YOSE.99K65
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K65
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K65
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.041635423 º
Longitude	-119.196143296 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Near Copper Mtn.
Location Narrative	Hwy 395 N from Lee Vining to Conway Summit. Left onto Virginia Lakes Rd to FS181 to Copper Mtn. Drive 4.2 miles, passing large drainage and rising again to next ridge. Stop near rock outcrop near top of Copper Mtn. Walk SW towards Cercocarpus shrubs.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Lundy
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	399 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2832.81119569413 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Density of Cercocarpus varies, and under dense stands there is no other vegetation. Plot captures one open spot where other species occur.
Representativeness	Good. This plot represents well the nearly homogenous stand of Cercocarpus that is present in this
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	9 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	87 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
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	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	B/W Roll 8: Photo 26 oops; 27 S to N; 28 SE to SW; 29 SE to NE; 30 SE to NW Color Roll 4: Photo 23 S to N in plot; 24 E to W in plot

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 Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. **   Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Ribes cereum Dougl. var. cereum Ribes cereum Dougl. var. cereum Ribes cereum var. cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. var. cereum **   Ribes cereum Dougl. var. cereum Ribes cereum var. cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. var. cereum **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Wyethia mollis Gray Wyethia mollis Gray Wyethia mollis woolly mule-ears Wyethia mollis Gray **   Wyethia mollis Gray Wyethia mollis woolly mule-ears Wyethia mollis Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta rock melicgrass Melica stricta Boland. **   Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta rock melicgrass Melica stricta Boland. **   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 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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