YOSE.98M112
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M112
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M112
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.95801899 º
Longitude	-119.153302472 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Gardisky Lake
Location Narrative	From State Hwy. 120 take Saddlebag Lake Rd. to the Gardisky L. trailhead; hike till trail tops out ~1/4 mile from Gardisky L.; walk S across meadow and onto opposite slope.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Tioga Pass region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	200 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3336.03599492923 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	The rocky veg. types in this area occur between clumps of whitebark pine and shorthair sedge. -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 30% Total non-native Cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	The plot is representative of rocky outcrops on this slope.
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Percent Bedrock	29 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	40 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	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	200 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 19: 17. SE -> SW 18. SE -> NE 19. SE -> NW Color roll 13: 33. SW -> SE

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 Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 2 Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 3 Potentilla drummondii Lehm. Potentilla drummondii Lehm. Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinquefoil Potentilla drummondii Lehm. **   Potentilla drummondii Lehm. Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinquefoil Potentilla drummondii Lehm. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Sedum obtusatum Gray Sedum obtusatum Gray Sedum obtusatum Sierra stonecrop Sedum obtusatum Gray **   Sedum obtusatum Gray Sedum obtusatum Sierra stonecrop Sedum obtusatum Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Watson's spikemoss Selaginella watsonii Underwood **   Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Watson's spikemoss Selaginella watsonii Underwood **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronq. Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronq. Phlox pulvinata cushion phlox Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronq. **   Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronq. Phlox pulvinata cushion phlox Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Rumex paucifolius Nutt. Rumex paucifolius Nutt. Rumex paucifolius alpine sheep sorrel Rumex paucifolius Nutt. **   Rumex paucifolius Nutt. Rumex paucifolius alpine sheep sorrel Rumex paucifolius Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Festuca saximontana Rydb. Festuca saximontana Rydb. Festuca saximontana Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana Rydb. **   Festuca saximontana Rydb. Festuca saximontana Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Cistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershkovitz var. umbellata Cistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershkovitz var. umbellata Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata Mt. Hood pussypaws Cistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershkovitz var. umbellata **   Cistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershkovitz var. umbellata Cistanthe umbellata var. umbellata Mt. Hood pussypaws Cistanthe umbellata (Torr.) Hershkovitz var. umbellata **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Carex specifica Bailey Carex specifica Bailey Carex specifica narrowfruit sedge Carex specifica Bailey **   Carex specifica Bailey Carex specifica narrowfruit sedge Carex specifica Bailey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Saxifraga aprica Greene Saxifraga aprica Greene Saxifraga aprica Sierra saxifrage Saxifraga aprica Greene **   Saxifraga aprica Greene Saxifraga aprica Sierra saxifrage Saxifraga aprica Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (Gray ex S. Wats.) Cox Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (Gray ex S. Wats.) Cox Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii Donner Lake lupine Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (Gray ex S. Wats.) Cox **   Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (Gray ex S. Wats.) Cox Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii Donner Lake lupine Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (Gray ex S. Wats.) Cox **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 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- 18 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- 19 Castilleja nana Eastw. Castilleja nana Eastw. Castilleja nana dwarf alpine Indian paintbrush Castilleja nana Eastw. **   Castilleja nana Eastw. Castilleja nana dwarf alpine Indian paintbrush Castilleja nana Eastw. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones ssp. compacta (Coville) Maguire Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones ssp. compacta (Coville) Maguire Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta King's compact sandwort Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones ssp. compacta (Coville) Maguire **   Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones ssp. compacta (Coville) Maguire Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta King's compact sandwort Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones ssp. compacta (Coville) Maguire **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 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 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 30 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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