SAMO1903
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO1903
Author Observation Code	SAMO1903
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1875266255727 º
Longitude	-118.709086811719 º
Author Location	Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve / Ahmanson
Location Narrative	Disturbed floodplain above creek. Ant colony. Road not included in cover. Ground bees. Velvet ant. Elevation from map. Changed UTM final to fall into correct GIS polygon according to overlay photocopy.
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	297 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Min Slope Gradient	1 º
Max Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Bottom
Surficial Deposits	Unknown
Rock Type	Unknown
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	8.2 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jun-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	20 %
Shrub Cover	11 %
Field Cover	35 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap1903, Vegetation type confidence High; Unusual species present: Phoradendron tomentosum

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 Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia **   BASA4 Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia **   BASA4 Medium 9 %         -none- 2 Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana Besser Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana **   ARDO3 Artemisia douglasiana Besser Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana **   ARDO3 Medium 7 %         -none- 3 Melilotus albus Melilotus albus Medik. Melilotus albus Melilotus albus **   MEAL2 Melilotus albus Medik. Melilotus albus Melilotus albus **   MEAL2 Medium 5 %         -none- 4 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 2 %         -none- 5 Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Medium 2 %         -none- 6 Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia psilostachya **   AMPS Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia psilostachya **   AMPS Medium 1 %         -none- 7 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Medium 1 %         -none- 8 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- 9 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus **   SOOL Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus **   SOOL Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Silybum marianum Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Silybum marianum Silybum marianum **   SIMA3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Piptatherum miliaceum Piptatherum miliaceum **   PIMI3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 13 Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola Lactuca serriola **   LASE Medium 0.2 %         -none- 14 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Low 10 %         -none- 15 Lotus purshianus Lotus purshianus Clem. & E.G. Clem. Lotus purshianus Lotus purshianus **   LOPU3 Lotus purshianus Clem. & E.G. Clem. Lotus purshianus Lotus purshianus **   LOPU3 Low 2 %         -none- 16 Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis **   MEOF Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis **   MEOF Low 1 %         -none- 17 Clarkia Clarkia Pursh Clarkia Clarkia **   CLARK Clarkia Pursh Clarkia Clarkia **   CLARK Low 0.2 %         -none- 18 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 15 %         -none- 19 Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Platanus racemosa Nutt. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa **   PLRA Tall 3 %         -none- 20 Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis **   SALA6 Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis **   SALA6 Tall 2 %         -none- 21 Phoradendron tomentosum ssp. macrophyllum Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) Engelm. ex A. Gray ssp. macrophyllum (Engelm.) Wiens Phoradendron tomentosum ssp. macrophyllum Phoradendron tomentosum ssp. macrophyllum **   PHTOM Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) Engelm. ex A. Gray ssp. macrophyllum (Engelm.) Wiens Phoradendron tomentosum ssp. macrophyllum Phoradendron tomentosum ssp. macrophyllum **   PHTOM Tall 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall 5 m     conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 10 m 15 m 20 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 1 m 2 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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