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YOSE.98K101
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? YOSE.98K101
Author Observation Code ? YOSE.98K101
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 37.847397074 º
Longitude ? -119.489790965 º
Author Location ? YOSE -- May Lake
Location Narrative ? From Tioga Rd. to May Lake Rd. to end at trailhead to May Lake. Follow trail to May Lake; directly E of May Lake is a small pond. Plot is on N end of pond. Consult UTM coordinates for SW corner.
State or Province ? California
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: Tenaya Lake
region|state|province: California
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 999
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 2831.89679569552 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient ? 5 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? mountain(s)
Rock Type ? igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? no evidence of recent fire; plot on edge of subalpine pond; plot cirves around edge of pond. -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / 77%; Total non-native cover: 0; Ht. to Base: T1 - 05 (Pinus monticola) T2 - 04 (mixed species) T3 - 03 (Mixed species)
Representativeness ? Yes, representative of a mountain heather and lodgepole pine association that we have seen along the
Soil Drainage ? somewhat poorly drained
Percent Bedrock ? 7 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 2 %
Percent Wood ? 1 %
Percent Litter ? 88 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 2 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 24-Aug-1998
Observation End Date ? 24-Aug-1998
Project ? Yosemite National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 999
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 ? PLGR point taken from SW corner; Photos taken from SW corner. Photos: B/W roll 9: 5. SW -> W 6. SW -> N 7. SW -> NW 8. representative along edge of plot Color roll 5: 8. across pond to SE corner 9. Curve of plot (center)
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 contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Canopy
37.5 %
04      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
45 cm       1 stem(s)
72 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem
2 Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola western white pine Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don **   Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola western white pine Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don **   Canopy
15 %
03      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
69 cm       1 stem(s)
stem
3 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Canopy
15 %
03       -none-
4 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Tall Shrub
15 %
03      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
38 cm       1 stem(s)
stem
5 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub
2.5 %
02       -none-
6 Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Holodiscus discolor oceanspray Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. **   Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Holodiscus discolor oceanspray Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
7 Salix orestera Schneid. Salix orestera Schneid. Salix orestera Sierra willow Salix orestera Schneid. **   Salix orestera Schneid. Salix orestera Sierra willow Salix orestera Schneid. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
8 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
62.5 %
05       -none-
9 Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Dwarf Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
10 Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi mountain pride Penstemon newberryi Gray **   Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi mountain pride Penstemon newberryi Gray **   Dwarf Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
11 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 Arabis lyallii S. Wats. Arabis lyallii S. Wats. Arabis lyallii Lyall's rockcress Arabis lyallii S. Wats. **   Arabis lyallii S. Wats. Arabis lyallii Lyall's rockcress Arabis lyallii S. Wats. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 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-
14 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 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-
16 Perideridia howellii (Coult. & Rose) Mathias Perideridia howellii (Coult. & Rose) Mathias Perideridia howellii Howell's yampah Perideridia howellii (Coult. & Rose) Mathias **   Perideridia howellii (Coult. & Rose) Mathias Perideridia howellii Howell's yampah Perideridia howellii (Coult. & Rose) Mathias **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
18 Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. fendleriana Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. fendleriana Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana muttongrass Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. fendleriana **   Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. fendleriana Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana muttongrass Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. fendleriana **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
19 Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Watson's spikemoss Selaginella watsonii Underwood **   Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Watson's spikemoss Selaginella watsonii Underwood **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus shieldplant Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg **   Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus shieldplant Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
21 Carex abrupta Mackenzie Carex abrupta Mackenzie Carex abrupta abruptbeak sedge Carex abrupta Mackenzie **   Carex abrupta Mackenzie Carex abrupta abruptbeak sedge Carex abrupta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
22 Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
23 Lupinus gracilentus Greene Lupinus gracilentus Greene Lupinus gracilentus green slender lupine Lupinus gracilentus Greene **   Lupinus gracilentus Greene Lupinus gracilentus green slender lupine Lupinus gracilentus Greene **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
24 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
25 Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz Cistanthe monosperma oneseed pussypaws Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz **   Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz Cistanthe monosperma oneseed pussypaws Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 15 m 20 m 30 %
Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 70 %
Emergent 20 m 35 m 5 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 0 %
Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Grossman, Jesse Field assistant
Klohr, Shannon Plot author
Keeler-Wolf, Todd PI
Community Classification:
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Sandy Loams: Sandy Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   20 -low
Animal, general   animal scat


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot