SMAA0442
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0442
Author Observation Code	SMAA0442
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0398977109433 º
Longitude	-118.799343272214 º
Author Location	Santa Monica Mountains Natl. Rec. Area
Location Narrative	Old drought stress. Malosma laurina has some standing dead.
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	170 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	27.5 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Mar-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: AA0442, Vegetation type confidence: [GPS Unit not listed] [Changed UTM final to fall into correct GIS polygon according to overlay photocopy.] This [is a] different, rare type. Patches of Ceanothus megacarpus towards road and near edges. Artemisia californica also common near road. 1070798 - photo;

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 ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Tall Shrub 7.5 % 2       -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 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 4 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub 25 % 4       -none- 5 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 6 Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus crocea Nutt. Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus crocea **   RHCR Rhamnus crocea Nutt. Rhamnus crocea Rhamnus crocea **   RHCR Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 7 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 8 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 9 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Vine/Liana 2.5 % 1       -none- 10 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 Vine/Liana 0 m 0.5 m 2.5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 25 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 15 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Sub-Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Canopy
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