Sandy Loam Upland 13-17" p.z.
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Description
The representative plant community for this site is a grass / shrub plant community. Common grasses are needle and thread, blue grama and squirreltail. The dominant shrubs are Wyoming big sagebrush and winterfat.
High levels of grazing reduce grasses and help increase the shrub component.
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Description
The most common non-native plant species on this site is cheatgrass. There can be the reference plant community with a trace of cheatgrass. Also, with a large amount of disturbance the cheatgrass(>5%) can begin to have a significant impact on the biological and hydrological function on this site.
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