Plant Element Occurrence Field Form

For a list of elements tracked by CNHP, refer to Element Tracking List

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Element Scientific Name*:
Observer Name*:
Observer Affiliation:
Observer Phone:
Observer Email*:
Observer Address:
City:
State/Zip:
Survey Date*

Ownership

Other:


Owner Name:
(or National Forest, BLM District, etc.)
Owner Comments:
(special requests, permissions,
circumstances)

Location Information (Required)

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Please submit a ZIP file of a scan of a map with the observation marked/outlined, or an attributed GIS file, or detailed driving/hiking directions, or attributed list of coordinates.

(Please submit at minimum, either a full Legal Description, or Driving/Hiking Directions.)

Surveysite Name:
County:
Min Elev:
Max Elev:
Legal Description:
Township:
Range:
Section:
¼ Sec:
Additional T/R/S, Sections, or ¼ Secs:

Driving/Hiking Directions

Latitude / Longitude
(In decimal degrees, please report to at least 5 decimal places)
Latitude:
Longitude:
or UTM Coordinates :
Northing:
Easting:
UTM Zone:
Datum:
Datum Other:
GPS Accuracy:
GPS Correction:
GPS Other:

Element Occurrence Data (Required)

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(Please enter at least "number of individuals" data, "population size" data, or "phenology" data)

Number of Individuals:

(or exact count, if feasible; if plants are spreading vegetatively, indicate number of aerial stems)

Estimated Population Size: Number of Subpopulations:
(if applicable)
Size of Area Covered by Population:
 acres

Phenology: Vegetative: % Flower: % Fruit: %

Reproductive Success

(evidence of seed dispersal and establishment)
Age Classes Present:
Symbiotic or Parasitic Relationships:

(e.g., pollinators)
Evidence of Disease, Predation or Injury:

Condition Comments:

(productivity, vigor/health; evidence of reproduction, health of population, degree of anthropogenic disturbance, naturalness of hydrology, and other ecological processes)

Landscape Comments:

(degree of fragmentation and connectivity, condition, and extent of surrounding landscape)

General Habitat Description

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(refer to data dictionary.)

General Habitat Comments:
Dominant Plant Community:

(List dominant species currently present,
include age structure if known.)
Associated Plant Species:

(Be concise.)
Topographic Position:
Aspect: degrees %   Slope:
Light Exposure:
Moisture:
Soil Texture:
Geomorphic LandForm :

(e.g., glaciated mountain slopes and ridges, alpine glacial valley, rolling uplands, breaklands, alluvial-colluvial-lacsutrine, rockslides, etc.)

Protection Comments

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(Comments on land ownership legal protection or strategies in place)

Management Comments

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Evidence of Threats and Disturbance: (e.g., effects on population viability due to mining, recreation, grazing, exotic species etc,; past and/or present disturbance)

Predominant Land Uses:
Exotic Species:

Documentation

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Photographs Taken: Photographer:
Photo Number(s): Repository:

Specimens Taken: Collector:
Collection Number(s): Repository:

General Comments

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Adittional information

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Additional information for Element Occurrences with multiple mapped areas (source features). Please check one of the three boxes (current mapping correct, replace current mapping, or new site) for each location
Source ID or other Identifier* or Latitude/Longitude Current Mapping Correct Replace Current Mapping* New Site* Notes (# individuals)

*For new and replacement sites please provide a shapefile, kmz file, or attach a copy of map. The identifier(s) on the map should match the identifier(s) in the table above.

Please confirm the data entered before clicking submit.

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