bluegrass, common timothy ( Phleu m pratense) and meadow barley (H ordeum 

 brachyantheru m). 



Antelooe Bitterhriish/B1iiph|inrh Wheatgrass (Pur tri/Agr spi) Habitat Type , 

 Pur tri/Agr spi is limited to less than one percent of the Stauffer 

 access route* found on very steep southerly slopes at about 5600-5800 

 feet elevation. It is similar to the Pur tri/Fes sea habitat type, 

 except that soils are less developed and less stable on generally 

 steeper slopes. Antelope bitterbrush ( Purshic tri dentate ) dominates 

 over an understory which is f lor istical 1 y similar to Agr spi/Poa sen 

 grassland. 



Antelo pe Bitterbrush/Rouoh Fescue (Pur tri/Fes sea) Habitat Type . Pur 

 tri/Fes see is found on moderate to steep, warm slopes at 5460-6240 

 feet elevation. Floristics are similar to Fes sca/Agr spi grassland, 

 with the addition of bitterbrush; many stands had substantial cover of 

 Kentucky bluegrass. The type occupies 13 percent of the Miles Crossing 

 route and 2-5 percent of the Spangler, Fairmont and Stauffer routes 

 (Table 9). 



Willow (Salix) Community Type . The willow community is found on wet 

 drainage bottoms at 5110-5800 feet elevation. Common willows include 

 Salix. drummondiana and JL myrtil lifolia ; understories are variously 

 dominated by tufted hairgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, bluejoint 

 reedgrass, sedges and wet-site forbs. The type occupies 6 percent of 



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