SMAA1043
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA1043
Author Observation Code	SMAA1043
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0624152066925 º
Longitude	-118.92481271032 º
Author Location	Nicholas Flat Trail
Location Narrative	Top and upper of exposed ridge on midslope.
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	359 m
Slope Aspect	120 º
Min Slope Gradient	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Feb-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: AA1043, Vegetation type confidence: All assessed. High certainty. Differentiated from surrounding polygons by shrub density and herb cover. Less Eriogonum cinereum N end. Salvia mellifera patches usually on edges. Eriogonum fasciculatum seems well distributed in 1/2 of polygon but low cover.j;

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 13 % 3       -none- 2 Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Eriogonum cinereum Benth. Eriogonum cinereum Eriogonum cinereum **   ERCI5 Short Shrub 4 % 1       -none- 3 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub 1 % 1       -none- 4 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub 0.2 % 1       -none- 5 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 15 % 3       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 15 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Dwarf Shrub       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Canopy
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