SAMO1340
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO1340
Author Observation Code	SAMO1340
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0919929545305 º
Longitude	-118.954398704683 º
Author Location	Cotharin Road, Santa Monica Mountains
Location Narrative	Road in polygon not included in cover estimates. Ceanothus spinosus inclusion west of westernmost road. Evidence of fire. NE corner of polygon is Malacothamnus fasciculatus with Malosma laurina while southwestern 3/4 is Salvia mellifera, Eriogonum cinereum with Malosma laurina. Assessed together however. Lots of dead Lotus scoparius.
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	396 m
Slope Aspect	142 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Igneous (type unknown)
Rock Type	Igneous (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	25 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Apr-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	45 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap1340, Vegetation type confidence High: Binocular assessed, private property.;

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 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 14 %         -none- 2 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 10 %         -none- 3 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Medium 9 %         -none- 4 Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Medium 8 %         -none- 5 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 1 %         -none- 6 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Medium 1 %         -none- 7 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 1 %         -none- 8 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 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 13 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 0.2 %         -none- 14 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Low 1 %         -none- 15 Melilotus Melilotus Mill. Melilotus Melilotus **   MELIL Melilotus Mill. Melilotus Melilotus **   MELIL Low 0.2 %         -none- 16 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 17 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover 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 2 m 5 m
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