Vegetation in this land-cover type includes a variety of sizes, shapes, and growing patterns. Most are grown in rows and require irrigation. The major row and field crops in California include asparagus, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, cantaloupes, lettuce, melons, onions, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, cotton, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and sugar beets.
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Row and field crops are established on the state's most fertile soils on flat to gently rolling terrain. This type occurs throughout California but is most widespread in and adjacent to the Great Central Valley and to a lesser extent in coastal plains and valleys.
Source: Adapted by the California Gap Analysis Project from the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system ( Schultze, 1994).