SAMO0696
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0696
Author Observation Code	SAMO0696
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0922227448243 º
Longitude	-118.765197173175 º
Author Location	Malibu Creek State Park
Location Narrative	The vegetation cover would be 70% without the road. Northern arm of polygon is mostly oak. The larger section of the polygon is dominated by California Bay.
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	extensive
Elevation	507 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Bare Soil	12 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Dec-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	0.75 m
Tree Cover	38 %
Shrub Cover	27 %
Field Cover	1 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0696, Vegetation type confidence Medium: Unsure of the C. spinosus vs C. oliganthus composition (trees hiding view of lower shrubs).;

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 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 10 %         -none- 2 Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus oliganthus Nutt. Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus oliganthus **   CEOL Ceanothus oliganthus Nutt. Ceanothus oliganthus Ceanothus oliganthus **   CEOL Medium 8 %         -none- 3 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 5 %         -none- 4 Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Ribes malvaceum Ribes malvaceum Sm. Ribes malvaceum Ribes malvaceum **   RIMA Ribes malvaceum Sm. Ribes malvaceum Ribes malvaceum **   RIMA 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 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Medium 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 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Tall 23 %         -none- 12 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 16 %         -none- 13 Juglans californica Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Tall 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall 5 m     conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 5 m 10 m 38 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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