1513EK06
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1513EK06
Author Observation Code	1513EK06
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.6729951627475 º
Longitude	-117.641708686881 º
Author Location	SCE Viejo Conservation Bank
Location Narrative	Stand of "southern cactus" with a high cover of Opuntia littoralis. Like many stands like this visible from nearby roads, there is a high cover of dodder on the Eriogonum so that the stand appears orange. Lots of rabbit browse in the stand.
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	286 m
Slope Aspect	200 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	62 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-May-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	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	35 %
Field Cover	6 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Medium.

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 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Shrub 14 %         -none- 2 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Shrub 11 %         -none- 3 Acmispon glaber Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Shrub 8 %         -none- 4 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 6 Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra L. Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra **   SANI4 Sambucus nigra L. Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra **   SANI4 Shrub 0.2 %         -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 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 8 Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei **   HEWH Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker Hesperoyucca whipplei Hesperoyucca whipplei **   HEWH Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 9 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 Herb 2 %         -none- 10 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Herb 1 %         -none- 11 Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Herb 1 %         -none- 12 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 13 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 14 Cryptantha intermedia Cryptantha intermedia (A. Gray) Greene Cryptantha intermedia Cryptantha intermedia **   CRIN8 Cryptantha intermedia (A. Gray) Greene Cryptantha intermedia Cryptantha intermedia **   CRIN8 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 15 Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta **   DUPU Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta **   DUPU Herb 0.2 %         -none- 16 Daucus carota Daucus carota L. Daucus carota Daucus carota **   DACA6 Daucus carota L. Daucus carota Daucus carota **   DACA6 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 17 Cryptantha clevelandii Cryptantha clevelandii Greene Cryptantha clevelandii Cryptantha clevelandii **   CRCL Cryptantha clevelandii Greene Cryptantha clevelandii Cryptantha clevelandii **   CRCL Herb 0.2 %         -none- 18 Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Herb 0.2 %         -none- 19 Cirsium occidentale Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. Cirsium occidentale Cirsium occidentale **   CIOC Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. Cirsium occidentale Cirsium occidentale **   CIOC Herb 0.2 %         -none- 20 Mimulus floribundus Mimulus floribundus Lindl. Mimulus floribundus Mimulus floribundus **   MIFL2 Mimulus floribundus Lindl. Mimulus floribundus Mimulus floribundus **   MIFL2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 21 Sonchus asper Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Herb 0.2 %         -none- 22 Scrophularia californica Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schltdl. Scrophularia californica Scrophularia californica **   SCCA2 Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schltdl. Scrophularia californica Scrophularia californica **   SCCA2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 23 Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb. Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum **   PSCA13 Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb. Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum **   PSCA13 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 24 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       Shrub
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