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VEGETATIVE INVENTORY <br /> • The subject site was inspected on July 3, 1979. Occular estimate was used <br /> to determine plant composition and production figures. The following plants <br /> and percent composition by weight were found on the site. <br /> Grasses Percent Composition <br /> Alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides) 5% <br /> Western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) 20% <br /> Tail wheatgrass (Agropyron elongatum) 10% <br /> Intermediate wheatgrass (Agropyron intermedium) 10% <br /> Slender wheatgrass (Agropyron trachycaulum) 10% <br /> Inland saltgrass (Distichlis stricta) 15% <br /> Alkali bluegrass (Poa juncifolia) 1% <br /> i <br /> Prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) 3% <br /> Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) 3% <br /> Needle-and-thread (Stipa comata) 3% <br /> Foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) 2% <br /> Crass-Like <br /> • !PNKW.l <br /> Sedge (Carex ssp.) 5% <br /> Forbs <br /> Kochia (Kochia scoparia) 5% <br /> Lambs quarters (Chenopodium album) 5% <br /> Tansy mustard (Descurainia pinnata) T <br /> Annual fortis 3% <br /> Trees <br /> None found on site <br /> i <br /> When the above percentages are compared with the percent in the potential <br /> plant community for Salt Meadow Range Site (attached) , the site rating is ! <br /> Good Condition. The ground cover is 50-60%, with total annual production <br /> of. 2500-3000 pounds, air dry per acre. <br /> • <br /> ,111, <br /> _ YYYT f:i:i:i=: <br /> -'i:-s` —ima E i'- ';i( ac UKIl0.111R'P,',1P'"'�:"'a.s'�*"'�rw"""'r"'"r"""•""'""'�,� <br />