SMAA0478
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0478
Author Observation Code	SMAA0478
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0381140438704 º
Longitude	-118.724863869802 º
Author Location	Lower Puerco Canyon
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	75 m
Min Slope Aspect	0 º
Max Slope Aspect	89 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Oct-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: AA0478, Vegetation type confidence: keys well.; Mimulus aurantiacus in 2 separate patches in draws and NE-facing. Salvia leucophylla is sick; would be 02 cover with leaves. In general, drought deciduous shrubs are mostly defoliated. Covers would be much higher in spring.; Surveyed stand has an inclusion of Mimulus aurantiacus;

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 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -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 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- 4 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 15 % 3       -none- 5 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- 6 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 7 Isocoma menziesii Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom Isocoma menziesii Isocoma menziesii **   ISME5 Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom Isocoma menziesii Isocoma menziesii **   ISME5 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 8 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 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 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum **   TODI Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 11 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Dwarf Shrub 7.5 % 2       -none- 12 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 13 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- 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 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 16 Nassella Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Dwarf Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 7.5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 25 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 7.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Canopy
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