceus (softchess)<1%
Non-Native Annual Forb
- Vicia sativa (vetch) 1-5%
- Raphanus sativa (radish) 1-5%
- Hypochaeris radiata (false-dandelion) 1-5%
- Geranium dissectum (storksbill) <1%
- Silybum murianum (milk thistle) <1%
- Medicago polymorpha (bur medic) <1%
- Rumex cuispus (curley doc) <1%
- Carduus acanthoides (Italian thistle) <1%
- Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) <1%
- Picuis echioides (bristly ox-tongue) <1%
Native Grass
- Bromus carinatus (California brome) <1%
- Elymus glaucus (blue wild-rye) rare
Native Perennial Forb
- Galium aparine (bedstraw) <1%
Plot 2
Non-Native Annual Grass
- Bromus diandrus (ripgut brome) 5-15%
- Avena barbata (slender wild rye) 5-15%
- Bromus hordeaceus (softchess) 5-15%
- Lolium multiflorum (annual ryegrass) 5-15%
- Hordeum murinum (false-barley) <1%
Native Grass
- Elymus glaucus (blue wild rye) 5-15%
- Bromus carinatus <1%
Non-Native Annual Forb
- Vicia sativa (vetch) 1-5%
- Geranium dissectum (storksbill) 1-5%
- Carduus acanthoides (Italian thistle) <1%
- Silybum marianum (milk thistle) <1%
Non-Native Perennial Forb
- Convulvulus sp. (bindweed) 1-5%
- Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) <1%
- Tragopogon porrifolius (salsify) rare
Plot 3
Non-Native Annual Grass
- Bromus diandrus (ripgut brome) 1-5%
- Bromus hordeaceus (softchess) 1-5%
- Avena barbata (slender wild oats) <1%
- Lolium multiflorum (annual ryegrass) <1%
Non-Native Annual Forb
- Carduus acanthoides (Italian thistle) >75%
- Silybum marianum (milk thistle) 25-50%
- Brassica nigra (black mustard) 1-5%
- Geranium dissectum (storksbill) <1%
- Hypochaeris radiata (false-dandelion) <1%
- Medicago polymorpha (bur medic) <1%
Non-Native Perennial Forb
- Rumex crispus (curly dock) <1%
Native Perennial Forb
- Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) <1%
Plot 4
Non-Native Annual Grass
- Bromus diandrus (ripgut) 1-5%
- Bromus hordeaceus (softchess) 1-5%
- Lolium multiflorum (annual ryegrass) 1-5%
- Hordeum murinum (false-barley) <1%
- Avena barbata (slender wild oats) <1%
Non-Native Annual Forb
- Geranium dissectum (storksbill) 1-5%
- Vicia sativa (vetch) <1%
Non-Native Perennial Forb
- Convulvulus arrensis (bindweed) 1-5%
- Rumex crispis (curly dock) <1%
- Tragopogon porrifolius (salsify) rare
Non-Native Perennial Grass
- Festuca arundanacea (tall fescue) >75%
Native Grass
- Hordeum brachyantherium (meadow barley) rare
Native Perennial Forb
- Galium aparine (bedstraw) <1%
Plot 5
Non-Native Annual Grass
- Bromus diandrus (ripgut) 1-5%
- Avena barbata (slender wild oats) <1%
- Briza minor (rattlesnake grass) <1%
Non-Native Annual Forb
- Torilis nedosa (hedge parsley) <1%
- Geranium dissectum (storksbill) <1%
- Vicia sativa (vetch) <1%
- Sonchus asper (sow thistle) <1%
- Carduus acanthoides (Italian thistle) <1%
Non-Native Perennial Forb
- Hypochaeris radiata <1%
- Ranunculus spp. <1%
Native Grass
- Agrostis sp. (spike bent grass) 25-50%
- Bromus carinatus (California brome) 5-15%
- Elymus glaucus (blue wild rye) 1-5%
- Luzula comosa (woodrush) <1%
- Melica torreyana (Torrey’s melic) <1%
Native Perennial Forb
- Perideridia kelloggii (Kellogg’s yampah) 15-25%
- Epilobium canum (California fuschia) 1-5%
- Chlorogalum pomeridianum (soaproot) 1-5%
- Triteleia laxa (Ithuriel’s spear) <1%
- Pentagramma triangularis (golden back fern) <1%
Native Annual Forb
- Clarkia sp. (Clarkia) <1%
- Fragaria sp. (strawberry) <1%
- Hemizonia congesta (tarweed) <1%
Native Woody
- Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison oak) 1-5%
- Quercus garryana (Oregon white oak) <1%
- Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak) <1%
- Prunus subcordata (Sierra plum) <1%
Plot 6
Non-Native Annual Grass
- Cynosurus echinatus (dogtail grass) 15-25%
- Avena barbata (slender wild oats) <1%
- Bromus diandrus (ripgut brome) <1%
Non-Native Annual Forb
- Torilis nodosa (hedge parsley) 1-5%
- Carduus acanthoides (Italian thistle) <1%
- Geranium dissectum (storksbill) <1%
Non-Native Perennial Forb
- Rumex crispus (curly dock) <1%
- Hypochaeris radiata (false-dandelion) <1%
Native Grass
- Elymus glaucus (blue wild rye) 15-25%
- Bromus carinatus (California brome) 15-25%
- Carex praegecillis (field sedge) 1-5%
- Melica torreyana (Torrey’s melic) 1-5%
- Juncus patens (common rush) <1%
- Bromus laevipes (woodland brome) <1%
Native Annual Forb
- Madia sativa (coast tarweed) 1-5%
- Fragaria sp. (wild strawberry) <1%
Native Perennial Forb
- Pteridium aquilinum (western brackenfern) 5-15%
- Whipplea modesta (yerba de selva) 1-5%
- Gallium aparine (bedstraw) <1%
- Stachys ajugoides (hedge nettle) <1%
Native Woody
- Toxicodendron (poison oak) 15-25%
- Prunus subcordata (Sierra plum) 1-5%
- Symphoricarpos alba (snowberry) 1-5%
- Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak) 1-5%
- Baccharis pilularis (coyote brush) 1-5%
- Quercus garryana (Oregon white oak) <1%
- Umbellularia californica (California bay-laurel) <1%
Non-Native Woody
- Rhumus discolor (Himalayan blackberry) 1-5%
Soil Food Web results
- Soil Food Web Combined Results [PDF]
- Soil Food Web Analysis Plot 1 Front [PDF]
- Soil Food Web Analysis Plot 2 Middle [PDF]
- Soil Food Web Analysis Orchard Plot [PDF]
Charts of vegetation distribution in plots (click for larger)
