YOSE.99K64
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K64
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K64
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.0434907 º
Longitude	-119.194751574 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Copper Mountain
Location Narrative	Take 395 N from Lee Vining to Conway Summit. Left onto Virginia Lakes Rd. Left onto FS181 toward Copper Mtn. Follow 4.2 miles, crossing drainage, and continuing south and uphill until rock outcrop near top of Copper Mtn. Plot is on rocky ridge running
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Lundy area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2867.25359564177 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	hills hills
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Representativeness	Representative of stand on this exposed ridge. Some Cercocarpus encroaching in surrounding areas.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	96 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Jun-1999
Observation End Date	24-Jun-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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 8: Photo 22 NW to SE; 23 SE to SW; 24SE to NE; 25 SE to NW Color Roll 4: Photo 21 S to N; 22 NW to SE

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 Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. Artemisia arbuscula little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. **   Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. Artemisia arbuscula little sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula Nutt. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 2 Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray **   Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth Achnatherum lemmonii Lemmon's needlegrass Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth **   Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth Achnatherum lemmonii Lemmon's needlegrass Achnatherum lemmonii (Swallen) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Arabis L. Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Erigeron clokeyi Cronq. Erigeron clokeyi Cronq. Erigeron clokeyi Clokey's fleabane Erigeron clokeyi Cronq. **   Erigeron clokeyi Cronq. Erigeron clokeyi Clokey's fleabane Erigeron clokeyi Cronq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Erigeron breweri Gray Erigeron breweri Gray Erigeron breweri Brewer's fleabane Erigeron breweri Gray **   Erigeron breweri Gray Erigeron breweri Brewer's fleabane Erigeron breweri Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Astragalus whitneyi Gray Astragalus whitneyi Gray Astragalus whitneyi balloonpod milkvetch Astragalus whitneyi Gray **   Astragalus whitneyi Gray Astragalus whitneyi balloonpod milkvetch Astragalus whitneyi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Astragalus purshii var. lectulus woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones **   Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Astragalus purshii var. lectulus woollypod milkvetch Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. var. lectulus (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb Stephanomeria spinosa thorn skeletonweed Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb **   Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb Stephanomeria spinosa thorn skeletonweed Stephanomeria spinosa (Nutt.) S. Tomb **   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 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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