USDA United States Department of Representativeness Assessment of Agriculture Forest Service Research Natural Areas on Rocky Mountain Research Station National Forest System Lands General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-45 in Idaho March 2000

Steven K. Rust Abstract

Rust, Steven K. 2000. Representativeness assessment of research natural areas on National Forest System lands in Idaho. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 129 p.

A representativeness assessment of National Forest System (N FS) Research Natural Areas in ldaho summarizes information on the status of the natural area network and priorities for identification of new Research Natural Areas. Natural distribution and abundance of plant associations is compared to the representation of plant associations within natural areas. Natural distribution and abundance is estimated using modeled potential natural vegetation, published classification and inventory data, and Heritage plant community element occur- rence data. Minimum criteria are applied to select only viable, high quality plant association occurrences. In assigning natural area selection priorities, decision rules are applied to encompass consideration of the adequacy and viability of representation. Selected for analysis were 1,024 plant association occurrences within 21 4 natural areas (including 115 NFS Research Natural Areas). Of the 1,566 combinations of association within ecological sections, 28 percent require additional data for further analysis; 8, 40, and 12 percent, respectively, are ranked from high to low conservation priority; 13 percent are fully represented. Patterns in natural area needs vary between ecological section. The result provides an operational prioritization of Research Natural Area needs at landscape and subregional scales. Objective ranking criteria provide clear accounting of priority assignments that are easily updated to reflect changing information or conditions.

Keywords: ecological reference area, biological diversity, conservation planning, plant community ecology

The Author

Steven K. Rust is Ecologist for the ldaho Department of Fish and Game, Conservation Data Center, Boise, ID. He holds bachelors degrees in environmental studies and botany from The Evergreen State College and University of Washington. He received an M.S. degree from the College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, in ecosystems analysis. Prior to joining the Conservation Data Center in 1994, he worked as a Botanist and Plant Ecologist for the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and USDA Forest Service.

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Cover photo: View west of meadow vegetation within Smiley Mountain RNA, located in the Pioneer Mountains of east-central Idaho. Photo by Cate Brigden, September 3, 1995. Representativeness Assessment of Research Natural Areas on National Forest System Lands in ldaho Steven K. Rust

Contents

Introduction ...... Methods ...... Study Area ...... Synecological Perspective and Nomenclature ...... Estimation of Natural Distribution and Abundance ...... Selection of Representative Element Occurrences ...... Assignment of Priorities for Filling Gaps in the Natural Area Network ...... Results and Discussion ...... Northwest Basin and Range Section ...... Yellowstone Highlands Section ...... Overthrust Mountains Section ...... ldaho Batholith Section ...... Beaverhead Mountains Section ...... Challis Volcanics Section ...... Blue Mountains Section ...... Okanagon Highlands Section ...... Flathead Valley Section ...... Bitterroot Mountains Section ...... Conclusions ...... References ...... Table 1. Plant associations and community types known or expected to occur in Idaho listed by National Vegetation Classification subclass ...... Table 2 . Assessment summary by ecological section listed by National Vegetation Classification Subclass ...... Appendix A . Research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands in ldaho ...... Appendix B . Research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands in ldaho listed by lead Forest and Ranger District with proposed and established Research Natural Areas ...... Appendix C . Natural areas considered in the representativeness assessment listed alphabetically by the State in which they occur ...... Appendix D. Plant community elements that occur in Research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands in ldaho listed alphabetically with the total area of occurrence and by Research Natural Area, with the total area of occurrence ...... occurrences, which meet minimum criteria, listed for each plant association or communitv tv~ewith the size of the occurrence ...... Acknowledgments

Support for this study was provided by USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, Intermoun- tain Region, and Rocky Mountain Research Station (formerly Intermountain Research Station) through a cooperative agreement between the Rl/R4/1NT Natural Areas Program and ldaho Department of Fish and Game.

Thanks to Bob Moseley, Michael Mancuso, Mabel Jankovsky-Jones, Pat Green, and Art Zackfor help in compiling information that contributed to the study or for reviewing early drafts. Linda Williams, Julie Kaltenecker, Pam Peterson, Andrew Pitner, Juanita Lichthardt, and George Stephens helped maintain data base records on natural areas in Idaho. Thanks to Marion Reid and Rex Crawford for assistance with tables presented in Reid and others 1995. Bob Keane and Jim Menakis provided assistance with spatial data used in the study. Margaret Beer, Joel Peterson, Mary Neighbours, Jack McMillen, and Kathy Ahlenslager helped with information on natural areas in adjacent States. Terry Vernholm completed final edits on the document. Many thanks to Alma Winward and Angela Evenden for their continuing support of natural areas. I recognize and thank Chuck Wellner for his leadership in natural area identification and conservation. Chuck's long and dedicated service to natural areas in ldaho is a legacy of natural heritage conservation in the Northwest. I thank Melinda Moeur and Dennis Ferguson for their support in publishing this document. Introduction ecosystem composition, structure, and functionu (Christensen and others 1996).Implementation of adaptive Biological diversity encompasses all levels of natural management strategies is a focal component of ecosystem variation from molecules to species to landscapes. With the management. In adaptive management, which involves a complexity of biological and physical components and repetitive, ordered cycle of planning, implementation,moni- variability on spacial and temporal scales, biological diver- toring, and evaluation, the hypothetical, iterative nature of sity is difficult to understand or characterize unless it is resource management is recognized (Christensen and oth- partitioned into components of repeated patterns (Huston ers 1996; Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team 1994). This is a conceptual objective of the coarse-filter/ 1993).A principal tenet of ecosystem management is that fine-filter approach to conservation of biological diversity. biological diversity, productivity, and sustainability may The idea is that protected areas containing representative be maintained or enhanced by managing lands within the examples of all communities (or ecosystems) will protect historic range of variability (Swanson and others 1994). viable populations of most species, most biotic interac- Research Natural Areas provide the experimental controls tions, and most ecological processes. For the remaining against which ecosystem management activities may be species, a fine filter is needed, for example, conservation assessed, provide the baseline for understanding the range plans reflecting the specific needs of individual species. of natural variability, and help establish a basis for defining The coarse filter is used to develop conservation strategies desired conditions (Andrews 1994; Franklin and others for all components of native ecosystems (Bourgeron and 1972; Moir 1972; Morgan and others 1994; Ryan and others Engelking 1994; Grossman and others 1994; Hunter 1991; 1994; Wellner 1986). Noss and others 1995). Basic guidelines for the selection Research Natural Areas are established to preserve a and establishment of Research Natural Areas conceptually wide spectrum of pristine, representative areas that typify embrace the coarse-filter approach to the conservation of important forest, woodland, shrubland, grassland, and biological diversity: Research Naturzl Areas are part of a alpine plant communities (Forest Service Manual 4063). national network of ecological areas selected to preserve a The first assessment of, and formative biological direction wide spectrum of pristine areas that represent important for, attainment of this objective on NFS lands in Idaho was forest, shrubland, grassland, alpine, aquatic, geological, provided by Wellner and Johnson (1974)and subsequently and similar natural situations that have special or unique refined by Daubenmire (1975) and Johnson and Pfister characteristics. Research Natural Areas are designated in (1981,1982). The systematic classification of the biological perpetuity for research, education, and the maintenance of and physical components of Idaho's natural heritage and biological diversity on National Forest System (NFS) lands the identification of potential conservation sites for the (Forest Service Manual 4063). representation of these elements contributed to early re- The USDA Forest Service has played a historic role in the gional land and resource management planning. The Re- recognition and establishment of Research Natural Areas gional Guide for the Intermountain Region (USDA Forest (Habeck 1979).The basic idea of the Forest Service policy- Service 1984) recognizes the Idaho Natural Areas Coordi- the designation of representative pristine sites to serve as nating Committee as the authority for assessing natural reference areas for basic research and education, and to area needs. The Northern Regional Guide (USDA Forest monitor the effects of intensive management activities-is Service 1981)provides a natural area needs assessment and historically expressed as well in the literature of profes- assigns establishment targets to individual Forests in the sional forest and range management societies (Allen 1986; Region. Publication of regional plant community classifi- Anderson 1975; Buckman and Quintus 1972; Wellner 1986). cations (such as Hironaka and others 1983; Mueggler and The need for Research Natural Areas has a fundamental Campbell 1982; Steele and others 1981,1983) contributed to basis in the National Forest Management Act that states the most recent assessment of the representative quality of that land and resource management plans will include a natural areas on NFS lands in Idaho (Wellner and Tisdale plan to monitor and evaluate the effects of implementing 1985).Chadde and others (1996) provided updated North- the management plan (Burns 1984; CFR 36 Sec. 219.11(d); ern Region Research Natural Area establishment targets. Norse and others 1986). Natural areas contribute to the The biological significance of conservation sites is often land management planning process by providing models assessed through analysis of rarity, richness, representa- of benchmark landscape features and habitat conditions tiveness, and viability (Grossman and others 1994).Repre- (Andrews 1994; Ryan and others 1994). sentativeness refers to the idea that a dedicated conserva- The role of ecological reference areas is heightened within tion site or system of such sites should contain biota and the ecosystem management paradigm: "management biophysical characteristicsthat represent the range of natu- driven by explicit goals... and made adaptable by monitor- ral variability found within the associated region. Repre- ing and research based on our best understanding of the sentativeness requires the assessment of how well a site or ecolq$cal interactions and processes necessary to sustain group of sites exemplifies the variability of the biota and

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 environment of a larger area (Bourgeron and others 1995; dissected mountainous terrain of the Okanagan Highlands Mackey and others 1988).The objective of this assessment and Bitterroot Mountains sections in the Northern Rocky is to understand how well the system of Research Natural Mountains to the broad, gently sloping alluvial fans and Areas represents the ecological variation (as expressed volcanic plateaus of the southern Northwest Basin and through the distribution and abundance of plant commu- Range and Overthrust Mountains sections within the north- nities) on NFS lands in Idaho, and to identify gaps in ern extent of the Great Basin. The study area is strongly representation so that steps may be taken to identify and influenced by an east-west precipitation gradient. In the propose new Research Natural Areas to fill these gaps in north, the climate is strongly maritime-influence. Precipi- the system. tation (30 to 80 inches) occurs primarily in winter months. The southern portion of the study area is characterized by a continental climatic regime. Precipitation (4 to 20 inches) Methods is relatively evenly distributed throughout the fall, winter, and spring months. Representativeness refers to the idea that a dedicated There are 109 established and eight proposed Research conservation site or system of such sites should contain Natural Areas on NFS lands in Idaho. The locations of these biological and physical characteristics that represent the areas are shown in figure 2. The letter codes shown in natural range of variability found within the associated figure 2 are listed in appendix A with the name and region. Assessment of representativeness requires the com- physical attributes of each area. Research Natural Areas parison of how well a site or group of sites exemplifies the are listed by Forest and Ranger District in appendix B. variability of the biological and physical components of a Appendix D lists the plant associations and community larger area (Bourgeronand others 1995;Mackey and others types located within each area. 1988). The specific focus in this study is the representation of plant communities. The intention is that communities, as a coarse filter of biological diversity, serve to represent the Synecological Perspective and range of variability of the natural physical environment Nomenclature and the range of variability in the distribution and abun- Plant communities may be characterized as recurrent dance of plant and animal species. assemblages of species coexisting in similar landscape The representativeness of Research Natural Areas on features (Bourgeron and Engelking 1994).A plant commu- NFS lands in Idaho is assessed through completion of the nity classification may be likened to a language developed following steps: (1) develop a comprehensive list of plant to meet the need of a set of commonly held objectives communities that occur in Idaho, (2) summarize the distri- (Sawyer and Keeler-Wolf 1995). In representativeness as- bution and relative abundance of plant communities by sessment, the intention is to use plant community elements ecological region, and (3) identify representative plant to represent groups of species and ecological interactions community element occurrences (within Research Natural and processes, that is, the objective is to implement the Areas and other similar natural areas) and summarize the coarse-filter approach to conservation. An important as- relative abundance of these selected occurrences by eco- sumption of the coarse filter is that ecological units are logical region. The output of the assessment is identifica- relatively stable over time and predictable on the land- tion of priorities for conservation action that would en- scape. To adequately provide for the conservation of popu- hance the representativeness of the natural area network. lations and habitats of plant and animal species, biotic interactions, and ecological processes, the coarse-filter strat- Study Area egy is best based on an ecological land classification system (Haufler 1994; Haufler and Irwin 1993; Hunter 1991).From The focus of this study is the representativeness of Re- the standpoint of vegetation, the coarse-filter strategy is search Natural Areas on NFS lands in Idaho. In the spirit of best based on a classification of potential natural vegeta- the ecosystem management paradigm and as natural areas tion (Rust 1997). adjacent NFS lands compliment those on the NFS, an Plant community classifications pertinent to the study ecoregional approach is taken in the completion of this area are predominantly based on potential natural vegeta- assessment. The study area encompasses the area of each of tion. Classification work in the Rocky Mountains (Cooper the ecoregional sections that intersect with Idaho and that and others 1991; Daubenmire and Daubenmire 1968; Mauk contain NFS lands (fig. 1). and Henderson 1984; Pfister and others 1977; Steele and This area involves 10 ecoregional sections (McNab and others 1981, 1983) and the Intermountain Region Avers 1994) and overlaps with each of the six States adja- (Daubenmire 1970; Hironaka and others 1983; Tisdale 1986) cent to Idaho. The area encompasses considerable biologi- is strongly influenced by the work of Daubenmire (1952, cal and physical diversity. Landforms within the study l968), Wellner (1989), and Alexander (1985,1988). In this area range from the large glacial troughs and steeply work the "habitat type" is recognized as the basic classi-

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Figure 1-The representativeness assessment study area. The nine forested ecoregional sections that intersect with ldaho constitute the study area (indicatedas light shading). The sections are: 342B-E, eastern portion of Northwest Basin and Range; M331A, Yellowstone Highlands; M331D, Overthrust Mountains; M332A, ldaho Batholith; M332E, Beaverhead Mountains; M332F, Challis Volcanics; M332G, Blue Mountains; M333A, Okanagon Highlands; M333B, Flathead Valley; and M333D, Bitterroot Mountains. National Forest System lands within Idaho are indicated by dark shading. fication unit and is defined as all the land areas that The term "plant community type" will be used to refer to support, or have the potential to support, the same climax vegetation for which the seral status is unknown. Other vegetation. The habitat type is named for the climax veg- uses of classification units of existing vegetation are not etation or the plant association. recognized in this study. As the classification unit of exist- The concept of the habitat type as a land classification can ing vegetation encompasses a single combination of seral be misleading because the classification unit, all areas of status and structural condition, it is a relatively transient, land which support a specific plant association, is actually dynamic expression of a given site. In contrast, the unit of derived through the analysis of floristic similarity (Hall potential natural vegetation encompasses all potential se- 1988). In forested regions of Oregon and Washington the ral stages and structural conditions of a given site. Thus, "plant association" is thought to be the most appropriate only the unit of potential natural vegetation is sufficiently classification unit because it pertains to the classification of stable in time to fulfill an important need, or objective, of plant communities, rather than areas of land (for example, Research Natural Area establishment: maintenance of an Johnson and Simon 1987; Williams and Smith 1991). The ecological reference against which the effects of human term "plant association" (or "association") will be used activities may be assessed. refer to potential natural vegetation. With reference to The term "plant community element" is used generically much of the community classification work of Idaho, the to include both plant associations and community types. term "plant association" as used here refers to the vegeta- The term is linked to Natural Heritage Program protocols tive expression of the habitat type. in the sense that "elements" represent all the components

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Figure 2-The location of research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands within Idaho. The approximate location of proposed and established Research Natural Areas is indicated by two-character codes. The name associated with thecode is shown in appendix A. of "natural biological and ecological diversity" (The Na- contribute to problems with the compatibility of commu- ture Conservancy 1982). The term "occurrence" (or "plant nity elements described by different authors. Idaho lies at community element occurrence") as used here is also de- the joining of five ecological provinces (Bailey and others rived from Heritage protocols. A plant community ele- 1994; McNab and Avers 1994), and thus occurs at the ment occurrence is simply a stand, or group of stands, of a periphery of the distributional range of a number of plant plant association or community type all located within community elements. These factors contribute to a range of close proximity (for example, within a Research Natural different levels of confidence in plant community classifi- Area) and that meets minimum criteria regarding ecologi- cation work, which may be generalized as: cal integrity and conservation status. The idea of a "cell" as a unit for assessing natural area needs (as used by Dyrness Confidence is low in plant community elements that are and others 1975) is developed here as the unique combina- based only on field observations (formal data collection tion of a plant community element (that is, plant associa- and analysis have not yet occurred). tion or community type) and the ecoregional section in Confidence is moderate in plant communities that are which it occurs. described outside our area but supported in our area The individual distributions of species give rise to varia- only by observational data. tion in species composition over the range of a particular community element. Due to administrative and logistic Confidence is moderate in community elements that are factors, considerable variation occurs in the geographical described over a small area relative to the expected scope of work in community ecology and to what degree range of the element and for which the relevance of the biological &fferences in composition and structure are classification work to the expected range has not been resolved. In compiling a regional classification,these factors formally documented.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 4. Confidence in the classification is high for plant commu- Management Project modeling of potential natural vegeta- nity elements that are described from data collected in tion, the physical environment is compartmentalized into our area and that have been treated in regional discus- gradients of moisture and temperature. Four levels of each sion of synonymy (Grossman and others 1994). factor are combined to give rise to a matrix of 16 "biophysi- cal settings." A matrix of biophysical settings was devel- Classification crosswalks (between similar plant associa- oped within each ecoregional section for each of three tions that are named differently) employed in this study portions of the landscape, named for dominate physiogno- are documented by Rust (1997). Plant community elements known or expected to occur mic groups: forest, shrubland, and grassland. Potential vegetation is modeled using this framework, within each in Idaho, and treated in this analysis, are listed in table 1 (on page 18, following the References section) within the Na- ecoregional section, by assigning groups of communities to a specific cell, or biophysical setting, within one of the three tional Vegetation Classification (NVC)(Federal Geographic matrices. This vegetation mapping project was selected as Data Committee 1996) framework (see Rust 1996 for a detailed reconciliation of the Classification). The vegeta- the best available source of information for the representa- tive assessment because it provides information on poten- tion classification includes plant associations and rela- tial natural vegetation (a fundamental criterion) and pro- tively stable community types that are recurrent and promi- vides consistent coverage for the entire study area. The nent over the landscape. Vegetation resulting from human scale (pixel size 1 x 1 km) is a disadvantage of the project activities (anthropogenic vegetation or disclimatic vegeta- because it does not effectively reflect vegetation that tion) is not included in the classification. Principal author- typically occurs in small environmental units (for ex- ship for each community element is identified as a basis for ample, riparian vegetation). Information presented by comparing composition and structure and resolving issues of synonymy. Notes on the level of confidence in the Reid and others (1995) was extensively updated, based on refined distributional and classification information, so classification of plant associations and community types that every community known or expected to occur in the are provided in situations where the confidence is less than study area is assigned to an appropriate biophysical set- high. Plant species nomenclature follows Hitchcock and ting. Cronquist (1973), with the following exceptions: Salix fol- An additional shortcoming of the Interior Columbia lows Brunsfeld and Johnson (1985), with the exception of Salixamygdaloides, Salix lasiolepis, and Salixscouleriana which Basin Ecosystem Management Project modeling project is that it only estimates the relative abundance of biophysical follow Hitchcock and Cronquist (1973); Carex utriculata as settings. To fulfill the objectives of the representativeness treated by Reznicek (1987); Leucopoa kingii, Poa cusickii, and Poa epilis as treated by Cronquist and others (1977); Artemi- assessment, information on the abundance of associations within each cell of the biophysical setting matrices is needed. sia follows Cronquist and others (1994),except that Artemi- Most community classification and inventory publications sia arbuscula arbuscula, Artemisia arbuscula thermopola, and Artemisia longiloba are recognized as treated by Winward provide information on the distribution and number of and Tisdale (1977), and Artemisia tridentata xericensis by plots observed. This information is summarized by ecore- gional section for studies that are representative of a se- Rosentreter and Kelsey (1991); and Poa secunda as treated lected set of biophysical settings for a given ecoregional by Arnow (1981). The classification of aquatic plant associations within section. For example, Steele and others (1981) provides Idaho is not well developed. The three aquatic plant asso- information on selected forested biophysical settings in ciations currently identified are not included in this analy- the Idaho Batholith, Beaverhead Mountains, Challis sis. Information concerning these aquatic associations is Volcanics, and Blue Mountains ecoregional sections. De- presented by Jankovsky-Jonesand others (1999). pending on the information available, the estimated natu- ral abundance of individual communities within each Estimation of Natural Distribution and ecoregional section is estimated as (listed in descending order of preference): Abundance 1. The product of the percent frequency of pixels classified The distribution and abundance of community elements as a given biophysical setting and the percent of plots in the study area are estimated using information derived observed for the community relative to other communi- from (I)the modeling of potential vegetation prepared for ties within the respective biophysical setting and ecore- the Interior Columbia Basin EcosystemManagement Project gional section. (Reid and others 1995), (2) published regional community classification and inventory plot data, and (3) plant com- 2. The percent of plots observed for the community rela- munity element occurrence data (Idaho Conservation Data tive to all plots observed in the entire ecoregional sec- Center 1996). In the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem tion.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 3. The quotient of the percent frequency of pixels classified Nature Conservancy Preserves; Idaho Department of Fish as a given biophysical setting and the number of com- and Game and USDI Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife munities assigned to the respective biophysical setting Management Areas; and Washington State Department of and ecoregional section. Natural Resources Natural Area Preserves. Element occur- rences in the Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyo- Resultant percentage values are transformed to abun- ming, and Montana portions of ecoregional sections ad- dance classes using an octave scale. Abundance classes joining Idaho were considered for inclusion in the analysis. listed with percent ranges and narrative descriptive classes Research Natural Areas on NFS lands in Idaho are listed by are: ecological section (Bailey and others 1994; McNab and Avers 1994)with size and minimum and maximum eleva- Abundance Percent Descriptive tion (see figure 1 for geographic distribution) in appendix class range class A and by administrative unit in appendix B. All natural 0 0 Present areas considered in the study are listed in appendix C. 1 > 0,r 0.25 Incidental The representative quality of each occurrence was as- 2 > 0.25,r 0.50 Incidental sessed on the basis of the type of conservation site the 3 > 0.50,r 1 Incidental occurrence is within, narrative descriptions of the occur- 4 > 1,<2 Minor 5 >2,14 Minor rence (which may describe, for example, problems with 6 >4,18 Minor noxious weeds or past and current livestock use), and size. 7 >8,r16 Major Justification for the use of the type of conservation site as a 8 > 16,s32 Major threshold measure of representative quality is based on 9 > 32,r 64 Major administrative policy for selection and establishment. Re- 10 > 64 Major search Natural Areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concerns, and Natural Area Preserves are selected specifi- An effect of this approach on the estimation of the natural cally to provide recognition of high quality representative abundance of communities within the study area is that the plant community occurrences. characterization of any selected biophysical setting is A variety of different resource management objectives weighted by communities that occur in Idaho. Only data may apply (for example, ranging from the production of from community classification and inventory studies that specific habitat conditions to protection of open space) to incorporate Idaho are included in the analysis. The Nature Conservancy Preserves and Wildlife Manage- In completion of the second task required for the repre- ment Areas. As a result of the land acquisition transactions sentativeness assessment (summarize the distribution and that contribute to their establishment, these areas may also relative abundance of plant community elements by eco- incorporate land that is no longer in a natural state. In all logical region), 1,566 combinations of plant community cases, however, the representative quality of plant commu- element and ecoregional section are recognized. Each of nity occurrences reported for these areas (and treated in these combinations may be viewed as a "cell" within the this analysis) is verified on the basis of narrative descrip- natural area network in the same sense as employed by tions on file at the Idaho Conservation Data Center. Dyrness and others (1975). The estimated natural abun- Size is an important measure of both viability and repre- dance of each plant community element is listed in table 2 sentative quality. Many piant associations occur as large, (following the References section) by ecoregional section. continuous stands. Others (especially in riparian and wet- land habitats) occur within a complex mosaic of environ- Selection of Representative mentally associated communities. In these cases, the size of Element Occurrences the individual occurrence is more a reflection of the esti- mated relative abundance of the community with respect To complete the third task required for the assessment, to the total area of the stand mosaic. While the assembly of minimum plant community element occurrence criteria communities present represents the total biological diver- were established to include element occurrences that are sity of the complex, the stand mosaic is the unit of ecosys- viable and possess high representative quality. Viability tem function, and thus the most appropriate biological unit (and to a lesser extent, quality) was assessed on the basis of for the assessment of representative quality. To allow for the level of protection provided the occurrence. Only com- the inclusion of a small individual occurrence within a munity elements within the following types of conserva- mosaic of environmentally associated communities, size tion sites were included in the analysis: USDI Bureau of specifications were developed for sets, or classes, of bio- Land Management Areas of Critical Environmental Con- physical environments and applied to the sum of associ- cern and Research Natural Areas; USDA Forest Service ated occurrences within a site. Minimum element occur- Research Natural Areas and Special Interest Areas; The rence size criteria listed for 12 biophysical classes follows.

