SAMO0459
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0459
Author Observation Code	SAMO0459
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0781797985919 º
Longitude	-118.69887699761 º
Author Location	Malibu Creek State Park
Location Narrative	Large inclusion of invasive unknown Fabaceae pea tree, probably Acacia. May have been house site. Large boulders. Cold air drainage. Evidence of fire. Thick Quercus berberidifolia and Ceanothus cuneatus are clumpy. Changed UTM final to fall into correct GIS polygon according to overlay photocopy.
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	118 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	12 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Oct-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	15 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0459, Vegetation type confidence High: New combination.; Unusual species present: Unknown lily 0.2 %, Unknown walnut or ash 0.2 %, Polygala cornuta var fishiae 0.2%, moss 0.2, viny woody galium 0.2%,

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 Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus **   CECU Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus **   CECU Medium 22 %         -none- 2 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Medium 22 %         -none- 3 Symphoricarpos mollis Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis Symphoricarpos mollis **   SYMO Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis Symphoricarpos mollis **   SYMO Medium 6 %         -none- 4 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Polygala cornuta var. fishiae Polygala cornuta Kellogg var. fishiae (Parry) Jeps. Polygala cornuta var. fishiae Polygala cornuta var. fishiae **   POCOF Polygala cornuta Kellogg var. fishiae (Parry) Jeps. Polygala cornuta var. fishiae Polygala cornuta var. fishiae **   POCOF Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Prunus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Prunus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia **   PRIL Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Prunus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia **   PRIL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Lonicera Lonicera L. Lonicera Lonicera **   LONIC Lonicera L. Lonicera Lonicera **   LONIC Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Vinca major Vinca major L. Vinca major Vinca major **   VIMA Vinca major L. Vinca major Vinca major **   VIMA Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Watt Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta **   DRAR3 Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Watt Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta **   DRAR3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 15 %         -none- 12 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Tall 0.2 %         -none- 13 Acacia Acacia Mill. Acacia Acacia **   ACACI Acacia Mill. Acacia Acacia **   ACACI Tall 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover hardwood tree 10 m 15 m 15 % Tall 5 m     Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   conifer tree     0 % Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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