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.)

USGS Quadrangle:
Surveysite Name:

(from 7.5' quad)
County:
Quadcode:

(If known.)
Min Elev:
Max Elev:
Legal Description:
Township:
Range:
Section:
¼ Sec:
Additional T/R/S, Sections, or ¼ Secs:
UTM Coordinates:
Northing:
Easting:
UTM Zone:
Datum:
Datum Other:
GPS Accuracy:
GPS Correction:
GPS Other:

Driving/Hiking Directions

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:

(biological structure, species composition, degree of fragmentation and connectivity, condition, and extent of surrounding landscape; abiotic physical/chemical factors)

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:
Slope Shape:
Light Exposure:
Moisture:
Soil Texture:
Geopmorphic Land Form:

(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 any legal protection or strategies proposed or 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/present/future recomendations)

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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Please confirm the data entered before clicking submit.

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