YOSE.99K50
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K50
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K50
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.662323131 º
Longitude	-119.870266603 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Across Merced River from Clearing House
Location Narrative	Take Hwy 140 to Indian flat guard house. Continue on road for 1.5 miles west of guard house. Hike south from road upslope 150m to access plot. Plot is across Merced River from Clearing House.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: El Portal
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	500.786399238805 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	canyon
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Plot is on talus slope. Most of annuals are dead and difficult to identify.
Representativeness	Good. Plot captures the widely dispersed oak, buckeye, and occasional bay trees that are indicative
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	74 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Jun-1999
Observation End Date	10-Jun-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 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	B/W Roll 7: Photo 4 SE to SW; 5 SE to NE; 6 SE to NW; 7 E to W Color Roll 3: Photo 27 W to E; 28 SW to NE

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 Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 4 Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. **   Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 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- 7 Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Philadelphus lewisii Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii Pursh **   Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Philadelphus lewisii Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii Pursh **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. **   Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 15 % 03       -none- 12 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 15 % 03       -none- 13 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 14 Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 15 Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. Madia elegans common madia Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. **   Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. Madia elegans common madia Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 16 Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. Trifolium wormskioldii cows clover Trifolium wormskioldii Lehm. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 17 Linanthus montanus (Greene) Greene Linanthus montanus (Greene) Greene Linanthus montanus mustang clover Linanthus montanus (Greene) Greene **   Linanthus montanus (Greene) Greene Linanthus montanus mustang clover Linanthus montanus (Greene) Greene **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 18 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly Galium aparine L. **   Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly Galium aparine L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 19 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 20 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 21 Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris common maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris L. **   Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Adiantum capillus-veneris common maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 22 Selaginella hansenii Hieron. Selaginella hansenii Hieron. Selaginella hansenii Hansen's spikemoss Selaginella hansenii Hieron. **   Selaginella hansenii Hieron. Selaginella hansenii Hansen's spikemoss Selaginella hansenii Hieron. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 23 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- 24 Erigeron foliosus Nutt. Erigeron foliosus Nutt. Erigeron foliosus leafy fleabane Erigeron foliosus Nutt. **   Erigeron foliosus Nutt. Erigeron foliosus leafy fleabane Erigeron foliosus Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Allium L. Allium L. Allium onion Allium L. **   Allium L. Allium onion Allium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Lomatium nevadense (S. Wats.) Coult. & Rose Lomatium nevadense (S. Wats.) Coult. & Rose Lomatium nevadense Nevada biscuitroot Lomatium nevadense (S. Wats.) Coult. & Rose **   Lomatium nevadense (S. Wats.) Coult. & Rose Lomatium nevadense Nevada biscuitroot Lomatium nevadense (S. Wats.) Coult. & Rose **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 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- 28 Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson Asclepias cordifolia heartleaf milkweed Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson **   Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson Asclepias cordifolia heartleaf milkweed Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 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- 30 Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. **   Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance Lomatium californicum California lomatium Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance **   Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance Lomatium californicum California lomatium Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose Dudleya cymosa canyon liveforever Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose **   Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose Dudleya cymosa canyon liveforever Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller Dichelostemma volubile twining snakelily Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller **   Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller Dichelostemma volubile twining snakelily Dichelostemma volubile (Kellogg) Heller **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. **   Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 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- 38 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- 39 Phacelia ramosissima Dougl. ex Lehm. Phacelia ramosissima Dougl. ex Lehm. Phacelia ramosissima branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima Dougl. ex Lehm. **   Phacelia ramosissima Dougl. ex Lehm. Phacelia ramosissima branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima Dougl. ex Lehm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 40 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- 41 Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea L. **   Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 42 Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene Linanthus ciliatus whiskerbrush Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene **   Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene Linanthus ciliatus whiskerbrush Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 43 Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 44 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- 45 Brodiaea elegans Hoover Brodiaea elegans Hoover Brodiaea elegans harvest brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Hoover **   Brodiaea elegans Hoover Brodiaea elegans harvest brodiaea Brodiaea elegans Hoover **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 46 Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene Delphinium hansenii Eldorado larkspur Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene **   Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene Delphinium hansenii Eldorado larkspur Delphinium hansenii (Greene) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 47 Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Chlorogalum pomeridianum wavyleaf soap plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth **   Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth Chlorogalum pomeridianum wavyleaf soap plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 48 Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) Gray Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) Gray Eriophyllum confertiflorum golden-yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) Gray **   Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) Gray Eriophyllum confertiflorum golden-yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 49 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- 50 Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. Clarkia unguiculata elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Lindl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 50 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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