1137MA02
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1137MA02
Author Observation Code	1137MA02
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.6190903163427 º
Longitude	-117.761974165296 º
Author Location	Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
Location Narrative	grassland with a significant cover of evenly spaced Nassella bunches. Brachypodium is dominant with highest cover but cover of Nassella is high enough to call it a Nassella stand. Small stand just over an acre, other similar sized stands scattered on the low slopes in this valley.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	141 m
Slope Aspect	70 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	93 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-May-2012 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Orange County Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	Simple Four Strata
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	0.75 m
Field Height	0.75 m
Shrub Cover	2 %
Field Cover	65 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Medium, new alliance?

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 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 2 %         -none- 2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 3 Brachypodium distachyon Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv. Brachypodium distachyon Brachypodium distachyon **   BRDI2 Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv. Brachypodium distachyon Brachypodium distachyon **   BRDI2 Herb 49 %         -none- 4 Stipa lepida Stipa lepida Hitchc. Stipa lepida Stipa lepida **   STLE3 Stipa lepida Hitchc. Stipa lepida Stipa lepida **   STLE3 Herb 12 %         -none- 5 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Herb 7 %         -none- 6 Brassica nigra Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Brassica nigra Brassica nigra **   BRNI Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Brassica nigra Brassica nigra **   BRNI Herb 5 %         -none- 7 Avena fatua Avena fatua L. Avena fatua Avena fatua **   AVFA Avena fatua L. Avena fatua Avena fatua **   AVFA Herb 4 %         -none- 8 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 1 %         -none- 9 Bloomeria crocea Bloomeria crocea (Torr.) Coville Bloomeria crocea Bloomeria crocea **   BLCR Bloomeria crocea (Torr.) Coville Bloomeria crocea Bloomeria crocea **   BLCR Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       Shrub
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