YOSE.98K45
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K45
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K45
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.936010177 º
Longitude	-119.116226943 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Horse Meadow
Location Narrative	From jct. w/ State Hwy. 120, S ~1.5 km to right on road to Horse Meadow (USFS 1N16). Travel ~ 1 mile, to ~ 100 m before turnoff left onto USFS 1N17. Plot is on midslope to west of small drainage.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Lee Vining
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2193.9503966652 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Loose sandy soil, patches of bare ground between plants; No evidence of recent fire. -- Total Veg. Cover :4 / 32%; Total non-native cover: 2 / 1%; Ht. to Base: none noted
Representativeness	Good. Plot is in a homogeneous stand of vegetation extending well beyond this BPU.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	18 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	36 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	23-Jul-1998
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	Permanent marker in SE corner; Photos: B/W roll 3: 10. Std. #1 11. Std. #2 12. Std. #3 13. Representative Color roll 2: 31. Representative 32. Jesse

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 monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 4 Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 5 Tetradymia canescens DC. Tetradymia canescens DC. Tetradymia canescens spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens DC. **   Tetradymia canescens DC. Tetradymia canescens spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens DC. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. **   Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus yellow rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Grayia spinosa spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. **   Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Grayia spinosa spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Prunus andersonii Gray Prunus andersonii Gray Prunus andersonii desert peach Prunus andersonii Gray **   Prunus andersonii Gray Prunus andersonii desert peach Prunus andersonii Gray **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Castilleja applegatei Fern. Castilleja applegatei Fern. Castilleja applegatei wavyleaf Indian paintbrush Castilleja applegatei Fern. **   Castilleja applegatei Fern. Castilleja applegatei wavyleaf Indian paintbrush Castilleja applegatei Fern. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Eriogonum heermannii Dur. & Hilg. Eriogonum heermannii Dur. & Hilg. Eriogonum heermannii Heermann's buckwheat Eriogonum heermannii Dur. & Hilg. **   Eriogonum heermannii Dur. & Hilg. Eriogonum heermannii Heermann's buckwheat Eriogonum heermannii Dur. & Hilg. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Eriogonum davidsonii Greene Eriogonum davidsonii Greene Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii Greene **   Eriogonum davidsonii Greene Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii Greene **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Pursh **   Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Pursh **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 Mentzelia congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Mentzelia congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Mentzelia congesta united blazingstar Mentzelia congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray **   Mentzelia congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Mentzelia congesta united blazingstar Mentzelia congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. Stephanomeria exigua small wirelettuce Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. **   Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. Stephanomeria exigua small wirelettuce Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woollystar Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason **   Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason Eriastrum wilcoxii Wilcox's woollystar Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nels.) Mason **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Arabis puberula Nutt. Arabis puberula Nutt. Arabis puberula silver rockcress Arabis puberula Nutt. **   Arabis puberula Nutt. Arabis puberula silver rockcress Arabis puberula Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Gayophytum A. Juss. Gayophytum A. Juss. Gayophytum groundsmoke Gayophytum A. Juss. **   Gayophytum A. Juss. Gayophytum groundsmoke Gayophytum A. Juss. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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