SAMO0834
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0834
Author Observation Code	SAMO0834
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1083828108764 º
Longitude	-118.350659963284 º
Author Location	Runyon Canyon Park
Location Narrative	On east finger Quercus agrifolia is denser at trail. Herbaceous layer is dense under Juglans. Less herbs under Heteromeles. Could not see connecting ravine bottom very well. Juglans has no leaves, or cover would be higher. Mostly north-facing. Bromus with some Avena.
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	209 m
Slope Aspect	70 º
Slope Gradient	26 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Unknown
Rock Type	Unknown
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-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	11 %
Field Cover	45 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0834, Vegetation type confidence High; Unusual species present: Opuntia is horticultural variety. Grass is Avena and Bromus

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 5 %         -none- 2 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 3 %         -none- 3 Brickellia californica Brickellia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray Brickellia californica Brickellia californica **   BRCA3 Brickellia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray Brickellia californica Brickellia californica **   BRCA3 Medium 1 %         -none- 4 Ricinus communis Ricinus communis L. Ricinus communis Ricinus communis **   RICO3 Ricinus communis L. Ricinus communis Ricinus communis **   RICO3 Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 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- 7 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica **   OPFI Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica **   OPFI Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown annual grass Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown annual grass **   Liliopsida Monocotyledons Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown annual grass **   Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown annual grass **   Liliopsida Monocotyledons Graminoid (grass or grasslike) Unknown annual grass **   Low 35 %         -none- 12 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 5 %         -none- 13 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Low 3 %         -none- 14 Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima **   LOMA Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima **   LOMA Low 2 %         -none- 15 Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glauca Graham Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glauca **   NIGL Nicotiana glauca Graham Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glauca **   NIGL Low 0.2 %         -none- 16 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Tall 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall 5 m     Medium 0.5 m 5 m   conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m
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