SAMO1450
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO1450
Author Observation Code	SAMO1450
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1229916572231 º
Longitude	-118.648260386224 º
Author Location	Calabasas Highlands
Location Narrative	5% of cover taken out for road. Herbaceous cover estimated low, probably much higher, difficult to extrapolate because of Ceanothus spinosus density.
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	566 m
Slope Aspect	350 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	35 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-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	0.75 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	65 %
Field Cover	5 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence Medium;

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 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 58 %         -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 3 %         -none- 3 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 2 %         -none- 4 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Medium 0.2 %         -none- 5 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia (Benth.) Straw Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia **   KECO Keckiella cordifolia (Benth.) Straw Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia **   KECO Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Rumex Rumex L. Rumex Rumex **   RUMEX Rumex L. Rumex Rumex **   RUMEX Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Solanum xanti Solanum xanti A. Gray Solanum xanti Solanum xanti **   SOXA Solanum xanti A. Gray Solanum xanti Solanum xanti **   SOXA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 13 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 0.2 %         -none- 14 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- 15 Pholistoma auritum Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum Pholistoma auritum **   PHAU4 Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum Pholistoma auritum **   PHAU4 Low 6 %         -none- 16 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Low 2 %         -none- 17 Vulpia Vulpia C.C. Gmel. Vulpia Vulpia **   VULPI Vulpia C.C. Gmel. Vulpia Vulpia **   VULPI Low 0.2 %         -none- 18 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 19 Urtica urens Urtica urens L. Urtica urens Urtica urens **   URUR Urtica urens L. Urtica urens Urtica urens **   URUR Low 0.2 %         -none- 20 Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 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 2 m 5 m
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