YOSE.98M111
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M111
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M111
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.957775501 º
Longitude	-119.156755333 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Gardisky Lake
Location Narrative	From State Hwy. 120 take Saddlebag Lake Rd. to the Gardisky L. trailhead. Hike towards Gardisky L. on trail ~1 mile to a slope just before the saddle into the lake basin. Plot is off trail ~15 m N.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Tioga Pass area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3155.5943952035 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Whitebark pine and more mesic types surround this small sagbrush-covered hillside. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 30% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. To Base: N/A
Representativeness	Representative of the stand of sagebrush on the relatively ... (illegible) SW-facing slope.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	88 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
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	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	(Note: Strata data missing based on species list composition and layers -- PJW) Photos: B/W roll 19: 15. SE -> NE 16. SE -> NW 17. SE -> SW

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 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale cushion buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones **   Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale cushion buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 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- 5 Achnatherum Beauv. Achnatherum Beauv. Achnatherum needlegrass Achnatherum Beauv. **   Achnatherum Beauv. Achnatherum needlegrass Achnatherum Beauv. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Senecio canus Hook. Senecio canus Hook. Senecio canus Senecio canus Hook. **   Senecio canus Hook. **   Senecio canus Hook. Senecio canus Senecio canus Hook. **   Senecio canus Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 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- 8 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Crepis acuminata Nutt. Crepis acuminata Nutt. Crepis acuminata tapertip hawksbeard Crepis acuminata Nutt. **   Crepis acuminata Nutt. Crepis acuminata tapertip hawksbeard Crepis acuminata Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Astragalus purshii var. lectulus woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones **   Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Astragalus purshii var. lectulus woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Arabis L. Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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- 13 Astragalus L. Astragalus L. Astragalus milkvetch Astragalus L. **   Astragalus L. Astragalus milkvetch Astragalus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Melica L. Melica L. Melica melicgrass Melica L. **   Melica L. Melica melicgrass Melica L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 16 Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird **   Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. speciosa (Nutt.) Nesom & Baird **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula **   Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. ssp. arbuscula **   Dwarf Shrub 15 % 03       -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 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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