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• of the understory, which is very sparse and consists mostly of scattered
<br />shrubs. These shrubs include true mountain mahogany, cliff Fendlerbush
<br />FPnd,Ceza ~upico.Lo, ana squawapple as well as the occasional Gambel's oak
<br />and black chokecherry launu4 vi2ginidnQ var. me.(onocaapa, Grasses are
<br />very sparse, including only occasional individuals of blue grams and
<br />sand dropseed. Forbs are only slightly more abundant and include trailing
<br />allionia A1,[,ion.ia inca.~uia#o, James wildbuckwheat, hairy goldenaster
<br />Hetezo#hecd vi.LCo~a, common hoar hound mouuGium vu.Cgaze, smooth Crandall
<br />beardtongue loert~#emun c~conda-llii var. g.Labne~cen~, Virginia's ground-
<br />cherry Ph~~o.Lio vizgin,iana, scarlet globemallow Sphoeza.Lcea cuccined,
<br />and branching noseburn ~~agia aamu~o. Succulents present include plains
<br />pr i ck I ypear OpJnti o pu-1~ocan,tha, br i t t I e pr i ck I ypear Opun,ti a ~taQ,t.Ct~,
<br />and datil yucca yucca Gocca#d.
<br />A third phase of Pinyon/Juniper Woodland occurs along the steep
<br />canyon sides in the lower part of Carbon Junction Canyon in the permit
<br />area. Here the substrate is coarse alluvium of varying depths on steep
<br />slopes [up to 21hl:llvl~. The unconsolidated soil parent material is
<br />deeper than in the previously described phases, but the coarse texture and
<br />steep slopes mainTain a droughty character. On the north-northwest
<br />facing slopes, there are more mesic shrubs present than in other parts
<br />of the Pinyon/Juniper Woodland. These shrubs include Gambel's oak, cliff
<br />fendlerbush, squawapple,.and mountain snowberry Symphu.zicaz,a» oaeophi-Lug.
<br />Other shrubs occasionally present include mountain mahogany and big
<br />• sagebrush A2#emi.~io .t~.iden,to#Q, Also present as a local ground cover
<br />is Oregon grape hlohon,io aepena. Pinyon pine growth on these sites is
<br />particularly vigorous, some individuals reaching as hiigh as 12 m. The
<br />Gambel's oak assumes tree-like stature on the lower parts of the slope,
<br />reaching heights of about 10 m. One large Douglas-fir lneudo#~ugo
<br />men~ie.~ii of 30 m height is present. Grasses present provide sparse
<br />cover and include Arizona fescue, galleta NiLo~lo ~ome~ii prairie
<br />junegrass KoeLenia mac~a2tho, and Kentucky bluegrass poa pia#en~in, the
<br />latter occurring mostly under the tall shrubs. Cheatgrass is also
<br />sparingly present.
<br />Perennial forbs include Fendler rockcress A~aGi~ ~endCeai, Engelmann
<br />aster Aa#e2 engelmaruzi<, California brickellbush, showy goldeneye
<br />Ne-Liome2ia mu(,ti~Cu~o, hairy goldenaster, prickly lettuce Loctuca
<br />~eniciola, Patterson aster Aldchaendn,tJ+eza potte~aon,ii, and groundsel
<br />Senecio sp. Annual forbs present include dark goosefoot and stickseed
<br />Loppu.Lo diplo.Lwna. On the south-southeast facing slopes of Carbon Junction
<br />Canyon in the northern part of the permit area, the Pinyon/Juniper Wood-
<br />land has little understory. Succulents including plains pricklypear,
<br />fragile pricklypear, and hedgehog cactus ~chinoceneua t~ig.Lochidio#ua
<br />var. t~igLochidio.tu~ are particularly conspicuous. Antelope bitterbrush
<br />loua~hia #nidentd#a and glaucous aster Aa#ea gLoucode7 are also occasionally
<br />found.
<br />Present along the bottom of Carbon Junction Canyon amidst or adjacent
<br />• to Pinyon/Juniper Woodland are local aggregations of mesic species which
<br />are too small to map but which meriT description. Occasionally present in
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