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YOSE.98K14
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? YOSE.98K14
Author Observation Code ? YOSE.98K14
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 37.678340436 º
Longitude ? -119.837632703 º
Author Location ? YOSE -- El Portal - Dry Gulch
Location Narrative ? From Incline Rd., hike up abandoned road into Dry Gulch. Plot is just upstream from point where road crosses creek.
State or Province ? California
Country ? United States
Named Places
region|state|province: California
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: El Portal
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 1000
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 593.140799098426 m
Slope Aspect ? 90 º
Slope Gradient ? 12 º
Topographic Position ? Channel bed
Landform ? hills
Rock Type ? metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? Algae are fairly abundant in the creek. The plot crosses creek - upland areas along creek dominated by forbs and grasses typical of surrounding grassland community; area with heavier, wetter soil wer dominated by more hydrophilic vines and shrubs. -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / 80% Total Non-native Cover: 2 / 3%; Ht. to Base: 2-5 m (Salix lasiolepis)
Representativeness ? Plot chosen for riparian representation, independent of BPU assignment.. Plot is representative of
Hydrologic Regime ? Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Percent Bedrock ? 25 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 16 %
Percent Wood ? 6 %
Percent Litter ? 31 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 7 %
Percent Water ? 15 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 01-Jul-1998
Observation End Date ? 01-Jul-1998
Project ? Yosemite National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 1000
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
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis Benth. **   Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis Benth. **   Canopy
9 %
03      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
39 cm       1 stem(s)
stem
2 Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins **   Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins **   Canopy
3 %
02       -none-
3 Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Tall Shrub
3 %
02      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
11 cm       1 stem(s)
14 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem
4 Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Frangula purshiana Pursh's buckthorn Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper **   Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Frangula purshiana Pursh's buckthorn Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
5 Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica Benth. **   Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica Benth. **   Vine/Liana
37 %
04       -none-
6 Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins **   Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
7 Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Short Shrub
8 %
03       -none-
8 Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Philadelphus lewisii Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii Pursh **   Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Philadelphus lewisii Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii Pursh **   Short Shrub
5 %
02       -none-
9 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. **   Short Shrub
5 %
02       -none-
10 Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. Rubus ursinus California blackberry Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. **   Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. Rubus ursinus California blackberry Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. **   Short Shrub
3 %
02       -none-
11 Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. Calycanthus occidentalis western sweetshrub Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. **   Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. Calycanthus occidentalis western sweetshrub Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. **   Short Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
12 Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis Benth. **   Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis Benth. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
14 Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. Datisca glomerata Durango root Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. **   Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. Datisca glomerata Durango root Datisca glomerata (K. Presl) Baill. **   Herbaceous
13 %
03       -none-
15 Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Herbaceous
6 %
03       -none-
16 Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Herbaceous
5 %
02       -none-
17 Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham Collinsia heterophylla purple Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham **   Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham Collinsia heterophylla purple Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham **   Herbaceous
2 %
02       -none-
18 Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt **   Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
19 Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. Polypodium glycyrrhiza licorice fern Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. **   Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. Polypodium glycyrrhiza licorice fern Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat. **   Herbaceous
1 %
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
1 %
01       -none-
21 Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. Trifolium obtusiflorum clammy clover Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. **   Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. Trifolium obtusiflorum clammy clover Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
22 Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens whitestem hedgenettle Stachys albens Gray **   Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens whitestem hedgenettle Stachys albens Gray **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
23 Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum smallhead clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh **   Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum smallhead clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
24 Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
25 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens red brome Bromus rubens L. **   Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens red brome Bromus rubens L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
26 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-
27 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
28 Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller Dichelostemma volubile twining snakelily Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller **   Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller Dichelostemma volubile twining snakelily Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
29 Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung **   Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung **   Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung **   Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
30 Brickellia greenei Gray Brickellia greenei Gray Brickellia greenei Greene brickellbush Brickellia greenei Gray **   Brickellia greenei Gray Brickellia greenei Greene brickellbush Brickellia greenei Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
31 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-
32 Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris common maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris L. **   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris common maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
33 Clarkia heterandra (Torr.) Lewis & Raven Clarkia heterandra (Torr.) Lewis & Raven Clarkia heterandra mountain clarkia Clarkia heterandra (Torr.) Lewis & Raven **   Clarkia heterandra (Torr.) Lewis & Raven Clarkia heterandra mountain clarkia Clarkia heterandra (Torr.) Lewis & Raven **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
34 Cyperus L. Cyperus L. Cyperus flatsedge Cyperus L. **   Cyperus L. Cyperus flatsedge Cyperus L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
35 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-
36 Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
37 Phacelia egena (Greene ex Brand) Greene ex J.T. Howell Phacelia egena (Greene ex Brand) Greene ex J.T. Howell Phacelia egena Kaweah River phacelia Phacelia egena (Greene ex Brand) Greene ex J.T. Howell **   Phacelia egena (Greene ex Brand) Greene ex J.T. Howell Phacelia egena Kaweah River phacelia Phacelia egena (Greene ex Brand) Greene ex J.T. Howell **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
38 Stephanomeria virgata Benth. Stephanomeria virgata Benth. Stephanomeria virgata rod wirelettuce Stephanomeria virgata Benth. **   Stephanomeria virgata Benth. Stephanomeria virgata rod wirelettuce Stephanomeria virgata Benth. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
39 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
40 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
41 Mimulus floribundus Lindl. Mimulus floribundus Lindl. Mimulus floribundus manyflowered monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus Lindl. **   Mimulus floribundus Lindl. Mimulus floribundus manyflowered monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
42 Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
43 Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus Lupinus subvexus var. subvexus valley lupine Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus **   Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus Lupinus subvexus var. subvexus valley lupine Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
44 Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. Madia elegans common madia Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. **   Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. Madia elegans common madia Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
45 Elymus L. Elymus L. Elymus wildrye Elymus L. **   Elymus L. Elymus wildrye Elymus L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
46 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
47 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-
48 Lessingia leptoclada Gray Lessingia leptoclada Gray Lessingia leptoclada Sierra lessingia Lessingia leptoclada Gray **   Lessingia leptoclada Gray Lessingia leptoclada Sierra lessingia Lessingia leptoclada Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
49 Filago californica Nutt. Filago californica Nutt. Filago californica California cottonrose Filago californica Nutt. **   Filago californica Nutt. Filago californica California cottonrose Filago californica Nutt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
50 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-
51 Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. **   Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 %
Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 %
Short Shrub   0.5 m 10 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 %
Vine/Liana 0.5 m 1 m 30 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Roberts, Ryan Field assistant
Klohr, Shannon Plot author
Keeler-Wolf, Todd PI
Community Classification:
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Sands: Sand                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Minimal anthropogenic impacts; 05 - Exotic plants (low)


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot