YOSE.98M103
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M103
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M103
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.878688769 º
Longitude	-119.39405001 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Tuolumne Meadows
Location Narrative	Tioga Rd. to W end of Tuolumne Meadows; park at westernmost turnout and walk `100 m N.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Falls Ridge area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2605.43039603975 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain valley
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Muck
Landscape Narrative	The Oryzopsis is uncharacteristically monotypic (What species is referred to here? --PJW) -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / 90% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	representative of at most 1/10 of the entire BPU (##??). The "Oryzopsis" is far more abundant and d
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Water Salinity	Freshwater
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	100 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	24-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Photos: B/W roll 18: 21. SE -> SW 22. SE -> NE 23. SE -> NW Color roll 13: 28. SE -> NW

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 Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth **   Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 87.5 % 06       -none- 2 Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum **   Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Juncus balticus Willd. Juncus balticus Willd. Juncus balticus Baltic rush Juncus balticus Willd. **   Juncus balticus Willd. Juncus balticus Baltic rush Juncus balticus Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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