﻿<metadata>
  <idinfo>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>The Calflora Database</origin>
        <title>Non-Native and Invasive Plants - Calflora [ds763]</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <onlink>https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS</onlink>
        <onlink>https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/700_799/ds763.zip</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This dataset is a collection of observation data contributed to Calflora by individuals and institutions. Many of the contained datasets were solicited from other organizations by the California Invasive Plant Council during the period 2010 - 2012.</abstract>
      <purpose>The dataset was created to document the distribution of non-native plants in California.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>January 1, 1877</begdate>
          <enddate>September 4, 2012</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <update>Irregular</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-124.495315</westbc>
        <eastbc>-111.121680</eastbc>
        <northbc>42.056341</northbc>
        <southbc>31.980649</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>non-native plants</themekey>
        <themekey>invasive plants</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>biota</themekey>
        <themekey>Environment</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>California</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.Citation: Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2012. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: September 5, 2012).</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>The Calflora Database</cntorg>
          <cntper>John Malpas</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntvoice>(510)883-3148</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>jmalpas@calflora.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <native> Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270</native>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <lineage>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Dataset was converted from a .csv file to a shapefile. Attribute table field names were adjusted to be more understandable and the dataset was projected to NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers.</procdesc>
        <procdate>20121002</procdate>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
              <cntorg>California Department of Fish and Wildlife</cntorg>
              <cntper>Sophie Klenner</cntper>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntemail>bios@dfg.ca.gov</cntemail>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Vector</direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>Entity point</sdtstype>
        <ptvctcnt>232408</ptvctcnt>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>NAD 1983 California Teale Albers</mapprojn>
          <albers>
            <stdparll>34.0</stdparll>
            <stdparll>40.5</stdparll>
            <longcm>-120.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>0.0</latprjo>
            <feast>0.0</feast>
            <fnorth>-4000000.0</fnorth>
          </albers>
        </mapproj>
        <planci>
          <plance>coordinate pair</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres>0.0001</absres>
            <ordres>0.0001</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>meter</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D North American 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>GRS 1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222101</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>ds763</enttypl>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>ID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Calflora record identifier. If the value of ID is cbo3959, then the original record can be seen at this URL: http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/noccdetail.cgi?seq_num=cbo3959</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SName</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The scientific name of the plant, as submitted.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CName</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The common name of the plant.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Source</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The organization(s) that collected or integrated the data</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Obs_Date</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The date that the plant was observed.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Phenology</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The life stage of the plant at the time observed</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Bolting</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Dead/Skeleton</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Flowering</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Fruiting</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Leafing Out</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Mature</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Seedling/Rosette</edomv>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>InfestAre</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The area of ground covered by the patch, if there was no space between plants.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Gross_Area</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The area of ground covered by the patch, if you drew an imaginary line around the outer boundary of the infestation.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Pct_Cover</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The percent of the gross area that is infested (a range e.g. 1-5).</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Dist</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The distribution of the plant across the landscape.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Dense Monoculture</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Scattered Dense Patches</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Scattered Plants</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>Single Plant</edomv>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Owner</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The land owner, manager, or steward.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>County</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The full name of the county the plant is located in.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Latitude</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The center of the infestation (decimal)</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Longitude</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The center of the infestation (decimal)</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Loc_Qal</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The relative quality of the specified geo-referenced location.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <edom>
            <edomv>low</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>medium</edomv>
          </edom>
          <edom>
            <edomv>high</edomv>
          </edom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Rec_Qal</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A number from 1 to 8 indicating the relative quality of the overall record, where 1 is lowest and 8 is highest. Records are rated of lower quality when they are missing certain attributes, or have an approximate observation date, or have a low quality location.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>The Calflora Database</attrdefs>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
  </eainfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20220302</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>The Calflora Database</cntorg>
          <cntper>John Malpas</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntvoice>(510)883-3148</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>jmalpas@calflora.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
  </metainfo>
</metadata>