YOSE.98K33
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K33
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K33
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.73830803 º
Longitude	-119.596309857 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Leidig Meadow
Location Narrative	South Side Dr. past Swinging Bridge; stop at next meadow on left across from Yosemite Falls. Walk ~15 m towards 3 black oaks. SE corner of plot is 200 deg. fr. Yosemite Falls.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Half Dome region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1205.48399816766 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain valley
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire. Plot floodedin 1997 flood. Area being restored and closed to public. -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / 98%; Total non-native cover: 2 / 3%; Ht. to Base: no shrubs or trees on plot.
Representativeness	Representative of one grassland type in this BPU.
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	16-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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Permanent marker in SE corner. Photos: B/W roll #1: 31. Std. #1 B/W roll #2: 1. Std. #2 2. Std. #3 3. representative Color roll #2: 15.

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 athrostachya Olney Carex athrostachya Olney Carex athrostachya slenderbeak sedge Carex athrostachya Olney **   Carex athrostachya Olney Carex athrostachya slenderbeak sedge Carex athrostachya Olney **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. var. oreocharis (Greene) N. Holmgren Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. var. oreocharis (Greene) N. Holmgren Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis herbaceous penstemon Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. var. oreocharis (Greene) N. Holmgren **   Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. var. oreocharis (Greene) N. Holmgren Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis herbaceous penstemon Penstemon rydbergii A. Nels. var. oreocharis (Greene) N. Holmgren **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 Carex feta Bailey Carex feta Bailey Carex feta greensheath sedge Carex feta Bailey **   Carex feta Bailey Carex feta greensheath sedge Carex feta Bailey **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 5 Solidago californica Nutt. Solidago californica Nutt. Solidago californica California goldenrod Solidago californica Nutt. **   Solidago californica Nutt. Solidago californica California goldenrod Solidago californica Nutt. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 6 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 7 Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Equisetum laevigatum smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun **   Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Equisetum laevigatum smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus **   Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth. var. unifoliolatus **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Artemisia douglasiana Bess. **   Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Artemisia douglasiana Bess. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens whitestem hedgenettle Stachys albens Gray **   Stachys albens Gray Stachys albens whitestem hedgenettle Stachys albens Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Rumex acetosella L. Rumex acetosella L. Rumex acetosella common sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella L. **   Rumex acetosella L. Rumex acetosella common sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Euthamia occidentalis western goldentop Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. **   Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. Euthamia occidentalis western goldentop Euthamia occidentalis Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Epilobium ciliatum fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Raf. **   Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Epilobium ciliatum fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Carex praegracilis W. Boott Carex praegracilis W. Boott Carex praegracilis clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis W. Boott **   Carex praegracilis W. Boott Carex praegracilis clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis W. Boott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Asimina incana (Bartr.) Exell Asimina incana (Bartr.) Exell Asimina incana woolly pawpaw Asimina incana (Bartr.) Exell **   Asimina incana (Bartr.) Exell Asimina incana woolly pawpaw Asimina incana (Bartr.) Exell **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Geranium californicum G.N. & F.F. Jones Geranium californicum G.N. & F.F. Jones Geranium californicum California cranesbill Geranium californicum G.N. & F.F. Jones **   Geranium californicum G.N. & F.F. Jones Geranium californicum California cranesbill Geranium californicum G.N. & F.F. Jones **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray **   Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Hooker's evening-primrose Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner **   Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri Hooker's evening-primrose Oenothera elata Kunth ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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-
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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 1 m 100 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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