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SAMO0421
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SAMO0421
Author Observation Code ? SAMO0421
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 ? 34.0764973076614 º
Longitude ? -118.527579038552 º
Author Location ? Topanga State Park
Location Narrative ? Backbone Trail passes along edge of polygon. Southwestern arm of polygon not well assessed. Evidence of fire.
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 ? 367 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Min Slope Gradient ? 5 º
Max Slope Gradient ? 25 º
Topographic Position ? Bottom to Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits ? Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type ? Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative ? Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 85 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 10 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 13-Nov-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 ? 0.75 m
Tree Cover ? 54 %
Shrub Cover ? 8 %
Field Cover ? 0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 0 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? original plot ID: rap0421, Vegetation type confidence Medium;
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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
5 %
        -none-
2 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-
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
1 %
        -none-
4 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
5 Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
6 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
7 Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glandulosa **   ARGL3 Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glandulosa **   ARGL3 Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
8 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
9 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall
50 %
        -none-
10 Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Tall
2 %
        -none-
11 Juglans californica Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Tall
1 %
        -none-
12 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA 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 5 m 10 m 54 %
Medium 0.5 m 5 m  
Low-Mid Shrub 1 m 2 m  
Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m  
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Anderson, James Field assistant
McGraw, Mike Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jun-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus agrifolia South Coast Woodland     Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006 no
Keeler-Wolf, Todd
Evens, Julie


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Road/trail construction/maint. Low Road/trail construction/maint.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot