YOSE.99S151
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S151
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S151
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.912295519 º
Longitude	-119.265108636 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Gaylor Peak
Location Narrative	Park at the Tioga Pass entrance station on the Tioga Pass road. Take the Gardisky Lake trail to an area just before the top of the ridge. The plot is 5M to the E of the trail.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Tioga Pass region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3212.8967951164 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	The plot is on a portion of a convex ridge top polygon.
Representativeness	The plot is representative of the approx. hectare stand on the ridge top. Representativeness of ass
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	89 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Sep-1999
Observation End Date	01-Sep-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	Plot marker is in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 36; frame 33 representative, frame 34 SE>SW, frame 35 SE>NE, frame 36 SE>NW. Color photos roll # 20; frames 20-21 work-representative. Photos labeled in pictures as S152.

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 Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Arenaria kingii King's sandwort Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones **   Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones Arenaria kingii King's sandwort Arenaria kingii (S. Wats.) M.E. Jones **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray Eriogonum incanum frosted buckwheat Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray **   Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray Eriogonum incanum frosted buckwheat Eriogonum incanum Torr. & Gray **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Barkworth Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Barkworth Achnatherum occidentale western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Barkworth Achnatherum occidentale western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Raillardella argentea (Gray) Gray Raillardella argentea (Gray) Gray Raillardella argentea silky raillardella Raillardella argentea (Gray) Gray **   Raillardella argentea (Gray) Gray Raillardella argentea silky raillardella Raillardella argentea (Gray) Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Lupinus confertus Kellogg Lupinus confertus Kellogg Lupinus confertus crowded lupine Lupinus confertus Kellogg **   Lupinus confertus Kellogg Lupinus confertus crowded lupine Lupinus confertus Kellogg **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Draba densifolia Nutt. Draba densifolia Nutt. Draba densifolia denseleaf draba Draba densifolia Nutt. **   Draba densifolia Nutt. Draba densifolia denseleaf draba Draba densifolia Nutt. **   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 40 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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