1289MA03
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1289MA03
Author Observation Code	1289MA03
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.7487548432691 º
Longitude	-117.701567670351 º
Author Location	Irvine Ranch Conservancy
Location Narrative	grassland with continous distribution of mature Stipa pulchra bunches across the lower slopes. Bromus diandrus has highest cover but cover of Stipa is significant. At s end of grassland cover of Stipa peters out.
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	301 m
Slope Aspect	290 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Litter	87 %
Percent Bare Soil	7 %
Percent Other	4 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-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	0.75 m
Shrub Cover	2 %
Field Cover	77 %
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 60 %         -none- 2 Avena fatua Avena fatua L. Avena fatua Avena fatua **   AVFA Avena fatua L. Avena fatua Avena fatua **   AVFA Herb 20 %         -none- 3 Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Stipa pulchra Hitchc. Stipa pulchra Stipa pulchra **   STPU2 Herb 17 %         -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 2 %         -none- 5 Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Herb 0.2 %         -none- 6 Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum **   SIBE Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum **   SIBE Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Elymus glaucus Elymus glaucus Buckley Elymus glaucus Elymus glaucus **   ELGL Elymus glaucus Buckley Elymus glaucus Elymus glaucus **   ELGL Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 10 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- 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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