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<br />~)12~:..Y'.:..!!'!" OpClJI'S on veery Shll1l0tl soils in the Montllne Zc;neo Present
<br />CQver h1,,1;~tda:s *ndi81'1 rj.ce<;!E.:~, 01~~~~~$.~, bl.g sagebl....,sh,
<br />lo~~~~}\':asl~, and cusMon t)'pe fo:.:bs. Potentially a re.i.ativlaly
<br />lot:- produc'-ng grass cO',,!." of oluebuncl; ~)he!\::gr"ss. l1.eudJ.u and thread,
<br />Xru\:l~H't t:icpgn.y.tss, na,tive b!U2g1:ftSSes;> and pr.airie junegr8:$s. w:u:h a
<br />fah: amoul* ~Z antelope P:l.l:t!l:dnm:h, and minor amV.11!l:B of big I;s.ge-
<br />brush, t.ot~ t.i(t,bi.tbrush, HUe! :\'or1>s.
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<br />nr.~i!lt;L;~~ '."Ihi/!selltly Q"l'llinated by cllkbrus.!!., with servicebO\~IY and <4n
<br />"'I\derst(l.l:yil~f' ,~U'sedg" and Km.ltueky bluegrass. The. pot.el1tiaK l'lflnt
<br />cove~ uou14'htie a reduced p?oporliou of o~kbr.ush snd incr~ased
<br />percen~8ge".'of slender wneatg,ass, ~an~~in b~orne, tettaLle~D needl~-
<br />31:'<'.63, '.rhufter fescue, ,"nd uw.e forbs,
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<br />,~(,,,nt,\i~~ t. !l.iI:~ sas'!.1)F_~ f\(.mil.sted lO1?ltly grasGlands oecul:'dng an
<br />~;enny nlo;lttg to birly ste'~p hUlsf.des. l?resell!iI: cover also illCludes
<br />needl",gl."'a&'''s~ bluegrass'i!s. low nlbhit:bl:UfJ!\, and Stich forbs as luplBs
<br />buc~"..b"'.lii:, ~.nd balslIlmtlot. l'otentillHy II very p;:.oductiw{l grass cover
<br />of Idaho f'i!l~e, \~be.!\~&!tIlS'l'ilS, llod<ling 111:0_. ll"'.uttou and lfevl!da bl110-
<br />grass, an& t;e,tterroan and Columbia Medlegl:ess in an open stand of big
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<br />Mount.!I~_ valllt L Occurs i.n the swales ami vaU.ays of th.. ~!ollttln" ZOlle.
<br />Presantly for.anated by big sagebru.sh, basin wlldrye, along witu
<br />Kentucky b ileg1'<lss, rwodlegrassces, ~.nd taU rabhir.ocl.tsh. }1a8.!l
<br />poten~inl tori gro'~illg a highly p!:oductJ....ha grass cover, including
<br />basln Hj;ldt~o!. "lender wlleat;i:rass, ,..estern wll<aatgras8, nittiva
<br />bluegu\Sse"~ pnd needlegra:>scs. Benefl.ts from "rIm-in" water.
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<br />~1.!!nj;llln Ilhdl~. -i A productive sHe "'" deep clay lO!!lI' soil; presently
<br />fh,minatad ~y l?}.:lL3el~~ with tJestf3rn wheatgr.!l83 ;;l _jOlt grass.
<br />potentiaLlti, .t.ho site ~"'llld h..ve Q ~;J:llss1anil a!lp~ct, ..11:11 ..ie-stern
<br />w'tl(!.$tg.a9"'~, nf),iI11ng b;COlr2., mllttopgnws. glreen neec1logr.ElllB, al1<l
<br />elelldr~l: ~,hf'j<ltg!"llSS doninml:il"Z. :;1\1<1. big sagebrush in lesssr a1ll!)lmts.
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<br />Clflyey l!Oltl\ti"E. j- A Ifm i'l:oducill.g flite occmn:iug on very shallow nh.sle-
<br />. derlved 80l\l.s ill tbe r4otllltni.1l are.ml, !?I:es(mtly, the principal
<br />pl,mts ine'.;.!!l\? !lhrtJbb~ bl!S"::'~I)!..e.' !!1!:!.bi~i>nlShe!, and squirreltail,
<br />~1ith some h;r.u~bunch wheai.:8':ass and Inlti,m ri~~rl!slJ. potentially,
<br />tbe imrmrt;Ftl plants uould be bi,uebun<:h "lhl>.ntgi;ass, westeJ::tl wheat-
<br />grass, lud~ari ricegt'gSfl, mCHltlr;ain r.1tlhogfHty, and sE.n:v1ceu.et"t'y.
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<br />Q~f_~ - ~ nlixed gr;;.ills...bro,\"Bc?, p18\1.1.: coxnUtttnity; uBui111y dominated by
<br />!?.l..~!!.':!:Q.!flL!it.:j~tgra~. prescnt:ly big st;~v~bxu.sb i.s abundant:; ho~~~ver:i
<br />pot:cO;t~aI1V---.~t: site :t$ <1 pi:"odueti.vfJ blueb>.al,cn ~lheatgl~dSSt. [i';uttoLl.grans,
<br />Indian. t;i.B1~agS, b:U;te::htL~sh., s,~t~'i:Lceb{u.~&~y ftltH1t. comaml.dty, wtth big
<br />$C'.gebl~l!sb ~~ng ver~l minor~
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