APPENDICES 



APPENDIX A. Fieldwork Survey Routes 



APPENDIX B. Vegetation Synthesis and Constancy/Cover Tables 



APPENDIX C. Element Occurrence Records and Ttopographic Maps 



APPENDIX D. List of Plant Species Identified in the Ruby Range 



APPENDIX E. Photographs of Landscapes, Community Types and Sensitive Species 



Panorama from Ruby Mountain looking north; south facing slopes supporting xeric Phrns 

 flexilis- and Pseudotsuga menziesii-dominated communities and including scree slopes, 

 evident as less densely forested areas. 



Looking south from southern end of Ruby Range; rolling terrain dominated hy Artemisia 

 tridentata ssp. vaseyana, with Festuca idahoensis important component at higher 

 elevations and Agropyron spicatum at lower elevations. 



Second-growth stand of pole-sized Pinus contorta on Abies lasiocarpa/Linnaea borealis 

 habitat type in which Vaccinium scoparium and L. borealis are abundant undergrowth 

 species; even these relatively mesic toeslope positions are only slowly recolonized by A. 

 lasiocarpa. 



Typical second-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia plant association with P. 

 menziesii dominating the overstoiy and A. cordifolia and Astragalus miser the 

 undergrowth. 



With the exception of cattle trailing, a relatively undisturbed and late successional stand 

 of Pseiidotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia plant association, showing multiple-aged 

 structure (contrast with previous picture). 



Second-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii/Jimiperus communis plant association at northern 

 end of Ruby Range; because of the high tree canopy cover and xeric site the undergrowth 

 is very depauperate with scattered individuals of J. communis. 



Ridgetop positions with lithic exposure of limestone are typically occupied by 

 woodlands, in this case an old-growth stand of Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis plant 

 association. 



Interior view of open, old-growth Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis woodland with high 

 herb diversity but low canopy coverage for all but F. idahoensis. 



Pseudotsuga menziesii /scree type on steep, fractured and unstable limestone; trees are 

 widely scattered P. menziesii and Pinus flexilis and the undergro^^1;h is extremely 

 depauperate, total cover less than 5%. 



