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,'~ "RANGE S1TE N0. 270 I ''"~' Page 2
~~ VALLEY BENCH
" . August 1975 ~

Native (potential) Vegetation and Guide for Determining Ran~<
Condition.
Percentage composition by watght of the principal species may
total as much as:
.. Grasses:
Pine nendlegrsss - 12

Muttongrass 12
'!~ Strnembank wheatgrass 12
Needle-and-thread 6
Bluebuneh wheatgrass 6
SQulrre1te11 6 .
Others ` 6
Forbs:
_ Pussytoes ~. 5
Low phlox 5
Buckwheat
Others 5
5
,• Shrubs: ~ ;
Blg sagebrush 30
' Low rebbftbrush 6
~~'. Others 6
Ground cover for the Va11ey~Bench range site Is aFi>ro~iiwtely 30;.
,- 1
Few species tend to Invade this site. Some areas ~ ~ ,;:i~~i,:
of tall rabbttbrush, broom ~nakeweed, g reasewood , educed
annuals. '
4. Total Annual Production
favorable years 1000 Pounds per Acre Atr Dry
• Unfavorable years 500 " °" " " "
Median years 600 " '~ ~'" " "
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