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<br />• cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), quackgrass (Agropyron repens), crested <br />wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum), western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii), <br />and various bluegrass (Poa species). Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), <br />groundsel (Senecio spp.), and prostrate knotweed (Polygonum aviculare) are <br />common forbs. Shrubby species are also present and consist of big sagebrush <br />(Artemisia tridentata), broom snakeweed (Xanthocephalum sarothrae), and <br />rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus). The farmstead area shows <br />the greatest amount of disturbance with many annuals and shrubs occurring <br />there. The old access road shows signs of disturbance but has been protected <br />for several years resulting in a cover of predominantly perennial grasses with <br />lesser amounts of forbs and shrubs. <br />The native vegetation on the east side of the permit area shows less distur- <br />bance but has been affected by heavy grazing. Sagebrush densities are <br />rather high and snowberry (Symphoriocarpos spp.) is rather common also. <br />This vegetation in general more closely associates with the Mountain Loam <br />range site than on the west side. Forbs such as arrowleaf balsamroot <br />• (Balsamorhiza sagittata), lupine (Lupinus spp.), and penstemon (Penstemon <br />spp.) are common. Desirable forage grasses are common and include western <br />wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass (Agropyron irachycaulum), Sandberg blue- <br />grass (Poa sandbergii), and various needlegrasses (Stipa spp.). There is also a <br />small drainage with an existing sediment pond located on it within this <br />type. The vegetation is generally similar but cattail (Typha latifolia), elk <br />sedge (Carex a eri), and sunflower (Helianthus annuus) also occur. <br />Except for part of the old access road being converted to wheat production, <br />disturbance to these other areas will be relatively minor. <br />• <br />J-3 <br />