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Management practices/drivers
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Description
The State narrative is under development.
Dominant plant species
cottonwood (Populus), tree
boxelder (Acer negundo), tree
American elm (Ulmus americana), tree
silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana), shrub
leadplant (Amorpha canescens), shrub
chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), shrub
big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), shrub
rose (Rosa), shrub
western snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis), shrub
western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), grass
green needlegrass (Nassella viridula), grass
Montana wheatgrass (Elymus albicans), grass
Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis), grass
composite dropseed (Sporobolus compositus), grass
slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus), grass
green muhly (Muhlenbergia ramulosa), grass
foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum), grass
switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), grass
sedge (Carex), grass
blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), grass
buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides), grass
white prairie aster (Symphyotrichum falcatum), grass
American vetch (Vicia americana), grass
prairie coneflower (Ratibida), grass
purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea), grass
American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota), grass
white sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana), grass
goldenrod (Solidago), grass
Submodel
Description
The State narrative is under development.
Dominant plant species
western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), grass
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis), grass
green needlegrass (Nassella viridula), grass
field brome (Bromus arvensis), grass
common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), grass
scurfpea (Psoralidium), grass
white sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana), grass
goldenrod (Solidago), grass
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), grass
cocklebur (Xanthium), grass
Submodel
Mechanism
Moderate, continuous season-long grazing will move this plant community across the ecological threshold to the Western Wheatgrass/Foxtail Barley/Annuals Plant Community.
Mechanism
Long-term prescribed grazing may move this plant community toward the Western Wheatgrass Plant Community. It may eventually return to the Rhizomatous Wheatgrass/Green Needlegrass Plant Community or associated successional plant community stages assuming an adequate seed/vegetative source is available.
Relevant conservation practices
| Practice | External resources |
|---|---|
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Prescribed Grazing |
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