SMAA0231
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0231
Author Observation Code	SMAA0231
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.2156210715926 º
Longitude	-118.926001416046 º
Author Location	Hill Canyon
Location Narrative	Because this polygon is in a narrow drainage and has a north-facing slope it has created a slightly more mesic environment for Cercocarpus betuloides and Ceanothus megacarpus.
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:
Elevation	103 m
Slope Aspect	50 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-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	0.75 m
Field Cover	7.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0231, Vegetation type confidence: Does not classify particularly easily. Cercocarpus betuloides and Ceanothus megacarpus well distributed throughout polygon but each has a very low cover (perhaps 4% each). The Artemisia californica and Eriogonum cinereum cover a greater % of polygon.; ON the photo the tall shrubs are noticable but in actuality the low shrubs more characterize the polygon.;

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 Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 2 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 3 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 4 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 5 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Short Shrub 7.5 % 2       -none- 6 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 7.5 % 2       -none- 7 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 8 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 9 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 10 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 11 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 12 Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta **   DUPU Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya pulverulenta **   DUPU Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 13 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 14 Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 15 Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Centaurea melitensis **   CEME2 Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 16 Avena Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Avena L. Avena Avena **   AVENA Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Dwarf Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 2.5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 15 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 7.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Sub-Canopy       Vine/Liana       Canopy
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