Table 3.— Winter injury of western wildland shrubs reported by State Divisions of Wildlife Resources 



No. of 



locations' Approximate 



of winter elevation Intensity 



Shrub species injury (1,000 ft) of injury' Symptoms^ 



COLORADO 



Southwest 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Purshia tridentata 



Northwest 

 None reported 

 IDAHO 



Region 1 

 Ceanothus spp. 



Region 2 



None reported 



Region 3 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Ceanothus spp. 



Region 4 

 Artemisia tridentata 



Region 6 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Ceanotlius spp. 

 NEVADA 



Region II 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Ceanothus spp. 

 Purshia tridentata 

 OREGON 



Southeast Region 

 Ceanothus prostratus 

 Symphoricarpos spp. 

 UTAH 



Southern Region 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Pinus edulis 



Southeastern Region 

 Artemisia tridentata 



Northern Regions 

 Ceanothus velutinus 

 WYOMING 



Southwest 

 Artemisia cana 

 Artemisia tridentata 

 Ceanothus velutinus 

 Juniperus communis 

 Vaccinium spp. 



Southeast 

 None reported 



8.5 

 8.0 



2 

 2 



2 

 4 



5.6 

 4.0-6.0 



1 



1-3 



5.0-7.0 



1 



6.0-8.0 

 6.0-7.0 



1- 2 



2- 3 



2 

 1 

 5 



6.5-7:0 

 6.8-8.0 

 6.5-8.0 



1-2 

 2 



1-2 



1-2 



3 



1-2,4 



4 

 4 



2 

 2 



1-4 

 1-4 



3 

 1 



1 

 3 



6.0-9.0 



1-2 



2,3 



1 



3 

 3 

 2 

 2 



6.0-9.0 

 6.5-9.0 

 7.0-8.5 

 8.0-9.0 

 8.0-9.0 



1 

 1 

 1 



1-2 



1-2 



1- 2 



2- 3 



1-3 



'Locations represent separate areas of shrub winter injury ttiat varied in size from less than an acre to thousands of acres^ 



^(1) Areas of from a few to thousands of acres where virtually all plants suffered winter injury, (2) areas of from a few to thousands of acres where 

 winter injury occurred in scattered patches, (3) areas usually small in size where a few pli;nts received winter injury. 

 '(1) Entire kill, (2) partial kill, (3) reddish-brown foliage, (4) dead leafless shoots. 



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