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SMAA0809
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegtwig.vegbank.org:observation:6355-{6F14ACC8-A8DC-46AA-A1D7-AF9ACE76E5C0}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SMAA0809
Author Observation Code ? SMAA0809
Original Data Location ? SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 34.1523003388152 º
Longitude ? -118.302981072433 º
Author Location ? Travel Town, Griffith Park
Location Narrative ? Relatively flat, somewhat concave. Most of polygon faces southeast. However, the southern 1/3 has a NE exposure. Very steep.
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 ? 226 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Min Slope Gradient ? 25 º
Topographic Position ? Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 14-Jan-2004 ± 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 ? 15 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? original plot ID: AA0809, Vegetation type confidence: Keys well.; This polygon is bordered to the NW and SE by Heteromeles arbutifolia dominated polygons. Patch of Eriogonum fasciculatum in northern tip. Patches of Mimulus aurantiacus here and there (mesic areas). Malosma laurina throughout , especially dominant in northern 2/3. New grass (Bromus sp) coming up throughout polygon.; Surveyed stand has an inclusion of Eriogonum fasciculatum;
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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
22 %
4       -none-
2 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   SAME5 Tall Shrub
1 %
1       -none-
3 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Tall Shrub
0.2 %
1       -none-
4 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   MIAU Short Shrub
3 %
1       -none-
5 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub
0.2 %
1       -none-
6 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub
0.2 %
1       -none-
7 Bromus Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Bromus L. Bromus Bromus **   BROMU Herbaceous
15 %
3       -none-
8 Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Herbaceous
1 %
1       -none-
9 Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria Greene Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria **   PHCI Phacelia cicutaria Greene Phacelia cicutaria Phacelia cicutaria **   PHCI Herbaceous
0.2 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 2.5 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 25 %
Emergent      
Herbaceous      
Dwarf Shrub      
Sub-Canopy      
Vine/Liana      
Canopy      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
McGraw, Mike Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jun-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Malosma laurina Shrubland     Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006 no
Keeler-Wolf, Todd
Evens, Julie


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