Ambiguous Species Codes

Some of the species codes used in the Wieslander VTM Project are ambiguous due to missing documentation, lack of quad-specific code-to-name translations, or conflicting translations (see FAQ # 2). We attempt to report this ambiguity in all of our data products, but please take extra care when performing analysis based on these codes.

Code Genus species var. / ssp. Source?
A2 Agrostis sp. 4
A2 Alnus rhombifolia Deep Creek
Aaa Arctostaphylos andersonii auriculata 3
Aaa Arctostaphylos auriculata Jensen1947
Ann Annuals herbs Coalinga
Ann Annuals Pyramid Peak
Apa Apocynum androsaemifolium pumilum Pyramid Peak
Apa Artemisia tridentata parishii 3
Apj Arctostaphylos andersonii pajaroensis 3
Apj Arctostaphylos pajaroensis Jensen1947
Ar Arctostaphylos argentea 3
Ar Arctostaphylos rudis 4
Ara Alnus rhombifolia 1
Ara Aspidium rigidum argutum 3
Ardo Arenaria congesta 3
Ardo Arenaria douglasii 4
Att Atriplex lentiformis torreyi 3
Att Atriplex torreyi 4
B.O. Quercus douglasii suggestion
B.O. Quercus kelloggii suggestion
BO Quercus douglasii suggestion
BO Quercus kelloggii suggestion
BOg2 Bouteloua gracilis 6
BOg2 Bouteloua hirsuta 4
Baa Brassica campestris La Jolla
Baa Brickellia atractyloides arguta Deep Creek
Boak Quercus douglasii suggestion
Boak Quercus kelloggii suggestion
Bs Balsamorhiza sagittata 4
Bs Pseudotsuga macrocarpa datasheet notations
Bsp2 Bromus sp. Soledad
Bsp2 Bromus sp. (annuals) Priest Valley
Carrizo #1 A composite shrub unknown Coalinga
Carrizo #1 Eastwoodia elegans McKittrick
Cc Ceanothus crassifolius Pasadena
Cc Ceanothus cuneatus McKittrick
Cg Ceanothus greggii Deep Creek
Cg Cynoglossum grande Pyramid Peak
Chp Chlorogalum pomeridianum 1
Chp Chrysothamnus parryi 4
Chx Chenopodium sp. 4
Chx Chrysothamnus sp. Deep Creek
Ci Ceanothus integerrimus Deep Creek
Ci Ceanothus oliganthus Pasadena
Clo Calochortus splendens 4
Clo Ceanothus lompocensis 3
Cp Ceanothus spinosus palmeri Cholame
Cp Pinus coulteri datasheet notations
Cpa Castilleja parviflora Priest Valley
Cpa Ceanothus spinosus palmeri 3
Cpa Clematis pauciflora 4
Cr Corylus rostrata californica 3
Cr Corylus rostrata Pyramid Peak
Cs Castanopsis sempervirens Deep Creek
Cs Cytisus scoparius 1
Csp Ceanothus spinosus palmeri San Luis Rey
Csp Ceanothus spinosus San Luis Rey
Ct Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 4
Ct Ceanothus tomentosus San Luis Rey
Cto Ceanothus tomentosus olivaceus Quad191
Cto Ceanothus tomentosus San Luis Rey
D Pseudotsuga taxifolia Pyramid Peak
D Quercus douglasii McKittrick
Dp Diplacus puniceus San Luis Rey
Dp Pinus sabiniana Metz
Ecr Eriodictyon californicum Metz
Ecr Eriodictyon crassifolium Coalinga
Emo Ericameria monactis Deep Creek
Emo Erodium moschatum 1
Era Eriogonum arborescens 4
Era Erysimum asperum 1
Erk Erigeron concinnus 4
Erk Eriogonum kennedyi Tejon
Esa Eriophyllum staechadifolium artemisiaefolium 1
Esa Eriophyllum staechadifolium 3
Eu Eriogonum umbellatum Pyramid Peak
Eu Eucalyptus sp. 4
Eus Eriogonum umbellatum stallatum 1
Eus Euphorbia serpyllifolia 4
Ev Ephedra viridis McKittrick
Ev Eriogonum virgatum 4
F Abies datasheet notations
F Fern datasheet notations
F2 Aspidium rigidum argutum Petaluma
