COWRCH12
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH12
Author Observation Code	COWRCH12
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.6120493234117 º
Longitude	-122.045633868396 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. California annual grassland on the Clover Flats portion of the Cow Creek Ranch. The landscape is a hummock and swale microtopography with the hummocks dominated by non-native annual grasses (similar to COWRCH09 without the oaks) the swales are more native vernally moist herbaceous communities (see COWRCH11). The stand is surrounded by blue oak woodland.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	extensive
Elevation	355 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-May-2006
Project	Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CNPS/CDFW RA v. 2005
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	55 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Taeniatherum caput-medusae Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski Taeniatherum caput-medusae medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae **   Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski Taeniatherum caput-medusae medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae **   low stratum 17 %         -none- 2 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   low stratum 12 %         -none- 3 Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   low stratum 7 %         -none- 4 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata **   Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata **   low stratum 7 %         -none- 5 Trifolium hirtum Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum rose clover Trifolium hirtum **   Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum rose clover Trifolium hirtum **   low stratum 5 %         -none- 6 Erodium botrys Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. Erodium botrys longbeak stork's bill Erodium botrys **   Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. Erodium botrys longbeak stork's bill Erodium botrys **   low stratum 5 %         -none- 7 Vulpia bromoides Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray Vulpia bromoides brome fescue Vulpia bromoides **   Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray Vulpia bromoides brome fescue Vulpia bromoides **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 8 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 9 Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Trifolium dubium suckling clover Trifolium dubium **   Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Trifolium dubium suckling clover Trifolium dubium **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 10 Clarkia purpurea Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea **   Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 Lupinus bicolor Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor **   Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 Eschscholzia lobbii Eschscholzia lobbii Greene Eschscholzia lobbii fryingpans Eschscholzia lobbii **   Eschscholzia lobbii Greene Eschscholzia lobbii fryingpans Eschscholzia lobbii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Plagiobothrys fulvus Plagiobothrys fulvus (Hook. & Arn.) I.M. Johnston Plagiobothrys fulvus fulvous popcornflower Plagiobothrys fulvus **   Plagiobothrys fulvus (Hook. & Arn.) I.M. Johnston Plagiobothrys fulvus fulvous popcornflower Plagiobothrys fulvus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 14 Lomatium caruifolium Lomatium caruifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Coult. & Rose Lomatium caruifolium alkali desertparsley Lomatium caruifolium **   Lomatium caruifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Coult. & Rose Lomatium caruifolium alkali desertparsley Lomatium caruifolium **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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