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SMAA0814
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegtwig.vegbank.org:observation:6360-{3A22293E-6641-447B-A384-75F836559C07}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SMAA0814
Author Observation Code ? SMAA0814
Original Data Location ? SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 34.2201753645704 º
Longitude ? -118.719602713525 º
Author Location ? Upper Las Virgenes
Location Narrative ? New Poaceae growth and forb growth.
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 ? 647 m
Slope Aspect ? 160 º
Min Slope Gradient ? 5 º
Max Slope Gradient ? 25 º
Topographic Position ? Upper 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 6 %
Percent Litter ? 1 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 7 %
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: AA0814, Vegetation type confidence: poor fit with above codes. Chose 5000 as primary because better fit than 3321 but seems to be enough shrubs to be a shrub polygon; Salvia mellifera and Eriogonum fasciculatum throughout. Herbs throughout. Malosma laurina not well distributed as well as other tall shrubs. No clear dominant. All assessed. High certainty.;
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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
4 %
1       -none-
2 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-
3 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Tall Shrub
0.2 %
1       -none-
4 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Tall Shrub
0.2 %
1       -none-
5 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Tall Shrub
0.2 %
1       -none-
6 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub
4 %
1       -none-
7 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub
2 %
1       -none-
8 Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plantae Plants Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plantae Plants Plant Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Herbaceous
10 %
2       -none-
9 unknown Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   Poaceae unknown Poaceae **   unknown Poaceae **   Herbaceous
3 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 7.5 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 2.5 %
Emergent      
Herbaceous      
Sub-Canopy      
Vine/Liana      
Dwarf Shrub      
Canopy      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Anderson, James Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jun-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Eriogonum fasciculatum - Salvia mellifera - Malosma laurina Shrubland     Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006 no
Keeler-Wolf, Todd
Evens, Julie


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