SAMO2797
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO2797
Author Observation Code	SAMO2797
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1482812685883 º
Longitude	-118.677862083477 º
Author Location	Las Virgenes View Park
Location Narrative	Stand may be somewhat larger than mapped. Lots of standing dead Brassica nigra. Lots of new Amsinckia menziesii. Not many new Brassica nigra seedlings, all cover is standing dead from last year. There may be some restoration going on or new trail-routing in polygon (flagging). Not much Hirschfeldia incana under the oak. Quercus lobata has no leaves. Hazardia squarrosa looks sickly.
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	328 m
Slope Aspect	350 º
Slope Gradient	13 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Unknown
Rock Type	Unknown
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.4 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Mar-2004 ± 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	0.2 %
Shrub Cover	12 %
Field Cover	40 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap2797, Vegetation type confidence High;

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 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 14 %         -none- 2 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Low 13 %         -none- 3 Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Hazardia squarrosa (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Hazardia squarrosa Hazardia squarrosa **   HASQ2 Low 12 %         -none- 4 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Low 6 %         -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 Low 6 %         -none- 6 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 7 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Low 0.2 %         -none- 8 Quercus lobata Quercus lobata Née Quercus lobata Quercus lobata **   QULO Quercus lobata Née Quercus lobata Quercus lobata **   QULO Low 0.2 %         -none- 9 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 Tall 5 m     conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree 5 m 10 m 0.2 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m
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