YOSE.98K109
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K109
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K109
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.845034325 º
Longitude	-119.42080181 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Cathedral Lakes
Location Narrative	Cathedral Lakes trail from Tioga Rd. to meadow between upper and lower lakes; plot is on E side of meadow bearing 79 degrees from the furthest right Cathedral Peak and 220 degrees SW from peak 10450. Consult UTM coordinates for SE corner.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Tenaya Lake region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2836.46879568857 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	no evidence of recent fire; plot in a more mesic area of meadow. -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / Total non-native cover: 0; Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	yes, representative of a ... (illegible) ricegrass-dominated part of the meadow. This veg. type is
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Water Salinity	Freshwater
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	26-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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:
--no data--

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth **   Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa mountain sedge Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. **   Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa mountain sedge Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 3 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- 4 Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. **   Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Viola adunca Sm. Viola adunca Sm. Viola adunca hookedspur violet Viola adunca Sm. **   Viola adunca Sm. Viola adunca hookedspur violet Viola adunca Sm. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray Potentilla flabellifolia high mountain cinquefoil Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray **   Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray Potentilla flabellifolia high mountain cinquefoil Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta heath woodrush Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. **   Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta heath woodrush Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. **   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 90 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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