SAMO1204
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO1204
Author Observation Code	SAMO1204
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0902598770382 º
Longitude	-119.061533952764 º
Author Location	Point Mugu State Park
Location Narrative	Massive wall of cactus blocks entry. Some areas pure Opuntia. Patchy. Some Opuntia could be O. oricola.
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	168 m
Slope Aspect	250 º
Slope Gradient	29 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Mix of two or more rock types
Rock Type	Mix of two or more rock types
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	52 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Mar-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	29 %
Field Cover	6 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap1204, Vegetation type confidence Medium: Only could see north end.;

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 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Medium 10 %         -none- 2 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 5 %         -none- 3 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 4 %         -none- 4 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Medium 3 %         -none- 5 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 3 %         -none- 6 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Medium 2 %         -none- 7 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 0.2 %         -none- 8 Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Low 4 %         -none- 9 Nassella pulchra Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella pulchra Nassella pulchra **   NAPU4 Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella pulchra Nassella pulchra **   NAPU4 Low 2 %         -none- 10 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Low 1 %         -none- 11 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Low 1 %         -none- 12 Nassella lepida Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella lepida Nassella lepida **   NALE2 Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth Nassella lepida Nassella lepida **   NALE2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 13 Castilleja affinis Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Castilleja affinis Castilleja affinis **   CAAF Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. Castilleja affinis Castilleja affinis **   CAAF Low 0.2 %         -none- 14 Erodium Erodium L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium Erodium **   ERODI Erodium L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium Erodium **   ERODI 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 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub
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