SAMO0253
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0253
Author Observation Code	SAMO0253
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0865333521174 º
Longitude	-118.658369255981 º
Author Location	Cold Creek Canyon Preserve
Location Narrative	Lots of dead deerweed. Evidence of fire. Lotus is dying.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	538 m
Slope Aspect	275 º
Slope Gradient	24 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Igneous (type unknown)
Rock Type	Igneous (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Sep-2002 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
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
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	45 %
Field Cover	1 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0253, Vegetation type confidence High; Vegetation change: Lotus die off;

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 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Medium 33 %         -none- 2 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 3 %         -none- 3 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Medium 1 %         -none- 4 Lonicera subspicata Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. Lonicera subspicata Lonicera subspicata **   LOSU2 Lonicera subspicata Hook. & Arn. Lonicera subspicata Lonicera subspicata **   LOSU2 Medium 1 %         -none- 5 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 0.2 %         -none- 6 Calocedrus Calocedrus Kurz Calocedrus Calocedrus **   CALOC2 Calocedrus Kurz Calocedrus Calocedrus **   CALOC2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 7 Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Lotus scoparius (Nutt.) Ottley Lotus scoparius Lotus scoparius **   LOSC2 Low 7 %         -none- 8 Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene Marah macrocarpus Marah macrocarpus **   MAMA8 Low 0.2 %         -none- 9 Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia (Benth.) Straw Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia **   KECO Keckiella cordifolia (Benth.) Straw Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia **   KECO Low 0.2 %         -none- 10 Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Melica imperfecta Trin. Melica imperfecta Melica imperfecta **   MEIM Low 0.2 %         -none- 11 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 12 Eriophyllum confertiflorum Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray Eriophyllum confertiflorum Eriophyllum confertiflorum **   ERCO25 Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray Eriophyllum confertiflorum Eriophyllum confertiflorum **   ERCO25 Low 0.2 %         -none- 13 Lotus rigidus Lotus rigidus (Benth.) Greene Lotus rigidus Lotus rigidus **   LORI3 Lotus rigidus (Benth.) Greene Lotus rigidus Lotus rigidus **   LORI3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 14 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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