YOSE.98M42
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M42
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M42
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.93716848 º
Longitude	-119.144819785 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Lee Vining Canyon
Location Narrative	From Lee Vining, Hwy. 395 S to State Hwy. 120 W. Take second left after USFS admin. offices, then 15 meters down this road take a right. Drive ~150 m. Plot is ~40 m on left.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Dana area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2209.49519664157 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	hills
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire. The sagebrush continues outside of this plot with different slopes and aspects over an undulating landscape. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 37%; Total Non-native cover: 1 / <1%; Ht. to Base: none reported
Representativeness	Yes, representative of a sedge type on our plot. (This makes no sense to me - PJW)
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	13 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	67 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	22-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:
Growthform1 Type	Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	No permanent marker. Photos: B/W roll 12: 26. Std. #1 27. Std. #2 28. Std. #3 29. 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
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 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. **   Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woollystar Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason **   Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woollystar Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Eriogonum davidsonii Greene Eriogonum davidsonii Greene Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii Greene **   Eriogonum davidsonii Greene Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Mentzelia montana (A. Davids.) A. Davids. Mentzelia montana (A. Davids.) A. Davids. Mentzelia montana variegated-bract blazingstar Mentzelia montana (A. Davids.) A. Davids. **   Mentzelia montana (A. Davids.) A. Davids. Mentzelia montana variegated-bract blazingstar Mentzelia montana (A. Davids.) A. Davids. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr. Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr. Chorizanthe brevicornu brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr. **   Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr. Chorizanthe brevicornu brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Pursh **   Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum ramosissimum pinyon groundsmoke Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray **   Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum ramosissimum pinyon groundsmoke Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve Leymus cinereus basin wildrye Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve **   Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve Leymus cinereus basin wildrye Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Hesperostipa comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Hesperostipa comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Prunus andersonii Gray Prunus andersonii Gray Prunus andersonii desert peach Prunus andersonii Gray **   Prunus andersonii Gray Prunus andersonii desert peach Prunus andersonii Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Tetradymia canescens DC. Tetradymia canescens DC. Tetradymia canescens spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens DC. **   Tetradymia canescens DC. Tetradymia canescens spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens DC. **   Dwarf 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 10 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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