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7989 Reclaimed Areas (Photographs 7 through 10)
<br />Cover
<br />Introduced perennial cool season grasses, the dominant lifeform in this reclamation unit,
<br />comprised 38.5 percent of total vegetation cover (Table 5). Intermediate wheatgrass provided
<br />more than half of this percentage. Orchard grass accounted for one-fifth of this lifeform's total
<br />vegetation cover. Crested wheatgrass, smooth brome, quackgrass (E riaia repensl, meadow
<br />fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, meadow brome (Hromop,~js bieberstieniil, and Russian wildrye
<br />(Psa rostachys junceal provided the balance of this lifeform's cover. Other species present
<br />included meadow (oxtail (AlQpecurus pratensisl and timothy. Native perennial cool season
<br />grasses and grass-like plants comprised 27.2 percent of total vegetation cover. More than one-
<br />third of this percentage was provided by Agassiz bluegrass. Mountain brome was also
<br />important. Other species contributing to this lifeform's total vegetation cover were Canada
<br />wildrye (Elvmus canadensisl, Montana wheatgrass (Elvmus lanceolatus fm. albicansl,
<br />thickspike wheatgrass, sheep fescue, creeping wildrye (Levmus triticoidesl, western
<br />wheatgrass, Canada bluegrass, big bluegrass, bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata
<br />ssp. spicatal, Nelson needlegrass, and green needlegrass. Species present but not contributing
<br />measurably to total vegetation cover included; oniongrass (Bromelica spectabilisl, elk sedge
<br />(Carex ggyeril, (oxtail barley, blue wildrye (E(ymus glaucusl, interior bluegrass (P4~
<br />nemoralis ssp. jnteriorl, and beardless bluebunch wheatgrass.
<br />Native perennial (orbs, the most diverse lifeform, accounted for 4.7 percent of total vegetation
<br />cover. Western yarrow and James starwort were the most important contributors to this
<br />percentage. The species providing the balance of this lifeform's measured total vegetation cover
<br />percentage were; blue flax, Eaton thistle, groundsmoke, gumweed, showy goldeneye, wild
<br />tarragon (Oliflosnor.s dracun ~I ~ ssp. yJaucusl, Rocky Mountain penstemon, common yampa,
<br />varileaf scorpionweed, and American vetch. Species present but not contributing to total
<br />vegetation cover included; nettle-leaf giant hyssop, big-flowered onion, Louisiana sage
<br />(Artemisia ludovicianal, bracted aster (Aster foliaceusl, Siskiyou aster (Aster lanceolatus ssp.
<br />hes eriusl, weedy milkvetch (strapalus miser), arrowleaf balsamroot, harebell (Cam anula
<br />rotundifolial, showy fleabane, white-flowered peavine, tailcup lupine (~ypinus caudatusi,
<br />mountain bluebells (M rt n~ia iliatal, horsemint (Monarda fistulosal, curly dock, few-
<br />flowered goldenrod (Solidaco velutina), death camas (Toxicoscordion venenosum), Pacific aster,
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