SAMO0355
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0355
Author Observation Code	SAMO0355
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0925976438752 º
Longitude	-118.543140562437 º
Author Location	Topanga State Park
Location Narrative	No soil sample because of Toxicodendron. Riparian area, difficult to get into. Spot checked and viewed with binoculars. Sycamores are patchy and more concentrated in northern portion. Sycamores losing leaves. Elevation from original not final GPS pt.
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	445 m
Slope Aspect	185 º
Min Slope Gradient	1 º
Max Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Bottom to Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Unknown
Rock Type	Unknown
Landscape Narrative	Wetland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Oct-2002 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Method Narrative	GPS point information (projected distance and bearing): 62 m / 104.9 secant @ 290 degrees;
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	24 %
Shrub Cover	45 %
Field Cover	2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0355, 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 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 18 %         -none- 2 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Medium 5 %         -none- 3 Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis **   SALA6 Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis **   SALA6 Medium 5 %         -none- 4 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Medium 4 %         -none- 5 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 2 %         -none- 6 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 2 %         -none- 7 Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana Besser Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana **   ARDO3 Artemisia douglasiana Besser Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana **   ARDO3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Low 10 %         -none- 9 Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Tall 15 %         -none- 10 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Tall 5 %         -none- 11 Juglans californica Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Tall 3 %         -none- 12 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall 5 m     conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 15 m 20 m 24 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   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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