YOSE.98M84
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M84
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M84
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.875379142 º
Longitude	-119.384415956 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Tuolumne Meadows
Location Narrative	Tioga Rd. to Tuolumne Meadows; park at Cathedral Lakes trailhead, walk ~ 20 m NW into the meadow.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2610.0023960328 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain valley
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Many young trees and sagebrush are encroaching in areas surrounding the plot. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 35% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. To Base: N/A
Representativeness	This is the first shorthair sedge-dominated ara seen in this meadow. It is unlike many others in th
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Water Salinity	Freshwater
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	40 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	57 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	17-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	(Note: Photograph numbers are out of sequence from previous plots -- PJW) Photos: B/W roll 16: 11. nonsense 12. SE-> SW 13. SE -> NE 14. SE -> NW Color roll 13: 15. SE -> NW

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 exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Saxifraga L. Saxifraga L. Saxifraga saxifrage Saxifraga L. **   Saxifraga L. Saxifraga saxifrage Saxifraga L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 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- 4 Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth Achnatherum lemmonii Lemmon's needlegrass Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth **   Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth Achnatherum lemmonii Lemmon's needlegrass Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz Cistanthe monosperma oneseed pussypaws Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz **   Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz Cistanthe monosperma oneseed pussypaws Cistanthe monosperma (Greene) Hershkovitz **   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 20 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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