YOSE.98K89
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K89
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K89
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.980072984 º
Longitude	-119.288152276 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Saddlebag Lake
Location Narrative	From State Hwy. 120, take Saddlebag Lake Rd. to end; take boat to N end of lake. Walk upstream S of deck (?? - cannot read) going W. When stream turns S continue SE for 15 m; plot is near bedrock outcroppings. Consult UTM coordinates for SE corner.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Tioga Pass region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	99.75 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3080.30879531793 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	7 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	no evidence of recent fire; low vegetation on soil with lots of rock cover; emergent bedrock near plot with mountain heather in cracks. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	Representative of a Parry's rush-dominated vegetation type. Similar such types continue outside of
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	63 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	7 %
Percent Bare Soil	28 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	19-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	99.75 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: 33. Std. #1 34. Std. #2 35. Std. #3 36. representative S -> N; Color roll 4: 29.

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 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 15 % 03       -none- 2 Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 3 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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- 5 Saxifraga aprica Greene Saxifraga aprica Greene Saxifraga aprica Sierra saxifrage Saxifraga aprica Greene **   Saxifraga aprica Greene Saxifraga aprica Sierra saxifrage Saxifraga aprica Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra beardtongue Penstemon heterodoxus Gray **   Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra beardtongue Penstemon heterodoxus Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins. Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins. Lewisia pygmaea alpine lewisia Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins. **   Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins. Lewisia pygmaea alpine lewisia Lewisia pygmaea (Gray) B.L. Robins. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray Eriogonum incanum frosted buckwheat Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray **   Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray Eriogonum incanum frosted buckwheat Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray **   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 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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