SMAA0255
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0255
Author Observation Code	SMAA0255
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.2349910590647 º
Longitude	-118.870531199979 º
Author Location	Mountclef Ridge
Location Narrative	Thick cactus!
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	310 m
Slope Aspect	175 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
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	7.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0255, Vegetation type confidence: Pure Opuntia littoralis except small patches of Opuntia oricola (8%); Distinct patches of Opuntia oricola. Densest Opuntia we've seen so far;

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 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Emergent 2.5 % 1       -none- 2 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- 3 Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell Opuntia littoralis Opuntia littoralis **   OPLI3 Short Shrub 45 % 6       -none- 4 Opuntia oricola Opuntia oricola Philbrick Opuntia oricola Opuntia oricola **   OPOR Opuntia oricola Philbrick Opuntia oricola Opuntia oricola **   OPOR Short Shrub 8 % 2       -none- 5 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub 7.5 % 2       -none- 6 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 7 Opuntia prolifera Opuntia prolifera Engelm. Opuntia prolifera Opuntia prolifera **   OPPR Opuntia prolifera Engelm. Opuntia prolifera Opuntia prolifera **   OPPR Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 8 Nassella Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Herbaceous 7.5 % 2       -none- 9 Cucurbita foetidissima Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Cucurbita foetidissima Cucurbita foetidissima **   CUFO Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth Cucurbita foetidissima Cucurbita foetidissima **   CUFO Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent 2 m 5 m 2.5 % Dwarf Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 7.5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 55 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 2.5 % Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Canopy
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