YOSE.98K88
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K88
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K88
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.878492499 º
Longitude	-119.386415052 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Tuolumne Meadows
Location Narrative	On Tioga Rd., park between Cathedral Lakes trailhead and the westernmost parking area along meadows; walk towards the "tongue" of meadow that is adjacent to dome. Plot is ~1/4 mile SE of dome. SE corner: 290 degrees to top of dome, 164 degrees to sharp
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Falls Ridge area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	99.75 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2605.43039603975 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	valley floor
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	meadow has dried out for season -- Total Veg. Cover: 5 / 51%; total non-native cover: 0; Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	Plot was placed in larger stand of Muhlenbergia / Dodecatheon. Saw a similar stand in meadow across
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Water Salinity	Freshwater
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	18-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	99.75 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	General note: Plants on many of these meadow plots identified as Gentiana newberryi may as well be Gentianopsis holopetala (PJW). Plant on this plot identified as Cryptantha may very well be a Plagiobothrys sp. (PJW) Photos: B/W roll 7: 30. Std. #1 3

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 Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte Dodecatheon jeffreyi Sierrra shootingstar Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte **   Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte Dodecatheon jeffreyi Sierrra shootingstar Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 2 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 15 % 03       -none- 3 Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 4 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- 5 Carex subnigricans Stacey Carex subnigricans Stacey Carex subnigricans nearlyblack sedge Carex subnigricans Stacey **   Carex subnigricans Stacey Carex subnigricans nearlyblack sedge Carex subnigricans Stacey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don **   Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Ivesia lycopodioides Gray Ivesia lycopodioides Gray Ivesia lycopodioides clubmoss mousetail Ivesia lycopodioides Gray **   Ivesia lycopodioides Gray Ivesia lycopodioides clubmoss mousetail Ivesia lycopodioides 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 50 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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