SAMO0582
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0582
Author Observation Code	SAMO0582
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1280079046963 º
Longitude	-118.930928825409 º
Author Location	Circle X Ranch
Location Narrative	Hard to tell Ceanothus megacarpus from C. crassifolius, but appears to be mostly C. megacarpus which is flowering. Viewed from afar but great view. Patchy, mostly south-facing. Elevation from original not final GPS pt. Secant assumed 1.00.
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	693 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Basalt
Rock Type	Basalt
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Dec-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): 125m @ 10 degrees NE;
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	0.2 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	0 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0582, Vegetation type confidence High;

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 20 %         -none- 2 Adenostoma sparsifolium Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Adenostoma sparsifolium Adenostoma sparsifolium **   ADSP Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. Adenostoma sparsifolium Adenostoma sparsifolium **   ADSP Medium 12 %         -none- 3 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Medium 10 %         -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 8 %         -none- 5 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Ceanothus crassifolius Ceanothus crassifolius Torr. Ceanothus crassifolius Ceanothus crassifolius **   CECR Ceanothus crassifolius Torr. Ceanothus crassifolius Ceanothus crassifolius **   CECR Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG 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 5 m 10 m 0.2 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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