YOSE.99K133
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K133
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K133
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.043742892 º
Longitude	-119.265520643 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Virginia Lakes--Red Lake
Location Narrative	Park at Virginia Lakes trailhead. Hike to Red Lake, to NW corner of lake. Plot is below use-trail, between trail and lake shore, on steep slope, just before trail crosses first bedrock outcrop.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Dunderberg Peak region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3002.58479543607 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Stand isolated in this corner. Just adjacent to plot is Artemisia tridentata-Purshia tridentata stand on more mobile gravelly slope. More stable bedrock here.
Representativeness	Assoc: unknown. Stand dominated by Potentilla fruticosa. Stand: Good--plot captures entire stand.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	22 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	19-Aug-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:
Growthform1 Type	Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Permanent marker in SW corner of plot. B/W Roll 26: Photo 23-24 rep; 25 SW to SE; 26 SW to NW; 27 SW to NE Color Roll 8: Photo 21-22 rep

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 Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -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 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch var. splendens Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch var. splendens Spiraea splendens var. splendens rose meadowsweet Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch var. splendens **   Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch var. splendens Spiraea splendens var. splendens rose meadowsweet Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch var. splendens **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 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- 5 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 7 Arnica mollis Hook. Arnica mollis Hook. Arnica mollis hairy arnica Arnica mollis Hook. **   Arnica mollis Hook. Arnica mollis hairy arnica Arnica mollis Hook. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Potentilla drummondii Lehm. Potentilla drummondii Lehm. Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinquefoil Potentilla drummondii Lehm. **   Potentilla drummondii Lehm. Potentilla drummondii Drummond's cinquefoil Potentilla drummondii Lehm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra beardtongue Penstemon heterodoxus Gray **   Penstemon heterodoxus Gray Penstemon heterodoxus Sierra beardtongue Penstemon heterodoxus Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Pellaea breweri D.C. Eat. Pellaea breweri D.C. Eat. Pellaea breweri Brewer's cliffbrake Pellaea breweri D.C. Eat. **   Pellaea breweri D.C. Eat. Pellaea breweri Brewer's cliffbrake Pellaea breweri D.C. Eat. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Parry's rush Juncus parryi Engelm. **   Juncus parryi Engelm. Juncus parryi Parry's rush Juncus parryi Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners **   Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray **   Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Thelypodium crispum Greene ex Payson Thelypodium crispum Greene ex Payson Thelypodium crispum crisped thelypody Thelypodium crispum Greene ex Payson **   Thelypodium crispum Greene ex Payson Thelypodium crispum crisped thelypody Thelypodium crispum Greene ex Payson **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Poa wheeleri Vasey Poa wheeleri Vasey Poa wheeleri Wheeler's bluegrass Poa wheeleri Vasey **   Poa wheeleri Vasey Poa wheeleri Wheeler's bluegrass Poa wheeleri Vasey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Calochortus leichtlinii smokey mariposa Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. **   Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. Calochortus leichtlinii smokey mariposa Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Frasera speciosa elkweed Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. **   Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Frasera speciosa elkweed Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. **   Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Eriogonum nudum naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 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- 23 Agrostis variabilis Rydb. Agrostis variabilis Rydb. Agrostis variabilis mountain bentgrass Agrostis variabilis Rydb. **   Agrostis variabilis Rydb. Agrostis variabilis mountain bentgrass Agrostis variabilis Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Rumex paucifolius Nutt. ssp. gracilescens (Rech. f.) Rech. f. Rumex paucifolius Nutt. ssp. gracilescens (Rech. f.) Rech. f. Rumex paucifolius ssp. gracilescens alpine sheep sorrel Rumex paucifolius Nutt. ssp. gracilescens (Rech. f.) Rech. f. **   Rumex paucifolius Nutt. ssp. gracilescens (Rech. f.) Rech. f. Rumex paucifolius ssp. gracilescens alpine sheep sorrel Rumex paucifolius Nutt. ssp. gracilescens (Rech. f.) Rech. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Pyrrocoma apargioides (Gray) Greene Pyrrocoma apargioides (Gray) Greene Pyrrocoma apargioides alpineflames Pyrrocoma apargioides (Gray) Greene **   Pyrrocoma apargioides (Gray) Greene Pyrrocoma apargioides alpineflames Pyrrocoma apargioides (Gray) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. ssp. nevadensis (S. Wats.) Keck Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. ssp. nevadensis (S. Wats.) Keck Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis Nevada cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. ssp. nevadensis (S. Wats.) Keck **   Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. ssp. nevadensis (S. Wats.) Keck Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis Nevada cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. ssp. nevadensis (S. Wats.) Keck **   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 20 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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