1243EK01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1243EK01
Author Observation Code	1243EK01
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.7101944803609 º
Longitude	-117.671436165213 º
Author Location	Limestone Canyon & Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
Location Narrative	Another nasty ripgut grassland. Vast areas like this occur in the vicinity with varying dominance by Brassica nigra.
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	307 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	8 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	72 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-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	1 %
Field Cover	41 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: High.

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 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Herb 32 %         -none- 2 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Herb 6 %         -none- 3 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 2 %         -none- 4 Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Cynara cardunculus L. Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus **   CYCA Herb 0.2 %         -none- 5 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia **   AMMEI2 Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. var. intermedia (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Ganders Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia **   AMMEI2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 6 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Chenopodium californicum Chenopodium californicum (S. Watson) S. Watson Chenopodium californicum Chenopodium californicum **   CHCA3 Chenopodium californicum (S. Watson) S. Watson Chenopodium californicum Chenopodium californicum **   CHCA3 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 12 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 1 %         -none- 13 Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra L. Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra **   SANI4 Sambucus nigra L. Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra **   SANI4 Shrub 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Shrub       Herb
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