YOSE.98M95
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M95
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M95
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.054749586 º
Longitude	-119.277427344 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Virginia Lakes
Location Narrative	From U.S. 395 at Conway Summit, take Virginia Lakes Rd. W to its end at the trailhead parking lot; take main trail W past 2 lakes; ~150 m past second lake turn N and walk just above the lodgepole pine woodland; plot is in the mountain heather beyond the w
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Dunderberg Peak area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3126.33359524797 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire; subalpine slope with talus to N and W -- Total Veg. Cover: 5 / 75% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to base: N/A
Representativeness	Representative of an area on this slope dominated by mountain heather; veg. type extends outside pl
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	52 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	28 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	20-Aug-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	(Strata Data missing S2 layer - PJW) Photos: B/W roll 17: 34. Std. #1 35. Std. #2 36. Std. #3 37. E -> W Color roll 13: 23. E -> W

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 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 **   Dwarf Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 3 Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Parry's rush Juncus parryi Engelm. **   Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Parry's rush Juncus parryi Engelm. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima mountain monardella Monardella odoratissima Benth. **   Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima mountain monardella Monardella odoratissima Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth Achnatherum nevadense Nevada needlegrass Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth **   Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth Achnatherum nevadense Nevada needlegrass Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra beardtongue Penstemon heterodoxus Gray **   Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra beardtongue Penstemon heterodoxus Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Arabis platysperma Gray Arabis platysperma Gray Arabis platysperma pioneer rockcress Arabis platysperma Gray **   Arabis platysperma Gray Arabis platysperma pioneer rockcress Arabis platysperma Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 50 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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