SAMO1448
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO1448
Author Observation Code	SAMO1448
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1674818459361 º
Longitude	-118.6979968786 º
Author Location	Las Virgenes Canyon
Location Narrative	One section of polygon above erosion control slope is flat; the rest of, and majority of, polygon is quite steep. Castilleja sp. Less than 1% cover in polygon as well.
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	322 m
Min Slope Aspect	270 º
Max Slope Aspect	359 º
Slope Gradient	46 º
Topographic Position	Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	32 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	53 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-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	42 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap1448, Vegetation type confidence High: Can't see understory well. May be more Melilotus and Eriogonum cinereum.;

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 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 22 %         -none- 2 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Medium 18 %         -none- 3 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Medium 1 %         -none- 4 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Medium 0.2 %         -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 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 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 0.2 %         -none- 7 Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus **   MEIN2 Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus **   MEIN2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Astragalus trichopodus Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A. Gray Astragalus trichopodus Astragalus trichopodus **   ASTR6 Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A. Gray Astragalus trichopodus Astragalus trichopodus **   ASTR6 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria Greene Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria **   PHCI Phacelia cicutaria Greene Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria **   PHCI Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Galium Galium L. Galium Galium **   GALIU Galium L. Galium Galium **   GALIU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi Torr. Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi **   PHPA3 Phacelia parryi Torr. Phacelia parryi Phacelia parryi **   PHPA3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 12 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 13 Malacothrix Malacothrix DC. Malacothrix Malacothrix **   MALAC3 Malacothrix DC. Malacothrix Malacothrix **   MALAC3 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 1 m 2 m
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