6 USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Each class incorporates four biophysical settings as identi- need for further representation of the cell within the natu- fied in the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Manage- ral area network. ment Project modeling of potential naturalvegetation (Reid and others 1995). For example, the class "cold dry to cool Assignment of Priorities for Filling very dry forest" includes the following biophysical set- Gaps in the Natural Area Network tings: cold dry forest, cold very dry forest, cool dry forest, and cool very dry forest. Priorities for filling gaps within the natural area network are assigned through consideration of the adequacy and viability of the current representation. Values for the esti- Biophysical class Minimum size mated natural abundance, the relative abundance of refer- ence occurrences, and the count of reference occurrences Cold dry to cool very dry forest embody these concepts. In assessing the "adequacy" of Cold dry to cool very dry herbland representation, the relative total area of occurrences and Cold dry to cool very dry shrubland the potential range of variation in the occurrences are Cold wet to cool moist forest considered based on comparison of the abundance of reference occurrences to the estimated natural abundance, Cold wet to cool moist herbland and the count of reference occurrences. Assessment of the Cold wet to cool moist shrubland "viability" of plant community representation within the Warm dry to hot very dry forest natural area network is based on the count of occurrences. Warm dry to hot very dry herbland Following is a narrative description of criteria used to Warm dry to hot very dry shrubland assign priorities (discrete logic rules for the assignment of Warm wet to hot moist forest priorities are shown in the table that follows): Warm wet to hot moist herbland Warm wet to hot moist shrubland Priority 1. A cell with major or minor estimated natural abundance, but incidental or no representa- tion (respectively) within the natural area net- Plant community element occurrences that meet the mini- work. mum criteria and are located within Research Natural Areas on NFS lands within Idaho are listed by Research Priority 2. Major and minor cells represented by few Natural Area in appendix D. A complete list c.f plant reference occurrences of small size, or inciden- community elements included in the assessment is pro- tal cells represented by one very small or no vided in appendix E. element occurrences within the natural area Relative abundance values for each community element network. are calculated, for each ecoregional section, as the quotient Priority 3. Major and minor cells that are represented by of the sum of the acreage of occurrences that meet the less than two plant community element occur- minimum criteria and the total of all occurrences within the rences, major and minor cells represented by section (that meet the minimum criteria). The resulting several small occurrences, or incidental cells percentage values are transformed to abundance classes that are represented by one or no element using an octave scale and referred to as the "relative occurrences within the natural area network. abundance of reference occurrences." The "count of refer- ence occurrences" is the number of occurrences of each Priority 4. Cells that are fully represented within the community element meeting the minimum viability and natural area network; the element occurrence quality criteria within each section. abundance is equal to, or greater than, the Completion of the third task required for the representa- estimated natural abundance, and greater than tiveness assessment, which is to identify representative two element occurrences are present. plant community element occurrences and summarize the Priority 5. Plant community elements that are known or relative abundance of these selected occurrences by eco- expected to occur within the respective logical region, provides information on how well each cell ecoregional section, are represented by no oc- (or each combination of plant community elements within currences, and for which there is insufficient an ecoregional section) is represented (or the extent to information (based on the methods applied in which the cell is "filled") within the natural area network. The "relative abundance of reference occurrences" for each this study) to assess the estimated natural cell is intended for comparison to the estimated natural abundance. abundance of the cell, and together with the "count of Logic rules applied in the assignment of priorities of need reference occurrences," is used to assess the priority of for improved representation are listed by priority rank. If

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 the sum of the size of all the occurrences of a particular shrubland, and short grassland community elements ap- element within a section is smaller than the minimum size pear to be most poorly represented throughout the natural criteria identified for the biophysical class (as listed on area network. In part, this is an artifact of the history of page 7) listed in the previous tabulation, the priority inventory work contributing to the identification of Re- ranking for the element is dropped by one. search Natural Areas and related descriptive community ecology. Deciduous shrubland and short grassland com- Relative munities occur in recognized Research Natural Areas but Estimated abundance Count are inadequately described (for example, simply identified natural of reference of reference as "wet meadow") because inventory workwas completed Priority abundance occurrences Differencea occurrences prior to the availability of applicable community classifica- 1 2 7 53 tion work. 24,<7 0 Northwest Basin and Range Section 2 2 4 23 13 2 5 > 0 11 The Northwest Basin and Range Section is characterized = 4 12 < 1 and distinguished by a relatively high diversity of shrubland 2 3 0 11 environments. Warm, dry; warm, moist; and cool, dry shrubland environments occupied by Artemisia triden ta ta 2 5 5 2 wyomingensis and Artemisia tridentata vaseyana plant asso- 2 4 22 54 ciations are dominant (table 2). Forested environments 12 4 > 0 account for (approximately) 10 percent of the land area. 2 2 I I National Forest System (NFS) lands within the section 0 1 disproportionally represent cool, dry shrubland and for- 1 1 ested environments. For example, while Artemisia triden tata 4 not otherwise assigned wyomingensis associations are most abundant within the section overall (table 2), Artemisia tridentata vaseyana asso- 5 0 0 0 ciations are more prominent on NFS lands. National Forest "Estimated natural abundance minus abundance of reference occurrences. System lands within the section, compared to all other sections within the study area, are most restricted and patchy, and least encompassing of the total range of diver- Results and Discussion sity. Table 2 on page 30 displays the result of the representa- The biological diversity of this ecoregional section, com- tiveness assessment. Plant associations and community pared to others in the study area, is the least well repre- types known or expected to occur within the study area are sented by natural areas. Twenty-four cells are partially listed by ecoregional section. A large number (1,566) of filled by four conservation sites. The greatest propor- combinations of plant community elements within ecore- tion of community elements within the section are as- gional sections are recognized. Each of these combinations signed Priority 2. Highest priorities for the enhancement of constitutes a cell within the potential natural area network. the representativeness of the natural area network on NFS For each cell, the estimated natural abundance of the lands include Pseudotsuga menziesii, Populus tremuloides, community element within the respective ecoregional sec- Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia tridentata spiciformis, Arte- tion, the relative abundance of reference occurrences that misia tridentata vaseyana, and Cercocarpus ledifolius plant meet specified criteria, and the number of reference occur- community elements (table 2). rences that meet the minimum criteria are listed with the The Idaho portions of the Northwest Basin and Range priority of need for locating a new Research Natural Area Section are peripheral to many of the relevant plant com- to fill unfilled cells or to improve the representation of munity classification and inventory studies (Manning and poorly represented cells. Priorities are based on the com- Padgett 1995; Mauk and Henderson 1984; Nelson and parison of the relative abundance of reference occurrences Jensen 1987; Padgett and others 1989; Steele and others to the estimated natural abundance, and the count of 1983). Herbland and wet shrubland environments were reference occurrences, as described previously. not mapped in the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem In an initial review of the information presented in table Management Project model of potential natural vegetation 2, it appears that the representation of plant communities (Reid and others 1995).Therefore, portions of the distribu- is not well balanced within each ecological section and by tion and abundance of plant communities within the vegetation subclass. Deciduous forest, deciduous section are not well documented.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Yellowstone Highlands Section lasiocarpa / Calamagrostis rubescens, Abies lasiocarpa/ Pedicularis racemosa, Abies lasiocarpa /Ph ysocarpus malvaceus, Cold, dry forest environments in which Abies lasiocarpa Abies lasiocarpa/Vacciniurn globulare, Artemisia tridentata associations are the potential natural vegetation are domi- triden tata /Agropyron spicatum, Artemisia tridentata nant in the Yellowstone Highlands Section. Forest environ- vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis, Ar- ments occupy approximately 75 percent of the land area; temisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis, Populus herbland and shrubland occupy approximately 15 percent tremuloides/ Calamagrostis rubescens, Pseudotsuga menziesii/ and 8 percent. Berberis repens, and Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis Sixty-one community element occurrences are repre- rubescens. sented at 8 conservation sites. Within these sites, commu- One hundred twenty-six community element occurrences nity elements that occur in cool, wet and cool, moist envi- are within nine conservation sites. Cold, wet to cool, moist ronments are disproportionately well represented. Cells forest; warm, wet to hot, moist forest; and warm, wet to hot, for Carex aquatilis, Carex nebraskensis, Carer simulata, Carex moist herbland environments are disproportionately well utriculata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Eleocharis palustris (wet- represented in the natural area network. Twenty-two cells land/riparian), Juncus balticus, Populus tremuloides/ are considered fully represented (table 2). Amelanchier alnifolia-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Cold, dry to cool, very dry forest; cold, dry to cool, very Calamagrostis rubescens, and Populus tremuloides/ dry shrubland; and warm, dry to hot, very dry shrubland Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostis rubescens are con- environments are poorly represented in the natural area sidered fully represented within the natural area network network. Ten cells are assessed as Priority 1: Abies lasiocarpa/ (table 2). Arnica cordifolia, Abies lasiocarpa/Symphoricarpos albus, Ar- The highest priorities for enhancement of the representa- temisia tridentata tridentata /Agropyron spica turn, Artemisia tive quality of the natural area network occur in lower tridenta ta vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus /Fes tuca elevation warm, dry to hot, very dry and warm, wet to hot, moist forest, shrubland and herbland; and cold, dry to cool, idahoensis, Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis, very dry forest environments. Priority 1 cells include Abies Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Artemisia tridentata vaseyana, Picea lasiocarpa/Acerglabrum, Abies lasiocarpa/Arnica cordifolia,Abies engelmannii/ Ribes mon tigenum, Populus tremuloides/ lasiocarpa/Calarnagrostis rubescens, Abies lasiocarpa/funiperus Calamagrostis rubescens, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea communis, Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Agropyron betulifolia, and Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus. spicartrm-Poa secunda, Artemisia triden ta ta triden tata / Agro- Within the Overthrust Mountains Section, these plant asso- pyron spicatum, Artemisia triden tata triden tata / Festuca ciations are expected to occur and may best be represented idahoensis, Artemisia triden fa ta vaseyana / Festuca idahoensis, on NFS lands. Cercocarpus ledifoEius/Agropyron spicatum,Festuca idahoensis- Agropyron spicatunr, Picea engelmarrnii/Galium trifolium, Idaho Batholith Section Pinus aEbicaulis/Carex geyeri, Populus trichocarpa/Cornus The Idaho Batholith Section encompasses 301 commu- stolonifera, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia, nity element occurrences within 42 conservation sites. This Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis, Pseudotsuga section is characterized by a relatively diverse array of rnenziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, and Pseudofsuga menziesiil forested environments.Forest and shrubland environments Symphoricarposalbus. These cells are all potentially filled on (80 percent and 20 percent of the land area) are dominant; NFS lands. Representative occurrences of Artemisia triden- herbland environments are incidental. Important associa- tata tridentata/Agropyro spicatum, Artenzisia tridentata tions include Abies grandis / Acer gla brum, Abies grandis / tridentata/Festuca idahoensis, and Populus trichocarpa/Cornus Clin tonia uniflora, Abies grandis Xerophyllum tenax, Abies stolonifera, however, may best be located off NFS lands. The / contribution of Yellowstone National Park to the represen- lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri, Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora, tation of biological diversity within this section needs to be Abies lasiocarpa / Streptopus amplexifolius, Abies lasiocarpa / more fully assessed and documented (within the frame- Xerophyllum tenax, Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa, work of this study). Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus Overthrust Mountains Section malvaceus, and Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia. This section possesses the highest frequency of fully Forest and shrubland environments are predominant in represented cells (23 percent) (table 2). Cold, wet to cool, the Overthrust Mountains Section, occupying approxi- moist forest; warm, dry to hot, very dry herbland; and mately 60 percent and 40 percent, of the land area. Herbland warm, wet to hot, moist forest environments are dispro- environments are incidental. Important plant associations portionately well represented within the section. Cold, dry within the section are Abies lasiocarpa/Berberis repens, Abies to cool, very dry shrubland; cold, wet to cool, moist; and

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 9 warm, dry to hot, very dry shrubland environments are tridentata spiciformis/Bromus carinatus, Artemisia tridentata generally poorly represented. vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis, Ar- The highest priorities are for enhanced representation of temisia tridentata vaseyana/Bromus carinatus, Artemisia tri- the following cells: Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium caespitosum, dentata wyomingensis / Agropyron spicatum, and Populus Artemisia a;.buscula arbuscula /Poa secunda, Artemisia tridentata tremuloides/Calamagrostis rubescens. All of these associa- vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Carex geyeri, Artemisia tions are likely to occur on NFS lands within the section. tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis, Artemisia tridentata vaseyanalcarex geyeri, Arte- Challis Volcanics Section misia tridentata vaseyana/Stipa comata, Cercocarpus ledifo- iius/Festuca idahoensis, Cercocarpus ledifolius / Symphoricar- The Challis Volcanics Section encompasses approxi- pos albus/ Festuca idahoensis, Pinus contorta /Festuca idahoensis, mately 58 percent and 39 percent forest and shrubland Pinus contorta/Vaccinium scopariurn, Purshia tridentata/ environments. Approximately 3 percent of the land area is Festuca idahoensis, and Salix drummondiana / Calamagrostis herbland environments. Predominant biophysical envi- canadensis. In the Idaho Batholith Section, these plant com- ronments are warm, dry forest; cool, dry forest; cool, dry munity elements occur, and are potentially best repre- shrubland; and cool, moist shrubland. Abies lasiocarpal sented, on NFS lands. Carex geyeri, Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium scoparium, Artemi- sia tridentata vaseyana/Agropyron spicatum, Artemisia Beaverhead Mountains Section tridentata wyomingensis/ Agropyron spicatum, Leucopoa kingiil Phlox pulvida, Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa, Pseudotsuga As with the Overthrust Mountains Section, the menziesiilAmica cordifolia, and Pseudotsuga menziesiil Sym- Beaverhead Mountains and Challis Volcanics Sections are phoricarpos oreophilus are important associations within the characterized by a relatively even mix of forest and ecoregional section. shrubland environments. In the Beaverhead Mountains Fifty-eight community occurrences are located within Section forest and shrubland environments occur over eight conservation sites. Cold, wet to cool, moist forest approximately 38 and 60 percent of the land area. Herbland environments are generally disproportionately well repre- environments occupy approximately 2 percent of the land sented. Cold, dry to cool, very dry shrubland; warm, dry to area. Predominant biophysical environments are cold, dry hot, very dry forest; and warm, dry to hot, very dry forest (occupied primarily Abies lasiocarpa plant associa- herbland environments are generally poorly represented tions) and cool, moist shrubland (primarily Artemisia within the natural area network. Seventeen cells are most tridentata vaseyana associations). Important plant associa- in need of enhanced representation in the Challis Volcanics tions within the ecoregional section are Abies lasiocarpa / Section:Alnus incana / Cornus stolonifera, Artemisia arbuscula Arnica cordifolia, Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens, arbuscula/Festuca idahoensis, Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Abies lasiocarpa/Ribes montigenum, Artemisia arbuscula Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis, Artemisia tri- arbuscula/Festuca idahoensis, Artemisia nova/Agropyron dentata vaseyana/Agropyron spicatum, Artemisia tridentata spicatum, Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos wyomingensis/Agropyron spicatum, Artemisia tripartita/Agro- oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis, Artemisia tridentata vaseyanal pyron spicatum, Artemisia tripartita /Festuca idahoensis, Festuca Agropyron spica tum, Artemisia triden tata vaseyana /Festuca idahoensis/Potentilla diversifolia, Haplopappus suffruticosus/ idahoensis, and Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Calamagrostis rubescens. Festuca idahoensis, Haplopappus suffruticosus/Sitanion hystrix, The Beaverhead Mountains Section encompasses 139 Leucopoa kingii/Achillea millefoliurn, Leucopoa kingii/Phlox community element occurrences within 21 conservation pulvida, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum, sites. Thirty-one cells are considered fully represented. Pseudotsuga menziesiil Berberis repens, Pseudotsuga menziesiil Cold, dry to cool, very dry forest; cold, wet to cool, moist Juniperus communis and Salix wolfii/Swertia perennis- forest; warm, dry to hot, very dry forest; and warm, dry to Pedicularis groenlandica. All of these plant associations and hot, very dry herbland environments are disproportion- community types likely occur on NFS lands within the ately well represented in the natural area network. Cold, section. Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Agropyron dry to cool, very dry shrubland; cold, wet to cool, moist spicatum, Artemisia tripartita/Agropyron spicatum, and Arte- herbland; cold, wet to cool, moist shrubland; warm, dry to misia tripartita/Festuca idahoensis may well be best repre- hot, very dry shrubland; warm, wet to hot, moist forest; sented on sites off NFS lands. Nine cells are considered and warm, wet to hot, moist shrubland environments are fully represented within the section (table 2). relatively poorly represented within the natural area net- work. Eight cells are assessed as the highest priority for Blue Mountains Section inclusion within the natural area: Abies lasiocarpa / Spiraea betulifolia, Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula /Agropyron spicatum, The Blue Mountains Section encompasses a relatively Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Festuca idahoensis, Artemisia diverse complement of forest, herbland, and shrubland

