United States, California, MARIPOSA, NORTH PEREGOY MEADOW, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
37.667951 -119.62347
11 268611E 4172213N
2128 meters
6980 FT
SATURATED MONTANE MEADOW SURROUNDED BY DENSE, SMALL PINUS CONTORTA SSP. MURRAYANA. SUBSTRATE IS PREDOMINANTLY BARE SOIL WITH ONLY ABOUT 10 PERCENT COVER OF LITTER. DODECATHEON ALPINUM IS THE MOST ABUNDANT SPECIES FOLLOWED BY DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA, ASTER ALPIGENUS, TRIFOLIUM BOLANDERI, PERIDERIDIA PARISHII, AND JUNCUS BALTICUS. SURROUNDING FOREST APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED A LONG TIME AGO. PINUS CONTORTA IS ENCROACHING INTO THE MEADOW. SLOPE IS 2 DEGREES. ASPECT IS 140 DEGREES. SURFICIAL GEOLOGY IS MUCK. COWARDIN SYSTEM IS PALUSTRINE. SOIL TEXTURE IS MUCK. SOIL IS POORLY DRAINED. SITE IS TEMPORARILY FLOODED. PLANT ALIANCE IS DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE. PLANT ASSOCIATION IS DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA-POLYGONUM BISTORTOIDES HERBACEOUS VEGETATION.