Records are made available under the CCH Data Use Terms. General citation for data retrieved from this page: Biodiversity data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (Accessed through CCH1 Data Portal, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/, 07 February 2023.
ALONG THE LEDGE TRAIL, WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED DOWN THE CENTER OF A CREEK FROM THE GLACIER POINT VICINITY. SITE IS A NE FACING, CONCAVE CLIFF WITH WET FEATURES. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF RECENT FIRE IN THE VICINITY. DOMINANT SPECIES ON THIS SLOPE ARE RIBES NEVADENSE, CORNUS SERICEA, HOLODISCUS MICROPHYLLUS, JUNIPERUS OCCIDENTALIS, ABIES CONCOLOR, AND PINUS JEFFREYI. CRACKS AND LEDGES OF THE ROCK OUTCROP ARE DOMINATED BY SAXIFRAGA MERTENSIANA AND MOSS. SLOPE IS 45 DEGREES. ASPECT IS 30 DEGREES. SURFICIAL GEOLOGY IS GRANITIC. COWARDIN SYSTEM IS UPLAND. SOIL TEXTURE IS LOAM. SOIL IS WELL DRAINED. PLANT ALIANCE IS PINUS JEFFREYI WOODLAND ALLIANCE. PLANT ASSOCIATION IS PINUS JEFFREYI-ABIES CONCOLOR WOODLAND.
