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SAMO2449
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SAMO2449
Author Observation Code ? SAMO2449
Original Data Location ? SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 34.0831303341258 º
Longitude ? -118.759112714813 º
Author Location ? Malibu Creek State Park
Location Narrative ? Rapid Assessment due to rare plants/rock outcropping. Very sparse. Lots of bird poop. Bees. Near firebreak but is a natural outcropping. Dudleya could be D. cymosa ssp. agourensis, too dry to tell now. Lichen is cryptogramic crust type.
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 ? 648 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Min Slope Gradient ? 25 º
Topographic Position ? Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits ? Sandstone
Rock Type ? Sandstone
Landscape Narrative ? Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 90.2 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 2 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 14-Oct-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 ? 1 %
Shrub Cover ? 5 %
Field Cover ? 0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 0 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Vegetation type confidence High; Unusual species present: Hemizonia minthornii, possible Dudleya cymosa var agourensis. (need flowers to verify)
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Medium
1 %
        -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
1 %
        -none-
3 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
4 Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glandulosa **   ARGL3 Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glandulosa **   ARGL3 Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
5 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Medium
0.2 %
        -none-
6 Hemizonia minthornii Hemizonia minthornii Jeps. Hemizonia minthornii Hemizonia minthornii **   HEMI6 Hemizonia minthornii Jeps. Hemizonia minthornii Hemizonia minthornii **   HEMI6 Low
3 %
        -none-
7 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Low
0.2 %
        -none-
8 Gnaphalium canescens Gnaphalium canescens DC. Gnaphalium canescens Gnaphalium canescens **   GNCA2 Gnaphalium canescens DC. Gnaphalium canescens Gnaphalium canescens **   GNCA2 Low
0.2 %
        -none-
9 Achnatherum coronatum Achnatherum coronatum (Thurb.) Barkworth Achnatherum coronatum Achnatherum coronatum **   ACCO21 Achnatherum coronatum (Thurb.) Barkworth Achnatherum coronatum Achnatherum coronatum **   ACCO21 Low
0.2 %
        -none-
10 Dudleya Dudleya Britton & Rose Dudleya Dudleya **   DUDLE Dudleya Britton & Rose Dudleya Dudleya **   DUDLE Low
0.2 %
        -none-
11 Galium Galium L. Galium Galium **   GALIU Galium L. Galium Galium **   GALIU Low
0.2 %
        -none-
12 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low
0.2 %
        -none-
13 Silene Silene L. Silene Silene **   SILEN Silene L. Silene Silene **   SILEN Low
0.2 %
        -none-
14 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Low
0.2 %
        -none-
15 Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia **   LEFI11 Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane Lessingia filaginifolia Lessingia filaginifolia **   LEFI11 Low
0.2 %
        -none-
16 Gnaphalium bicolor Gnaphalium bicolor Bioletti Gnaphalium bicolor Gnaphalium bicolor **   GNBI Gnaphalium bicolor Bioletti Gnaphalium bicolor Gnaphalium bicolor **   GNBI Low
0.2 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
conifer tree     0 %
hardwood tree 2 m 5 m 1 %
Medium 0.5 m 5 m  
Low 0 m 0.5 m  
Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m  
Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m  
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Hohn, Charlie Field assistant
Sagar, Tarja Field assistant
Community Classification:
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Vandalism/dumping/litter Medium grafitti
Competition from exotics Low Competition from exotics


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot