DUTC0004
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	DUTC0004
Author Observation Code	DUTC0004
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	37.1834305786424 º
Longitude	-120.38869673855 º
Author Location	Sandy Mush Road near Dutchman's Creek, Merced Co.
Location Narrative	Soil type is Fresno Loam. Off Sandy Mush Rd, near Dutchman Creek, south of Merced. Stand in ungrazed pasture (at least this season it is ungrazed). Tall, dense herbaceous cover composed of Bromus diandrus. Other annual grasses occur occasionally in small clumps like Lolium multiflorum and Avena fatua. Underneath grasses there are holes in ground, past bioturbation.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Azimuth	360 º
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	10 m x 10 m
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	25 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Rock Type	mixed
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.2 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Apr-2010
Project	San Joaquin Valley and Southern Foothills
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CNPS/CDFW v.2010
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	0.75 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	93 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Upland

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 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus **   Herb 75 %         -none- 2 Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum L. Hordeum murinum mouse barley Hordeum murinum **   Hordeum murinum L. Hordeum murinum mouse barley Hordeum murinum **   Herb 10 %         -none- 3 Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   Herb 5 %         -none- 4 Avena fatua Avena fatua L. Avena fatua wild oat Avena fatua **   Avena fatua L. Avena fatua wild oat Avena fatua **   Herb 3 %         -none- 5 Stellaria media Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media common chickweed Stellaria media **   Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media common chickweed Stellaria media **   Herb 1 %         -none- 6 Eremocarpus setigerus Eremocarpus setigerus (Hook.) Benth. Eremocarpus setigerus Eremocarpus setigerus **   Eremocarpus setigerus **   Eremocarpus setigerus (Hook.) Benth. Eremocarpus setigerus Eremocarpus setigerus **   Eremocarpus setigerus **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Erodium moschatum Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium moschatum musky stork's bill Erodium moschatum **   Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium moschatum musky stork's bill Erodium moschatum **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch & C.A. Mey.) Ganders Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia common fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia **   Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch & C.A. Mey.) Ganders Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia common fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum blessed milkthistle Silybum marianum **   Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum blessed milkthistle Silybum marianum **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus **   Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Non-vascular plant 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover under-tree     0 % Non-vascular plant       Herb       hardwood     0 % conifer     0 %
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