YOSE.98K39
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K39
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K39
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.926829229 º
Longitude	-119.127624776 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Horse Meadows
Location Narrative	From Lee Vining, take US 395 S to State Hwy. 120 W to USFS Road 1N15, to 1N16, to Lower Horse Meadow. Find water tank on right, park and walk W ~70 m off road to SE corner of plot
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Mount Dana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2231.74559660775 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	hills
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Peat
Landscape Narrative	no evidence of recent fire; heavy grazing -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / 98%; Total non-native cover: 3 / 8%; Ht. to Base: no shrubs or trees on plot
Representativeness	Yes, representative of one of the vegetation associations in the BPU.
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	21-Jul-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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	permanent marker in SE corner. Photos: B/W roll 2: 24. Std. #1 25. Std. #2 26. Std. #3 27. representative

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 Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lipocarpa (Holm) L.A. Standley Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lipocarpa (Holm) L.A. Standley Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa Kellogg's sedge Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lipocarpa (Holm) L.A. Standley **   Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lipocarpa (Holm) L.A. Standley Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa Kellogg's sedge Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lipocarpa (Holm) L.A. Standley **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Juncus nevadensis S. Wats. Juncus nevadensis S. Wats. Juncus nevadensis Sierra rush Juncus nevadensis S. Wats. **   Juncus nevadensis S. Wats. Juncus nevadensis Sierra rush Juncus nevadensis S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis Nutt. **   Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis Nutt. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 4 Juncus macrandrus Coville Juncus macrandrus Coville Juncus macrandrus longanther rush Juncus macrandrus Coville **   Juncus macrandrus Coville Juncus macrandrus longanther rush Juncus macrandrus Coville **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 5 Agrostis gigantea Roth Agrostis gigantea Roth Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis gigantea Roth **   Agrostis gigantea Roth Agrostis gigantea redtop Agrostis gigantea Roth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes **   Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Juncus mexicanus Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Trifolium repens L. Trifolium repens L. Trifolium repens white clover Trifolium repens L. **   Trifolium repens L. Trifolium repens white clover Trifolium repens L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Arnica longifolia D.C. Eat. Arnica longifolia D.C. Eat. Arnica longifolia spearleaf arnica Arnica longifolia D.C. Eat. **   Arnica longifolia D.C. Eat. Arnica longifolia spearleaf arnica Arnica longifolia D.C. Eat. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Phleum alpinum L. Phleum alpinum L. Phleum alpinum alpine timothy Phleum alpinum L. **   Phleum alpinum L. Phleum alpinum alpine timothy Phleum alpinum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Elmer **   Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Elmer **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Stellaria longipes Goldie Stellaria longipes Goldie Stellaria longipes longstalk starwort Stellaria longipes Goldie **   Stellaria longipes Goldie Stellaria longipes longstalk starwort Stellaria longipes Goldie **   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     100 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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