YOSE.99S126
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S126
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S126
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.869744446 º
Longitude	-119.331055958 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Lyell Fork of the Tuolomne
Location Narrative	Take the John Muir trail S from parking lot near the pack station on the Tioga rd., a little ways E of Tuolomne Meadows. Hike about _ mile to the mouth of Lyell canyon. The plot is on the N side of the Lyell Fork about 200M NE of the footbridge.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Vogelsang Peak
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2644.74959597998 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Lodgepole pine may eventually encroach on this stand.
Representativeness	This plot is representative of the stand. Representativeness of association: The alliance is undes
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	40 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	50 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	16-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:
Growthform1 Type	Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot marker in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 34; frame 12 representative, frame 13 SE>SW, frame 14 SE>NE, frame 15 SE>NW. Color photos roll # 18; frames 5-6 representative. The board in these photos is labeled S125.

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 Artemisia rothrockii Gray Artemisia rothrockii Gray Artemisia rothrockii timberline sagebrush Artemisia rothrockii Gray **   Artemisia rothrockii Gray Artemisia rothrockii timberline sagebrush Artemisia rothrockii Gray **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. Penstemon rydbergii Rydberg's penstemon Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. **   Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. Penstemon rydbergii Rydberg's penstemon Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth **   Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth Ptilagrostis kingii Sierra false needlegrass Ptilagrostis kingii (Boland.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth Achnatherum nelsonii Columbia needlegrass Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth Achnatherum nelsonii Columbia needlegrass Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Juncus covillei Piper var. obtusatus C.L. Hitchc. Juncus covillei Piper var. obtusatus C.L. Hitchc. Juncus covillei var. obtusatus Coville's rush Juncus covillei Piper var. obtusatus C.L. Hitchc. **   Juncus covillei Piper var. obtusatus C.L. Hitchc. Juncus covillei var. obtusatus Coville's rush Juncus covillei Piper var. obtusatus C.L. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Horkelia fusca Lindl. Horkelia fusca Lindl. Horkelia fusca pinewoods horkelia Horkelia fusca Lindl. **   Horkelia fusca Lindl. Horkelia fusca pinewoods horkelia Horkelia fusca Lindl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   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 40 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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