YOSE.98K16
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K16
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K16
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.667945501 º
Longitude	-119.800565418 º
Author Location	YOSE -- El Portal - Yosemite Research Center
Location Narrative	From State Hwy. 140 just west of Yosemite Field Station, proceed up grassy slope opposite road to gravel pit. Continue past small grassland patches and old mining camp. Plot overlooks Merced River.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: El Portal
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	749.807998860292 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	31 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	mountain(s)
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire - a healthy vegetation stand. -- Total Veg. Cover: 5 / 72% Total Non-native Cover: 2 / 4%; Ht. to Base: T1: 04 (Pinus ponderosa) T2: 04 (Quercus kelloggii) T3: 02 (Aesculus californica)
Representativeness	Plot chosen for good mix of ponderosa pine, black oak and common shrubs on this slope.
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Wood	9 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	02-Jul-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 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	flagging at SE corner on a black oak branch

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 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Emergent 17 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37 cm       1 stem(s) 39 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 48 cm       1 stem(s) 57 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii Newberry **   Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii Newberry **   Canopy 50 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 44 cm       1 stem(s) 46 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston Phoradendron leucarpum oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston **   Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston Phoradendron leucarpum oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnston **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Sub-Canopy 2 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Short Shrub 20 % 03       -none- 6 Prunus subcordata Benth. Prunus subcordata Benth. Prunus subcordata Klamath plum Prunus subcordata Benth. **   Prunus subcordata Benth. Prunus subcordata Klamath plum Prunus subcordata Benth. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 7 Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 8 Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 4 % 02       -none- 10 Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. **   Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. **   Tall Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 11 Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii Newberry **   Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii Newberry **   Tall Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 12 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Frangula purshiana Pursh's buckthorn Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper **   Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Frangula purshiana Pursh's buckthorn Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. **   Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Herbaceous 30 % 04       -none- 17 Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link **   Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 18 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 19 Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson Asclepias cordifolia heartleaf milkweed Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson **   Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson Asclepias cordifolia heartleaf milkweed Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 20 Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. Trifolium ciliolatum foothill clover Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. **   Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. Trifolium ciliolatum foothill clover Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 21 Tauschia hartwegii (Gray) J.F. Macbr. Tauschia hartwegii (Gray) J.F. Macbr. Tauschia hartwegii Hartweg's umbrellawort Tauschia hartwegii (Gray) J.F. Macbr. **   Tauschia hartwegii (Gray) J.F. Macbr. Tauschia hartwegii Hartweg's umbrellawort Tauschia hartwegii (Gray) J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 22 Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. **   Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 23 Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt **   Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 24 Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene Agoseris grandiflora bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene **   Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene Agoseris grandiflora bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea L. **   Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus Lupinus subvexus var. subvexus valley lupine Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus **   Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus Lupinus subvexus var. subvexus valley lupine Lupinus subvexus C.P. Sm. var. subvexus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 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- 29 Lathyrus sulphureus Brewer ex Gray Lathyrus sulphureus Brewer ex Gray Lathyrus sulphureus snub pea Lathyrus sulphureus Brewer ex Gray **   Lathyrus sulphureus Brewer ex Gray Lathyrus sulphureus snub pea Lathyrus sulphureus Brewer ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber **   Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Monardella villosa Benth. Monardella villosa Benth. Monardella villosa coyote mint Monardella villosa Benth. **   Monardella villosa Benth. Monardella villosa coyote mint Monardella villosa Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. Clarkia dudleyana Dudley's clarkia Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. **   Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. Clarkia dudleyana Dudley's clarkia Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underwood Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underwood Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens hairy brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underwood **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underwood Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens hairy brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pubescens Underwood **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 38 Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata Pott ex Link **   Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata Pott ex Link **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 39 Galium porrigens Dempster Galium porrigens Dempster Galium porrigens graceful bedstraw Galium porrigens Dempster **   Galium porrigens Dempster Galium porrigens graceful bedstraw Galium porrigens Dempster **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 40 Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 41 Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Lithophragma parviflorum smallflower woodland-star Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray **   Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Lithophragma parviflorum smallflower woodland-star Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 42 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- 43 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 44 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 0 % Emergent 20 m 35 m 20 % Epiphyte 2 m 5 m 0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Vine/Liana 2 m 5 m 5 %
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