1426MA01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1426MA01
Author Observation Code	1426MA01
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.7042860110015 º
Longitude	-117.676569909931 º
Author Location	Limestone Canyon & Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
Location Narrative	large, open evenly distributed stand of mulefat scrub on the sandy streambed of this intermittent drainage. A few large emergent red willows are scattered along the channel, as well as a few large Sambucus. The herb understory is diverse and variable throughout the stand. This riparian scrub type occupies the majority of this wide streambed.
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	248 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Bottom
Surficial Deposits	Mixed alluvium
Rock Type	Mixed alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Wetland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	23 %
Percent Bare Soil	75 %
Percent Other	2 %
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	0.75 m
Shrub Cover	44 %
Field Cover	12 %
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 Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana Besser Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana **   ARDO3 Artemisia douglasiana Besser Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana **   ARDO3 Herb 4 %         -none- 2 Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Herb 4 %         -none- 3 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Herb 2 %         -none- 4 Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus **   MEIN2 Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus **   MEIN2 Herb 2 %         -none- 5 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Herb 0.2 %         -none- 6 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 7 Solanum douglasii Solanum douglasii Dunal Solanum douglasii Solanum douglasii **   SODO Solanum douglasii Dunal Solanum douglasii Solanum douglasii **   SODO Herb 0.2 %         -none- 8 Sonchus asper Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Herb 0.2 %         -none- 9 Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia psilostachya **   AMPS Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia psilostachya **   AMPS Herb 0.2 %         -none- 10 Euthamia occidentalis Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Euthamia occidentalis Euthamia occidentalis **   EUOC4 Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Euthamia occidentalis Euthamia occidentalis **   EUOC4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 11 Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 12 Croton californicus Croton californicus Müll. Arg. Croton californicus Croton californicus **   CRCA5 Croton californicus Müll. Arg. Croton californicus Croton californicus **   CRCA5 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 13 Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi Torr. Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi **   PHPA3 Phacelia parryi Torr. Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi **   PHPA3 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 14 Salix laevigata Salix laevigata Bebb Salix laevigata Salix laevigata **   SALA3 Salix laevigata Bebb Salix laevigata Salix laevigata **   SALA3 Tree 2 %         -none- 15 Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glauca Graham Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glauca **   NIGL Nicotiana glauca Graham Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glauca **   NIGL Tree 1 %         -none- 16 Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia **   BASA4 Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia **   BASA4 Shrub 40 %         -none- 17 Acmispon glaber Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Acmispon glaber **   Shrub 4 %         -none- 18 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- 19 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- 20 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 21 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Shrub 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Shrub       Tree       Herb
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