SAMO0551
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0551
Author Observation Code	SAMO0551
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0889488969237 º
Longitude	-118.763351692278 º
Author Location	Malibu Creek State Park
Location Narrative	Polygon is smaller than mapped, some chamise was drawn in. Upper part has some chamise inclusions. Sycamores in drainage. Pure bay inclusion where 4 drainages join. Oaks on hillsides. Cold air drainage area. Ceanothus spinosus very tall. Changed UTM final to fall into correct GIS polygon according to overlay photocopy.
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	456 m
Slope Aspect	30 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Bottom to Mid 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Mixed sedimentary
Rock Type	Mixed sedimentary
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Dec-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	59 %
Shrub Cover	13 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence Low: Bad light, polygon is huge, lots of unmappable inclusions.;

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 12 %         -none- 2 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Medium 6 %         -none- 3 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 1 %         -none- 4 Prunus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Prunus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia **   PRIL Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Prunus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia **   PRIL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 5 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Watt Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta **   DRAR3 Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Watt Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta **   DRAR3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 7 Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Low 0.2 %         -none- 8 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Low 0.2 %         -none- 9 Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis **   PETR7 Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis **   PETR7 Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Brassica Brassica L. Brassica Brassica **   BRASS2 Brassica L. Brassica Brassica **   BRASS2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 40 %         -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 10 %         -none- 13 Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Tall 2 %         -none- 14 Juglans californica Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA 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 10 m 15 m 59 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 1 m 2 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m
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