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<br />~i <br />~- <br />included in this community are sagebrush (Artemesia spp.) and snowberry <br />(Synphoricarpus sp.). Associated species include various unidentified <br />grasses, yucca (Yucca, sp. ), mustard (Crucifarae sp. ), yarrow (Achillea <br />lanulosa), and various fortis including :Indian paintbrush (Castilleja <br />t , <br />miniata) and showy daisy (Erigeron speciosus) (Weber 1976; Craighead, <br />Craighead and Davis 1963).. Ground visibility within the sagebrush <br />community vas fair with approximately 15 to 307. of the ground surface <br />visible. <br />Plants, which may have been of economic importance to the <br /> <br />aboriginal inhabitants of the area include Gambel's oak, serviceberry, <br />aspen, mustard, thistle, yucca and Indian paintbrush. The uses of these <br />plants are described briefly below. <br />The acorns produced by scrub oak may be used in several ways. The <br />kernals could have peen ground and leached and used as a meal for mush, <br />soups or as'a general thickening. The shells could have been roasted <br />and ground and used as a beverage base or in the production of acorn <br />oil. Since acorns are produced in quantity, they may have been a major <br />food source (Harrington 1967: 329-331). <br />Serviceberries, which are available over several months of the year, <br />may be consumed fresh or as dried on the plant (Harrington 1967: 229-232). <br />The inner bark of the aspen tree and the sap have been reported to <br />~/ <br />have been eaten by the native populations of several areas in North America <br />(Yanovsky 1936: 58). <br />The fruits and young shoots of the yucca are edible. The roots were <br />utilized in the production of soap. The fibers in the leaves were used <br />