YOSE.98K75
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K75
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K75
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.82084603 º
Longitude	-119.475481778 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Tenaya Lake
Location Narrative	From Sunrise parking lot, take trail S to meadow before second junction is reached. plot is ~12 m off trail to S; consult UTM coordinates for SE corner.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Tenaya Lake area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2488.08239621811 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	valley floor
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	no evidence of recent fire; dodder parasitic on aster -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / Total non-native cover: 0; Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	representative of the vegetation (alpine aster-dominated) in this part of the meadow.
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	90 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	11-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:
Observation Narrative	Identification of Gentiana newberryi was estimated due to early phenology; could be Gentianopsis holopetala. Photos: B/W roll 6: 21. Std. #1 22. Std. #2 23. Std. #3 24. representative

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 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 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 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- 3 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- 4 Carex subnigricans Stacey Carex subnigricans Stacey Carex subnigricans nearlyblack sedge Carex subnigricans Stacey **   Carex subnigricans Stacey Carex subnigricans nearlyblack sedge Carex subnigricans Stacey **   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 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 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- 8 Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm. Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm. Cuscuta californica var. breviflora chaparral dodder Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm. **   Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm. Cuscuta californica var. breviflora chaparral dodder Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm. **   Epiphyte 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 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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