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YOSE.99K3
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? YOSE.99K3
Author Observation Code ? YOSE.99K3
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 37.675228077 º
Longitude ? -119.8306666 º
Author Location ? YOSE -- First gulch east of Dry Gulch
Location Narrative ? Park on Incline Rd approx. 0.25 mi. east of Dry Gulch. Walk uphill, perpendicular to river, about 700 feet in elevation gain. Large grassy area with scattered large Blue Oaks.
State or Province ? California
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: El Portal
region|state|province: California
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 1000
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 600.455999087307 m
Slope Aspect ? 225 º
Slope Gradient ? 36 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? canyon
Rock Type ? metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? Pinus sabiniana WIDELY scattered. Stand of Blue Oaks across unnamed gulch to west of plot (1st gulch east of Dry Gulch) has no VISIBLE P. sabiniana at same elevation as our plot, but there are Grey Pines above and below that stand. Pinus sabiniana share
Representativeness ? Good. Chose plot with representative amount of open grassland and Blue Oaks. Also captured portion
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 2 %
Percent Wood ? 2 %
Percent Litter ? 94 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 2 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 11-May-1999
Observation End Date ? 11-May-1999
Project ? Yosemite National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 1000
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 ? B/W Roll 1: photo19 SE to NE; 20 SE to SW; 21 SE to NW; 22 from center of South edge of plot to uphill. Color Roll 1: Photo 12 from bottom of plot uphill to N; 13 same, more to NE angle.
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 Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Canopy
37.5 %
04      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
16 cm       1 stem(s)
24 cm       1 stem(s)
39 cm       1 stem(s)
51 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
2 Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Sub-Canopy
2.5 %
02      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12 cm       1 stem(s)
15 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem
3 Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
4 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
5 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
6 Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Maltese star-thistle Centaurea melitensis L. **   Centaurea melitensis L. Centaurea melitensis Maltese star-thistle Centaurea melitensis L. **   Herbaceous
15 %
03       -none-
7 Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra L. **   Herbaceous
15 %
03       -none-
8 Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata Pott ex Link **   Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata Pott ex Link **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
9 Galium parisiense L. Galium parisiense L. Galium parisiense wall bedstraw Galium parisiense L. **   Galium parisiense L. Galium parisiense wall bedstraw Galium parisiense L. **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
10 Bromus arenarius Labill. Bromus arenarius Labill. Bromus arenarius Australian brome Bromus arenarius Labill. **   Bromus arenarius Labill. Bromus arenarius Australian brome Bromus arenarius Labill. **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
11 Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata attenuate Indian paintbrush Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard **   Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata attenuate Indian paintbrush Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
12 Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus shieldplant Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg **   Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg Streptanthus tortuosus shieldplant Streptanthus tortuosus Kellogg **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 Silene gallica L. Silene gallica L. Silene gallica common catchfly Silene gallica L. **   Silene gallica L. Silene gallica common catchfly Silene gallica L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
14 Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor Lindl. **   Lupinus bicolor Lindl. Lupinus bicolor miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link **   Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
16 Sanicula tracyi Shan & Constance Sanicula tracyi Shan & Constance Sanicula tracyi Tracy's blacksnakeroot Sanicula tracyi Shan & Constance **   Sanicula tracyi Shan & Constance Sanicula tracyi Tracy's blacksnakeroot Sanicula tracyi Shan & Constance **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys small fescue Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro **   Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys small fescue Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
18 Eriophyllum congdonii Brandeg. Eriophyllum congdonii Brandeg. Eriophyllum congdonii Congdon's woolly sunflower Eriophyllum congdonii Brandeg. **   Eriophyllum congdonii Brandeg. Eriophyllum congdonii Congdon's woolly sunflower Eriophyllum congdonii Brandeg. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
19 Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. **   Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. Claytonia perfoliata miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 Daucus pusillus Michx. Daucus pusillus Michx. Daucus pusillus American wild carrot Daucus pusillus Michx. **   Daucus pusillus Michx. Daucus pusillus American wild carrot Daucus pusillus Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
21 Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum smallhead clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh **   Trifolium microcephalum Pursh Trifolium microcephalum smallhead clover Trifolium microcephalum Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
22 Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Gray) Gray Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Gray) Gray Plagiobothrys nothofulvus rusty popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Gray) Gray **   Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Gray) Gray Plagiobothrys nothofulvus rusty popcornflower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (Gray) Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
23 Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus q tips Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. **   Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus q tips Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
24 Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene Lotus strigosus strigose bird's-foot trefoil Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene **   Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene Lotus strigosus strigose bird's-foot trefoil Lotus strigosus (Nutt.) Greene **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
25 Lithophragma bolanderi Gray Lithophragma bolanderi Gray Lithophragma bolanderi Bolander's woodland-star Lithophragma bolanderi Gray **   Lithophragma bolanderi Gray Lithophragma bolanderi Bolander's woodland-star Lithophragma bolanderi Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
26 Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
27 Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) K.-Pol. Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) K.-Pol. Yabea microcarpa false carrot Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) K.-Pol. **   Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) K.-Pol. Yabea microcarpa false carrot Yabea microcarpa (Hook. & Arn.) K.-Pol. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
28 Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris old-man-in-the-Spring Senecio vulgaris L. **   Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris old-man-in-the-Spring Senecio vulgaris L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
29 Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
30 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly Galium aparine L. **   Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly Galium aparine L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
31 Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
32 Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni A. DC. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
33 Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. **   Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
34 Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber **   Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
35 Trifolium variegatum Nutt. Trifolium variegatum Nutt. Trifolium variegatum whitetip clover Trifolium variegatum Nutt. **   Trifolium variegatum Nutt. Trifolium variegatum whitetip clover Trifolium variegatum Nutt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
36 Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson Cirsium occidentale cobwebby thistle Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson **   Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson Cirsium occidentale cobwebby thistle Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
37 Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. **   Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
38 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood Dichelostemma capitatum bluedicks Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood **   Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood Dichelostemma capitatum bluedicks Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Wood **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
39 Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. Clarkia dudleyana Dudley's clarkia Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. **   Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. Clarkia dudleyana Dudley's clarkia Clarkia dudleyana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
40 Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Thysanocarpus curvipes sand fringepod Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. **   Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Thysanocarpus curvipes sand fringepod Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
41 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis compact brome Bromus madritensis L. **   Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis compact brome Bromus madritensis L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
42 Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. **   Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 70 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 %
Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Cunningham-Summerfield, Ben Field assistant
Klohr, Shannon Plot author
Keeler-Wolf, Todd PI
Good, Johanna Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Feb-2002
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus douglasii - Quercus wislizeni / Bromus sp. - Daucus pusillus Woodland       no
Keeler-Wolf, Todd


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Clay Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   05 high
Animal, general   Small raptor flew out of clump of Quercus wislizeni.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot