SAMO0927
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0927
Author Observation Code	SAMO0927
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0417826713083 º
Longitude	-118.742865325664 º
Author Location	LADWP Santa Monica Mountains Open Space
Location Narrative	Erosion. Mimulus is patchy, Venegasia looks sick. Very diverse site. Venegasia and Leymus are more abundant at the top. Heteromeles arbutifolia densest near bottom.
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	40 m
Slope Aspect	340 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Feb-2003 ± 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	0.75 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	41 %
Field Cover	15 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0927, 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 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 12 %         -none- 2 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 11 %         -none- 3 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 8 %         -none- 4 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium 6 %         -none- 5 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 3 %         -none- 6 Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Medium 3 %         -none- 7 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Medium 1 %         -none- 8 Baccharis plummerae Baccharis plummerae A. Gray Baccharis plummerae Baccharis plummerae **   BAPL Baccharis plummerae A. Gray Baccharis plummerae Baccharis plummerae **   BAPL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Cortaderia jubata Cortaderia jubata (Lem.) Stapf Cortaderia jubata Cortaderia jubata **   COJU2 Cortaderia jubata (Lem.) Stapf Cortaderia jubata Cortaderia jubata **   COJU2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Ribes malvaceum Ribes malvaceum Sm. Ribes malvaceum Ribes malvaceum **   RIMA Ribes malvaceum Sm. Ribes malvaceum Ribes malvaceum **   RIMA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Nerium oleander Nerium oleander L. Nerium oleander Nerium oleander **   NEOL Nerium oleander L. Nerium oleander Nerium oleander **   NEOL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides DC. Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides **   VECA Venegasia carpesioides DC. Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides **   VECA Low 7 %         -none- 13 Nassella pulchra Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella pulchra Nassella pulchra **   NAPU4 Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella pulchra Nassella pulchra **   NAPU4 Low 3 %         -none- 14 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Low 1 %         -none- 15 Lathyrus Lathyrus L. Lathyrus Lathyrus **   LATHY Lathyrus L. Lathyrus Lathyrus **   LATHY Low 1 %         -none- 16 Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 17 Castilleja affinis Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Castilleja affinis Castilleja affinis **   CAAF Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Castilleja affinis Castilleja affinis **   CAAF Low 0.2 %         -none- 18 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Low 0.2 %         -none- 19 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Low 0.2 %         -none- 20 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall 5 m     conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 1 m 2 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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