SMAA0254
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0254
Author Observation Code	SMAA0254
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.2352470556356 º
Longitude	-118.8361790727 º
Author Location	Bard Lake
Location Narrative	Trail. Herb patches.
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:
Min Slope Aspect	270 º
Max Slope Aspect	359 º
Min Slope Gradient	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Litter	45 %
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	2.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0254, Vegetation type confidence: Very diverse/mixed. Coastal sage scrub-Chaparral transition zone. More Encelia californica in S, Salvia mellifera in N. Not cohesive. Entered stand, good view. 3212 but Salvia mellifera dominaes. Not great example - too diverse;

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 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- 2 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 3 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 4 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 5 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub 15 % 3       -none- 6 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 15 % 3       -none- 7 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 8 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 9 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 10 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 Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 11 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 12 Phacelia Phacelia Juss. Phacelia Phacelia **   PHACE Phacelia Juss. Phacelia Phacelia **   PHACE Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 13 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 14 Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 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-
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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 35 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 7.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Canopy
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