2010-11-12_PERMIT FILE - C1981010A (4)

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Table 2.3~B. D~xninant Plant Species For Each Vegetation Type to be Disturbed by Minicg aid Reclamation Within ~: the Proposed Mine Plan Area and Habitat Descriptions. (1)(2)(3) (4)(5) Growth on (5) Vegetation Plant Elevation in ft Soil 1 pe Site Moist~se Growth on Slopes Type spp. Low High A B C D Relations Gentle Moderate Steep Big Sagebrush Grass Grass Poa.pratensis 4,000 12,200 G G C F Dry [o Hoist G G F l~gropyron smithii 3,600 10,000 F G G G Dry to moist G G F Brcaus inennis 4,500 10,000 G G G F Dry to mist G G F Forbs Lupines spp. 4,800 11,500 G G G P Dry to moist G G F Shrubs Artemisia tridenta[a 4,500 8,500 F G G F Dry G F P Symphoricarpos oreophilus 5,500 10,500 - - - - Dry fn ®ist G G G Mountain Shrub Crass Poa pratensis 4,000 12,200 G G G F Dry to moist G G F • ~ Poa fendleriana 4,000 13,700 G G G P Dry [o cooist G G G ggropyron snithii (see big sagebrush-grass above) Grass-like Carex geyeri 6,000 10,000 - - - - Dry - - - Forbs Achilles lanulosa 4,000 12,000 G G G F Dry to ®ist G G F Iathyrus leucanthus - - - - - - - - - - Lupinus spp. 4,800 11,500 G G G P Dry to ®ist G G F Stepan jamesiana 5,000 10,000 - - - - Dry to pis[ - - - Shrubs Quercus gambellii ~ 4,100 9,000 G G G F Dry to voist G G G Prunes virginiana 4,400 9,300 G G G P Dry to mist G G F to wet Symphoricarpos oreophilus 5,500 10,500 - - - - Dry [o moist G G G Amelanchicr alnifolia 5,000 10,900 G G G P Dry [o Hoist G G G to 4et Ar[anisia [ridenta[a 4,500 8,500 F G G F Dry G F P (1) Fran Plant Information Ne[wvrk (PIN) Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado. (2) Annuals have been deletaj even though they may be i~ortant as d~ninan[s within [heir particular life form. (3) Canparisons sere made between 1979 acd 1980 herbaceous corer data and herbaceous daninants were derivai Fran best data available. (4) (A) Growth on sandy loam, (B) Growth on loam, (C) Growth m clay loam, (D) Growth on clay. . (5) (C) Good, (F) Fair, (P) Poor. 2-74