YOSE.98K104
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K104
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K104
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.662175662 º
Longitude	-119.071531276 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Starkweather Lake (road to Devil's Postpile N.M.)
Location Narrative	Road to Devil's Postpile to Starkweather Lake. Just S of lake, hike E upslope ~40 m.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Mammoth Mountain area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	399 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2333.54879645301 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Outcrops of metamorphic bedrock are surrounded by a matrix of pumice. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	The plot is representative of open areas and patchy areas between this large and very well drained h
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	25-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	399 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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Photos: B/W roll 9: 16. SE -> SW 17. SE -> NE 18. SE -> NW; Color roll 5: 13. NE -> SW

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg Quercus vacciniifolia huckleberry oak Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg **   Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg Quercus vacciniifolia huckleberry oak Quercus vacciniifolia Kellogg **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 2 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 3 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray var. rotundifolius Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray var. rotundifolius Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray var. rotundifolius **   Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray var. rotundifolius Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray var. rotundifolius **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray **   Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Parry's rush Juncus parryi Engelm. **   Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Parry's rush Juncus parryi Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Abies magnifica A. Murr. Abies magnifica A. Murr. Abies magnifica California red fir Abies magnifica A. Murr. **   Abies magnifica A. Murr. Abies magnifica California red fir Abies magnifica A. Murr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Arabis L. Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Penstemon azureus Benth. Penstemon azureus Benth. Penstemon azureus azure penstemon Penstemon azureus Benth. **   Penstemon azureus Benth. Penstemon azureus azure penstemon Penstemon azureus Benth. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi mountain pride Penstemon newberryi Gray **   Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi mountain pride Penstemon newberryi Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 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 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 50 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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