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3.0 RESULTS <br />3.1 Vegetation Results <br />A total of 48 plant species were encountered within the Phase II Bond Release Block evaluated <br />in 2019. Species consisted of 11 grass taxa, 33 forbs, and 4 sub -shrubs, shrubs, and trees (Table 2). <br />Ground cover in the Phase II Bond Release Block (Chart 1 and Table 2) consisted of 55.68% live <br />vegetation, 0.38% rock, 17.83% litter, and bare ground exposure of 26.13%. Perennial cover across <br />the unit averaged 52.43% (93.17% relative cover), with annual / biennial cover and noxious weed <br />cover averaging 2.33% (5.16% relative cover) and 0.93% (1.66% relative cover), respectively. <br />Dominant taxa were western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii), common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), <br />and Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda) with 20.98%, 9.13% and 7.43% average cover, respectively. <br />All dominant taxa are seeded species. <br />100% <br />90% <br />sow <br />70% <br />y` 60% -- <br />0 <br />V <br />50% <br />0 <br />c <br />40% — <br />d <br />u <br />a 30% - — <br />20% <br />10% -- <br />0% <br />Chart 1 <br />Ground Cover Summary by Lifeform - 2019 <br />Average Cover Relative Cover <br />Phase II Bond Release Block <br />13 <br />0Bare ground <br />■ Rock <br />M Litter <br />®Noxious J <br />Aggressive Weeds <br />OAnnual & Biennial <br />Forbs <br />OAnnual Grasses <br />❑Sub -shrubs, --- <br />Shrubs, & Trees <br />❑Perennial Forbs <br />■Perennial Grasses -- <br />