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soicata ssp. inermis), bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegr~ria s i a ssp. ica a), Nel:;on • <br />needlegrass (Stioa nelsonii), and green needlegrass (Stioa vii )were minor contributors. <br />Oniongrass (Bromelica bulbc~sa) and big bluegrass (Poa'gscifolia) were also present. <br />Japanese brome ( o s j~~onicus), an introduced annual grass, provided 2.6 percent of total <br />vegetation cover. Cheatgras:r (Anisantha tectorum) was also present. <br />Introduced perennial forbs, primarily alfalfa (Medicaao saliva), comprised 32.2 percent of <br />~ total vegetation cover which made this lifeform second in dominance. Cicer milkvetch <br />(Astraaalus cicer) was also important. Canada thistle (Breea arvensis) 'was a minor <br />contributor while whitetop ( a d i drabs) and dandelion (Taraxacum f i final) were <br />present. Native perennial forbs, the most diverse lifeform in this unit, provided 4.0 percent of <br />i total vegetation cover. James starwort (Pseudostellaria iamesiana) accounted for one-third of <br />this percentage. Together, western yarrow (Achi{lea n I s }and bluetlax (Adenolinum <br />~ 'sit) accounted for one-quarter of this lifeform's total vegetation cover. Nettle-leaf giant <br />~ hyssop (Agastache r i lia), Eaton thistle ( 'rsium o i~), willow-herb (Epilobium <br />cili ssp. glandulosum), showy fleabane ( r' eron soeciosus), gumweed (Grindelia <br />squarrosa), white-flowered peavine (La h r s leucanthus), American vetch (Vicia <br />'i americans), and Pacific aster (Virgutaster ascendens) were minor contributors. Sharp-tip • <br />onion (Allium acuminatum), pasture sage (Artemisia ludoviciana), arrowleaf balsamroot <br />(Balsamorhiza saaittata), groundsmoke (GayorZhytum diffusum ssp. p~iviflorum), showy <br />goldeneye (Heliomeris multiilora), tailcup lupine ( in caudatus), wild tarragon <br />(Oliaosoorus dracunculus ssp. au ), Rocky Mountain penstemon (~:nstemon s ric ^), <br />common yampa (Perideridia Wert ssp. borealis), curly dock ( umex cris~us), <br />lambstoungue groundsel (Senecio int~gerrimus), Missouri goldenrod (~ lids missouriensis), <br />~ and mule's ear (W a hi amplexicaulis) were also present. Introduced annual and biennial <br />forbs, primarily twolobe speedwell (Pocilla bil ), accounted for 4.0 percent of total <br />vegetation cover. Hound's tongue (Gynoglossum 'cinal )and Jim Hill mustard (Sisvmbrium <br />i altissimum) comprised the balance. Bull thistle ( it i vulgare), prickly lettuce (~~~ <br />serriola), early stickseed (Laooula redowskii), tarweed ( is glomer~), yellow <br />sweetclover (Melilotus officinale), devil's shoestrings (Polygonum scan rum), Russian <br />thistle (Salsola australis), pennycress (Thlasoi arvense), and salsify (Tra~goooaon :~'~~ ssp. <br />major) were also present. Native annual and perennial forbs accounted for 1.0 percent of total <br />vegetation cover. Linearleaf collomia ( oll i fine ri) provided more than half of this; <br />percentage while baby blue-eyes ( Ilin i parviflora) and microsteris (Microsteris g_racilis <br />10 • <br />