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Table 2 Hamilton - Vegetation Cover - 2009 <br />Average Plant Cover Summary <br />Percent Ground Cover Based on Point - intercept Sampling <br />Hamilton <br />Adjacent <br />Sagebrush <br />Grassland <br />Sagebrush <br />Grassland <br />Area -> <br />Reveg <br />Reference <br />Area <br />Ref. Area - <br />South <br />Ref. Area - <br />South <br />Ref. Area - <br />North <br />Ref. Area - <br />North <br />Grasses and Grass -likes <br />Nw P Aristida purpurea Purple Threeawn <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />0.40 <br />- <br />Nw P Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama <br />4.70 <br />2.50 <br />1.60 <br />6.80 <br />9.80 <br />0.60 <br />I A Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass <br />- - - <br />4.15 <br />0.90 <br />- <br />0.60 <br />- <br />1.60 <br />----------- <br />- - --- -__ -- - -.... --------------- - - - - -- -- -- --------- - - - - -- <br />Nw P Hilaria jamesii James' Galleta <br />-- - -. - -. - <br />0.35 <br />1.60 <br />- <br />0.40 <br />1.80 <br />1.00 <br />N P Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Ricegrass <br />2.05 <br />1.50 <br />0.40 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />N P Sitanion hystrix Bottlebrush Squir reltail <br />- - - - - - -- ----- - ........._ _ _------------------ <br />1.50 <br />0.80 <br />0.40 <br />1.40 <br />- <br />-- -- -- --- --- - ----- - - - - -- - - - - ----------------------- <br />Nw P Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton <br />1.15 <br />0.70 <br />- <br />- - - -- <br />- <br />- - - - --- --- - - - - -- <br />- <br />-------- - -.... ... <br />- <br />N P Stipa comata Needle and Thread <br />7.25 <br />1 2.20 <br />1 1.80 <br />1 14.80 <br />3.20 <br />14.20 <br />Forbs <br />I P Astragalus cicer Chickpea Milkvetch <br />0.45 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />N P Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />0.20 <br />- <br />- <br />I A Erodium __ cicutarium Redstem Stork' <br />2.85 <br />0.40 <br />- <br />- <br />0.20 <br />- <br />- - - -- - - - - - -- _----- <br />N P Happlopappus sp. Happlopappus sp. <br />-- ------------ - - - - -- <br />- <br />-------- - - - - -- - <br />- <br />------------- - - - - -- <br />- <br />------ - - - - -- <br />- <br />----------- - - - - -- <br />- <br />----- - - - - -- <br />0.20 <br />N A Lappula redowskii Flatspine Stickseed <br />0.05 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />N P Phlox longifolia Longleaf Phlox <br />0.10 <br />0.20 <br />- <br />0.60 <br />- <br />- <br />.. _- --- ---------- -------- - - - - -- ------------------------------------- --------------- - - - --- <br />I A Salsola kali Russian Thistle <br />- <br />- - - - - - - - - - -- <br />1.30 <br />-------------- - - - - -- <br />- <br />--------------- - - - - -- <br />- <br />-- --------- --- - - - - -- <br />- <br />--------------- - - - - -- <br />- <br />------------------- <br />- <br />I A/B Sisymbrium altissimum Tall Tumblemustard <br />0.10 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />N P Sphaeralcea coccinea Scarlet Globemallow <br />3.20 <br />- <br />- <br />1.40 <br />- <br />0.60 <br />Shrubs, Cacti & Trees <br />N P Artemisia tridentata var. wyo. Wyo. Big Sagebrush <br />1.60 <br />8.20 <br />15.60 <br />- <br />2.20 <br />0.80 <br />N P Atriplexcanescens Fourwing saltbush <br />5.30 <br />0.10 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />N P Atriplexgardneri Saltbush <br />0.05 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- --- - - ---- ---------- -- -- �- ----- - - - - - - -- . -... <br />N P Krascheninnikovia lanata Winterfat <br />2.45 <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />N P Goderrezia sarothrae Broom Snakeweed <br />- <br />- <br />0.60 <br />- <br />0.60 <br />- <br />N P Opuntia polyacantha Prickly -Pear <br />- 1 <br />0.40 1 <br />- 1 <br />0.20 1 <br />0.20 <br />- <br />Total Plant Cover <br />38.60 <br />19.50 <br />20.40 <br />25.00 <br />19.80 <br />19.00 <br />Rock <br />2.15 <br />1.60 <br />0.20 <br />2.00 <br />7.60 <br />3.80 <br />Litter <br />22.05 <br />27.70 <br />31.40 <br />30.20 <br />34.40 <br />22.60 <br />Bare ground <br />37.20 <br />51.20 <br />48.00 <br />42.80 <br />38.20 <br />54.60 <br />Total Perennial Coverl 30.15 1 18.20 1 20.40 1 24.40 1 19.60 1 17.20 <br />• <br />• <br />�J <br />CEDAR CREEK ASSOCIATES, Inc. Page 13 Hamilton Mine - Revegetation Evaluation - 2009 <br />