YOSE.99K155
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K155
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K155
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.956052976 º
Longitude	-119.293972979 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Hall RNA
Location Narrative	Park at Sawmill campground off Saddlebag Lakes Rd. Follow trail to Carnegie Institute Experimental Station. Continue on trail to Alpine Lake. When you see a meadow on left (south), cross it and follow stream west. Plot is along on of smaller tributari
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Tioga Pass area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3071.46959533137 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Plot is along both edges of a permanent stream and includes an island in the middle of stream. This veg. type extends approx. 3-4m from the stream edge. Soil itself is seasonally saturated.
Representativeness	Assoc: Good rep. of Taylor's description. Stand: Good rep. of stand.
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally saturated
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Percent Water	15 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Sep-1999
Observation End Date	01-Sep-1999
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:
Observation Narrative	B/W Roll 29: Photo 8 rep; 9 SE to SW; 10 SE to NE; 11 SE to NW Color Roll 9: Photo 32-33 rep

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 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -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 Juncus mertensianus Bong. Juncus mertensianus Bong. Juncus mertensianus Mertens' rush Juncus mertensianus Bong. **   Juncus mertensianus Bong. Juncus mertensianus Mertens' rush Juncus mertensianus Bong. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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- 5 Carex nigricans C.A. Mey. Carex nigricans C.A. Mey. Carex nigricans black alpine sedge Carex nigricans C.A. Mey. **   Carex nigricans C.A. Mey. Carex nigricans black alpine sedge Carex nigricans C.A. Mey. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller Phyllodoce breweri purple mountainheath Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller **   Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller Phyllodoce breweri purple mountainheath Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don Cassiope mertensiana western moss heather Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don **   Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don Cassiope mertensiana western moss heather Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's Indian paintbrush Castilleja lemmonii Gray **   Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's Indian paintbrush Castilleja lemmonii Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. **   Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Epilobium L. Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Mimulus tilingii Regel Mimulus tilingii Regel Mimulus tilingii Tiling's monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii Regel **   Mimulus tilingii Regel Mimulus tilingii Tiling's monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii Regel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes Veronica wormskjoldii American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes Veronica wormskjoldii American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 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- 16 Heuchera rubescens Torr. Heuchera rubescens Torr. Heuchera rubescens pink alumroot Heuchera rubescens Torr. **   Heuchera rubescens Torr. Heuchera rubescens pink alumroot Heuchera rubescens Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Poa glauca Vahl Poa glauca Vahl Poa glauca glaucous bluegrass Poa glauca Vahl **   Poa glauca Vahl Poa glauca glaucous bluegrass Poa glauca Vahl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 20 Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia bog laurel Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. **   Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia bog laurel Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. **   Dwarf Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 21 Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -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 70 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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