SAMO2878
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO2878
Author Observation Code	SAMO2878
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1738528033833 º
Longitude	-118.816715080755 º
Author Location	North Ranch - Lakeview Canyon Open Space - COSCA
Location Narrative	Evidence of fire. Bunchgrasses grazed. Viewed stand from across ridge before entering.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	Length: 40; Width: 10
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	425 m
Slope Aspect	140 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland; Description of the plot in relation to the rest of the stand: Captures stand well. Spotty Malacothamnus fasciculatus and Encelia californica captured. Salvia leucophylla clearly dominant.
Percent Rock / Gravel	50.2 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-May-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	39 %
Field Cover	1 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap2878rlv, 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 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Medium 22 %         -none- 2 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Medium 4 %         -none- 3 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 2 %         -none- 4 Cuscuta californica Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. Cuscuta californica Cuscuta californica **   CUCA Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. Cuscuta californica Cuscuta californica **   CUCA Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Medium 1 %         -none- 6 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Low 7 %         -none- 8 Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis **   MILA6 Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis **   MILA6 Low 1 %         -none- 9 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria Greene Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria **   PHCI Phacelia cicutaria Greene Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria **   PHCI Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Low 0.2 %         -none- 12 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Low 0.2 %         -none- 13 Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 Low 0.2 %         -none- 14 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 15 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Low 0.2 %         -none- 16 Nassella Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Low 0.2 %         -none- 17 Calystegia macrostegia Calystegia macrostegia (Greene) Brummitt Calystegia macrostegia Calystegia macrostegia **   CAMA24 Calystegia macrostegia (Greene) Brummitt Calystegia macrostegia Calystegia macrostegia **   CAMA24 Low 0.2 %         -none- 18 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 19 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 Low 0.2 %         -none- 20 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 21 Emmenanthe penduliflora Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth. Emmenanthe penduliflora Emmenanthe penduliflora **   EMPE Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth. Emmenanthe penduliflora Emmenanthe penduliflora **   EMPE Low 0.2 %         -none- 22 Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Medium 0.5 m 5 m   conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m
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