SMAA0168
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0168
Author Observation Code	SMAA0168
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0986905202085 º
Longitude	-118.576872368933 º
Author Location	Topanga State Park
Location Narrative	Animal trails going through polygon.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	270 º
Min Slope Gradient	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Sep-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (Accuracy Assessment 2004)
Cover Method	Modified Tens
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Method Narrative	Cover values for strata are midpoints of a cover class
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
Field Cover	35 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0168, Vegetation type confidence: Binocular assessed. Keying specific herb species difficult but uniformity of non-native herb association. Heterogeneity good. Possibly more Centaurea melitensis present. 5010 is best fit however Brassica nigra present in good proportions.;

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 pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Tall Shrub 2.5 % 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 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 3 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Herbaceous 25 % 4       -none- 4 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 Herbaceous 15 % 3       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 2.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Short Shrub       Canopy
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