YOSE.99S162
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S162
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S162
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.933698468 º
Longitude	-119.232998332 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Ellery Lake
Location Narrative	Hwy 120 to Ellery Lake. Walk across the dam. Plot is located on talus/scree slope above the E shore of Ellery Lake, just outside the Pinus albicaulis.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California quadrangle: Mount Dana
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2916.63119556672 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Representativeness	Plot is representative of the stand. Most of the C. purpurescens on this slope seems to be associate
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	94 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Sep-1999
Observation End Date	09-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 # 38; frame 5 representative, frame 6 SE>SW, frame 7 SE>NE, frame 8 SE>NW. Color photos roll # 21; frames 7-8 representative-methodology.

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 Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) Nesom Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) Nesom Ericameria discoidea whitestem goldenbush Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) Nesom **   Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) Nesom Ericameria discoidea whitestem goldenbush Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) Nesom **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. Calamagrostis purpurascens purple reedgrass Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. **   Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. Calamagrostis purpurascens purple reedgrass Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 6 Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Minuartia nuttallii Nuttall's sandwort Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. **   Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Minuartia nuttallii Nuttall's sandwort Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Penstemon davidsonii Greene Penstemon davidsonii Greene Penstemon davidsonii Davidson's penstemon Penstemon davidsonii Greene **   Penstemon davidsonii Greene Penstemon davidsonii Davidson's penstemon Penstemon davidsonii Greene **   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 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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