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North River Gravel Pit Weldon Construction <br /> 4.3. Vegetation <br /> Vegetation in the project area is dominated by either native xeric shrublands, or previously disturbed <br /> mine lands, which support a combination of volunteer native species, and non-native ruderal and <br /> weedy species (Figure 4: Exhibit C —Vegetation Types) <br /> Native species include the following: <br /> • Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) • Cheatgrass (Anisantha tectorum) <br /> • Needle-n-thread grass (Stipa comata) • Saltbrush (Artiplex canescens) <br /> • Salina wildrye grass (Leymus salinus) • Rabbitbrush (Ericamerica nauseosus) <br /> • Crested wheatgrass (Agropyrum cristatum) • Spiny horsebrush (Tetradymia canescens) <br /> • Bottlebrush squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) • Halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus) <br /> • Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) • Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia polyacantha) <br /> • Bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria • Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia Janata) <br /> spicata) <br /> f <br /> Vie. c <br /> Typical vegetation coverage in previously Native vegetation on adjacent BLM lands. <br /> mined areas. <br /> 9 <br />