1456MA01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1456MA01
Author Observation Code	1456MA01
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	33.7411165289936 º
Longitude	-117.677193601475 º
Author Location	Limestone Canyon & Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
Location Narrative	low patchy scrub vegetation in grassland mosaic dominated by Ericameria palmeri. Bromus has highest cover for herb cover in the shrub canopy interstices, but the cover of Stipa is significant. This stand repeats on the low gradual n-facing 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	310 m
Slope Aspect	30 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Litter	85 %
Percent Bare Soil	9 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-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	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	35 %
Field Cover	35 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
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 Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis Ericameria palmeri (A. Gray) H.M. Hall var. pachylepis (H.M. Hall) G.L. Nesom Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis **   ERPAP Ericameria palmeri (A. Gray) H.M. Hall var. pachylepis (H.M. Hall) G.L. Nesom Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis **   ERPAP Shrub 35 %         -none- 2 Isocoma menziesii Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom Isocoma menziesii Isocoma menziesii **   ISME5 Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom Isocoma menziesii Isocoma menziesii **   ISME5 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 3 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Herb 32 %         -none- 4 Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Herb 14 %         -none- 5 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 1 %         -none- 6 Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis **   TOAR Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis **   TOAR Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia **   AMMEI2 Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia **   AMMEI2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 12 Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood ssp. capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum **   DICAC5 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood ssp. capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum **   DICAC5 Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       Shrub
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