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A total of 56 plant taxa were observed in this area (Appendix A, Table A1). Ground cover in the <br />Sagebrush Reference Area (Tables 1 & 2 and Charts 1 & 2) consisted of 51.1% live vegetation, 2.3% <br />rock, 34.6% litter, and bare soil exposure of 12.1%. Perennial cover across the unit averaged 37.7% <br />(73.8% relative cover), with annual and biennial cover averaging 13.4% (26.2% relative cover), and no <br />noxious weed cover. Dominant taxa were Japanese brome, mountain big sagebrush, western <br />wheatgrass, mountain snowberry, and Griffiths wheatgrass (Agropyron albicans) with 9.6%, 7.7%, 6.2%, <br />4.2%, and 3.6% average cover, respectively. <br />10 <br />