YOSE.99K94
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K94
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K94
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.158969927 º
Longitude	-119.264014695 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Hunewill Hills, above Lower Summers Meadow
Location Narrative	395 South from Lee Vining. Left on Green Creek Rd. Right onto Summers Meadow Rd. Drive past lower Summers Meadow to dirt road on right just beyond barbed wire that surrounds meadow. Park at end of rd, cross Summers Creek, climb nearly to top of facing
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Twin Lakes
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	999 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2334.15839645208 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Representativeness	Assoc: Good; Fits description of type. Very sparse understory, as is on volcanic, unstable rock.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	52 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	15-Jul-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	999 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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	B/W Roll 22: Photo 5-6 rep from south of plot into plot; 7 SE to SW; 8 SE to NE; 9 SE to NW Color Roll 6: 16 rep, from S of plot into plot; 17 rep, from S edge of plot to NW

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 Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. **   Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. **   Emergent 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37 cm       1 stem(s) 59 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 37 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 59 cm       1 stem(s) 3 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Ribes velutinum Greene Ribes velutinum Greene Ribes velutinum desert gooseberry Ribes velutinum Greene **   Ribes velutinum Greene Ribes velutinum desert gooseberry Ribes velutinum Greene **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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- 7 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- 8 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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- 10 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica Scribn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Arabis bodiensis Rollins Arabis bodiensis Rollins Arabis bodiensis Bodie Hills rockcress Arabis bodiensis Rollins **   Arabis bodiensis Rollins Arabis bodiensis Bodie Hills rockcress Arabis bodiensis Rollins **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 10 m 15 m 10 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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