HABITAT 



ASSOCIATED VEGETATION: Associated vegetation is made up of 

 pioneer communities with very sparse cover, potentially dominated by 

 Agropyron spicatum (Appendix E-14). Some have trace amounts of woody 

 cover {Phms ponderosa. Rhus aromatica, Artemisia cana) that may point to 

 steppe or parkland potential natural vegetation. The associated species vary 

 considerable between sites and may include: 



Allium textile 

 Andropogon scoparius 

 Artemisia cana 

 Artemisia frigida 

 Artemisia ludoviciana 

 Astragalus barrii 

 Astragalus tenellus 

 Bouteloua curtipendula 

 Bromus japonicus 

 Cer at aides I ana t a 

 Commandra umbellata 

 Cryptantha celosioides 

 Dalea Candida 

 Echinacea angustifolia 

 Eriogonum paucijlorum 

 Gaura coccinea 

 Grindelia squarrosa 

 Gutierrezia sarothrae 

 Hymenoxys richardsonii 

 Koeleria macrantha 

 Lesquerella alpina 

 Linum lewisii 

 Melilotus officinalis 

 Musineon spp. 

 Oxytropis lambertii 

 Penstemon nitidus 

 Phlox alyssifolia 

 Phlox hoodii 

 Pinus ponderosa 

 Polygala alba 

 Psoralea argophylla 

 Rhus aromatica 

 Senecio canus 

 Stephanomeria runcinata 



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