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• gmelinii), willow dock (Rumex triangulivalvis), white checkermallow (Sidalcea candida), stinging <br />nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis), cornlily (Veratrum tenuipetalum), and American speedwell <br />(Veronica americana). Introduced perennial forbs commonly encountered include common <br />plantain (Plantago major) and common dandelion as well as Canada thistle (Brea arvense). <br />Introduced annual and biennial forms that may be encountered in this vegetation include tarweed <br />(Madia glomerate), hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale), and salsify (Tragopogon dubius). <br />Shrubs are a overall a relatively minor component of these areas though locally thickets of shrubs <br />are present. These thickets may be comprised of silver sagebrush, Drummond willow (Salix <br />drummondiana), Booth willow (Salix boothii), Bebb willow (Salix bebbiana), park willow (Salix <br />monticola), or coyote willow (Salix exigua). Other shrub species present may include twinberry <br />(Distegia involucrata), chokecherry, common gooseberry, Woods' rose, big sagebrush, and <br />mountain snowberry. Occasional senescent thinleaf alder (Alnus tenuifolia) are present. Quaking <br />aspen are also marginal components of this type as well as vascular cryptogamic species <br />including field horsetail (Equisetum arvense). duckweed (Lemna cf. minuscula <br />For additional detail on this type please see the section on Preliminary Wetland / Riparian <br />Characterization below. This section address in more detail the reach of Mesic Drainage <br />• vegetation present in the surface facilities area and evaluates the presence of potential wetland <br />vegetation between bordering bands of non - wetland vegetation in the narrow linear occurrence of <br />this type there. <br />MIXED CONIFER <br />(Photographs 69 -70) <br />The Conifer vegetation type was confined to a single stand on a steep north - facing slope in a <br />narrow canyon area within the study area just south of the Seneca II Permit Boundary (Maps 1 <br />and 2). This vegetation type was dominated by a mix of conifer trees including sub - alpine fir <br />(Abies bifolia) and Douglas -fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). The understory in this type was <br />comprised mostly of the following plant species: Rocky Mountain maple, Saskatoon serviceberry, <br />pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), sugarbowls (Coriflora hirsutissima), Engelmann <br />aster (Eucephalus engelmannii), common juniper (Juniperus communis ssp. alpina), Oregon <br />hollygrape (Mahonia repens), Agassiz bluegrass, muttongrass (Poa fendleriana), fowl bluegrass, <br />wartberry fairybells (Prosartes trachycarpa) and thimbleberry (Rubacer parviflorum). <br />• 20 <br />