SMAA0581
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0581
Author Observation Code	SMAA0581
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1126984397846 º
Longitude	-118.757827888856 º
Author Location	Malibu Lake
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	266 m
Slope Aspect	140 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jan-2004 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (Accuracy Assessment 2004)
Cover Method	Modified Tens
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Method Narrative	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	0.25 m
Field Cover	2.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0581, Vegetation type confidence: Two different polygons. A low shrub dominated by Salvia apiana and a tall shrub dominated by tall Adenostoma fasciculatum.; Adenostoma fasciculatum and Ceanothus cuneatus in obvious patches. Open, south-facing areas a good amount of Salvia apiana. A mosiac of tall shrubs and low shrubs - poor heterogeneity.; Surveyed stand has an inclusion of Ceanothus cuneatus;

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 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Canopy 0.2 % 1       -none- 2 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Tall Shrub 11 % 3       -none- 3 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Tall Shrub 6 % 2       -none- 4 Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus **   CECU Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus **   CECU Tall Shrub 3 % 1       -none- 5 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Tall Shrub 2 % 1       -none- 6 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Tall Shrub 0.2 % 1       -none- 7 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 0.2 % 1       -none- 8 Salvia apiana Salvia apiana Jeps. Salvia apiana Salvia apiana **   SAAP2 Salvia apiana Jeps. Salvia apiana Salvia apiana **   SAAP2 Short Shrub 5 % 1       -none- 9 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub 3 % 1       -none- 10 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Short Shrub 1 % 1       -none- 11 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub 1 % 1       -none- 12 Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta **   DUPU Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta **   DUPU Short Shrub 0.2 % 1       -none- 13 Avena Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Herbaceous 0.2 % 1       -none- 14 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU 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 15 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 25 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 2.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Dwarf Shrub       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy
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