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I04300900
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.ob.83393.I04300900
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? I04300900
Author Observation Code ? I04300900
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 ? 37.4096831679442 º
Longitude ? -120.420770131198 º
Author Location ? Cyril Smith Property off La Paloma, Merced Co.
Location Narrative ? Plot is in the bed of an ephemeral stream. We chose this to try and capture different soils. Grasses are very short due to current grazing, which made ID difficult.
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
Placement Method ? Representative
Permanence ? not permanent
Layout Narrative ? 10 m x 10 m
Environment Fields: 
Stand Size ? small
Elevation ? 91 m
Slope Aspect ? 287 º
Slope Gradient ? 2 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 2.2 %
Percent Litter ? 1 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 95 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 2 %
Name Other ? BasalStemArea
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 30-Apr-2008
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 ? 15 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 0.2 %
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Wetland
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Herb
9 %
        -none-
2 Trifolium Trifolium L. Trifolium clover Trifolium **   Trifolium L. Trifolium clover Trifolium **   Herb
2 %
        -none-
3 Melica californica Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica **   Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica **   Herb
2 %
        -none-
4 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 **   Herb
1 %
        -none-
5 Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) **   Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) **   Herbaceous spp. - type unknown Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) **   Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) **   Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) **   Herbaceous spp. - type unknown Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike) **   Herb
1 %
        -none-
6 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
7 Ranunculus bonariensis Ranunculus bonariensis Poir. Ranunculus bonariensis Carter's buttercup Ranunculus bonariensis **   Ranunculus bonariensis Poir. Ranunculus bonariensis Carter's buttercup Ranunculus bonariensis **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
8 Eryngium castrense Eryngium castrense Jepson Eryngium castrense Great Valley eryngo Eryngium castrense **   Eryngium castrense Jepson Eryngium castrense Great Valley eryngo Eryngium castrense **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
9 Psilocarphus brevissimus Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt. Psilocarphus brevissimus short woollyheads Psilocarphus brevissimus **   Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt. Psilocarphus brevissimus short woollyheads Psilocarphus brevissimus **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
10 Briza minor Briza minor L. Briza minor little quakinggrass Briza minor **   Briza minor L. Briza minor little quakinggrass Briza minor **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
11 Lepidium Lepidium L. Lepidium pepperweed Lepidium **   Lepidium L. Lepidium pepperweed Lepidium **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
12 Vulpia myuros Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros **   Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros **   Herb
0.2 %
        -none-
13 Lolium Lolium L. Lolium ryegrass Lolium **   Lolium L. Lolium ryegrass Lolium **   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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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Rehder, Melissa Plot contributor
Collins, Brianna Plot contributor
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
No Community Interpretations.
Buck-Diaz, Jennifer


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
A         Silty Clay Loam               Moderately fine silty clay loam
A         Silty Clay Loam               Moderately fine silty clay loam


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Grazing, domestic stock High Grazing
Natural, general High Competition from exotics


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot