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Appendix E: Plant community and map class key 51b.. vegetated.areas..Other.shrub.species.that.tend.to.occur.in.this.map.class.include.Atriplex confertifolia,.Artemisia bigelovii,.and.Gutierrezia sarothrae..This.map.class.tends.to.occur.in. sparse.areas.on.whitish.clay.badland.soils. •. Base.Map.Class:.Slender.Buckwheat.Sparse.Vegetation •. Group.Map.Class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Shale.Badland •. Management.Map.Class:.Vegetated.Rim.Complex •. Association:.Eriogonum leptophyllum.Sparse.Vegetation The.dominant.shrub.species.not.as.above..(52a) 52a.. 52b.. 53a.. 53b.. 54a.. 54b.. 55a.. 55b.. 56a.. .Salvia pachyphylla.is.the.dominant.shrub.species..The.understory.tends.to.be.sparse..This. map.class.is.restricted.to.the.higher.elevations.of.the.northern.half.of.the.project.boundary. near.Chinde.Mesa. •. Base.map.class:.Blue.Sage.Dwarf-shrubland •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Shale.Badland •. Management.map.class:.Blue.Sage.Dwarf-shrubland •. Association:.Salvia pachyphylla.Dwarf-shrubland.[Park.Special] The.dominant.shrub.species.not.as.above..(53a) .Forestiera pubescens.is.the.dominant.shrub..This.species.tends.to.grow.in.large.dense. patches..This.map.class.is.isolated.to.a.few.small.patches.near.the.Puerco.River.. •. Association:.Forestiera pubescens.Temporarily.Flooded.Shrubland.Alliance The.dominant.shrub.species.not.as.above..(54a) .Salix exigua.is.the.dominant.shrub.species..Other.shrub.species.may.occur,.including.Ericameria nauseosa.and.Isocoma drummondii..The.understory.tends.to.have.a.sparse.herbaceous. layer..This.map.class.is.restricted.to.areas.with.periodic.stream.flow.and.is.most.common.in. the.Puerco.River.corridor. •. Base.map.class:.Coyote.Willow.Shrubland •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Riparian.Woodland.and.Shrubland •. Management.map.class:.Coyote.Willow.Shrubland •. Association:.Salix exigua./.Barren.Shrubland The.dominant.shrub.species.not.as.above..(55a) .Tamarix.sp..dominates.the.shrub.layer..This.species.often.occurs.as.a.tall.shrub.or.a.short.tree. and.forms.dense.monocultures..This.community.generally.occurs.in.riparian.areas.or.in.areas. with.a.high.water.table,.such.as.in.washes.or.near.stock.tanks. •. Base.map.class:.Tamarisk.Shrubland •. Group.map.class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Riparian.Woodland.and.Shrubland •. Management.map.class:.Vegetated.Wash.Complex •. Association:.Tamarix.spp..Semi-Natural.Temporarily.Flooded.Shrubland .Gutierrezia sarothrae.is.the.dominant.species.and.no.other.shrub.species.has.even.a.low.cover.in.this.map.class..A.very.low.cover.of.Opuntia.spp..can.occasionally.occur..The.herbaceous. layer.is.often.present,.but.does.not.have.to.occur,.with.a.low.cover.of.the.grass.Pleuraphis jamesii. •. Base.map.class:.Snakeweed.-.(Prickly.Pear)./.Galleta.Dwarf-shrubland •. .Association:.Gutierrezia sarothrae.-.(Opuntia.spp.).-.Pleuraphis jamesii Dwarf-shrubland .None.of.the.individual.associations.included.in.the.key.above.define.this.map.class..This.map. class.is.distinguished.by.its.landform.characteristic.and.occurs.on.mesa.rims..A.wide.range. of.herbaceous.and.shrub.species.can.occur.in.this.habitat..No.one.individual.association.was. determined.to.represent.this.map.class.which.contains.a.complex.of.associations.and.unique. communities..Associations.that.can.occur.in.this.complex.include,.but.are.not.limited.to,.Juniperus monosperma./.Artemisia bigelovii.Woodland,.Artemisia bigelovii.-.Ephedra torreyana.Shrubland,.and.Ephedra viridis.-.Rhus trilobata.Talus.Shrubland..This.map.class.contains.a. mix.of.species.and.associations.and.was.defined.as.a.heterogeneous.group.of.associations.. •. Base.map.class:.Vegetated.Rim.Complex •. Group.map.class:.Colorado.Plateau.Mixed.Bedrock.and.Tableland •. Management.map.class:.Vegetated.Rim.Complex. E11
Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park 56b.. •. Association:.NA .None.of.the.individual.associations.included.in.the.key.above.define.this.map.class..It. contains.a.mix.of.herbaceous.and.shrub.species.and.is.distinguished.by.its.landform.characteristic..It.occurs.in.areas.of.intermittent.flooding,.such.as.in.washes,.along.wash.banks,. and.on.wash.terraces..No.one.individual.association.represents.this.map.class.as.it.contains.a. complex.of.associations.and.unique.communities..Associations.that.can.occur.in.this.complex. include,.but.are.not.limited.to,.Allenrolfea occidentalis.Shrubland,.Calamovilfa gigantea. Desert.Wash.Shrub.Herbaceous.Vegetation,.Ericameria nauseosa.Desert.Wash.Shrubland,. Ericameria nauseosa./.Bouteloua gracilis.Shrub.Herbaceous.Vegetation,.Isocoma drummondii. /.Pleuraphis jamesii Shrubland,.Salix exigua./.Barren.Shrubland,.Sarcobatus vermiculatus./. Atriplex obovata.Shrubland,.Sarcobatus vermiculatus./.Suaeda moquinii.Shrubland,.Suaeda moquinii.Shrubland,.Tamarix.spp..Semi-Natural.Temporarily.Flooded.Shrubland..This.map. class.contains.a.mix.of.species.and.associations.and.was.defined.as.a.heterogeneous.group. of.associations.. •. Base.Map.Class:.Vegetated.Wash.Complex •. Group.Map.Class:.Inter-Mountain.Basins.Wash •. Management.Map.Class:.Vegetated.Wash.Complex. •. Association:.NA . E12
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