SAMO0693
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0693
Author Observation Code	SAMO0693
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0027141810952 º
Longitude	-118.806369293113 º
Author Location	Point Dume State Beach
Location Narrative	Carpobrotus edulis dead. If alive, would be 15% of cover. Polygon on top of coastal bluff. Where Carpobrotus is dead, there are large bare areas. Small, shrubby Sambucus mexicana.
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	7 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	29 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jan-2003 ± 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	48 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0693, Vegetation type confidence High; Vegetation change: Carpobrotus edulis appears to have been alive at time of photo.;

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 Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Medium 31 %         -none- 2 Ericameria ericoides Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jeps. Ericameria ericoides Ericameria ericoides **   ERER11 Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jeps. Ericameria ericoides Ericameria ericoides **   ERER11 Medium 15 %         -none- 3 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Medium 2 %         -none- 4 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Medium 1 %         -none- 5 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 1 %         -none- 6 Eriogonum parvifolium Eriogonum parvifolium Sm. Eriogonum parvifolium Eriogonum parvifolium **   ERPA8 Eriogonum parvifolium Sm. Eriogonum parvifolium Eriogonum parvifolium **   ERPA8 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Eschscholzia californica Eschscholzia californica Cham. Eschscholzia californica Eschscholzia californica **   ESCA2 Eschscholzia californica Cham. Eschscholzia californica Eschscholzia californica **   ESCA2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Carpobrotus edulis Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L. Bolus Carpobrotus edulis Carpobrotus edulis **   CAED3 Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L. Bolus Carpobrotus edulis Carpobrotus edulis **   CAED3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 12 Croton californicus Croton californicus Müll. Arg. Croton californicus Croton californicus **   CRCA5 Croton californicus Müll. Arg. Croton californicus Croton californicus **   CRCA5 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-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m
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