1137MA01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1137MA01
Author Observation Code	1137MA01
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.6211013521112 º
Longitude	-117.764934975825 º
Author Location	Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
Location Narrative	dense tall scrub vegetation dominated by Malosma laurina. Covering lower slopes in this area, multiple aspects. Cover of other Coastal Sage Scrub shrub spp is variable throughout stand. Herb cover sporadic, patchy and primarily restricted to the few breaks in the shrub canopy cover. Stand large and mostly impenetrable, spp composition and cover values estimated from stand edges and at a distance.
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:
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-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	3.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	60 %
Field Cover	2 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Medium; on edge of stand

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 Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Herb 0.2 %         -none- 2 Brachypodium distachyon Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv. Brachypodium distachyon Brachypodium distachyon **   BRDI2 Brachypodium distachyon (L.) P. Beauv. Brachypodium distachyon Brachypodium distachyon **   BRDI2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 3 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 4 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 0.2 %         -none- 5 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 6 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 45 %         -none- 7 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Shrub 20 %         -none- 8 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Shrub 7 %         -none- 9 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 7 %         -none- 10 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Shrub       Herb
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