YOSE.99S123
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S123
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S123
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.68156861 º
Longitude	-119.63605229 º
Author Location	YOSE -- McGurk Meadow
Location Narrative	Glacier Point rd. to McGurk Meadow trail. Cross meadow at bridge and walk W along N edge, then N to upper meadow. Continue W then head N again into a finger of the meadow to yet another upper meadow.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Half Dome
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2941.92959552827 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Muck
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire. Pinus contorta encroaching a wet meadow.
Representativeness	This plot represents the area of this meadow where Pinus contorta is encroaching with a Vaccinium un
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	19 %
Percent Bare Soil	80 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	11-Aug-1999
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot marker in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 33; frame 33 SE>SW, frame 34 SE>NE, frame 35 SE>NW, frame 36 S>N. Color photos roll # 17; frame 21 methodology, frame 32 E>W.

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 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       -none- 2 Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vaccinium uliginosum bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum L. **   Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vaccinium uliginosum bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum L. **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Salix L. Salix L. Salix willow Salix L. **   Salix L. Salix willow Salix L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 37.5 % 04       -none- 5 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- 6 Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Juncus drummondii Drummond's rush Juncus drummondii E. Mey. **   Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Juncus drummondii Drummond's rush Juncus drummondii E. Mey. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. **   Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Spiranthes romanzoffiana hooded ladies'-tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. **   Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Spiranthes romanzoffiana hooded ladies'-tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Rudbeckia californica Gray Rudbeckia californica Gray Rudbeckia californica California coneflower Rudbeckia californica Gray **   Rudbeckia californica Gray Rudbeckia californica California coneflower Rudbeckia californica Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Perideridia Reichenb. Perideridia Reichenb. Perideridia yampah Perideridia Reichenb. **   Perideridia Reichenb. Perideridia yampah Perideridia Reichenb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schlecht. Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schlecht. Hypericum anagalloides tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schlecht. **   Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schlecht. Hypericum anagalloides tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schlecht. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Lupinus latifolius Lindl. ex J.G. Agardh Lupinus latifolius Lindl. ex J.G. Agardh Lupinus latifolius broadleaf lupine Lupinus latifolius Lindl. ex J.G. Agardh **   Lupinus latifolius Lindl. ex J.G. Agardh Lupinus latifolius broadleaf lupine Lupinus latifolius Lindl. ex J.G. Agardh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 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- 15 Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. **   Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Oxypolis occidentalis Coult. & Rose Oxypolis occidentalis Coult. & Rose Oxypolis occidentalis western cowbane Oxypolis occidentalis Coult. & Rose **   Oxypolis occidentalis Coult. & Rose Oxypolis occidentalis western cowbane Oxypolis occidentalis Coult. & Rose **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Saxifraga oregana T.J. Howell Saxifraga oregana T.J. Howell Saxifraga oregana Oregon saxifrage Saxifraga oregana T.J. Howell **   Saxifraga oregana T.J. Howell Saxifraga oregana Oregon saxifrage Saxifraga oregana T.J. Howell **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Perideridia parishii (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Perideridia parishii (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Perideridia parishii Parish's yampah Perideridia parishii (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Perideridia parishii (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Perideridia parishii Parish's yampah Perideridia parishii (Coult. & Rose) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Phalacroseris bolanderi Gray Phalacroseris bolanderi Gray Phalacroseris bolanderi Bolander's mock dandelion Phalacroseris bolanderi Gray **   Phalacroseris bolanderi Gray Phalacroseris bolanderi Bolander's mock dandelion Phalacroseris bolanderi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis Nutt. **   Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis Nutt. **   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     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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