YOSE.98K108
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K108
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K108
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.845202628 º
Longitude	-119.421818697 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Cathedral Lakes
Location Narrative	Tioga Rd. to Cathedral Lakes trailhead at Tuolumne Meadows; trail to Cathedral Lakes to meadow between upper and lower lakes; plot is on NW side of meadow next to granite slab - consult UTM coordinates for SE corner.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Tenaya Lake
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	99.60001 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2825.19119570571 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	no evidence of recent fire; while the majority of the plot is directly along the water's edge, we did capture a small type that was recently flooded. -- Total Veg. Cover: 5 / Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	yes, representative for the most part of the sedge frowing at water's edge and its associated vegeta
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	64 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Percent Water	20 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	27-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	99.60001 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 9: 31. Std. #1 32. Std. #2 33. Std. #3 34. representative W -> E Color roll 5: 17. representative riverbank

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Salix orestera Schneid. Salix orestera Schneid. Salix orestera Sierra willow Salix orestera Schneid. **   Salix orestera Schneid. Salix orestera Sierra willow Salix orestera Schneid. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vaccinium uliginosum bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum L. **   Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vaccinium uliginosum bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum L. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia bog laurel Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. **   Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia bog laurel Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa mountain sedge Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. **   Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa mountain sedge Carex scopulorum Holm var. bracteosa (Bailey) F.J. Herm. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 6 Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartmann) Schwarz Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartmann) Schwarz Eleocharis quinqueflora fewflower spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartmann) Schwarz **   Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartmann) Schwarz Eleocharis quinqueflora fewflower spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartmann) Schwarz **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. **   Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum **   Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Potentilla grayi S. Wats. Potentilla grayi S. Wats. Potentilla grayi Gray's cinquefoil Potentilla grayi S. Wats. **   Potentilla grayi S. Wats. Potentilla grayi Gray's cinquefoil Potentilla grayi S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia filiformis pullup muhly Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta heath woodrush Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. **   Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta heath woodrush Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Epilobium L. Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Mimulus primuloides Benth. var. primuloides Mimulus primuloides Benth. var. primuloides Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. var. primuloides **   Mimulus primuloides Benth. var. primuloides Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. var. primuloides **   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 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 60 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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