YOSE.98M130
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M130
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M130
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.856468912 º
Longitude	-119.215490976 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Summit Lake - Mono Pass
Location Narrative	From Tioga Rd. to Mono Pass Trail to Summit Lake; plot is on the SE edge of lake ~5 m from lakeshore; from Center of plot to Mt. Gibbs bearing 6 degrees; from NE plot corner to top of Mammoth Peak =~280 deg.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Koip Peak region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3229.66079509092 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire; immediately adjacent to lake shore; also adjacent to Pinus albicaulis stands on W edge of plot. -- total Veg. Cover: 6 / 85% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. To Base: N/A
Representativeness	This plot represents billberry / Kalmia as a veg. type. Our plot almost entirely encompasses this s
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	78 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Sep-1998
Observation End Date	04-Sep-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: no cover categories recorded in Strata data -- PJW) Photos: B/W roll 21: 2. SE -> SW 3. SE -> NE 4. SE -> NW 5. representative 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 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 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 15 % 03       -none- 3 Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Carex exserta Mackenzie Carex exserta shorthair sedge Carex exserta Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. andersonii (Gray) Nesom Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. andersonii (Gray) Nesom Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. andersonii (Gray) Nesom **   Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. andersonii (Gray) Nesom Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. andersonii (Gray) Nesom **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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- 9 Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's Indian paintbrush Castilleja lemmonii Gray **   Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's Indian paintbrush Castilleja lemmonii Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Ivesia lycopodioides Gray Ivesia lycopodioides Gray Ivesia lycopodioides clubmoss mousetail Ivesia lycopodioides Gray **   Ivesia lycopodioides Gray Ivesia lycopodioides clubmoss mousetail Ivesia lycopodioides Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. Botrychium simplex little grapefern Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. **   Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. Botrychium simplex little grapefern Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Trichophorum clementis (M.E. Jones) S.G. Sm. Trichophorum clementis (M.E. Jones) S.G. Sm. Trichophorum clementis Yosemite bulrush Trichophorum clementis (M.E. Jones) S.G. Sm. **   Trichophorum clementis (M.E. Jones) S.G. Sm. Trichophorum clementis Yosemite bulrush Trichophorum clementis (M.E. Jones) S.G. Sm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. **   Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 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- 16 Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 17 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 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 0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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