SMAA0455
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0455
Author Observation Code	SMAA0455
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0870325792823 º
Longitude	-118.950992380817 º
Author Location	Santa Monica Mountains Natl. Rec. Area
Location Narrative	Probably burned in 1993. Near creek.
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	90 º
Max Slope Aspect	179 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	7.5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Apr-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	2.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0455, Vegetation type confidence: Diverse mix of mesic plants. Could see entire polygon. Heteromeles has highest cover but Malacothamnus fasciculatus also high cover. No clear dominant.;

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Short Shrub 7.5 % 2       -none- 2 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 3 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 4 Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides DC. Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides **   VECA Venegasia carpesioides DC. Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides **   VECA Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 5 Solanum xanti Solanum xanti A. Gray Solanum xanti Solanum xanti **   SOXA Solanum xanti A. Gray Solanum xanti Solanum xanti **   SOXA Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 6 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- 7 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Tall Shrub 15 % 3       -none- 8 Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Tall Shrub 15 % 3       -none- 9 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Tall Shrub 7.5 % 2       -none- 10 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- 11 Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 12 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana 0.5 m 1 m 2.5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 15 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Sub-Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Tall Shrub       Canopy
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