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 biophysical environments. Important plant associations There are 65 plant community element occurrences re- and community types within this section are Abies grandis/ ported for the area; these are within 13 conservation sites. Calamagrostis rubescens, Abies grandis/ Clintonia uniflora, Abies Generally, cold, wet to cool, moist forest, herbland, and grandis/Spiraea betulifolia, Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium shrubland environments are well represented within the scoparium, Agropyron spica tum-Poa secunda, Carex utriculata, section. Warm, dry to hot, very dry forest environments are Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Symphoricarpos albus / Festuca generally poorly represented in natural areas within the idahoensis, Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria cristata, Pinus ponde- section. Ten cells are considered fully represented. Ten rosa / Fes tuca idahoensis, Pinus ponderosa / Symphoricarpos cells are also assigned the highest priority for enhancement albus, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calarnagrostis rubescens, of representation within the natural area network: Abies Pseudotsuga rnenziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pseudotsuga gmndis /Physocarpus malvaceus, Abies grandis / Xevophyllum menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphori- tenax, Pinus ponderosa / Festuca idahoensis, Pinus ponderosa / carpos albus, Purshia tridentata/Festuca idahoensis, and Salix Physocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa / Symphoricarposalbus, exigua/Barren. Approximately 63 percent of the land area Pseudotsuga rnenziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Pseudotsuga is forest environments, 23 percent shrubland, and 13 per- menziesii/ Spiraea betulifolia, Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Symphori- cent herbland environments. carpos albus, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Vaccinium caespitosum, There are 97 community element occurrences within 11 and Thuja plicatalclintonia uniflora. These plant associa- conservation sites treated in this analysis. Twenty-one cells tions are all expected to occur on NFS lands within the in the natural area network are assessed as fully repre- Okanagon Highlands Section. The best opportunity for sented (table 2). Cold, wet to cool, moist forest; cold, wet to their representation, however, may not occur on NFS lands cool, moist herbland; warm, wet to hot, moist herbland; in Idaho. and warm, wet to hot, moist shrubland environments are disproportionately poorly represented within the Flathead Valley Section ecoregional section. The highest priorities for inclusion within the natural area network are representative ex- Relatively warm, dry; cool, moist; and warm, moist amples of Abies grandis / Calamagrostis ru bescens, Abies forest environments and hot, very dry herbland environ- grandislLinnaea borealis, Artemisia triden ta ta vaseyana / Carex ments are characteristic of the Flathead Valley Section. geyeri, Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata, Cercocarpus ledifo- Approximately 85 percent of the land area is forest envi- lius/ Symphoricarpos albus/ Festuca idahoensis, Pinus ponde- ronments; 15 percent is herbland. Important plant associa- rosa/Purshia tridentata, Pinus ponderosa/Purshia tridentata, tions include Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora, Abies Pseudotsuga menziesiilAgropyron spicatum, Pseudotsuga lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea, Abies lasiocarpa / Streptopus menziesii/Carex geyeri, Purshia triden tata / Festuca idahoensis, amplexifolius,Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Pseudotsuga and Salix exigua/Barren. Sites for the inclusion of these cells menziesiilPhysocarpus malvaceus, Pseudotsuga menziesiil Sym- within the natural area network should occur on NFS phoricarpos albus, Thuja plica ta/Oplopanax horridum, Tsuga lands. heterophylla/Asarum caudatum, Tsuga heterophylla/Clinto- nia uniflora, Tsuga heterophylla / Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Okanagon Highlands Section and Tsuga heterophylla IMenziesia ferruginea. There are 64 community element occurrences within 10 The Okanagon Highlands Section is predominantly for- conservation sites. Natural areas within the section pro- est environments (80 percent of the land area), with a small vide disproportionately high representation of cold, dry to proportion of shrubland environments (20 percent of the cool, very dry forest environments. Warm dry to hot, very land area). Herbland environments are incidental. Rela- dry herbland environments are most poorly represented tively warm, dry; cool, moist; and warm, moist forest within the section. Thirteen cells are assessed as fully environments and hot, dry shrubland environments are represented within the Flathead Valley Section. Three cells representative of the section.Abiesgrandis/Clin tonia uniflora, are identified as most in need of enhanced representation: Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax, Abies lasiocarpa /Clintonia Tsuga heterophylla/Asarum caudatum, Tsuga heterophyllal uniflora, Abies lasiocarpa / Streptopus amplexifolius, Pinus pon- Gymnocarpium dryopteris, and Tsuga heterophylla/Menziesia derosa/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa/Symphori- ferruginea. carpos albus, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pseudotsuga Bitterroot Mountains Section rnenziesii/Symphoricarpos albus, Pseudotsuga rnenziesii/ Vaccinium caespitosum, Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora, Thuja The Bitterroot Mountains Section is predominantly for- plica fa /Oplopanax horridum, Tsuga heterophylla /Asarum est environments. Relatively warm, moist; warm, dry; caudatum, and Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora are im- cool, dry; and cool, moist forest environments are most portant plant associations. abundant. Abies gmndis/Asarum caudatum, Abies grandis/

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 11 Clintonia uniflora, Abiesgrandis/Physocarpus malvaceus, Abies Areas in Idaho and portions of adjacent States. Objective lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Pseudotsuga menziesiil ranking criteria provide clear accounting of priority as- Physocarpus malvaceus, Thuja plicatalAdiantum pedatum, signments. This information may be used to assess the Thuja plicata /Asarum caudatum, Thuja plicata/Athyrium filix- potential value of a given site to contribute to the natural femina, Thuja plicata /Clintonia uniflora, Tsuga heterophylla / area network; alternatively, it may be used to identify a Asarum caudatum, Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflom,Tsuga Research Natural Area need and organize a search to find mertensiana / Clintonia uniflora, Tsuga mertensiana /Menziesia sites that fill that need. ferruginea, and Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllum tenax are important plant associations within the section. 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USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 1. Plant associations and community types known or expected to occur in Idaho listed by National Vegetation Classification subclass.

Plant associations and Principal descriptive Plant associations and Principal descriptive community types work community types work Pinus flexilis phase Mauk and Henderson Evergreen forest 1984 Abies grandis/Acer glabrum Steele and others 1981 Pseudotsuga menziesii phase Mauk and Henderson Acer glabrum phase Steele and others 1981 1984 Physocarpus malvaceus phase Steele and others 1981 Ribes montigenum phase Mauk and Henderson Abies grandis/Adiantum pedatum" Wellner and Moseley 1984 19884 Abies lasiocarpd Steele and others 1981 Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis canadensis Asarum caudatum phase Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis canadensis Steele and others 1981 Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 phase Ligusticum canbyi phase Steele and others 1981 Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium caespitosum phase Steele and others 1981 Clintonia uniflora phase Cooper and others 1991 Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 Abies lasiocarpd Steele and others 1981 Physocarpus malvaceus phase Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis rubescens Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis rubescens phase Steele and others 1983 Pachistima myrsinites phase Steele and others 1983 Abies grandis/Coptis occidentalis Steele and others 198 1 Abies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora Steele and others Abies grandidlinnaea borealis Steele and others 1981 Linnaea borealis phase Steele and others 1981 Abieslasiocarpa/Carexgeyeri Steeleandothers Vaccinium globulare phase Steele and others 1981 Artemisiatridentata vaseyana Steeleandothers Xerophyllum tenax phase Steele and others 1981 phase Carex geyeri phase Steele and others A bies grandis/Physocarpus Cooper and others 1991 malvaceus Abies lasiocarpa/Carex rossii Steele and others Coptis occidentalis phase Cooper and others 1991 Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora Steele and others Physocarpus malvaceus phase Cooper and others 1991 Clintonia uniflora phase Steele and others Abies grandis/Senecio triangularis Cooper and others 1991 Menziesia ferruginea phase Steele and others 1981 Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 Abiesgrandis/Spiraeabetulifolia Steeleandothers1981 Abies lasiocarpa/Coptis Steele and others 1981 Abies grandisflaxus brevifolid Crawford and Johnson occidentalis Asarum caudatum 1985 A bies lasiocarpd Steele and others 1981 Abies grandisflaxus brevifolid Crawford and Johnson Ledum glandulosum Clintonia uniflora 1985 Abies IasiocarpdLinnaea borealis Steele and others 1981 Abies grandis/ Steele and others 1981 Linnaea borealis phase Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium caespitosum Vaccinium scoparium phase Steele and others 1981 Abies grandisNaccinium globulare Steele and others 198 1 Xerophyllum tenax phase Steele and cthers 1981 Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax Steele and others 1981 Abies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Steele and others 1981 Coptis occidentalis phase Cooper and others 199 Luzula hitchcockii phase Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium globulare phase Cooper and others 199 Vaccinium scoparium phase Steele and others 1981 Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Steele and others 1981 Abies lasiocarpd Steele and others 1981 Pachistima myrsinites phase Steele and others 1983 Menziesia ferruginea Abies IasiocarpdActaea rubra Steele and others 1983 Coptis occidentalis phase Cooper and others 1991 Abies IasiocarpdAlnus sinuata Steele and others 1981 Luzula hitchcockii phase Cooper and others 1991 Menziesia ferruginea phase Steele and others 1983 Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium scoparium phase Cooper and others 1991 Arnica cordifolia phase Steele and others 1983 Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 Astragalus miser phase Steele and others 1983 Picea engelmannii phase Steele and others 1983 Abies lasiocarpa/Oplopanax Pfister and others 1977 Shepherdia canadensis phase Steele and others 1983 horridum Abies IasiocarpdArnica latifolia Steele and others 1983 Abies lasiocarpd Steele and others 1983 Osmorhiza chilensis Abies lasiocarpa/Berberis repens Steele and others 1983 Osmorhiza chilensis phase Steele and others 1983 Berberis repens phase Steele and others 1983 Pachistima myrsinites phase Steele and others 1983 Carex geyeri phase Steele and others 1983

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Abies lasiocarpa/Pedicularis Steele and others 1983 Picea engelmannii/Caltha Steele and others 1983 racemosa leptosepala Pedicularis racemosa phase Mauk and Henderson Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Steele and others 1981 1984 Picea engelmannii/Equisetum Steele and others 1981 Pseudotsuga menziesii phase Mauk and Henderson arvense 1984 Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium Steele and others 198 1 A bies lasiocarpaPhysocarpus Steele and others 1983 malvaceus Picea engelmannii/Hypnum Steele and others 1981 re volutum Abies lasiocarpd Johnson and Simon Polemonium pulcherrimum 1987 Picea engelmannii/Juniperus Steele and others 1983 communis A bies lasiocarpdRhododendron Wellner and Tisdale albifloru~ 1985 Picea engelmannii/Ribes Steele and others 1983 montigenum A bies IasiocarpdRibes Steele and others 1981 montigenum Picea glaucaKarex disperma Tuh y and J ensen 1982 Pinus albicaulis phase Steele and others 1983 Picea glauca/Carex utriculata Jensen 1990 Ribes montigenum phase Steele and others 1983 Picea glauca/Equisetum arvense Jensen 1990 Thalictrum fendleri phase Mauk and Henderson 1984 Pinus albicaulis/Carex rossii Steele and others 1983 Pinus contotta phase Steele and others 1983 Abies IasiocarpdSpiraea betulifolia Steele and others 198 1 Pinus albicaulis/Vaccinium Steele and others 1983 A bies IasiocarpdStreptopus Steele and others 1981 scoparium amplexifolius Ligusticum canbyi phase Steele and others 1983 Pinus contorta/Arnica cordifolia Steele and others 1983 Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 PinuscontottdCalamagrostis Steeleandothers1983 Streptopus amplexifolius phase Steele and others 1983 rubescens Abies lasiocarpa/Symphoricarpos Steele and others 1983 Pinus contortdspiraea betulifolia Steele and others 1983 albus Pinus contotta/Vaccinium Steele and others 1981 Abies lasiocarpa/Thalictrum Steele and others 1983 caespitosum occidentale Pinus contottan/accinium globulare Steele and others 1983 Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium Steele and others 1981 Pinus contotta/Vaccinium Tuhy and Jensen 1982 caespitosum occidentale Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium Steele and others 1981 Pinus contorta/Vaccinium Steele and others 1981 globulare scoparium Pachistima myrsinites phase Steele and others 1983 Pinus contottdXerophyllum tenax Cooper and others 1991 Vacciniumglobulare phase Steele and others 1981 Pinus ponderosa/Calamagrostis Well ner 1985 Vaccinium scoparium phase Steele and others 1981 rubescens" Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium Steele and others 1981 Pinus ponderosaPhysocarpus Steele and others 198 1 scoparium malvaceus Arnica latifolia phase Mauk and Henderson 1984 Pinus ponderosdSymphoricarpos Steele and others 1981 Calamagrostis rubescens phase Steele and others 198 1 albus Pinus albicaulis phase Steele and others 1981 Pinus ponderosdSymphoricarpos Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium scoparium phase Steele and others 1981 oreophilus Abieslasiocarpa4terophyllum Steeleandothers1981 Pseudotsuga menziesiVAcer Steele and others 1981 tenax gla brum Coptis occidentalis phase Cooper and others 1991 Acer glabrum phase Steele and others 1981 Luzula hitchcockii phase Steele and others 1981 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium globulare phase Steele and others 1981 phase Vaccinium scoparium phase Steele and others 1981 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica Steele and others 198 1 Picea engelmanniVArnica cordifolia Steele and others 1983 cordifolia Picea engelmanniKalamagrostis Young blood and others Arnica cordifolia phase Steele and others 1981 canadensis 1985 Astragalus miser phase Steele and others 1981

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Pseudotsugamenziesii/Berberis Steeleandothers1981 Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 repens Taxus brevifolia phase Cooper and others 1991 Berberis repens phase Steele and others 1981 Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Cooper and others 1991 Carex geyeri phase Steele and others 1981 Adiantum pedatum phase Cooper and others 1991 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Steele and others 1981 Athyrium filix-femina phase Cooper and others 1991 phase Thuja plicata/Clntonia uniflora Cooper and others 1991 Pseudotsuga menziesiy Steele and others 1981 Clintonia uniflora phase Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis rubescens Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi phase Cooper and others 1991 Taxus brevifolia phase Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis rubescens phase Steele and others 1981 Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 Festuca idahoensis phase Steele and others 1981 Thuja plica tdDryopteris s p p Steele 1971 Pachistima myrsinites phase Steele and others 1983 . Pinus ponderosa phase Steele and others 1981 Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium Cooper and others 1991 Pseudotsuga menziesiKarex Steele and others 198 1 dryopteris geyeri Thuja plicataLysichitum Franklin 1966 Carex geyeri phase Steele and others 1981 americanud Pinus ponderosa phase Steele and others 1981 Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum Cooper and others 1991 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Steele and others 1981 Tsuga heterophylldAsarum Cooper and others 1991 phase caudatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus Steele and others 1981 Aralia nudicaulis phase Cooper and others communis Asarum caudatum phase Cooper and others Pseudotsuga menziesii/Linnaea Steele and others 1981 Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others borealis Tsuga heterophylldCIintonia Cooper and others Pseudotsuga menziesi~OsmorhizaSteele and others 198 1 uniflora chilensis Aralia nudicaulis phase Cooper and others Clintonia uniflora phase Cooper and others Pseudotsuga menziesiy Steele and others 1981 Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others Physocarpus malvaceus Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others Calamagrostis rubescens phase Steele and others 1981 Pachistima myrsinites phase Steele and others 1983 Tsuga heterophylld Cooper and others Physocarpus malvaceus phase Cooper and others 1991 Gymnocarpium dryopteris Pinus ponderosa phase Steele and others 1981 Tsuga heterophylldMenziesia Cooper and others Pseudotsuga menziesii phase Steele and others 1981 ferruginea Smilacina stellata phase Cooper and others 1991 Tsuga mertensiandclintonia Cooper and others Pseudotsuga menziesifipiraea Steele and others uniflora betulifolia Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 Calamagrostis rubescens phase Steele and others Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 Pinus ponderosa phase Steele and others Tsuga mertensiandLuzula Cooper and others 1991 Spiraea betulifolia phase Steele and others hitchcockii Pseudotsuga menziesiy Steele and others Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia Cooper and others 1991 Symphoricarpos albus ferruginea Steele and others Pinus ponderosa phase Luzula hitchcockii phase Cooper and others 1991 Symphoricarposalbusphase Steeleandothers1981 Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 Pseudotsuga menziesiy Steele and others 1981 Tsuga mertensiana/Phyllodoce Wellner and Moseley Symphoricarpos oreophilus empetriformis" 1988a Pseudotsuga menziesii/Vccinium Steele and others 198 1 Tsuga mertensiana/Streptopus Cooper and others 1991 caespitosum amplexifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Steele and others 1981 Luzula hitchcockii phase Cooper and others 1991 Vaccinium globulare Menziesia ferruginea phase Cooper and others 1991 Thuja plicatdAdiantum pedatum Cooper and others 1991 Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllum Cooper and others 1991 Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum Cooper and others 1991 tenax Asarum caudatum phase Cooper and others 1991 Luzula hitchcockii phase Cooper and others 1991

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Vaccinium globulare phase Cooper and others 1991 Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier Muegg ler 1988 Vaccinium scoparium phase Cooper and others 1991 alnifolia-Symphoricarpos Xerophyllum tenax phase Cooper and others 1991 oreophilus/tall forb Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier Muegg ler 1988 Deciduous forest alnifolia-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Thalictrum fendleri Acer grandidentatum/Berberis Johnson and Pfister repens" 1982 Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier Mueggler 1988 alnifoliaAall forb Acer grandidentatum/ Caicco and Wellner Calamagrostis rubescens" 1983g Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier Mueggler 1988 alnifolia/Thalictrum fendleri Acer grandidentatum/Juniperus Wellner and Tisdale scopulorum" 1985 Populus tremuloides/Artemisia Mueggler 1988 tridenta ta Acer grandidentatum/Osmorhiza Wellner and Tisdale chilensis" 1985 Populus tremuloides/Bromus Mueggler 1988 carinatus Acer negundo/Cornus stolonifera Padgett and others 1989 Populus tremuloides/ Hansen and others Calamagrostis canadensisb 1995 Acer negundo/Equisetum awense Padgett and others 1989 Populus tremuloides/ Mueggler 1988 Calamagrostis rubescens Alnus rhombifolidAmelanchier Miller 1976 alnifolia Populus tremuloides/Cornus Hansen and others stolonifera 1995 Alnus rhombifolidBetula Miller 1976 occidentalis Populus tremuloides/Juniperus Mueggler 1988 communis/Carex geyeri Alnus rhombifolia/Celtis reticulata Miller 1976 Populus tremuloides/Rubus Mueggler 1988 Alnus rhombifolidPhiladelphus Miller 1 976 pa ~uiflorus le wisii Populus tremuloides/Salix Mueggler 1988 Alnus rhombifolidPrunus virginiana Miller 1976 scouleriana Alnus rhombifolidRhus glabra Miller 1976 Populus trernuloides/Shepherdia Mueggler 1988 Alnus rhombifolia/Rosa woodsii Miller 1976 canadensis Alnus rhombifolidSambucus Miller 1976 Populus tremuloides/Stipa comata Muegg ler 1988 cerulea Populus tremuloides/ Mueggler 1988 Alnus rubrdAdiantum pedatum Steele 1971 Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Crataegus douglasii- Daubenmire 1970 Bromus carinatus Symphoricarpos albus, Populus Populus tremuloides/ Mueggler 1988 tremuloides phase Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Populus angustifolidAcer Padgett and others Calamagrostis rubescens grandidentatum 1989 Populus tremuloides Mueggler 1988 Populus angustifolidBetula Padgett and others Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Carex occidentalis 1989 rossii Populus angustifolidChrysopsis Merigliano 1996 Populus tremuloides/ Mueggler 1988 villosa Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ tall forb Populus angustifolidElaeagnus Merigliano 1996 commutata Populus tremuloides/ Mueggler 1988 Populus angustifolidRhus trilobata Padgett and others Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Thalictrum fendleri 1989 Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier Mueggler 1988 Populus tremuloidesAai l forb Mueggler 1988 alnifolia-Symphoricarpos Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum Mueggler 1988 oreophilus/Bromus carinatus fendleri Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier Muegg ler 1988 Populus tremuloides/Veratrum Mueggler 1988 alnifolia-Symphoricarpos californicum oreophilus/Calamagrostis Populus tremuloidesNVyethia Mueggler 1988 rubescens amplexicaulis Cont'd.

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Populus trichocarpdAlnus incanab Kovalchik 1993 Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia Caicco and Wellner Populus trichocarpa/Cicuta Daubenmire 1970 tridentata tridentatdAgropyron 1983e douglasii spicatum" Populus trichocarpa/Cornus TuhyandJensen 1982 Juniperus osteospermd Rust 1999 stolonifera Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Agropyron spicatum Populus trichocarpaKrataegus Kauff man and others douglasiF 1985 Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia Rust 1999 tridentata vaseyana/Festuca Populus trichocarpdfestuca Lichthardt 1992 idahoensis idahoensis" Picea engelmannii/Cornus Youngblood and others Populus trichocarpdRecent Hansen and others stolonifera 1985 Alluvial Ba P 1995 Pinus albicaulis (timberline)" Wellner and Tisdale Populus trichocarpdRhamnus Moseley and Bursi k 1985 alnifolia" 1994 Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Steele and others 1981 Populus trichocarpdRosa woodsip C hadde and others 1988 Pinus albicaulis/Carex geyeri Steele and others 1983 Populus trichocarpa/Salix luted" Manning and Padgett Pinus albicaulis/Festuca Steele and others 1983 1995 idahoensis Populus trichocarpd Moseley and Bursik Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus Steele and others 1983 Symphoricarpos albus" 1994 communis Pinus albicaulis/Poa netvosa" Wellner and Moseley Mixed evergreen-deciduous forest 1988b Alnus rhombifolia-Abies grandis Miller 1976 Pinus contorta/Festuca idahoensis Steele and others 1981 Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa Cooper and others 1991 Pinus flexilis (timberline)" Wellner and Tisdale 1985 Evergreen woodland Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius Steele and others 198 1 A bies grandis/Calamagrostis Steele and others 1981 Pinusflexilis/Festucaidahoensis Steeleandothers1981 rubescens Pinus flexilis/Juniperus communis Steele and others 1981 Abies lasiocarpa-Pinus albicaulis/ Pfister and others 1977 Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Steele and others 1981 Vaccinium scoparium Pinus flexilis/Potentilla fruticosa, Moseley 1986 A bies IasiocarpdJuniperus Steele and others 1981 Distichlis stricta stricta" communis Pinus flexilis/Purshia tridentata" Day and Wright 1985 Juniperus occidentalis/Artemisia Hall 1973 Pinus monophylla-Cercocarp~is Rust 1999 tridentata vaseyana ledifolius/Holodiscus dumosus/ Juniperus occidentalis/ Dealy 1975 Elymus cinereus Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Pinus monophylla-Cercocarpus Rust 1999 Symphoricarpos oreophilus ledifolius/Poa secunda Juniperus osteosperma- Rust 1999 Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Pinus monophylla-Cercocarpus Rust 1999 Symphoricarpos oreophilud ledifolius/Symphoricarpos Agropyron spica tum oreophilus-Berberis repens/ Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia Rust 1999 arbuscula arbusculdAgropyron Pinus monophylla-Juniperus Rust 1999 spicatum osteospermdAgropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia Rust 1999 Pinus monophylla-Juniperus Rust 1999 a rbuscula arbuscula/festuca osteospermdArtemisia nova/ idahoensis Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia Rust 1999 Pinus monophylla-Juniperus Rust 1999 no vdAgropyron spica tum osteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia Rust 1999 novaPoa secunda Cont'd.

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Pinus ponderosdAgropyron Steele and others 1981 Artemisiatridentatatridentatd CaiccoandWellner spica tum Poa secunda" 1983e Pinus ponderosaKrataegus Kauffman and others Artemisia tridentata tridentatd Daubenmire 1970 douglasii" 1985 Stipa comata Pinus ponderosaFestuca Steele and others 1981 Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Hironaka and others idahoensis Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ 1983 Pinus ponderosaEestuca McLean 1970 Agropyron spica tum scabrellab Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Nelson and Jensen Pinus ponderosdPurshia Steele and others 1981 Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ 1987 tridentata Bromus carinatus Agropyron spicatum phase Steele and others 1981 Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Hironaka and others Festuca idahoensis phase Steele and others 1981 Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ 1983 Pinus ponderosdstipa comata Daubenmire and Carex geyeri Daubenmire 1968 Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Hirona ka and others Pinus ponderosa/Stipa Steele and others 1981 Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ 1983 occidentalis Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Steele and others 1981 Artemisiatridentatavaseyand Hironakaandothers Agropyron spica tum Agropyron spicatum 1983 Pseudotsuga menziesiy Steele and others 1981 Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Lewis 1971 Cercocarpus ledifolius Bromus carinatus Pseudotsuga menziesii/ Steele and others 1981 Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Hironaka and others Festuca idahoensis Elymus cinereus 1983 Festuca idahoensis phase Steele and others 1981 Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Johnston 1987 Leucopoa kingiP Pinus ponderosa phase Steele and others 1981 Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Day and Wright 1985 Pseudotsuga menziesiy Wellner 1991a Poa secunda" Juniperus scopulorum" Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Hironaka and others Pseudotsuga menziesiil Wellner 1991a Stipa comata 1983 Leucopoa king$ Artemisia tridentata Caicco and Wellner Deciduous woodland wyomingensis/Carex fiIifoli2 1983c Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Moseley 1987a Celtis reticulatdAgropyron Tisdale 1986 Elymus ambiguus salmonis" spicatum Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Mosel ey 1987 b Populus angustifolidCornus Youngblood and others Festuca idahoensis" stolonifera 1985 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Hironaka and others Evergreen shrubland Poa secunda 1983 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Hironaka and others Artemisia cana visciduld Padgett and others Sitanion hystrix 1983 Deschampsia cespitosa 1989 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Hironaka and others Attemisia cana viscidula~Festuca Hironaka and others Stipa comata 1983 idahoensis 1983 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Hirona ka and others Attemisia tridentata spiciformis/ Hironaka and others Stipa thurberiana 1983 Bromus carinatus 1983 Artemisia tridentata xericensis/ Hironaka and others Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/ Hironaka and others Agropyron spicatum 1983 Carex geyeri 1983 Artemisiatridentataxericensis/ Hironakaandothers Artemisia tridentata tridentatd Hironaka and others Festuca idahoensis 1983 Elymus cinereus 1983 Atriplex confertifolidAgropyron Wellner and Tisdale A rtemisia tridentata tridentatd Hironaka and others spicatum" 1985 Festuca idahoensis 1983 Atriplex confettifolidElymus Moseley 1987a ambiguus salmonis" Cont 'd.

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Atriplex confettifolidOryzopsis Moseley 1987a Alnus incanhesic forb Padgett and others hymenoidep 1989 Atriplex confe~tifolidSitanion Wellner and Tisdale Alnus incanalvlesic Graminoid Padgett and others hystriy 1985 1989 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron Tisdale 1986 Alnus incandRibes hudsonianum Youngblood and others spicatum 1985 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia Dealy 1975 Alnus incanaLSpiraea douglasiP Kovalchik 1987 tridentata Alnus sinuata Daubenmire and Cercocarpus ledifolius/Attemisia Blac kburn and others Daubenmire 1968 tridentata vaseyanab 1969 Alnus sinuatdAthyrium filix-feminabKovalchi k 1993 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia Dealy 1975 Alnus sinuatahesic forbb Kovalchik 1993 tridentata/Festuca idahoensis Alnus sinuatdMontia cordifolia Cooper and others 1991 Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Dealy 1975 Betula glandulosa/Carex Bursik and Moseley Calamagrostis rubescens lasiocarpa" 1995 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Elymus Moseley 1987a Betula glandulosdCarex simulata Moseley and others ambiguus salmonis" 1991 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Elymus Dealy 1975 Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculatab Hansen and others cinereus 1995 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca Dealy 1975 Betula glandulosdLonicera Tuhy 1981 idahoensis caerulea/Senecio pseudaureus Cercocarpus ledifolius/Holodiscus Moseley 1987a Betula occidentalisb Hansen and others dumosus" 1995 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Leucopoa Wellner and Tisdale king;? 1985 Betula occidentalis/Celtis reticulata Miller 1976 Betula occidentalis/Cornus Padgett and others Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Dealy 1975 stolonifera 1989 Symphoricarpos albus/Festuca idahoensis Betula occidentalis/Crataegus Moseley 1986 douglasi? Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Dealy 1975 Betula occidentalishesic forb Padgett and others Symphoricarpos oreophilus 1989 Chrysothamnus nauseosus/Elymus Chadwick and Dalke Betula occidentalis/Philadelphus Moseley 1987d flavescens/Psoralea lanceolata" 1965 lewisi? Purshia tridentata-Artemisia Chadwick and Dalke Betula occidentalis/Prunus Huschle 1975 tridentata tridentata" 1965 virginiana Purshia tridentata-Chrysothamnus Chadwick and Dalke Betula occidentalis/Purshia Moseley 1987c nauseosusC 1965 tridentataBtipa comata" Purshia tridentata-Prunus Chadwick and Dalke Betula papyriferdAralia nudicaulisb Kovalchik 1993 virginiana" 1965 Cornus stoloniferab Hansen and others Purshia tridentataPoa nevadensis" Moseley 1987c 1995 Deciduous shrubland Cornus stoloniferdGalium trifolium Youngblood and others 1985 Alnus incana-Betula occidentalis/ Miller 1976 Cornus stoloniferdHeracleum Youngblood and others Salix exigua lanatum 1985 Alnus incandAthyrium filix-feminab Kovalchik 1993 Crataegusdouglasii/Heracleum Daubenmire1970 Alnus incandcarex utriculatab Kovalc hi k 1993 lanatum Alnus incandcornus stolonifera Tuhy and Jensen 1982 Cra taegus douglasii/Montia Asherin and Orme 1978 Alnus incandEquisetum awenseb Kovalchi k 1993 perfoliata" Alnus incandLysichitum Kovalchik 1993 Crataegus douglasii/ Daubenmire 1970 americanumb Symphoricarpos albus

Cont 'd.

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Glossopetalon nevadense/ Johnson and Simon Salix exigudEquisetum arvense Youngblood and others Agropyron spicatum 1987 1985 Philadelphus lewisii" Moseley 19874 Salix exiguahnesic forb Padgett and others Physocarpus malvaceus- Johnson and Simon 1989 Symphoricarpos albus 1987 Salix exiguhesic graminoid Padgett and others Potentilla fruticosa/Deschampsia Youngblood and others 1989 cespitosa 1985 Salix exigudRosa woodsiP Manning and Padgett Prunus virginiandArtemisia Wellner and Bernatas 1995 tridentata vaseyana- 1991 Salix geyeriandCalamagrostis Symphoricarpos oreophilus" canadensis Rhamnus alnifolia Youngblood and others Salix geyeriandcarex aquatilis Padgett and others 1985 1989 Rosa woodsip Hansen and others Salix geyerianaKarex utriculata Youngblood and others 1995 1985 Salix bebbianab Hansen and others Salix geyeriandDeschampsia Padgett and others 1995 cespitosa 1989 Salix bebbianhesic graminoid Padgett and others Salix geyeriandGeum Tuhy 1981 1989 macrophyllum Salix boothii/Calamagrostis Youngblood and others Salix geyerianhesic forb Youngblood and others canadensis 1985 1985 Salix boothii/Carex aqua tilis Youngblood and others Salix geyerianhtesic graminoid Padgett and others 1985 1989 Salix boothii/Carex nebraskensis Youngblood and others Salix geyerianapoa palustris Youngblood and others 1985 1985 Salix boothiilcarex utriculata Mutz and Queiroz 1983 Salix IasiandrdBenchb Manning and Padgett Salix boothii/Equisetum arvense Youngblood and others 1995 1985 Salix lasiandr~esicforbb Manning and Padgett Salix boothiihesic forb Padgett and others 1995 1989 Salix IasiandrdRosa woodsip Evenden I989 Salix boothiihesic graminoid Padgett and others Salix lasiolepisharren Padgett and others 1989 1989 Salix boothii/Poa palustris Youngblood and others Salix lutea Youngblood and others 1985 1985 Salix boothii/Smilacina stellata Youngblood and others Salix IutedBenchb Manning and Padgett 1985 1995 Salix candida/Carex utriculatab Hansen and others Salix luteahnesic forbb Manning and Padgett 1995 1995 Salix commutataKarex scopulorumTuhy and Jensen 1982 Salix IutedRosa woodsiP Manning and Padgett Salix drummondianab Hansen and others 1995 1995 Salix planifolia Youngblood and others Salix drummondiand Tuhy and Jensen 1982 1985 Calamagrostis canadensis Salix planifolia monica/Carex Padgett and others Salix drummondiandCarex Kovalchik 1993 aquatilis-Carex utriculata 1989 utriculatab Salix planifolia monica/Carex Komarkova 1986 Salix eastwoodiae/Carex aquatilis Mutz and Queiroz 1983 scopulorumb Salix eastwoodiae/Carex utriculata Mutz and Queiroz 1983 Salix planifolidCarex aquatilis Padgett and others 1989 Salix exiguaharren Padgett and others 1989 Salix wolfii/Calamagrostis Youngblood and others canadensis 1985 Cont'd.

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Salix wolfii/Carex a quatilis Youngblood and others Phyllodoce empetriformis/ Cooper and others 1997 1985 Antenna ria lanatab Salix wolfii7Carex microptera Tuhy and Jensen 1982 Deciduous dwarf-shrubland Salix wolfii/Carex nebraskensis Youngblood and others 1985 Salix nivalis" Urbanczyk 1993 Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata Youngblood and others 1985 Perennial graminoid vegetation Salix wolfii7Deschampsia cespitosa Young blood and others Agropyron scribneri" Caicco 1983 1985 Agropyron smithii French and Mitchell Salix wolfiihesic forb Mutz and Queiroz 1983 1983 Salix wolfi17Poa palustris Youngblood and others Agropyron spicatum/ Johnson and Simon 1985 Eriogonum heracleoides 1987 Salix wolfii7S wertia perennis- Tuhy and Jensen 1982 Agropyron spicatum-Festuca Daubenmire 1970 Pedicularis groenlandica idahoensis Sarcobatus vermiculatus/ Daubenmire 1970 Agropyron spicatum- Mueggler and Stewart Distichlis stricta stricta Melica bulbosab 1980 Sarcobatus vermiculatus/ Mueggler and Stewart Agropyron spicatum/Opuntia Johnson and Simon Elymus cinereusb 1980 polyacantha 1987 Spiraea douglasiP Hansen and others Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Johnson and Simon 1995 1987 Symphoricarpos albus-Rosa spp. Johnson and Simon Erigeron pumilis variant Johnson and Simon 1987 1987 Phlox colubrina variant Johnson and Simon Evergreen dwarf-shrubland 1987 Scutellaria angustifolia variant Johnson and Simon A rtemisia no vdAgropyron Hironaka and others 1987 spica tum 1983 granite variant Johnson and Simon Artemisia no vaDryzopsis Jensen and others 1988 1987 hymenoidesb Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda, Johnson and Simon A rtemisia nova/Poa secunda" Caicco and Wellner scabland 1987 1983e Agropyron spicatum-Poa secundd Johnson and Simon Cassiope mertensiana-Phyllodoce Del Moral 1979 ~alsamorhizasagittata 1987 empetriformisb Astragalus cusickii variant Johnson and Simon Cassiope mertensiana/Carex Cooper and others 1997 1987 paysonisb basalt variant Johnson and Simon 1987 Cassiope mertensiandLuetkea Douglas and Bliss 1977 pectinatab Agrostis exarata-Agrostis scabra Tuhy 1981 Eriogonum ovalifolium depressum Day and Wright 1985 Aristida IongisetaPoa secunda Daubenmire 1970 Cinder Gardensc Artemisia arbuscula arbusculd Hironaka and others Eriogonum sphaerocephalum/ Daubenmire 1970 Agropyron spicatum 1983 Poa secunda Artemisia arbuscula arbusculd Caicco and Wellner Eriogonum spp.-Physaria oregana Johnson and Simon Elymus ambiguus salmonis" 1983a 1987 Artemisia arbuscula arbusculd Hironaka and others Eriogonum thymoides/Poa secunda Daubenmi re 1970 Festuca idahoensis 1983 Eurotia IanataPoa secunda Daubenmire 1970 Artemisia arbuscula arbusculd Hironaka and others Poa secunda 1983 Kalmia microphylla/Ca rex Hansen and others scopulorurrP 1995 A rtemisia a rbuscula thermopold Hironaka and others Festuca idahoensis 1983 Phyllodoce empetriformis-Ledum Sc hlatterer 1972 glandulosum Artemisia cana bolanderi/ Hironaka and others Muhlenbergia richardsonis 1983 Cont'd.

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Artemisia longiloba/festuca Hironaka and others Carex nebraskensis Youngblood and others idahoensis 1983 1985 Artemisia novdElymus ambiguus Caicco and Wellner Carex nigricansb Cooper and others 1997 salmonis" 1983f Carex nigricans-Agrostis humilis" Lewis and Riegelhuth Artemisia nova/Festuca idahoensis Hironaka and others 1964 1983 Carex paysonis" Lewis and Riegelhuth Artemisiarigida/Poasecunda JohnsonandSimon 1964 1987 Carex praegracilis-Carex aquatilis Moseley and others Artemisia tridentata tridentatd Hironaka and others 1991 Agropyron spicatum 1983 Carex rupestris" Caicco 1983 Artemisiatridentatavaseyand JohnsonandSimon Carex scirpoidedGeum rossiP Cooper and others 1997 Carex geyeri 1987 Carex scirpoidea/Potentilla Cooper and others 1997 Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Hironaka and others diversifoliab Festuca idahoensis 1983 Carex scopulorumb Kovalchik 1993 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/ Hironaka and others Agropyron spicatum 1983 Carex simulata Youngblood and others 1985 Artemisia tripartita/Agropyron Daubenmire 1970 spicatum Carex stenophylla-Poa secunda" Caicco and Wellner 1983b A rtemisia tripartitdElymus Moseley 1987c cinereus" Carex utriculata TuhyandJensen1982 Artemisia tripartitaFestuca Daubenmire 1970 Carex vesicariab Hansen and others idahoensis 1995 Artemisia tripartitdstipa comata Daubenmire 1970 Deschampsia cespitosa Bromus s pp ./Stipa occidentalis Tuhy 1981 Deschampsia cespitosd Cooper and others 1997 Caltha leptosepalab Calamagrostis canadensis Padgett and others 1989 Deschampsia cespitosd Caicco 1983 Potentilla diversifolia" Calamagrostis purpurescens Moseley 1985 Distichlis stricta stricta Daubenmire 1970 Carex albonigraa Wellner 1991b Distichlis stricta stricta-Scirpus Copeland 1979 Carex apetW Boggs and others 1990 ne vadensisb Carex a qua tilis Youngblood and others Dryas octopetala" Urbanczyk 1993 1985 Dryas octopetala-Polygonum Cooper and others Carex buxbaumii Padgett and others viviparud 1989 Dryas octopetala/Carex rupestrisb Cooper and others Carex cusicki? Bursik and Moseley 1995 Dulichium arundinaceum" Bursik and Mosele) 1995 Carex elynoides/Lupinus agenteus" Caicco 1983 Eleocharis acicularis" Lewis and Riegelhuth Carex elynoides/Oxytropis sericea" Caicco 1983 1964 Carex lanuginosa Padgett and others Eleocharis palustris TuhyandJensen1982 1989 (wetlandlriparian) Carex lasiocarpa Padgett and others Eleocharis pauciflora- Carex Mattson 1984 1989 aquatilis, Carex livida phase Carex limosa Padgett and others Eleocharis pauciflora Padgett and others 1989 1989 Carex livida" Bursik and Moseley Eleocharis rostellata Herbaceous Hansen and others 1995 Vegetation 1995 Carex microptera Youngblood and others Elymus ambiguus salmonis/ Caicco and Wellner 1985 Enceliopsis nudicaulis" 1983d

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Elymus ambiguus salmonis/ Caicco and Wellner Festuca scabrella- Festuca Wellner and Tisdale Lupinus argenteus" 19834 ida hoensis" 1985 Elymus cinereus Johnson and Simon Festuca viridula" Wellner and Tisdale 1987 1985 Elymus cinereus-Distichlis Daubenmire 1970 Glyceria boreali& Hansen and others stricta stricta 1995 Eriogonum douglasii/Poa secunda Johnson and Simon Hordeum jubatumb Hansen and others 1987 1995 Eriogonum strictum/Poa secunda Johnson and Simon Juncus balticus TuhyandJensen1982 1987 Juncus drummondii-Carex spp." Lewis and Riegelhuth Eriophorum po1ystachiot-P Kovalchik 1993 1964 Festuca idahoensis (alpine) Schlatterer 1972 Juncus parvP Chadde 1993 Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron Johnson and Simon Juniperus occidentalis/Agropyron Driscoll 1964 spica tum 1987 spicatum Balsamorhiza sagittata variant Johnson and Simon Juniperus occidentalis/Artemisia Hall 1973 1987 arbuscula/Festuca idahoensis Lupinus sericeus variant Johnson and Simon Juniperus occidentalis/Festuca Driscoll 1964 1987 idahoensis Phlox colubrina variant Johnson and Simon 1987 Juniperus osteospermdElymus Caicco and Wellner ridgetop variant Johnson and Simon ambiguus salmonis" 1983a 1987 Juniperus osteospermd Caicco and Wellner Festuca idahoensis-Carex geyeri Johnson and Simon Stipa comataa 1983a 1987 Leucopoa kingii-Carex elynoides Moseley 1985 Festuca idahoensis-Carex hoodii Johnson and Simon Leucopoa kingii-Poa cusickii Moseley 1985 1987 Leucopoa kingii/Achillea Moseley 1985 Festuca idahoensis-Danthonia Moseley 1987b millefolium californica" Leucopoa kingii/Oxytropis Cooper and others 1997 Festuca idahoensis-Danthonia Johnson and Simon campestrisb intermedia-Carex spp. 1987 Leucopoa kingii/Phlox pulvinata Moseley 1985 Festuca idahoensis-Deschampsia Mueggler and Stewart Phalaris arundinaceab Hansen and others cespitosab 1980 1995 Festuca idahoensis/Eriogonum Caicco 1983 Phragmites austral;$ Hansen and others caespitosum 1995 Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria Johnson and Simon Phragmites communis/ Huschle 1975 crista ta 1987 Rhus radicans high elevation variant Johnson and Simon 1987 Poa epilis" Caicco 1983 low elevation variant Johnson and Simon Potentilla fruticosdDanthonia TuhyandJensen 1982 1987 intermedia mounds variant Johnson and Simon Potentilla fruticosdFestuca Youngblood and others 1987 idahoensis 1985 ridgetop variant Johnson and Simon Purshia tridentatdAgropyron Johnson and Simon 1987 spicatum 1987 Festuca idahoensis/Potentilla Caicco 1983 Purshia tridentata/Agropyron Day and Wright 1985 diversifolia" spicatum-Elymus cinereus" Festuca idahoensis/Rosa nutkana Daubenmire 1970 Purshia tridentata/Festuca Johnson and Simon Festuca idahoensis/ Daubenmire 1970 idahoensis 1987 Symphoricarpos albus Purshia tridentataBtipa comata Daubenmire 1970

Cont'd.

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Rhus glabrdAgropyron spicatum Daubenmire 1970 Equisetum fluviati/& Hansen and others Scirpus acutusb Hansen and others 1995 1995 Geum rossiP Brunsfeld 1981 Scirpus americanusb Hansen and others Geum rossii/Arenaria obtusilobab Cooper and others 1997 1995 lvesia gordonii-Arenaria obtusiloba" Caicco 1983 Scirpus cespitosus-Carex livida Tuhy 1981 lvesia gordonii-Eriogonum Caicco 1983 Scirpus maritimusb Hansen and others caespitosum" 1995 Lepidium davisii Vernal Pool Doremus and DeBolt Scirpus validusb Kovalchik 1993 1987 Spartina gracilisb Hansen and others Mertensia ciliata Padgett and others 1995 1989 Sporobolus cryptandra Johnson and Simon Phlox pulvinataPoa epilis" Caicco 1983 1987 Potentilla diversifolia-Arenaria Wellner 1991 b Sporobolus cryptandra- Tisdale 1986 obtusiloba" Poa secunda Potentilla ovinaLAgropyron Moseley 1985 scribneri Perennial forb vegetation Saxifraga oppositifolia" Brunsfeld 1981 A rtemisia ludo viciana" Lichthardt 1992 Veratrum californicum Youngblood and others Caltha leptosepala Padgett and others 1985 1989 Xerophyllum tenax" Wellner and Tisdale Camassia cusickii Johnson and Simon 1985 1987 Camassia quamash Daubenmire 1970 Chrysopsis villosa" Lichthardt 1992 Chrysopsis villosd Huschle 1975 Sporobolos cryptandrus

"Anecdotal element not supported by quantitaJ,ive data. Formal data collection and analysis have not contributed to the recognition of this plant community element. bDescriptionof element is not supported by quantitative data collected in Idaho. Formal data collection contributingto the recognitionof this plant community element occurred outside our area. The occurrence of the plant community element in our area is supported by observational data only. Quantitative data is only representative of a small portion of the potential range of the community. Formal data collection contributing to the recognition of this plant community element occurred over a small area relative to the expected range of the element. The relevance of the classification work to the expected range has not been formally tested.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Assessment summary by ecological section listed by National Vegetative Classification Subclass.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Northwest Basin and Range, Section 3428- Eastern Portion

Evergreen forest Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Abies IasiocarpdActaea rubra Abies IasiocarpdBerberis repens Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpa/Carex rossii Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis Abies lasiocarpa/Physocarpus malvaceus Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum Abies lasiocarpa/lhalictrum occidentale Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Picea glauca/Equisetum arvense Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesiUBerberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus

Deciduous forest Acer grandidentatum/Calamagrostis rubescens Acer negundo/Cornus stolonifera Acer negundo/Equisetum arvense Populus angustifolidAcer grandidentatum Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilusAall forb Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/lhalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia/tall forb Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia/ Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Cornus stolonifera Populus tremuloides/Shepherdia canadensis Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarposoreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/tall forb Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarposoreophilus/ Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/2all forb Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Veratrum californicum Populus tremuloides/Wyethia amplexicaulis Populus trichocarpdRosa woodsii

Cont'd.

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Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Northwest Basin and Range, Section 3428- Eastern Portion (Cont'd.)

Evergreen woodland Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia arbuscula arbusculd Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia arbuscula arbusculd Festuca idahoensis Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia nova/ Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia novaPoa secunda Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyand Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyand Festuca idahoensis Pinus f/exilis/Cercocarpusledifolius Pinus monophylla-Cercocarpus ledifolius/ Holodiscus dumosus/Elymus cinereus Pinus monophylla-Cercocarpusledifolius/Poa secunda Pinus monophylla-Cercocarpusledifolius/ Symphoricarpos oreophilus-Berberis repens/ Agropyron spicatum Pinus monophylla-Juniperus osteospermd Agropyron spicatum Pinus monophylla-Juniperus osteospermaLArtemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Pinus monophylla-Juniperus osteospermd A rtemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius

Evergreen shrubland Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Bromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata tridentata/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyronspicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Bromus carinatus A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandBromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaLElymus cinereus Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Festucaidahoensis Atriplex confertifolidsitanion hystrix Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentata

Cont 'd.

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Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Northwest Basin and Range, Section 3428- Eastern Portion (Cont'd.)

Evergreen shrubland (cont'd.) Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentatflestuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Calamagrostis rubescens Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Leucopoa kingii Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos albus/Festuca ida hoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Purshia tridentatapoa nevadensis

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incana/Cornus stolonifera 2 Alnus incanahnesic forb 1 Alnus incanahesic graminoid 1 Betula occidentalis 5 Betula occidentalis/Cornus stolonifera 5 Betula occidentalishesic forb 5 Betula occidentalis/Purshia tridentataBtipa comata 5 Cornus stolonifera 2 Cornus stoloniferdGalium trifolium 5 Cornus stoloniferdHeracleum lanatum 5 Potentilla fruticosdDeschampsia cespitosa 5 Rosa woodsii 2 Salix bebbiana 5 Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis 5 Salix boothiKarex aquatilis 5 Salix boothii/Carex utriculata 5 Salix boothiihesic forb 5 Salix boothiihesic graminoid 5 Salix drummondiana 2 Salix exiguabarren 1 Salix exiguahnesic forb 5 Salix exiguahnesic graminoid 5 Salix exigudRosa woodsii 2 Salix geyeriana/Carex utricula ta 2 Salix geyerianahnesic forb 2 Salix geyerianahnesic graminoid 5 Salix geyerianapoa palustris 5 Salix lasiandrabench 1 Salix lasiandrahnesic forb 2 Salix lasiolepisharren 2 Salix luteaA3ench 2 Salix luteahnesic forb 1 Salix IutedRosa woodsii 1 Salix wolfii/Carex aquatilis 5 Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Northwest Basin and Range, Section 342%- Eastern Portion (Cont'd.)

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Artemisia no vdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia nova/Oryzopsis hymenoides Artemisia novaPoa secunda Eurotia IanataPoa secunda

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Agropyron spicatum Artemisia arbuscula arbusculaRestuca idahoensis Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Poa secunda Artemisia arbuscula thermopolaFestuca idahoensis Artemisia longiloba/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata tridentataLAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis A rtemisia tridenta ta wyomingensis/Agropyron spicatum Artemisia tripartitdAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia tripartitdElymus cinereus A rtemisia tripartitdFestuca idahoensis Carex aqua tilis Carex lanuginosa Carex lasiocarpa Carex microptera Carex nebraskensis Carex scopulorum Carex simulata Carex utriculata Deschampsia cespitosa Distichlis stricta stricta Distichlis stricta stricta-Scirpus nevadensis Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis pauciflora Eleocharis rostellatalherbaceous vegetation Elymus cinereus Festuca idahoensis (alpine) Juncus balticus Juniperus occidentalis/Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteosperma/Stipa comata Phalaris arundinacea Scirpus acutus Spartina gracilis

Perennial forb vegetation

Veratrum californicum 1

Cont Id.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 33 Table 2. Cont'd.

- Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Yellowstone Highlands, Section M331A Evergreen forest Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum A bies IasiocarpdActaea rubra Abies lasiocarpdAlnus sinuata A bies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia A bies IasiocarpdArnica la tifolia Abies IasiocarpdBerberis repens Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Abies IasiocarpaKarex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdCarex rossii Abies lasiocarpa/Ledum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdLinnaea borealis A bies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Abies lasiocarpdOsmorhiza chilensis Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum Abies lasiocarpa/Spiraea betulifolia Abies 1asiocarpa~Symphoricarposalbus Abies lasiocarpa/Thalictrum occidentale A bies lasiocarpaNaccinium globulare A bies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparjum Picea engelmannii/Arnica cordifolia Picea engelmannii/Caltha leptosepala Picea engelmanniKarex disperma Picea engelmanniI7Equisetum arvense Picea engelmanniI7Galium trifolium Picea engelmanniI7Hypnum revolutum Picea engelmannii/Juniperus communis Picea engelmannii/Ribes montigenum Picea glaucaKarex disperma Picea glaucdCarex utriculata Picea glaucdEquisetum arvense Pinus albicaulis/Ca rex rossii Pinus albicaulis/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus contortdCalamagrostis rubescens Pinus contottdspiraea betulifolia Pinus contottaNaccinium globulare Pinus contortaNaccinium scoparium Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesiI7Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposalbus

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

- - Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Yellowstone Highlands, Section M331A (Cont'd.) Evergreen forest (cont'd.) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Vaccinium globulare

Deciduous forest Acer grandidentatum/Calamagrostisrubescens Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostisrubescens Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia/2all forb Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolid Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Calamagrostiscanadensis Populus tremuloides/Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Salix scouleriana Populus tremuloides/Shepherdia canadensis Populus tremuloides/Stipa comata Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarposoreophilus/tall forb Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/tall forb Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Wyethia amplexicaulis Populus trichocarpa/Cornus stolonifera

Evergreen woodland A bies lasiocarpa-Pinus albicaulis/Vaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpa,Juniperus communis Picea engelmannii/Cornus stolonifera Pinus albicauiis/Ca rex geyeri Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis/Juniperus communis Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii6estuca idahoensis

Evergreen shrubland Artemisia cana viscidula/Deschampsiacespitosa Artemisia cana viscidula/Festuca idahoensis A rtemisia tridentata tridentataFestuca ida hoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Bromus carinatus Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 35 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Yellowstone Highlands, Section M331A (Cont'd.)

