YOSE.99K12
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K12
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K12
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.651578883 º
Longitude	-119.848126886 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Top of road behind Indian Flat Campground (just below ridge)
Location Narrative	From Indian Flat Campground proceed south on Indian Flat Rd approx. 1 mile to locked gate. From gate take road through 6 switchbacks to a point 2/3 to next switchback, just below ridge.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: El Portal area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	399 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	909.523198617525 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	canyon
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Phenologically early. Stand is more open, with higher cover of herbaceous vegetation than similar stand lower on slope. ***NOTE*** This plot was later discovered to have been at same location as plot taken in 1998 season.
Representativeness	Good. Plot dominated by tall Cercocarpus, in a relatively homogenous stand. Saw other more mixed s
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	67 %
Percent Bare Soil	17 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-May-1999
Observation End Date	14-May-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	399 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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot marker in NE corner, on south side of road on bank. Plot begins 3m upslope of stake, parallel to road. B/W Roll 2: Photo 24 NE to SE; 25 NE to SW; 26 NE to NW; 27 rep, south into plot. Color Roll 1: Photo 29 upslope (south ) into plot; 30 Downsl

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 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin Cercocarpus montanus Raf. var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber birchleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin **   Cercocarpus montanus Raf. var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber birchleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. **   Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Rhamnus crocea Nutt. ssp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. Fraxinus dipetala California ash Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. **   Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. Fraxinus dipetala California ash Fraxinus dipetala Hook. & Arn. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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 **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Dendromecon rigida Benth. Dendromecon rigida Benth. Dendromecon rigida tree poppy Dendromecon rigida Benth. **   Dendromecon rigida Benth. Dendromecon rigida tree poppy Dendromecon rigida Benth. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 15 % 03       -none- 8 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 15 % 03       -none- 9 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 10 Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris Adiantum aleuticum Aleutian maidenhair Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris **   Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris Adiantum aleuticum Aleutian maidenhair Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) Paris **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 11 Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & Gray Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & Gray Delphinium nudicaule red larkspur Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & Gray **   Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & Gray Delphinium nudicaule red larkspur Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 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- 14 Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt **   Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 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- 16 Nemophila heterophylla Nemophila heterophylla Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Nemophila heterophylla small baby blue eyes Nemophila heterophylla **   Nemophila heterophylla Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Nemophila heterophylla small baby blue eyes Nemophila heterophylla **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 17 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 18 Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham Collinsia heterophylla purple Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham **   Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham Collinsia heterophylla purple Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla Buist ex Graham **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. **   Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene Agoseris grandiflora bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene **   Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene Agoseris grandiflora bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora (Nutt.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 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- 23 Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. **   Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 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- 25 Calochortus albus Dougl. ex Benth. Calochortus albus Dougl. ex Benth. Calochortus albus white fairy-lantern Calochortus albus Dougl. ex Benth. **   Calochortus albus Dougl. ex Benth. Calochortus albus white fairy-lantern Calochortus albus Dougl. ex Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 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- 27 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- 28 Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum blue fiestaflower Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja **   Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja Pholistoma auritum blue fiestaflower Pholistoma auritum (Lindl.) Lilja **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulfuss) Fée Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulfuss) Fée Pellaea andromedifolia coffee cliffbrake Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulfuss) Fée **   Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulfuss) Fée Pellaea andromedifolia coffee cliffbrake Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulfuss) Fée **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Lithophragma parviflorum smallflower woodland-star Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray **   Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray Lithophragma parviflorum smallflower woodland-star Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray **   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 40 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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