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2.04.9 <br />On the Absarokee soil the native vegetation consists mainly of Gambel oak, <br />serviceberry, big sagebrush, wheatgrasses, and bromes. <br />The Work soil is deep and well drained and overlies sandstone at a depth of <br />60 inches or more. It formed in material weathered from sandstone and in <br />reworked eolian material. <br />Typically the surface layer of the Work soil is dark brown loam about 6 <br />inches thick. The subsoil is brown clay about 33 inches thick. The <br />substratum is very pale brown channery loam and extends to a depth of 60 <br />inches or more. <br />In the Work soil, permeability is moderately slow and available water capacity <br />is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Surface runoff is <br />medium. The hazard of erosion from wind is slight and from water is <br />moderate to high. <br />On the Work soil the native vegetation consists mainly of wheatgrasses, <br />bluegrasses, bromes, big sagebrush, oakbrush, and serviceberry. <br />Most areas of this complex are used for grazing by livestock and wildlife and <br />for recreational purposes. <br />The potential plant community on the Absarokee soil consists mainly of <br />Gambel oak, mountain brome, nodding brome, slender wheatgrass, and elk <br />sedge. As range condition deteriorates, mountain brome, nodding brome, <br />slender wheatgrass, and elk sedge decrease, forbs and woody shrubs <br />increase, and undesirable weeds and annual plants invade and become <br />more abundant. <br />The potential plant community on the Work soil consists mainly of <br />wheatgrasses, bluegrasses, and needlegrasses. As range condition <br />deteriorates, the wheatgrasses and needlegrasses decrease, forbs and <br />woody shrubs increase, and undesirable weeds and annual plants invade <br />and become more abundant. <br />PR-14 2.04-86- 03/14 <br />