SAMO0122
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0122
Author Observation Code	SAMO0122
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0652959807367 º
Longitude	-118.816657871435 º
Author Location	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Location Narrative	GPS taken on edge of site. Assessed part of 208 and marked Chamise Alliance on sheet. Diverse, generally evenly distributed. As 208b Ceanothus megacarpus, C. spinosus dominant in different areas of polygon.
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	extensive
Elevation	325 m
Slope Aspect	240 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Igneous (type unknown)
Rock Type	Igneous (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	22 %
Percent Bare Soil	23 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-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	0.2 %
Shrub Cover	40 %
Field Cover	1 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0122, Vegetation type confidence High: Very diverse, Hazardia, mulefat, Leymus, Galium, sunfllower, Gnaphalum, Artemisia, Prunus, Rhus, Rhamnus, moss, bricklebrush, and yucca also present!; Unusual species present: Smilo -1

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 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Medium 15 %         -none- 2 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 7 %         -none- 3 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 6 %         -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 3 %         -none- 5 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 3 %         -none- 6 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Medium 3 %         -none- 7 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Medium 1 %         -none- 8 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Medium 1 %         -none- 9 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium 1 %         -none- 10 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Medium 1 %         -none- 11 Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare **   FOVU Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare **   FOVU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Nassella Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Low 0.2 %         -none- 13 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 14 Melica Melica L. Melica Melica **   MELIC Melica L. Melica Melica **   MELIC Low 0.2 %         -none- 15 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 16 Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Tall 0.2 %         -none- 17 Juglans californica Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Tall 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall 5 m     Medium 0.5 m 5 m   conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 5 m 10 m 0.2 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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