SAMO0104
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0104
Author Observation Code	SAMO0104
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0355617378747 º
Longitude	-118.803469754216 º
Author Location	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Location Narrative	Inclusions of Baccharis and mustard and Malacothrix. West end is separate polygon divided from bump on west side. Rachel almost stepped on a rattlesnake in the grass. (note: revisited site in spring, most common Nassella is Pulchra.
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	120 m
Slope Aspect	165 º
Slope Gradient	8 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Aug-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	10 %
Field Cover	20 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0104, Vegetation type confidence High: No seeds on Nassella makes species ID impossible.;

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 californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 4 %         -none- 2 Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Medium 3 %         -none- 3 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Medium 3 %         -none- 4 Grindelia Grindelia Willd. Grindelia Grindelia **   GRIND Grindelia Willd. Grindelia Grindelia **   GRIND Medium 1 %         -none- 5 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 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare **   FOVU Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare **   FOVU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Nassella Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Low 13 %         -none- 8 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Low 7 %         -none- 9 Lolium Lolium L. Lolium Lolium **   LOLIU Lolium L. Lolium Lolium **   LOLIU Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Stephanomeria Stephanomeria Nutt. Stephanomeria Stephanomeria **   STEPH Stephanomeria Nutt. Stephanomeria Stephanomeria **   STEPH Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia **   LEFI11 Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia **   LEFI11 Low 0.2 %         -none- 12 Malacothrix Malacothrix DC. Malacothrix Malacothrix **   MALAC3 Malacothrix DC. Malacothrix Malacothrix **   MALAC3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 13 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Low 0.2 %         -none- 14 Avena Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Low 0.2 %         -none- 15 Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum elongatum Benth. Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum elongatum **   EREL6 Eriogonum elongatum Benth. Eriogonum elongatum Eriogonum elongatum **   EREL6 Low 0.2 %         -none- 16 Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum **   SIBE Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson Sisyrinchium bellum Sisyrinchium bellum **   SIBE 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
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