SAMO0436
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0436
Author Observation Code	SAMO0436
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0699488831422 º
Longitude	-118.577664848006 º
Author Location	Topanga State Park
Location Narrative	Can't see understory. Site is deep gorge far away but we can see the entire polygon. Sycamores are turning orange but still have leaves. Walnuts are bare. Elevation from original not final GPS point.
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	306 m
Slope Aspect	80 º
Min Slope Gradient	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Bottom
Surficial Deposits	Unknown
Rock Type	Unknown
Landscape Narrative	Wetland;
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)
Method Narrative	GPS point information (projected distance and bearing): 714 m/101.5 secant @130 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 m
Tree Cover	64 %
Shrub Cover	1 %
Field Cover	0 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence Low: Can't see understory but overstory is readily visible.;

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 1 %         -none- 2 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 0.2 %         -none- 3 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica **   UMCA Tall 45 %         -none- 4 Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Tall 15 %         -none- 5 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 4 %         -none- 6 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     conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 10 m 15 m 64 % 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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