SAMO0515
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0515
Author Observation Code	SAMO0515
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0886645002613 º
Longitude	-119.063110044272 º
Author Location	Point Mugu State Park
Location Narrative	Actual elevation > 10 m. White velvet ant in dunes. Coreopsis and Encelia defoliated due to season, Coreopsis would be highest cover in spring. Sand dune environment.
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	10 m
Slope Aspect	260 º
Slope Gradient	8 º
Topographic Position	Bottom to Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sand dunes
Rock Type	Sand dunes
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Sep-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	21 %
Field Cover	8 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0515, Vegetation type confidence High; Unusual species present: dune primrose 2%. Sand verbena with leaves longer than wide, .2%

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 Coreopsis gigantea Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) H.M. Hall Coreopsis gigantea Coreopsis gigantea **   COGI Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) H.M. Hall Coreopsis gigantea Coreopsis gigantea **   COGI Medium 6 %         -none- 2 Brassica Brassica L. Brassica Brassica **   BRASS2 Brassica L. Brassica Brassica **   BRASS2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 3 Pennisetum setaceum Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. Pennisetum setaceum Pennisetum setaceum **   PESE3 Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. Pennisetum setaceum Pennisetum setaceum **   PESE3 Low 8 %         -none- 4 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Low 5 %         -none- 5 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Low 4 %         -none- 6 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Low 2 %         -none- 7 Opuntia Opuntia Mill. Opuntia Opuntia **   OPUNT Opuntia Mill. Opuntia Opuntia **   OPUNT Low 1 %         -none- 8 Atriplex Atriplex L. Atriplex Atriplex **   ATRIP Atriplex L. Atriplex Atriplex **   ATRIP Low 1 %         -none- 9 Lessingia Lessingia Cham. Lessingia Lessingia **   LESSI Lessingia Cham. Lessingia Lessingia **   LESSI Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Gnaphalium Gnaphalium L. Gnaphalium Gnaphalium **   GNAPH Gnaphalium L. Gnaphalium Gnaphalium **   GNAPH 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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