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12/9/2019 ESD Printable Report <br /> CG Blue Grama Dominant <br /> with Remnant <br /> Blue Grama with Sideoats/Little Bluestem <br /> Decreased Mid/Tall and Shrubs <br /> Grasses and Shrubs LTPG <br /> LTPG CG <br /> PG CG <br /> Sideoats Grama Bare Ground, <br /> Little Bluestem Sand Dropseed, <br /> Blue Grama Red Threeawn, <br /> Shrubs Annuals <br /> (HCPC) <br /> NU, NF PG Any Community <br /> Ir <br /> PG' NF, NU <br /> BM,F <br /> Low Plant Density, <br /> Excessive Litter <br /> Oneseed Juniper <br /> BM-brush management,CG- continuous grazing without adequate recovery <br /> opportunity, F-fire,HCPC-Historic Climax Plant Community, LTPG- long- <br /> term prescribed grazing(>40 years), NF,NU- no fire, non-use,PG- <br /> prescribed grazing with adequate recovery opportunity <br /> Reference Plant Community <br /> This plant community is the interpretive plant community for this site and is considered to be the Reference Plant Community.This community <br /> developed with grazing by large herbivores and is suited to grazing by domestic livestock.Historically,fires likely occurred infrequently.This <br /> plant community can be found on areas where grazed plants receive adequate periods of recovery during the growing season.The potential <br /> vegetation is about 70-90%grasses and grass-likes,5-15%forbs and 5-15%woody plants. <br /> Mid and short warm season grasses and shrubs dominate this community.The principal grasses are sideoats grama,little bluestem,blue <br /> grama,and prairie sandreed.Little bluestem increases in abundance on north facing aspects.Secondary grasses are big bluestem,sand <br /> bluestem,switchgrass,western wheatgrass,and needleandthread.Threadleaf and sun sedge are common.Dominant forbs are American <br /> vetch,dotted gayfeather,and purple prairie clover.Key shrubs are skunkbush sumac,true mountainmahogany,Bigelow sagebrush,golden <br /> and wax currant.A lightly stocked overstory of oneseed juniper and pinyon pine is usually present. <br /> This is a sustainable plant community in terms of soil stability,watershed function and biological integrity.Litter is properly distributed where <br /> vegetative cover is continuous.Some litter movement may occur on steeper,windswept slopes.Decadence and natural plant mortality is very <br /> low.Community dynamics,nutrient cycle,water cycle and energy flow are functioning properly.This community is resistant to many <br /> disturbances except continuous grazing,and/or development into urban or other uses.Areas having lost all vegetation,such as livestock and <br /> https://esis.sc.egov.usda.gov/ESDRepoditReportPrt.aspx?id=R069XY053CO&rptLevel=all&approved=yes&repType=regular&scros=&comm= 6/19 <br />