1463KH01
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1463KH01
Author Observation Code	1463KH01
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.6798119314668 º
Longitude	-117.640302939374 º
Author Location	Limestone Canyon & Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
Location Narrative	N-facing stand of elderberry. Understory is different than surrounding Coastal Sage Scrub. More Brassica, evidence of fire. Fairly sharp divide between this type and surrounding Coastal Sage Scrub, with little overlap/ecotone.
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	330 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	81 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Apr-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	25 %
Field Cover	10 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
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 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 18 %         -none- 2 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Shrub 7 %         -none- 3 Lonicera subspicata Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. Lonicera subspicata Lonicera subspicata **   LOSU2 Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. Lonicera subspicata Lonicera subspicata **   LOSU2 Shrub 1 %         -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 Marah Marah Kellogg Marah Marah **   MARAH Marah Kellogg Marah Marah **   MARAH Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 6 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 7 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 8 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 6 %         -none- 9 Stachys ajugoides Stachys ajugoides Benth. Stachys ajugoides Stachys ajugoides **   STAJ Stachys ajugoides Benth. Stachys ajugoides Stachys ajugoides **   STAJ Herb 2 %         -none- 10 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Herb 1 %         -none- 11 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Herb 0.2 %         -none- 12 Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb. Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum **   PSCA13 Pseudognaphalium californicum (DC.) Anderb. Pseudognaphalium californicum Pseudognaphalium californicum **   PSCA13 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 13 Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Elymus condensatus J. Presl Elymus condensatus Elymus condensatus **   ELCO4 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 14 Urtica dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica Urtica dioica **   URDI Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica Urtica dioica **   URDI Herb 0.2 %         -none- 15 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 16 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- 17 Bowlesia incana Bowlesia incana Ruiz & Pav. Bowlesia incana Bowlesia incana **   BOIN3 Bowlesia incana Ruiz & Pav. Bowlesia incana Bowlesia incana **   BOIN3 Herb 0.2 %         -none- 18 Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Carduus pycnocephalus L. Carduus pycnocephalus Carduus pycnocephalus **   CAPY2 Herb 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herb       Shrub
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