1010EK02
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1010EK02
Author Observation Code	1010EK02
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.4785385229955 º
Longitude	-117.64346792337 º
Author Location	San Juan Capistrano City Open Space
Location Narrative	Stand of what appears to be disturbed Coastal Sage Scrub that has been converted to weedy annual grassland dominated by Brassica. Similar stands throughout SJC open space. Heavy thatch indicates that ripgut may sometimes have a much higher cover than was observed on the date of the survey.
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	198 m
Slope Aspect	60 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	75 %
Percent Bare Soil	23 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Mar-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	0.75 m
Shrub Cover	5 %
Field Cover	44 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Low, Named type?

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 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 Herb 25 %         -none- 2 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Herb 10 %         -none- 3 Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Herb 5 %         -none- 4 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Herb 2 %         -none- 5 Conium maculatum Conium maculatum L. Conium maculatum Conium maculatum **   COMA2 Conium maculatum L. Conium maculatum Conium maculatum **   COMA2 Herb 1 %         -none- 6 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Salsola tragus Salsola tragus L. Salsola tragus Salsola tragus **   SATR12 Salsola tragus L. Salsola tragus Salsola tragus **   SATR12 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Malva Malva L. Malva Malva **   MALVA Malva L. Malva Malva **   MALVA Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Sonchus asper Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb. Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum **   PSCA13 Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb. Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum **   PSCA13 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 12 Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 13 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Shrub 3 %         -none- 14 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Shrub 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Shrub       Herb
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