SAMO2460
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO2460
Author Observation Code	SAMO2460
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1764394965536 º
Longitude	-118.707496040191 º
Author Location	Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve / Ahmanson
Location Narrative	Packrat nest. Bees. Ants. Ticks. Flies. West end of polygon is different, no Artemisia californica, more oaks. Dead lizard. Areas of talus. GPS having problems. Burrow. Note to ais: Polygon to S (#3) should be merged with this polygon as similar oak-Juglans / Artemisia californica and grass
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	Length: 50; Width: 20
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	small
Elevation	124 m
Slope Aspect	2 º
Slope Gradient	46 º
Topographic Position	Lower 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; Description of the plot in relation to the rest of the stand: picks up both grass/herb understory and Artemisia californica understory. Julie tricked Charlie into touching a nettle by telling him it was a type which was stingless.
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Apr-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Method Narrative	DBH converted from inches.
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	1000 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	17 %
Shrub Cover	7 %
Field Cover	46 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap2460rlv, Vegetation type confidence High; Unusual species present: unknown herb with Encelia like leaves, 6%

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 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Medium 3 %         -none- 2 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 3 %         -none- 3 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Medium 1 %         -none- 4 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Medium 1 %         -none- 6 Urtica dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica Urtica dioica **   URDI Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica Urtica dioica **   URDI Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 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 0.2 %         -none- 8 Chenopodium ambrosioides Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Chenopodium ambrosioides Chenopodium ambrosioides **   CHAM Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Chenopodium ambrosioides Chenopodium ambrosioides **   CHAM Medium 0.2 %         -none- 9 Rhus trilobata Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata Rhus trilobata **   RHTR Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata Rhus trilobata **   RHTR Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Low 12 %         -none- 12 Pholistoma auritum Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum Pholistoma auritum **   PHAU4 Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum Pholistoma auritum **   PHAU4 Low 5 %         -none- 13 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Low 4 %         -none- 14 Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata **   CLPE Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Claytonia perfoliata **   CLPE Low 4 %         -none- 15 Pholistoma Pholistoma Lilja Pholistoma Pholistoma **   PHOLI2 Pholistoma Lilja Pholistoma Pholistoma **   PHOLI2 Low 3 %         -none- 16 Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus **   MEIN2 Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Melilotus indicus Melilotus indicus **   MEIN2 Low 2 %         -none- 17 Hesperocnide tenella Hesperocnide tenella Torr. Hesperocnide tenella Hesperocnide tenella **   HETE5 Hesperocnide tenella Torr. Hesperocnide tenella Hesperocnide tenella **   HETE5 Low 2 %         -none- 18 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Low 2 %         -none- 19 Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Low 2 %         -none- 20 Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii **   AMME Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Amsinckia menziesii **   AMME Low 1 %         -none- 21 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 Low 1 %         -none- 22 Stylomecon heterophylla Stylomecon heterophylla (Benth.) G. Taylor Stylomecon heterophylla Stylomecon heterophylla **   STHE3 Stylomecon heterophylla (Benth.) G. Taylor Stylomecon heterophylla Stylomecon heterophylla **   STHE3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 23 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Low 0.2 %         -none- 24 Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare **   CIVU Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare **   CIVU Low 0.2 %         -none- 25 Trifolium willdenowii Trifolium willdenowii Spreng., orth. var. Trifolium willdenowii Trifolium willdenowii **   TRWI Trifolium willdenowii Spreng., orth. var. Trifolium willdenowii Trifolium willdenowii **   TRWI Low 0.2 %         -none- 26 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Low 0.2 %         -none- 27 Malacothrix saxatilis Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray Malacothrix saxatilis Malacothrix saxatilis **   MASA2 Malacothrix saxatilis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray Malacothrix saxatilis Malacothrix saxatilis **   MASA2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 28 Collinsia Collinsia Nutt. Collinsia Collinsia **   COLLI Collinsia Nutt. Collinsia Collinsia **   COLLI Low 0.2 %         -none- 29 Sonchus asper Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Low 0.2 %         -none- 30 Lactuca Lactuca L. Lactuca Lactuca **   LACTU Lactuca L. Lactuca Lactuca **   LACTU Low 0.2 %         -none- 31 Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus **   SOOL Sonchus oleraceus L. Sonchus oleraceus Sonchus oleraceus **   SOOL Low 0.2 %         -none- 32 Lithophragma affine Lithophragma affine A. Gray Lithophragma affine Lithophragma affine **   LIAF Lithophragma affine A. Gray Lithophragma affine Lithophragma affine **   LIAF Low 0.2 %         -none- 33 Epilobium canum Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H. Raven Epilobium canum Epilobium canum **   EPCA3 Epilobium canum (Greene) P.H. Raven Epilobium canum Epilobium canum **   EPCA3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 34 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Marrubium vulgare L. Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   MAVU Low 0.2 %         -none- 35 Stellaria media Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media Stellaria media **   STME2 Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media Stellaria media **   STME2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 36 Juglans californica Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Juglans californica S. Watson Juglans californica Juglans californica **   JUCA Tall 9 %         -none- 37 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Tall 7 %         -none- 38 Quercus lobata Quercus lobata Née Quercus lobata Quercus lobata **   QULO Quercus lobata Née Quercus lobata Quercus lobata **   QULO Tall 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 5 m 10 m 17 % Tall 5 m     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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