SAMO2915
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO2915
Author Observation Code	SAMO2915
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.120245984592 º
Longitude	-118.655959294693 º
Author Location	Cold Creek - Secret Valley
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	Length: 10; Width: 10
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	483 m
Slope Aspect	140 º
Slope Gradient	17 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland; Description of the plot in relation to the rest of the stand: Very good. Uniform environment and species composition. Part of polygon has more Brassica nigra with Avena fatua rather than the Centaurea melitensis.
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	37 %
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)
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	100 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	0 %
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	32 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap2915rlv, Vegetation type confidence High;

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 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 3 %         -none- 2 Sonchus asper Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper Sonchus asper **   SOAS Medium 0.2 %         -none- 3 Avena fatua Avena fatua L. Avena fatua Avena fatua **   AVFA Avena fatua L. Avena fatua Avena fatua **   AVFA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 4 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Low 28 %         -none- 5 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low 1 %         -none- 6 Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 Low 0.2 %         -none- 7 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine Galium aparine **   GAAP2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 8 Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha **   MEPO3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 9 Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Bromus diandrus **   BRDI3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 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- 12 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus **   BRHO2 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       Low Tree-Tall Shrub
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