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YOSE.99S104
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? YOSE.99S104
Author Observation Code ? YOSE.99S104
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 37.769994446 º
Longitude ? -119.808274725 º
Author Location ? YOSE -- Tuolomne Grove
Location Narrative ? Take hwy 120 to Hodgeton Meadows. Proceed on road to Lower Tuoolomne Grove, passing park housing and veering left at fork in rd. Drive approx. 4 miles until lower grove is reached. Park and walk to first large sequoia off road to right. Turn SW and walk a
State or Province ? California
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Ackerson Mountain
region|state|province: California
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 960
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 2308.555196491 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? mountain(s)
Rock Type ? igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? Fire in area in last 50 years indicated by old charred tree bases and stumps. The sequoia on our plot is relatively young
Representativeness ? This represents the stand with varying densities of sequoia throughout the forest. Representativene
Soil Drainage ? somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 3 %
Percent Wood ? 15 %
Percent Litter ? 82 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 29-Jul-1999
Observation End Date ? 29-Jul-1999
Project ? Yosemite National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 960
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 in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 31; frame 30 representative S>N, frame 31 SE>SW, frame 32 SE>NE, frame 33 SE>NW. Color photos roll # 16; frames 33-34. Topo says elevation is 5600'.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
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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 lambertiana Dougl. Pinus lambertiana Dougl. Pinus lambertiana sugar pine Pinus lambertiana Dougl. **   Pinus lambertiana Dougl. Pinus lambertiana sugar pine Pinus lambertiana Dougl. **   Canopy
15 %
03      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
65 cm       1 stem(s)
100 cm       1 stem(s)
120 cm       1 stem(s)
146 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
2 Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Canopy
2.5 %
02      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
54 cm       1 stem(s)
61 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem
3 Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray **   Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray **   Sub-Canopy
2.5 %
02       -none-
4 Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray **   Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray **   Tall Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
5 Corylus cornuta Marsh. Corylus cornuta Marsh. Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta Marsh. **   Corylus cornuta Marsh. Corylus cornuta beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta Marsh. **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
6 Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray Rhododendron occidentale western azalea Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray **   Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray Rhododendron occidentale western azalea Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
7 Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. Rosa californica California wildrose Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. **   Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. Rosa californica California wildrose Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. **   Short Shrub
2.5 %
02       -none-
8 Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
9 Pinus lambertiana Dougl. Pinus lambertiana Dougl. Pinus lambertiana sugar pine Pinus lambertiana Dougl. **   Pinus lambertiana Dougl. Pinus lambertiana sugar pine Pinus lambertiana Dougl. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
10 Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt. **   Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
11 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 Ribes roezlii Regel Ribes roezlii Regel Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii Regel **   Ribes roezlii Regel Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii Regel **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 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-
14 Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin **   Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Ceanothus parvifolius (S. Wats.) Trel. Ceanothus parvifolius (S. Wats.) Trel. Ceanothus parvifolius littleleaf ceanothus Ceanothus parvifolius (S. Wats.) Trel. **   Ceanothus parvifolius (S. Wats.) Trel. Ceanothus parvifolius littleleaf ceanothus Ceanothus parvifolius (S. Wats.) Trel. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
16 Galium bolanderi Gray Galium bolanderi Gray Galium bolanderi Bolander's bedstraw Galium bolanderi Gray **   Galium bolanderi Gray Galium bolanderi Bolander's bedstraw Galium bolanderi Gray **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular
2.5 %
02       -none-
18 Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Clintonia uniflora bride's bonnet Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth **   Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Clintonia uniflora bride's bonnet Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
19 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
20 Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. Adenocaulon bicolor American trailplant Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. **   Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. Adenocaulon bicolor American trailplant Adenocaulon bicolor Hook. **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
21 Asyneuma prenanthoides (Dur.) McVaugh Asyneuma prenanthoides (Dur.) McVaugh Asyneuma prenanthoides California harebell Asyneuma prenanthoides (Dur.) McVaugh **   Asyneuma prenanthoides (Dur.) McVaugh Asyneuma prenanthoides California harebell Asyneuma prenanthoides (Dur.) McVaugh **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
22 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
23 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
24 Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. **   Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
25 Lilium parvum Kellogg Lilium parvum Kellogg Lilium parvum Sierra tiger lily Lilium parvum Kellogg **   Lilium parvum Kellogg Lilium parvum Sierra tiger lily Lilium parvum Kellogg **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
26 Goodyera R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera rattlesnake plantain Goodyera R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera rattlesnake plantain Goodyera R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
27 Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis Nutt. **   Iris missouriensis Nutt. Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis Nutt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
28 Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. Bromus carinatus California brome Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. **   Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. Bromus carinatus California brome Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
29 Disporum hookeri (Torr.) Nichols. Disporum hookeri (Torr.) Nichols. Disporum hookeri drops of gold Disporum hookeri (Torr.) Nichols. **   Disporum hookeri (Torr.) Nichols. Disporum hookeri drops of gold Disporum hookeri (Torr.) Nichols. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
30 Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchh. Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchh. Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchh. **   Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchh. Sequoiadendron giganteum giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchh. **   Emergent
15 %
03      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
233 cm       1 stem(s)
stem
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 35 m 50 m 70 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent 50 m   20 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 %
Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 %
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 50 %
Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Grossman, Jesse Field assistant
Singer, Cristian Plot author
Keeler-Wolf, Todd PI
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Feb-2002
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Sequoiadendron giganteum - Pinus lambertiana / Cornus nuttallii Forest       no
Keeler-Wolf, Todd


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   27-low
Animal, general   Mammal burrows


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot