YOSE.99S163
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S163
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S163
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.932378674 º
Longitude	-119.232742196 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Ellery Lake
Location Narrative	Take the Tioga rd. to Ellery Lake. Park at the dam and hike across the dam upslope onto the scree about 300M. The plot is about 20M NW of the first large rocky outcrop.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Mount Dana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2988.25919545785 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Medium scree-North facing-Convex. 0123.
Representativeness	The plot is representative of the stand. However, Calamagrostis purpurescens occurs as a co-dominant
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	98 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
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 9 methodology, frame 10 SE>SW, frame 11 SE>NE, frame 12 SE>NW. Color photos roll # 21; frames 9-10 representative.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 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 15 % 03       -none- 2 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- 3 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- 4 Carex leporinella Mackenzie Carex leporinella Mackenzie Carex leporinella Sierra hare sedge Carex leporinella Mackenzie **   Carex leporinella Mackenzie Carex leporinella Sierra hare sedge Carex leporinella Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Eriogonum ovalifolium cushion buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. **   Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. Eriogonum ovalifolium cushion buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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- 7 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Eriogonum lobbii Torr. & Gray Eriogonum lobbii Torr. & Gray Eriogonum lobbii Lobb's buckwheat Eriogonum lobbii Torr. & Gray **   Eriogonum lobbii Torr. & Gray Eriogonum lobbii Lobb's buckwheat Eriogonum lobbii Torr. & Gray **   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 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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