YOSE.99S97
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S97
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S97
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.953444021 º
Longitude	-119.221476153 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Upper Lee Vining Canyon
Location Narrative	Take hwy 120 W towards YNP. Park directly before Warren Creek and walk approx. 70M NE upslope to Cercocarpus patches. Plot is approx. 10M above last Populus tremuloides stand.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Mount Dana
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2815.43759572053 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	canyon
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire
Representativeness	This represents the stand, consisting of bands of Cercocarpus growing down the mountain with areas o
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	91 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	7 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	14-Jul-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	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot marker in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 31; frame 5 SE>SW, frame 6 SE>NE, frame 7 SE>NW, frame 8 S>N. Color photos roll # 16; frame 21 S>N, frame 22 W>E.

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 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 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- 3 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- 4 Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg Penstemon rostriflorus Bridge penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg **   Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg Penstemon rostriflorus Bridge penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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- 6 Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi mountain pride Penstemon newberryi Gray **   Penstemon newberryi Gray Penstemon newberryi mountain pride Penstemon newberryi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 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 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 70 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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