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Badlands Vegetation Type: Ponderosa Pine Subtype 



Ponderosa pine distribution is very limited, occurring on 0.2 percent of the 

 area, and confined to a small area of higher elevation and generally rocky 

 terrain in the northeast corner of the study area (Fig. 7). A few scattered 

 ponderosa pine were also found in the southcentral portion of the study area 

 in an area known locally as the "cedar hills" but the pine were so limited 

 as to fail to justify including this area in the subtype. Dominant plants in 

 the overstory are ponderosa pine and Rocky Mountain juniper with a few scat- 

 tered limber pine in some places. Understory vegetation in this subtype is 

 generally similar to that found in the badlands vegetation type. As with all 

 badlands types, this area is lightly utilized by livestock. 



Figure 7. Badlands vegetation type: Ponderosa Pine Subtype 



Badlands Vegetation Type : Limber Pine Subtype 



This limited subtype (2% of the study area) is also located on areas of higher 

 elevation and rocky substrate (Fig. 8). Dominant plants in the overstory are 

 limber pine and Rocky Mountain juniper. This area is a transitional area 

 between the badlands and grasslands. The understory on level and gently rolling 

 areas resembles that of the grassland while steeper areas have the same plants 

 found in the badlands, although in greater abundance. This area is unique in 



