SAMO0816
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0816
Author Observation Code	SAMO0816
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1509728775459 º
Longitude	-118.308243134645 º
Author Location	Griffith Park
Location Narrative	Polygon is full of Brassica and dying Lotus. Old sprinklers. Evidence of fire. Horse poop. Hard to tell Brassicaceaes apart at this point. Lotus cover was ~30% before dieoff. Brassica might have higher cover in spring.
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:
Elevation	199 m
Slope Aspect	280 º
Slope Gradient	43 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Unknown
Rock Type	Unknown
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-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	1 %
Shrub Cover	21 %
Field Cover	18 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0816, Vegetation type confidence High; Vegetation change: lotus died; Unusual species present: unknown Brassicaceae 1 (probably Raphanus or Hirschfeldia)

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 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- 2 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 0.2 %         -none- 3 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Low 10 %         -none- 4 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Low 10 %         -none- 5 Brassica nigra Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Brassica nigra Brassica nigra **   BRNI Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch Brassica nigra Brassica nigra **   BRNI Low 6 %         -none- 6 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Low 3 %         -none- 7 Erodium Erodium L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium Erodium **   ERODI Erodium L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium Erodium **   ERODI Low 1 %         -none- 8 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Low 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 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Washingtonia Washingtonia H. Wendl. Washingtonia Washingtonia **   WASHI Washingtonia H. Wendl. Washingtonia Washingtonia **   WASHI 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 2 m 5 m 1 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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