2017-11-29_PERMIT FILE - C1981010A (3)

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Table 2.3-8. Dominant Plant Species for Each Vegetation Type to be Disturbed by Mining and Reclamation Within the Proposed Mine Plan Area and Habitat Descriptions. (1)(2)(3) Vegetation Type Plant spp. Elevation in ft IoW Higju (4)(5) Growth on Soil Type A B C D Site Moisture Relations (5) Growth on Slopes Gentle Moderate Steep Big Sagebrush - Grass Grass Poa-.pratensis 4,000 12,200 G G G F Dry to mist G G F Agropyron smithii 3,600 10,000 F G G G Dry to moist G G F Bromrs inermis 4,500 10,000 G G G F Dry to mist G G F Forbs Lupins spp. 4,800 11,500 G G G P Dry to mist G G F Shrubs Artemisia tridentata 4,500 8,500 F G G F Dry G F P Symq)horicarpos oreophilus 5,500 10,500 - - - - Dry to mist G G G Mountain Shrub Grass Poa pratensis 4,000 12,200 G G G F Dry to mist G G F • Poa fendleriana 4,000 13,700 G G G P Dry to mist G G G Agropyron sni[hii (see big sagebrush -grass above) Grass -like Carex geyeri 6,000 10,000 - - - - Dry - - - Forbs Achillea lanlosa 4,000 12,000 G G G F Dry to mist G G F Lathyrus leucanthus - - - - - - - - - - Lupinus spp. 4,800 11,500 G G G P Dry to mist G G F Stellan jamesiana 5,000 10,000 - - - - Dry to mist - - - Shrubs Quercus gambellii 4,100 9,000 G G G F Dry to mist G G G Prunus virginiana 4,400 9,300 G G G P Dry to mist G G F to wet Symphoricarpos oreophilus 5,500 10,500 - - - - Dry to mist G G G Amelanchicr alnifolia 5,000 10,900 G G G P Dry to mist G G G to wet Artemisia tridentata 4,500 8,500 F G G F Dry G F P (1) From Plant Information Network (PIN) Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado. (2) Annuals have been deleted even though they may be important as dominants within their particular life form. (3) Comparisons were made between 1979 and 1980 herbaceous cover data and herbaceous dominants were derived from best data available. (4) (A) Growth on sandy loam, (B) Growth on loam, (C) Growth on clay loan, (D) Growth on clay. . (5) (C) Good, (F) Fair, (P) Poor. 2-74