SAMO0131
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0131
Author Observation Code	SAMO0131
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0652228568647 º
Longitude	-118.831960619544 º
Author Location	Zuma/Trancas Canyons
Location Narrative	Adjacent to firebreak, not able to see into fingers of polygon well.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	541 m
Slope Aspect	145 º
Slope Gradient	32 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	28 %
Percent Bare Soil	27 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-Jul-2002 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
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:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	39 %
Field Cover	7 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0131, Vegetation type confidence Medium: Not able to see into fingers of polygon well; No chamise alliance with Ceanothus megacarpus.; Unusual species present: Plantanus racemosa coming out of rock on north exposure

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 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Medium 20 %         -none- 2 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Medium 15 %         -none- 3 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 2 %         -none- 4 Malosma laurina Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Medium 1 %         -none- 6 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Selaginella Selaginella P. Beauv. Selaginella Selaginella **   SELAG Selaginella P. Beauv. Selaginella Selaginella **   SELAG Low 5 %         -none- 11 Nassella lepida Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella lepida Nassella lepida **   NALE2 Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella lepida Nassella lepida **   NALE2 Low 2 %         -none- 12 Pellaea mucronata Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton Pellaea mucronata Pellaea mucronata **   PEMU Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton Pellaea mucronata Pellaea mucronata **   PEMU Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m
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