1425MA01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1425MA01
Author Observation Code	1425MA01
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.6951035267594 º
Longitude	-117.686564938039 º
Author Location	Irvine Ranch Open Space
Location Narrative	open tall scrub vegetation dominated by Malosma, with significant cover of Rhus integrifolia and Sambucus covering the low slopes of a se-facing ravine. Herb cover in the openings is dense non-native annual grasses with patches of thistles.
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	228 m
Slope Aspect	130 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Litter	89 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Other	4 %
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	3.5 m
Field Height	0.75 m
Shrub Cover	20 %
Field Cover	51 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: High.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 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 12 %         -none- 2 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 4 %         -none- 3 Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea **   SANIC5 Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea **   SANIC5 Shrub 2 %         -none- 4 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Ricinus communis Ricinus communis L. Ricinus communis Ricinus communis **   RICO3 Ricinus communis L. Ricinus communis Ricinus communis **   RICO3 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 7 Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex lentiformis **   ATLE Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex lentiformis **   ATLE 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 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 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Herb 17 %         -none- 11 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Herb 12 %         -none- 12 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 10 %         -none- 13 Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Herb 7 %         -none- 14 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Herb 7 %         -none- 15 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- 16 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 1 %         -none- 17 Stipa lepida Stipa lepida Hitchc. Stipa lepida Stipa lepida **   STLE3 Stipa lepida Hitchc. Stipa lepida Stipa lepida **   STLE3 Herb 1 %         -none- 18 Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 19 Solanum douglasii Solanum douglasii Dunal Solanum douglasii Solanum douglasii **   SODO Solanum douglasii Dunal Solanum douglasii Solanum douglasii **   SODO Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       Shrub
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