SMAA0497
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0497
Author Observation Code	SMAA0497
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0319758161261 º
Longitude	-118.701525642364 º
Author Location	Pepperdine
Location Narrative	Some areas >25 degrees steepness.
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	27 m
Slope Aspect	150 º
Min Slope Gradient	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Litter	6 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Dec-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (Accuracy Assessment 2004)
Cover Method	Modified Tens
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Method Narrative	GPS point information: final location from map; ; Cover values for strata are midpoints of a cover class
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
Field Cover	2.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0497, Vegetation type confidence: Keys well; Ric com cover higher if alive. Enc cover would be much higher if foliated. Good heterogeneity - Encelia californica throughout.;

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 Malosma laurina Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Tall Shrub 3 % 1       -none- 2 Ricinus communis Ricinus communis L. Ricinus communis Ricinus communis **   RICO3 Ricinus communis L. Ricinus communis Ricinus communis **   RICO3 Tall Shrub 2 % 1       -none- 3 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Tall Shrub 1 % 1       -none- 4 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Short Shrub 21 % 4       -none- 5 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 2 % 1       -none- 6 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Short Shrub 2 % 1       -none- 7 Myoporum laetum Myoporum laetum G. Forst. Myoporum laetum Myoporum laetum **   MYLA5 Myoporum laetum G. Forst. Myoporum laetum Myoporum laetum **   MYLA5 Canopy 0.2 % 1       -none- 8 Pinus Pinus L. Pinus Pinus **   PINUS Pinus L. Pinus Pinus **   PINUS Canopy 0.2 % 1       -none- 9 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 Herbaceous 1 % 1       -none- 10 Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plantae Plants Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plantae Plants Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Herbaceous 1 % 1       -none- 11 unknown Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   Herbaceous 1 % 1       -none- 12 Euphorbia terracina Euphorbia terracina L. Euphorbia terracina Euphorbia terracina **   EUTE10 Euphorbia terracina L. Euphorbia terracina Euphorbia terracina **   EUTE10 Herbaceous 1 % 1       -none- 13 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Herbaceous 0.2 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 25 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 2.5 % Canopy     2.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Dwarf Shrub
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