YOSE.99S160
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S160
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S160
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.946064693 º
Longitude	-119.276558497 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Shell Lake
Location Narrative	Hwy 120 to Saddlebag Lakes road. Park in first parking lot on the left. Take trailhead from parking lot past Shell Lake (1st lake) to just beyond the second (un-named) lake. plot is located just beyond the N end of the 2nd lake on the E facing slope.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Tioga Pass region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3042.51359537538 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Representativeness	Plot is representative of the stand. Representativeness of association: Not known.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	94 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Sep-1999
Observation End Date	08-Sep-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot marker in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 37; frame 32 representative, frame 33 SE>SW, frame 34 SE>NE, frame 35 SE>NW. Color photos roll # 21; frames 3-4 representative.

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 Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas Salix arctica Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Salix arctica R. Br. ex Richards., non Pallas **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 2 Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Carex spectabilis Dewey Carex spectabilis Dewey Carex spectabilis showy sedge Carex spectabilis Dewey **   Carex spectabilis Dewey Carex spectabilis showy sedge Carex spectabilis Dewey **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 5 Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. **   Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. Calamagrostis breweri shorthair reedgrass Calamagrostis breweri Thurb. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 6 Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Antennaria media Greene Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Antennaria media Greene **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 7 Senecio scorzonella Greene Senecio scorzonella Greene Senecio scorzonella Sierra ragwort Senecio scorzonella Greene **   Senecio scorzonella Greene Senecio scorzonella Sierra ragwort Senecio scorzonella Greene **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don Cassiope mertensiana western moss heather Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don **   Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don Cassiope mertensiana western moss heather Cassiope mertensiana (Bong.) D. Don **   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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. **   Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. **   Mimulus primuloides Benth. Mimulus primuloides primrose monkeyflower Mimulus primuloides Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. sellulus Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. sellulus Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. sellulus Donner Lake lupine Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. sellulus **   Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. sellulus Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. sellulus Donner Lake lupine Lupinus sellulus Kellogg ssp. sellulus var. sellulus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata spiked woodrush Luzula spicata (L.) DC. **   Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata spiked woodrush Luzula spicata (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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- 15 Phleum alpinum L. Phleum alpinum L. Phleum alpinum alpine timothy Phleum alpinum L. **   Phleum alpinum L. Phleum alpinum alpine timothy Phleum alpinum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 Agoseris Raf. Agoseris Raf. Agoseris agoseris Agoseris Raf. **   Agoseris Raf. Agoseris agoseris Agoseris Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Pedicularis attollens Gray Pedicularis attollens Gray Pedicularis attollens little elephantshead Pedicularis attollens Gray **   Pedicularis attollens Gray Pedicularis attollens little elephantshead Pedicularis attollens Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schlecht. var. oxynotus (Gray) Jepson Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schlecht. var. oxynotus (Gray) Jepson Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schlecht. var. oxynotus (Gray) Jepson **   Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schlecht. var. oxynotus (Gray) Jepson Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii Schlecht. var. oxynotus (Gray) Jepson **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 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- 22 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes Veronica wormskjoldii American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes Veronica wormskjoldii American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller Phyllodoce breweri purple mountainheath Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller **   Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller Phyllodoce breweri purple mountainheath Phyllodoce breweri (Gray) Heller **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. **   Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta heath woodrush Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. **   Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. Luzula congesta heath woodrush Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Sasa Makino & Shib. Sasa Makino & Shib. Sasa broadleaf bamboo Sasa Makino & Shib. **   Sasa Makino & Shib. Sasa broadleaf bamboo Sasa Makino & Shib. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Gentiana newberryi Gray Gentiana newberryi alpine gentian Gentiana newberryi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's Indian paintbrush Castilleja lemmonii Gray **   Castilleja lemmonii Gray Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's Indian paintbrush Castilleja lemmonii Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Saxifraga bryophora Gray Saxifraga bryophora Gray Saxifraga bryophora bud saxifrage Saxifraga bryophora Gray **   Saxifraga bryophora Gray Saxifraga bryophora bud saxifrage Saxifraga bryophora Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Sibbaldia procumbens L. Sibbaldia procumbens L. Sibbaldia procumbens creeping sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens L. **   Sibbaldia procumbens L. Sibbaldia procumbens creeping sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Gentianopsis holopetala (Gray) Iltis Gentianopsis holopetala (Gray) Iltis Gentianopsis holopetala Sierra fringed gentian Gentianopsis holopetala (Gray) Iltis **   Gentianopsis holopetala (Gray) Iltis Gentianopsis holopetala Sierra fringed gentian Gentianopsis holopetala (Gray) Iltis **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Poa stebbinsii Soreng Poa stebbinsii Soreng Poa stebbinsii Stebbin's bluegrass Poa stebbinsii Soreng **   Poa stebbinsii Soreng Poa stebbinsii Stebbin's bluegrass Poa stebbinsii Soreng **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum **   Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum tundra aster Oreostemma alpigenum (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. alpigenum **   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 70 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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