F2 Aspidium sp. Hollister
F2 Festuca sp. 4
F3 Populus fremontii Deep Creek
F3 Woodwardia sp. 1
F5 Adiantum emarginatum Petaluma
F5 Adiantum sp. 1
Fnm Forestiera neo-mexicana Cholame
Fnm Forestiera neomexicana McKittrick
Fsp2 Festuca sp. (annuals) Coalinga
Fsp2 Festuca sp. Metz
Gsa Gutierrezia californica Cholame
Gsa Gutierrezia sarothrae McKittrick
H Aesculus californica Petaluma
H Tsuga heterophylla 4
H2 Aesculus californica 4
H2 Hordeum sp. 4
Iv Isocoma veneta acradenia 3
Iv Isocoma veneta Cholame
J Juniperus californica Coalinga
J Pinus jeffreyi Mt Pinos
J Pinus ponderosa jeffreyi Deep Creek
L Pinus contorta murrayana Pyramid Peak
L Umbellularia californica Petaluma
Lal Lupinus albicaulis 4
Lal Lupinus albifrons datasheet notations
Ld Libocedrus decurrens Pasadena
Ld Lithocarpus densiflora 4
M2 Acer macrophyllum Pyramid Peak
M2 Melica sp. 4
Mad Arbutus menziesii NULL suggestion
Mad Macronema discoidea 4
Mh Medicago hispida Mt Pinos
Mh Myrica hartwegii Pyramid Peak
N2 Acer negundo californicum 3
N2 Notholcus sp. 4
O Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 4
O Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Mt Pinos
Oo Opuntia occidentalis littoralis San Luis Rey
Oo Opuntia occidentalis 4
Ool Opuntia occidentalis littoralis 3
Ool Opuntia occidentalis Quad191
P Pinus cembroides monophylla Deep Creek
P Pinus cembroides Mt Pinos
P2 Pinus cembroides Mt Pinos
P2 Poa sp. 4
PAm2 Phalaris minor 6
PAm2 Phalaris paradoxa 5
PAp2 Phalaris arundinacea 5
PAp2 Phalaris paradoxa 6
Peg Pedicularis groenlandica 4
Peg Pentstemon confertus geniculatus 2
Pht Phacelia ciliata thermalis 4
Pht Phacelia thermalis 3
Pm Pickeringia montana 4
Pm Pseudotsuga macrocarpa Pasadena
Ps2 Poa sandbergii McKittrick
Ps2 Poa scabrella and sandbergii Coalinga
Psp2 Poa scabrella Soledad
Psp2 Poa scabrella and sandbergii Priest Valley
Pta Pteris aquilina lanuginosa 3
Pta Pteris aquilina Pyramid Peak
Qa Quercus agrifolia frutescens 3
Qa Quercus agrifolia repro Hollister
Qa Quercus agrifolia Petaluma
Qc Quercus chrysolepis nana 3
Qc Quercus chrysolepis Deep Creek
Qdo Quercus douglasii repro. Metz
Qdo Quercus douglasii Tejon
Qg Quercus garryana NULL suggestion
Qg Quercus garryana datasheet notations
Qw Quercus wislizenii frutescens 3
Qw Quercus wislizenii Deep Creek
R Rock datasheet notations
R Sequoia sempervirens 4
Rs Ribes sanguineum 4
Rs Ribes speciosum San Luis Rey
Rsg Ribes sanguineum glutinosum 3
Rsg Ribes sanguineum Priest Valley
Rx Rosa sp. 1
Rx Rubus sp. 4
S2 Pinus lambertiana Mt Pinos
S2 Stipa sp. 4
SIh2 Sitanion hanseni 6
SIh2 Sitanion hystrix Pyramid Peak
SP Pinus lambertiana suggestion
SP Pinus muricata 2
Sb Sisrynchium bellum La Jolla
Sb Staphylea bolanderi 4
Sco Salvia columbariae bernardina 1
Sco Salvia columbariae 4
Sde Spiraea densiflora 4
Sde Spiraea douglasii Pyramid Peak
Sp Pinus lambertiana datasheet notations
Sp Salvia palmeri 4
Sud Suaeda depressa erecta 4
Sud Suaeda depressa 3
Uc Umbellularia californica repro Hollister
Uc Umbellularia californica 4
Vap Vancouveria parviflora 4
Vap Viola pedunculata 1
W Pinus ponderosa Tejon
W Quercus wislizenii Tejon
Xc Salix commutata 3
Xc Xanthium canadense 1
Y Pinus ponderosa Deep Creek
Y Yucca whipplei Pasadena