YOSE.98M15
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M15
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M15
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.726417888 º
Longitude	-119.635511354 º
Author Location	YOSE -- at foot of El Capitan
Location Narrative	Yosemite Valley, directly in front of the nose of El Capitan ~ 40 m off main valley road toward El Capitan
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: El Capitan region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3983 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	valley floor
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Very low in black oak regeneration. Ponderosa pine seems to be moving into open meadow spaces. Anthropogenic disturbances. "Bare soil" present as trails. -- Total Veg, Cover: 6 / 80% Total Non-native Cover: 1 / <1%
Representativeness	No BPU assignment. Very representative of black oak type
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	92 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
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	no photos; no permanent marker

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 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 60 % 05       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 31 cm       1 stem(s) 49 cm       1 stem(s) 55 cm       1 stem(s) 66 cm       1 stem(s) 70 cm       1 stem(s) 74 cm       1 stem(s) 96 cm       1 stem(s) 103 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Carex leporinella Mackenzie Carex leporinella Mackenzie Carex leporinella Sierra hare sedge Carex leporinella Mackenzie **   Carex leporinella Mackenzie Carex leporinella Sierra hare sedge Carex leporinella Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 38 % 04       -none- 3 Agrostis pallens Trin. Agrostis pallens Trin. Agrostis pallens seashore bentgrass Agrostis pallens Trin. **   Agrostis pallens Trin. Agrostis pallens seashore bentgrass Agrostis pallens Trin. **   Herbaceous 38 % 04       -none- 4 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 5 Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Artemisia douglasiana Bess. **   Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Artemisia douglasiana Bess. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 6 Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum arvense L. **   Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum arvense L. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 7 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 8 Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Osmorhiza berteroi sweetcicely Osmorhiza berteroi DC. **   Osmorhiza berteroi DC. Osmorhiza berteroi sweetcicely Osmorhiza berteroi DC. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Hooker's evening-primrose Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner **   Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Hooker's evening-primrose Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin **   Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes Shear **   Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes Shear **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium canescens Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber **   Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium canescens Wright's cudweed Pseudognaphalium canescens (DC.) W.A. Weber **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens whitestem hedgenettle Stachys albens Gray **   Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens whitestem hedgenettle Stachys albens Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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- 15 Festuca L. Festuca L. Festuca fescue Festuca L. **   Festuca L. Festuca fescue Festuca L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. Trifolium obtusiflorum clammy clover Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. **   Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. Trifolium obtusiflorum clammy clover Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly Galium aparine L. **   Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly Galium aparine L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum L. **   Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. lanatus Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. lanatus Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. lanatus **   Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. lanatus Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai var. lanatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. Heterocodon rariflorum rareflower heterocodon Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. **   Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. Heterocodon rariflorum rareflower heterocodon Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers **   Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray Rubus leucodermis whitebark raspberry Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray **   Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray Rubus leucodermis whitebark raspberry Rubus leucodermis Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     100 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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