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0 <br />able 2. Vegetation Cover: 1985, 1986, and 1987 Reclamation Areas 8 <br />Transect Location <br />Area 4 Area 11 Area 12 Area 13 <br />Snecies Name Common Name 1 2 3 d c 6 7 R o In 11 <br />Area Area <br />Area 17 20 22 <br />17 12 1A 1C <br />• <br />overall <br />overall relative overall <br />Graminoids <br />Agropyron cristatum Crested Wheatgrass 12 4 6 2 2 1.73 3.68 6 <br />Agropyron smithii Western Wheatgrass 4 2 10 4 1.33 1.75 11 <br />Andropogon hallii Sand Bluestem 4 2 6 28 16 2 4 4 4.40 7.19 4 <br />Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama 2 2 0.27 0.35 16 <br />Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama 12 6 26 8 14 12 12 8 22 18 18 4 10.67 20.35 2 <br />Bromus marginatus Mountain Brome 10 38 26 30 26 16 22 30 28 8 2 38 44 21.20 32.11 1 <br />Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass 6 2 4 10 16 2.53 3.33 7 <br />Calamovilfa longifolia Prairie Sandreed 40 2 4 4 10 10 4 4 22 8 6 6 2 8.13 11.40 3 <br />Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Ricegrass 2 0.13 0.18 18 <br />Panicum virgatum Switchgrass 2 2 2 2 0.53 1.05 13 <br />Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem 2 0.13 0.18 18 <br />Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed 2 2 6 2 6 8 10 14 2 4 4 4.00 5.61 5 <br />Graminoid Cover 55.07 87.19 <br /> <br />Forbs <br />Ambrosia psilostachya Ragweed 8 2 4 4 6 8 2.13 3.16 8 <br />Chenopodium album Lambsquarters 2 0.13 0.18 18 <br />Eriogonum annuum Buckwheat 4 2 0.40 0.88 16 <br />Helianthus annuus Sunflower 2 4 6 0.80 1.05 13 <br />Kochia scoparia Kochia 6 4 6 6 8 2.00 2.63 9 <br />Medicago lupulina Black Medic 4 0.27 0.35 15 <br />Melilotus ofcinalis Yellow Sweetclover 2 0.13 0.18 18 <br />Forb Cover 5.87 8.42 <br /> <br />Succulents <br />Yucca glauca Yucca 14 4 2 1.33 2.63 9 <br />Succulent Cover 1.33 2.63 <br /> <br />Shrubs <br />Artemisia filifolia Sand Sage 2 10 2 0.93 1.75 11 <br />Shrub Cover 0.93 1.75 <br />.'F,' .....,....,.c. <br />Cryptogams <br />Litter <br />Bare <br />Rock <br />Note: all data presented in percent (%) cover <br />Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine <br />2008 Phase III Vegetation Study <br />Jo VI+ VV /O 00 OL JO Da <br />0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br />24 26 38 24 30 34 42 34 <br />18 10 2 0 4 4 2 8 <br />0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br />/1+ /u OV 36 N5 68 62 11 63.20 100.00 <br /> Std. Dev. 6.36 <br /> NR,in 2 <br />0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 <br />14 24 32 36 36 26 26 29.73 <br />12 6 8 8 6 6 12 7.07 <br />0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 <br />Page 20