YOSE.98K10
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K10
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K10
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.678558571 º
Longitude	-119.807438581 º
Author Location	YOSE -- above (N) of Rancheria Flat
Location Narrative	Take Rancheria Flat Rd. off Foresta Rd. Drive through Rancheria Flat residential area uphill to water tank (rectangular block concrete structure); park in small paved area. Walk up dirt road to N ~1/2 mile to saddle in ridge, then continue on a short di
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: El Portal region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2530 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Mature blue oaks - few seedlings on this plot. Fire scars on older oaks. More extensive blue oak woodland appears upslope and on ridgetops. -- Total Vegetation Cover 6 / 90% Total Non-native Cover 5 / 60%
Representativeness	Good, although higher density of blue oak appears to be upslope a long distance. We placed plot to
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	45 %
Percent Bare Soil	48 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	29-Jun-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 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	No photos Pink flagging tape at SE corner.

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 Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Canopy 30 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm       1 stem(s) 55 cm       1 stem(s) 65 cm       1 stem(s) 74 cm       1 stem(s) 88 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. **   Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. **   Canopy 1 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Galium parisiense L. Galium parisiense L. Galium parisiense wall bedstraw Galium parisiense L. **   Galium parisiense L. Galium parisiense wall bedstraw Galium parisiense L. **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 5 Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Herbaceous 18 % 03       -none- 6 Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum smallhead clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh **   Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum smallhead clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 7 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 8 Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata Pott ex Link **   Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata Pott ex Link **   Herbaceous 8 % 03       -none- 9 Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 10 Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 11 Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. Trifolium ciliolatum foothill clover Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. **   Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. Trifolium ciliolatum foothill clover Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 12 Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum rose clover Trifolium hirtum All. **   Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum rose clover Trifolium hirtum All. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 13 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 14 Bromus arenarius Labill. Bromus arenarius Labill. Bromus arenarius Australian brome Bromus arenarius Labill. **   Bromus arenarius Labill. Bromus arenarius Australian brome Bromus arenarius Labill. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 15 Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. **   Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 16 Stephanomeria virgata Benth. Stephanomeria virgata Benth. Stephanomeria virgata rod wirelettuce Stephanomeria virgata Benth. **   Stephanomeria virgata Benth. Stephanomeria virgata rod wirelettuce Stephanomeria virgata Benth. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 17 Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link **   Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor Lindl. **   Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor Lindl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones Gilia sinistra Alva Day's gilia Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones **   Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones Gilia sinistra Alva Day's gilia Gilia sinistra M.E. Jones **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber **   Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Rafinesquia californica Nutt. Rafinesquia californica Nutt. Rafinesquia californica California plumseed Rafinesquia californica Nutt. **   Rafinesquia californica Nutt. Rafinesquia californica California plumseed Rafinesquia californica Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys popcornflower Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. **   Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys popcornflower Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat. Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat. Pellaea mucronata birdfoot cliffbrake Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat. **   Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat. Pellaea mucronata birdfoot cliffbrake Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Nemophila heterophylla Nemophila heterophylla Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Nemophila heterophylla small baby blue eyes Nemophila heterophylla **   Nemophila heterophylla Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Nemophila heterophylla small baby blue eyes Nemophila heterophylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene Marah fabaceus California manroot Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene **   Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene Marah fabaceus California manroot Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Gilia capitata Sims Gilia capitata Sims Gilia capitata bluehead gilia Gilia capitata Sims **   Gilia capitata Sims Gilia capitata bluehead gilia Gilia capitata Sims **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Brodiaea elegans Hoover Brodiaea elegans Hoover Brodiaea elegans harvest brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Hoover **   Brodiaea elegans Hoover Brodiaea elegans harvest brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Hoover **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 Gilia tricolor Benth. ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant Gilia tricolor Benth. ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa bird's-eye gilia Gilia tricolor Benth. ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant **   Gilia tricolor Benth. ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa bird's-eye gilia Gilia tricolor Benth. ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Trichostema L. Trichostema L. Trichostema bluecurls Trichostema L. **   Trichostema L. Trichostema bluecurls Trichostema L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium canescens Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber **   Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium canescens Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Sonchus asper ssp. Asper Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper spiny sowthistle Sonchus asper ssp. Asper **   Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Sonchus asper spiny sowthistle Sonchus asper ssp. Asper **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja densiflora denseflower Indian paintbrush Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard **   Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja densiflora denseflower Indian paintbrush Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. **   Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media common chickweed Stellaria media (L.) Vill. **   Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media common chickweed Stellaria media (L.) Vill. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Poa bulbosa L. Poa bulbosa L. Poa bulbosa bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa L. **   Poa bulbosa L. Poa bulbosa bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Eriogonum gracile Benth. Eriogonum gracile Benth. Eriogonum gracile slender woolly buckwheat Eriogonum gracile Benth. **   Eriogonum gracile Benth. Eriogonum gracile slender woolly buckwheat Eriogonum gracile Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 38 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 39 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis compact brome Bromus madritensis L. **   Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis compact brome Bromus madritensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 40 Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus shieldplant Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg **   Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus shieldplant Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 41 Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 42 Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. **   Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 43 Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. ssp. vernalis Keck Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. ssp. vernalis Keck Madia elegans ssp. vernalis spring madia Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. ssp. vernalis Keck **   Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. ssp. vernalis Keck Madia elegans ssp. vernalis spring madia Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. ssp. vernalis Keck **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 44 Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus **   Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 45 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood Dichelostemma capitatum bluedicks Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood **   Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood Dichelostemma capitatum bluedicks Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 46 Lomatium Raf. Lomatium Raf. Lomatium desertparsley Lomatium Raf. **   Lomatium Raf. Lomatium desertparsley Lomatium Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 47 Daucus pusillus Michx. Daucus pusillus Michx. Daucus pusillus American wild carrot Daucus pusillus Michx. **   Daucus pusillus Michx. Daucus pusillus American wild carrot Daucus pusillus Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 48 Silene gallica L. Silene gallica L. Silene gallica common catchfly Silene gallica L. **   Silene gallica L. Silene gallica common catchfly Silene gallica L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 49 Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Amsinckia menziesii Menzies' fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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