Table 2 Scientific names and authority, common names, species codes, ecological zones, and number of unburned, burned, and total plots for woody species in Yosemite National Park, California, USA (1991 to 2017). The numbers of plots of each species that were analyzed are indicated in bold type. Nomenclature is from Jepson Flora Project (2019) and USDA, NRCS (2019)
Scientific name and authority | Common name | Species code | Ecological zone | Unburned plots | Burned plots | Total plots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conifers | ||||||
 Abies concolor ([Gordon & Glend.] Lindl. ex Hildebr.) | white fir | ABCO | Lower montane | 116 | 50 | 166 |
 Abies magnifica (A. Murray bis) | California red fir | ABMA | Upper montane | 59 | 15 | 74 |
 Calocedrus decurrens ([Torr.] Florin) | incense-cedar | CADE27 | Lower montane | 116 | 48 | 164 |
 Juniperus grandis (R.P. Adams) | Sierra juniper | JUGR | Upper montane | 25 | 0 | 25 |
 Pinus albicaulis (Engelm.) | whitebark pine | PIAL | Subalpine | 35 | 0 | 35 |
 Pinus contorta (Loudon) | lodgepole pine | PICOM4 | Subalpine | 120 | 8 | 128 |
 Pinus jeffreyi (Grev. & Balf.) | Jeffrey pine | PIJE | Upper montane | 49 | 15 | 64 |
 Pinus lambertiana (Douglas) | sugar pine | PILA | Lower montane | 82 | 47 | 129 |
 Pinus monticola (Douglas ex D. Don) | western white pine | PIMO3 | Upper montane | 36 | 0 | 36 |
 Pinus ponderosa (Douglas ex Lawson & C. Lawson) | ponderosa pine | PIPO | Lower montane | 81 | 42 | 123 |
 Pinus sabiniana (D. Don) | foothill pine | PISA2 | Foothill | 8 | 2 | 10 |
 Sequoiadendron giganteum ([Lindl.] J. Buchholz) | giant sequoia | SEGI2 | Lower montane | 8 | 7 | 15 |
 Pseudotsuga menziesii ([Mirb.] Franco) | Douglas-fir | PSME | Lower montane | 18 | 3 | 21 |
 Tsuga mertensiana ([Bong.] Carrière) | mountain hemlock | TSME | Subalpine | 23 | 1 | 24 |
Hardwoods | ||||||
 Acer macrophyllum (Pursh) | big-leaf maple | ACMA3 | Lower montane | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Aesculus californica ([Spach] Nutt.) | California buckeye | AECA | Foothill | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Alnus rhombifolia (Nutt.) | white alder | ALRH2 | Lower montane | 10 | 2 | 12 |
 Cercis occidentalis (Torr. ex A. Gray) | western redbud | CEOC3 | Foothill | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Cornus nuttallii (Audubon) | mountain dogwood | CONU4 | Lower montane | 18 | 13 | 31 |
 Populus tremuloides (Michx.) | quaking aspen | POTR5 | Upper montane | 9 | 2 | 11 |
 Populus trichocarpa (Hook.) | black cottonwood | POTR15 | Lower montane | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Quercus douglasii (Hook. & Arn.) | blue oak | QUDO | Foothill | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Quercus chrysolepis (Liebm.) | canyon live oak | QUCH2 | Lower montane | 46 | 17 | 63 |
 Quercus kelloggii (Newb.) | California black oak | QUKE | Lower montane | 74 | 37 | 111 |
 Quercus lobata (Née) | valley oak | QULO | Foothill | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Quercus wislizeni (A. DC.) | interior live oak | QUWI | Foothill | 10 | 2 | 12 |
 Umbellularia californica ([Hook. & Arn.] Nutt.) | California laurel | UMCA | Lower montane | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Shrubs | ||||||
 Arctostaphylos nevadensis (A. Gray) | pine-mat manzanita | ARNE | Upper montane | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 Arctostaphylos patula (Greene) | greenleaf manzanita | ARPA6 | Lower montane | 48 | 27 | 75 |
 Arctostaphylos viscida (Parry) | whiteleaf manzanita | ARVI4 | Lower montane | 32 | 16 | 48 |
 Artemisia rothrockii (A. Gray) | Rothrock sagebrush | ARRO4 | Subalpine | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Artemisia tridentata (Nutt.) | big sagebrush | ARTR2 | Subalpine | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 Ceanothus cordulatus (Kellogg) | mountain whitethorn | CECO | Upper montane | 35 | 33 | 68 |
 Ceanothus cuneatus ([Hook.] Nutt.) | buckbrush | CECU | Foothill | 5 | 2 | 7 |
 Ceanothus integerrimus (Hook. & Arn.) | deer brush | CEIN3 | Lower montane | 20 | 27 | 47 |
 Cercocarpus betuloides (Nutt.) | birch-leaf mountain-mahogany | CEBEB6 | Foothill | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Chamaebatia foliolosa (Benth.) | mountain misery | CHFO | Lower montane | 33 | 23 | 56 |
 Chrysolepis sempervirens ([Kellogg] Hjelmq.) | bush chinquapin | CHSE11 | Upper montane | 36 | 9 | 45 |
 Holodiscus discolor ([Pursh] Maxim.) | oceanspray | HODI | Upper montane | 13 | 0 | 13 |
 Prunus emarginata ([Douglas] Eaton) | bitter cherry | PREM | Lower montane | 20 | 7 | 27 |
 Quercus vacciniifolia (Kellogg) | huckleberry oak | QUVA | Upper montane | 17 | 1 | 18 |
 Salix scouleriana (Hook.) | Scouler’s willow | SASC | Lower montane | 3 | 10 | 13 |
 Salix orestera (C.K. Schneid.) | gray-leafed Sierra willow | SAOR | Subalpine | 5 | 0 | 5 |