SAMO0168
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0168
Author Observation Code	SAMO0168
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.059440877394 º
Longitude	-118.944788533077 º
Author Location	Leo Carrillo State Park
Location Narrative	Low sage scrub grassland. No evidence of fire. Power poles pass through stand. Prostrate Baccharis on road. Ecotone present, Eriogonum and Salvia in clusters. QC Polygon with x30.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	260 m
Slope Aspect	38 º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Aug-2002 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
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:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	20 %
Field Cover	20 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0168, Vegetation type confidence High: Type blends into others, no distinct border (no distinct polygon boundary); Unidentified grass is dominant.; Unusual species present: Golden yarrow

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 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Medium 7 %         -none- 2 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 5 %         -none- 3 Galium Galium L. Galium Galium **   GALIU Galium L. Galium Galium **   GALIU Medium 4 %         -none- 4 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Medium 3 %         -none- 5 Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Medium 2 %         -none- 6 Malosma laurina Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Medium 1 %         -none- 7 Opuntia Opuntia Mill. Opuntia Opuntia **   OPUNT Opuntia Mill. Opuntia Opuntia **   OPUNT Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown bunchgrass Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown bunchgrass **   Liliopsida Monocotyledons Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown bunchgrass **   Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown bunchgrass **   Liliopsida Monocotyledons Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown bunchgrass **   Low 15 %         -none- 10 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Low 5 %         -none- 11 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m
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