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rvn,n,r , <br /> <br /> <br />Vegetation <br />' The proposed permit area is a terraced grassland adjacent to an ephemeral <br />streambed, having blue grams and buffalo grass as the dominant vegetative cover. <br />The average basal cover is estimated to be 50 percent. Variations in soil and <br />moisture conditions have influenced local species distributions and the <br />vegetation has been strongly influenced by the grazing of cattle. The general <br />range condition for productivity was considered fair to poor. <br /> Associated with blue grams were other perennial grasses such as sand <br />t d <br />d <br />d <br />th <br />d <br />i <br />hl <br />l <br />h <br />h <br />l <br />i <br />Th <br /> ropsee <br />, re <br />reeawn an <br />- <br />r <br />ng mu <br />y, a <br />oug <br />on <br />y m <br />nor amounts. <br />t <br />e <br /> height of some of the grasses may reach 12 inches during periods of maximum <br /> growth. Drier areas were suitable for western wheat grass and red top while <br />' moister areas are probably suitable for grass like species such as American <br /> sloughgrass, Nebraska sedge and rabbit polypogon. <br /> <br /> Although grasslands cover most of the surveyed area, thicker growths were <br /> noted near Lone Tree Creek, such as isolated stands of cottonwood. Yucca and <br /> prickley pear cactus were also noted. <br /> <br /> None of the 50 endangered Colorado plant species were inventoried <br /> at the site. <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />