YOSE.99K83
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.5498.YOSE99K83 » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K83
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K83
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.136731668 º
Longitude	-119.229099557 º
Author Location	YOSE -- West of Beartrack Canyon
Location Narrative	Take Log Cabin Mine Rd from Hwy 120 and drive up dirt road, staying left at fork. Pass meadow on right, and park where road veers sharply to right. Walk west through aspen grove, and beyond another 150m through sagebrush scrubland. On right there is a
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Dana area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	415 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2373.78239639185 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Some individual Pinus monophylla sparsely present in vegetation. Soil is decomposed granite with organic matter--lots of little rocks and sand.
Representativeness	Assoc: This seems to represent the association well with dominant yet not very dense Cercocarpus wit
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	69 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	07-Jul-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	415 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 10: Photo 33 center of plot to N; 34 center of plot to downslope; 35 SE to SW; 36 SE to NE B/W Roll 21: Photo 1 SE to NW Color Roll 5: Photo 26 from S edge of plot to S; 27 center of plot to N

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 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 37.5 % 04       -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 0.5 % 01       -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 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- 5 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Mentzelia L. Mentzelia L. Mentzelia blazingstar Mentzelia L. **   Mentzelia L. Mentzelia blazingstar Mentzelia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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- 9 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- 10 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

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   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Vine/Liana     0 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.