SAMO1852
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO1852
Author Observation Code	SAMO1852
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1793768995783 º
Longitude	-118.71347921107 º
Author Location	Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve / Ahmanson
Location Narrative	Understory of polygon is dominated by Galium aparine. Polygon within drainage. Unknown plant matting beneath canopy accounts for 1% of cover.
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	small
Elevation	331 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	10.2 %
Percent Litter	45 %
Percent Bare Soil	35 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jun-2003 ± 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	0 %
Shrub Cover	51 %
Field Cover	12 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap1852, Vegetation type confidence High;

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 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Medium 50 %         -none- 2 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 Medium 1 %         -none- 3 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Medium 1 %         -none- 4 Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 5 Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus **   SOOL Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus **   SOOL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Sanicula arguta Sanicula arguta Greene ex J.M. Coult. & Rose Sanicula arguta Sanicula arguta **   SAAR10 Sanicula arguta Greene ex J.M. Coult. & Rose Sanicula arguta Sanicula arguta **   SAAR10 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Malacothrix saxatilis Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray Malacothrix saxatilis Malacothrix saxatilis **   MASA2 Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray Malacothrix saxatilis Malacothrix saxatilis **   MASA2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Low 5 %         -none- 11 Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata **   CLPE Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata **   CLPE Low 2 %         -none- 12 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Low 1 %         -none- 13 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub       Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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