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RESULTS: <br /> Thirteen plant communities (comprising 25.1 acres) were described and mapped. These <br /> include 11 upland and two wetland communities. Each community is described below and <br /> illustrated in Map 5. <br /> Upland Plant Communities: <br /> Aspen Woodland <br /> Aspen woodland is the most widespread plant community on the site, comprising three <br /> individual polygons and representing 7.33 acres (29.2 percent) of the site. This <br /> community is dominated by a relatively closed quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) <br /> canopy. A few scattered limber coniferous species contribute a minor component to this <br /> canopy and include limber pine (Pinus flexilis) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) as <br /> well as subalpine fir(Abies bifolia), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and blue <br /> spruce (Picea glauca). A lush understory is dominated by graminoids including mountain <br /> brome(Bromus marginatus), Timothy(Phleum pratense), and bluegrasses (Poo spp.) <br /> Wood's rose (Rosa woodsii)and shrubby cinquefoil (Pentophylloides floribunda) <br /> represent a limited shrub stratum. A diverse forb component is dominated by Alsike <br /> clover(Prifolium hybridum), yarrow(Achillea lanuloso), wild strawberry(Fragaria vesco), <br /> silver lupine (Lupinus argenteus), and black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). <br /> Limber/Lodgepole Pine Parkland <br /> The limber/lodgepole pine parkland includes three polygons comprising 5.44 acres <br /> (21.7 percent) of the site. Parklands refer to areas of scattered trees with canopy <br /> cover of 50 percent or less. In these areas, limber and lodgepole pine trees are <br /> scattered amidst meadows comprising the same species found in the upland meadow <br /> community. <br /> Aspen/Lodgepole Pine Parkland <br /> Aspen/lodgepole pine parkland includes less than a half-acre (1.1 percent) of the site. <br /> Aspen and lodgepole pine trees are scattered throughout open meadows with an <br /> herbaceous component comprising essentially the same species as found in the upland <br /> meadows. <br />