Table 3.2. Percent frequency of occurrence of shrubs, grasses, and forbs 

 within 300 2X5 dm plots in six vegetation types. 



Species 



AA a 



PJG 



PJS 



DFJ 



GW & 

 SA 



Artemisia cana 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Artemisia longifolia 

 Atriplex nutalii 

 Chrysothamnus nauseosus 

 Chrysothamnus viscidif lorus 

 Juniperus scopulorum 

 Prunus virginiana 

 Rhus aromatica 

 Ribes spp. 

 Rosa spp. 



Sarcobatus vermiculatus 

 Symphorocarpos spp. 



Grasses 



45.7 



0.3 

 0.3 



0.7 

 0.7 



100.0 



0.3 

 3.0 

 0.7 



27.3 



18.3 

 76.7 



0.3 

 0.7 



17.3 



1.0 

 0.3 

 0.3 



0.7 



36.7 



0.7 



0.3 

 57.0 



12. 



9. 



6, 

 19. 



50.3 

 51.7 



2.3 



6.0 

 0.3 



0.3 



0.7 

 38.6 



35.0 



Forbs 



72.7 



56.3 



10.3 



47. 7 



29.7 



a AA=Sagebrush-grassland, PJG=pine-juniper-grass , PJS=pine-juniper-shale, 

 DFJ=Douglas fir-juniper, GW=greasewood, and SA=shale-longleaf sage 



Table 3.3. Number of green forbs per ha in six vegetation types during 

 May, July, and September 3 . 



Vegetation Type 



AA C 



PJG 



PJS 



DFJ 



GW & SA Average 



May 692,000 99,000 12,000 60,000 50,000 182,600 



July 295,000 97,000 2,000 119,000 30,000 108,600 



September 14,000 14,000 10,000 45,000 2,000 17,000 



Summer Ave. 333,667 70,000 8,000 74,667 27,333 102,733 



a Includes only those forbs remaining succulent and known to be eaten by 

 mule deer. Yellow sweetclover, for which abundance is extremely variable 

 among years, was excluded. 



b AA=sagebrush-grassland, PJG=pine-juniper-grass , PJS=pine-juniper-shale, 

 DFJ=Douglas fir-juniper, GW=greasewood, and SA=shale-longleaf sage 



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