1025EK01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1025EK01
Author Observation Code	1025EK01
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.5074781616486 º
Longitude	-117.525754779404 º
Author Location	Gabino Canyon
Location Narrative	Grazed grassland with a high component of native bunchgrasses. Grazing seems to have removed much of the thatch build-up typical of these types of stands.
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	181 m
Slope Aspect	310 º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	94 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Apr-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	0.2 %
Field Cover	29 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Medium, cover may be too low for Stipa alliance; Sidalcea was not in flower. Not certain on Plagiobothrys ID

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 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 2 Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 3 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- 4 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tree 0.2 %         -none- 5 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Herb 11 %         -none- 6 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Herb 8 %         -none- 7 Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Herb 6 %         -none- 8 Erodium botrys Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. Erodium botrys Erodium botrys **   ERBO Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. Erodium botrys Erodium botrys **   ERBO Herb 1 %         -none- 9 Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum **   SIBE Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum **   SIBE Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 12 Festuca myuros Festuca myuros L. Festuca myuros Festuca myuros **   FEMY2 Festuca myuros L. Festuca myuros Festuca myuros **   FEMY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 13 Sidalcea Sidalcea A. Gray Sidalcea Sidalcea **   SIDAL Sidalcea A. Gray Sidalcea Sidalcea **   SIDAL Herb 0.2 %         -none- 14 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 15 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum **   HOMA2 Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum **   HOMA2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 16 Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A. Gray Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Plagiobothrys nothofulvus **   PLNO Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A. Gray Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Plagiobothrys nothofulvus **   PLNO Herb 0.2 %         -none- 17 Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Roth Vicia villosa Vicia villosa **   VIVI Vicia villosa Roth Vicia villosa Vicia villosa **   VIVI Herb 0.2 %         -none- 18 Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra **   HYGL2 Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra **   HYGL2 Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       Tree       Shrub
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