YOSE.98K82
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K82
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K82
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.876850148 º
Longitude	-119.390966351 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Tuolumne Meadows
Location Narrative	Tioga Rd. to westernmost parking area along meadows; hike NE ~150 m to a spot next to small trail through meadow.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Falls Ridge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	98 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2602.68719604392 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain valley
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Aster alpigenum and Polygonum bistortioides are encroaching on the outskirts of the plot and may not be representative of this vegetation type. -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	The two dominant species of Carex mix to varying degrees at different wet places on this meadow. Th
Hydrologic Regime	Semipermanently flooded
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	14-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	98 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	Photos: B/W roll 7: 9. SE -> SW 10. SE -> NE 11. SE -> NW Color roll 4: 22. representative of plot 23. from outside plot (SW) across plot

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
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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 Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis water sedge Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis **   Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis water sedge Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 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- 5 Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] Deschampsia cespitosa Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] **   Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] **   Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] Deschampsia cespitosa Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] **   Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. [orthographic variant] **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 1 m 2 m 90 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 % Short Shrub     0 %
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