MDRA0010
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	MDRA0010
Author Observation Code	MDRA0010
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.9077813250422 º
Longitude	-120.197513921747 º
Author Location	Madera Ranch
Location Narrative	Madera Ranch. Vernal pool dominated by Eryngium and Psilocarphus and popcorn flower. Heavily grazed, especially Eryngium reducing its cover. Plants are still green though it's a bit late in phenology to find smaller forbs.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Azimuth	360 º
Shape	Square
Area	10 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	3.3 m x 3.3 m
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	small
Elevation	26 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 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	99 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0.2 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-May-2011
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	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	30 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Wetland

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola Eryngium vaseyi Coult. & Rose var. vallicola (Jepson) Munz Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola **   Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola **   Eryngium vaseyi Coult. & Rose var. vallicola (Jepson) Munz Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola **   Eryngium vaseyi var. vallicola **   Herb 13 %         -none- 2 Psilocarphus brevissimus Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt. Psilocarphus brevissimus short woollyheads Psilocarphus brevissimus **   Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt. Psilocarphus brevissimus short woollyheads Psilocarphus brevissimus **   Herb 10 %         -none- 3 Plagiobothrys Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys popcornflower Plagiobothrys **   Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys popcornflower Plagiobothrys **   Herb 7 %         -none- 4 Deschampsia danthonioides Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   Herb 1 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Pilularia americana Pilularia americana A. Braun Pilularia americana American pillwort Pilularia americana **   Pilularia americana A. Braun Pilularia americana American pillwort Pilularia americana **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Elatine californica Elatine californica Gray Elatine californica California waterwort Elatine californica **   Elatine californica Gray Elatine californica California waterwort Elatine californica **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Alopecurus saccatus Alopecurus saccatus Vasey Alopecurus saccatus Pacific foxtail Alopecurus saccatus **   Alopecurus saccatus Vasey Alopecurus saccatus Pacific foxtail Alopecurus saccatus **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Trichostema lanceolatum Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. Trichostema lanceolatum vinegarweed Trichostema lanceolatum **   Trichostema lanceolatum Benth. Trichostema lanceolatum vinegarweed Trichostema lanceolatum **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Crassula aquatica Crassula aquatica (L.) Schoenl. Crassula aquatica water pygmyweed Crassula aquatica **   Crassula aquatica (L.) Schoenl. Crassula aquatica water pygmyweed Crassula aquatica **   Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Epilobium Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium **   Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium **   Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       hardwood     0 % conifer     0 % under-tree     0 %
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