Evergreen shrubland (cont'd.) Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandBromus carinatus Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incanhesic forb Alnus incanhesic graminoid Alnus incandRibes hudsonianum Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculata Cornus stolonifera/Galium trifolium Cornus stolonifera/Heracleum lanatum Potentilla fruticosdDeschampsia cespitosa Prunus virginiandArtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix boothiCarex utriculata Salix boothii/Equisetum arvense Salix boothiihesic graminoid Salix boothii/Smilacina stellata Salix candidacarex utriculata Salix drummondiana Salix drummondiana/Carex utriculata Salix geyeriandCalamagrostis canadensis Salix geyerianaLarex aquatilis Salix geyerianacarex utriculata Salix geyerianhesic forb Salix geyerianhesic graminoid Salix geyerianaPoa palustris Salix lasiandrhesic forb Salix planifolia Salix planifolia monica/Carex aquatilis-Carex utriculata Salix wolfii/Carex aqua tilis Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Artemisia novdAgropyron spicatum

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Artemisia arbuscula thermopola/Festuca idahoensis A rtemisia tridentata tridentatdAgropyron spicatum

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Yellowstone Highlands, Section M331A (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (c0n't.d) Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis A rtemisia tripartitaLAgropyron spica tum Artemisia tripartitdFestuca idahoensis Calamagrostis canadensis Carex aquatilis Carex buxbaumii Carex lanuginosa Carex lasiocarpa Carex limosa Carex microptera Carex nebraskensis Carex praegracilis-Carex aquatilis Carex scopulorum Carex simulata Carex utriculata Carex vesicaria Deschampsia cespitosa Distichlis stricta stricta Dulichium arundinaceum Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis pauciflora- Carex aquatilis, Carex livida phase Eleocharis pauciflora Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Deschampsia cespitosa Glyceria borealis Juncus balticus Phalaris arundinacea Scirpus acutus

Perennial forb vegetation A rtemisia ludo viciana Caltha leptosepala Veratrum californicum

Cont'd,

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 37 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Overthrust Mountains, Section M331D

Evergreen forest Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Abies IasiocarpdActaea rubra Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia A bies IasiocarpdArnica latifolia Abies IasiocarpdBerberis repens Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Abies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdCarex rossii Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdLinnaea borealis Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis Abies lasiocarpa/Pedicularis racemosa Abies lasiocarpaPhysocarpus malvaceus Abies IasiocarpaLQibes montigenum Abies lasiocarpdspiraea betulifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Symphoricarpos albus Abies lasiocarpa/Thalictrum occidentale Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare A bies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Picea engelmannii/Calamagrostis canadensis Picea engelmanniVCaltha leptosepala Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Picea engelmannii/Equisetum arvense Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium Picea engelmannii/Juniperus communis Picea engelmannii/Ribes montigenum Picea glaucdEquisetum arvense Pinus albicaulis/Carex rossii Pinus albicaulisNaccinium scoparium Pinus contoMArnica cordifolia Pinus contortdCalamagrostis rubescens Pinus contortdspiraea betulifolia Pinus contorta/Vaccinium globulare Pinus contorta/Vaccinium scoparium Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii7Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesiYBerberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesiPhysocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposalbus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Overthrust Mountains, Section M331 D (Cont'd.)

Deciduous forest Acer grandidentatum/Berberis repens Acer grandidentatum/Calamagrostisrubescens Acer grandidentatum/Juniperusscopulorum Acer grandidentatum/Osmorhiza chilensis Acer negundo/Cornus stolonifera Acer negundo/Equisetum arvense Acer negundo/Osmorhiza chilensis Populus angustifolidAcer grandidentatum Populus angustifolidBetula occidentalis Populus angustifolidChrysopsis villosa Populus angustifolia/Elaeagnus commutata Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Bromus carinatus Populus tremuloideslAmelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostisrubescens Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/tall forb Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilusfThalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolidtal l forb Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia/ Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Bromus carinatus Populus tremuloides/Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Juniperuscommunid Carex geyeri Populus tremuloides/Rubus parviflorus Populus tremuloides/Shepherdiacanadensis Populus tremuloides/Stipa comata Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilud Bromus carinatus Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilusl tall forb Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilud Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloideslt al l forb Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/ln/yethiaamplexicaulis Populus trichocarpa/Cornus stolonifera Populus trichocarpahecent alluvial bar

Evergreen woodland Abies IasiocarpdJuniperus communis Juniperus osteosperma-Cercocarpusledifolius/ Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyronspicatum Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 39 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Overthrust Mountains, Section M331 D (Cont'd.)

Evergreen woodland (cont'd.) Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia arbuscula arbusculd Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyand Agropyron spica turn Picea engelmannii/Cornus stolonifera Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Pseudotsuga menziesii7Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus scopulorum

Deciduous woodland Populus angustifolia/Cornus stolonifera

Evergreen shrubland Artemisia cana visciduldDeschampsia cespitosa Artemisia cana viscidula/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Bromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata tridentatdElymus cinereus Artemisia tridentata tridentataFestuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata tridentata/Stipa comata Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandBromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata vaseyandElymus cinereus Artemisia tridentata vaseyandLeucopoa kingii Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Poa secunda Artemisia tridentata wyorningensidstipa comata Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentata vaseyana Cercocarpus ledifolius/Leucopoa kingii

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incana/Cornus stolonifera Alnus incandEquisetum awense Alnus incanahesic forb

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Overthrust Mountains, Section M331 D (Cont'd.)

Deciduous shrubland (cont'd.) Alnus incanahesic graminoid Alnus incanambes hudsonianum Betula glandulosa/Carex simulata Betula occidentalis Betula occidentalis/Cornus stolonifera Betula occidentalishesic forb Betula occidentalis/Prunus virginiana Cornus stolonifera Cornus stolonifer~Galiumtrifolium Cornus stolonifera/Heracleum lanatum Crataegus douglasii/Heracleum lanatum Elaeagnus commutata Potentilla fruticosaLDeschampsia cespitosa Rhamnus alnifolia Salix bebbiana Salix bebbianahesic graminoid Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix boothiKarex aquatilis Salix boothii/Carex nebraskensis Salix boothii/Carex utriculata Salix boothii/Equisetum arvense Salix boothiihesic forb Salix boothiihesic graminoid Salix boothii/Poa palus tris Salix boothii/Smilacina stellata Salix exigualbarren Salix exiguaLEquisetum arvense Salix exiguahesic forb Salix exiguahesic graminoid Salix geyeriana/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix geyerianflarex aquatilis Salix geyerianaEarex utriculata Salix geyeriandDeschampsia cespitosa Salix geyeriandmesic forb Salix geyerianahesic graminoid Salix geyeriana/Poa palustris Salix lutea Salix pla fiifolidCarex aquatilis Salix wolfii/Carex aquatilis Salix wolfii/Carex nebraskensis Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata Salix wolfii/Deschampsia cespitosa Salix wolfiihesic forb Salix wolfii/Poa palustris Sarcobatus vermiculatus/Distichlis stricta stricta

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Overthrust Mountains, Section M331D (Cont'd.)

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Artemisia no vaLAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia novaPoa secunda

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Artemisia arbuscula arbusculaLAgropyron spicatum Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/festuca idahoensis Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Poa secunda Artemisia no va/festuca ida hoensis Artemisia tridentata tridentataLAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Agropyronspicatum A rtemisia tripartita/Agropyron spicatum A rtemisia tripartitaFestuca idahoensis Carex aquatilis Carex lanuginosa Carex lasiocarpa Carex microptera Carex nebraskensis Carex praegracilis-Carex aquatilis Carex simulata Carex utriculata Deschampsia cespitosa Distichlis stricta stricta Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis rostellata Herbaceous Vegetation Elymus cinereus Hordeum jubatum Juncus balticus Phalaris arundinacea Potentilla fruticosa/Festuca idahoensis Purshia tridentatdAgropyron spicatum Purshia tridentatalstipa comata Scirpus acutus Scirpus americanus Scirpus maritimus Scirpus validus Spartina gracilis

Perennial forb vegetation Caltha leptosepala Mertensia ciliata Veratrum californicum

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Idaho Batholith, Section M332A

Evergreen forest Abies grandis/Acer glabrum Abies grandis/Adiantum pedatum A bies grandis/Asarum caudatum Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandis/Coptis occidentalis Abies grandis/Linnaea borealis Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus Abies grandis/Senecia triangularis Abies grandidspiraea betulifolia Abies grandisflaxus brevifolidAsarum caudatum Abies grandisflaxus brevifolidCIintonia uniflora Abies grandisNaccinium caespitosum Abies grandisNaccinium globulare Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Abies lasiocarpaLAlnus sinuata Abies IasiocarpalArnica cordifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Abies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora Abies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpdCIintonia uniflora Abies lasiocarpa/Coptis occidentalis Abies lasiocarpa/Ledum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpaLinnaea borealis Abies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpaLMenziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpafipiraea betulifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium caespitosum Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax Picea engelmanni17Equisetum arvense Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium Pinus contortaNaccinium caespitosum Pinus contottaNaccinium occidentale Pinus contottaNaccinium scoparium Pinus contottdXerophyllum tenax Pinus ponderosa/Physocarpus malvaceus Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostisrubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 43 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Idaho Batholith, Section M332A (Cont'd.)

Evergreen forest (cont'd.) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Linnaea borealis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesiEpiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium caespitosum Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare Thuja plicatdAdiantum pedatum Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium dtyopteris Tsuga mettensiana/Clintonia uniflora Tsuga mettensiandMenziesia ferruginea Tsuga mettensiandXerophyllum tenax

Deciduous forest Alnus rhombifolidAmelanchier alnifolia Alnus rhombifolidBetula occidentalis Alnus rhombifolia/Celtis reticulata Alnus rhombifolia/Prunus virginiana Populus tremuloides/Attemisia tridentata Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilusltall forb Populus trichocarpdAlnus incana Populus trichocarpaCicuta douglasii Populus trichocarpa/Cornus stolonifera Populus trichocarpdCrataegus douglasii Populus trichocarpdRhamnus alnifolia Populus trichocarpa/Symphoricarposalbus

Mixed evergreen-deciduousforest Alnus rhombifolia-Abies grandis Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa

Evergreen woodland Abies grandis/Calamagrostis rubescens 2 Abies IasiocarpdJuniperus communis 4 Pinus albicaulis (timberline) 3 Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa 4 Pinus contortdFestuca idahoensis 1 Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum 4 Pinus ponderosdcra taegus douglasii 5 Pinus ponderosaRestuca idahoensis 4 Pinus ponderosdPurshia tridentata 4 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Idaho Batholith, Section M332A (Cont'd.)

Evergreen woodland (cont'd.) Pinus ponderosa/Stipa occidentalis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesiYFestuca idahoensis

Evergreen shrubland A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyronspicatum Arfemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphorica rpos oreophilus/Ca rex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Agropyronspicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Stipa comata Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos albus/ Festuca idahoensis

Deciduous shru bland Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina Alnus incana/Carex utriculata Alnus incanaKornus stolonifera Alnus incanaEquisetum arvense Alnus incanhesic forb Alnus incanalmesic graminoid Alnus incandRibes hudsonianum Alnus incana/Spiraea douglasii Alnus sinuata Alnus sinuatdA thyrium filix-femina Alnus sinuatahesic forb Alnus sinuatdMontia cordifolia Betula glandulosa/Carex utricula~a Betula glandulosa/Lonicera caeruled Senecio pseudaureus Betula occidentalis 5 Cornus stolonifera 5 Cornus stoloniferdHeracleum lanatum 5 Crataegus douglasii/Symphoricarpos albus 5 Glossopetalon ne vadense/Agropyron spicatum 2 Potentilla fruticosa/Deschampsia cespitosa 5 Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis 5 Salix boothii/Carex aquatilis 5 Salix boothiCarex utriculata 5 Salix boothiEquisetum arvense 5 Salix commutata/Carex scopulorum 2 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Idaho Batholith, Section M332A (Cont'd.)

Deciduous shrubland (cont'd.) Salix drummondiana/Calamagrostis canadensis 1 Salix drummondiana/Carex utriculata 2 Salix eastwoodiae/Carex aquatilis 5 Salix eastwoodiae/Carex utriculata 5 Salix exiguaharren 5 Salix exigudRosa woodsii 5 Salix geyeriandCalamagrostis canadensis 2 Salix geyerianalcarex aquatilis 2 Salix geyerianacarex utriculata 5 Salix geyeriandGeum macrophyllum 5 Salix planifolia monica/Carex aquatilis-Carex utriculata 2 Salix planifolia monicaCarex scopulorum 5 Salix wolfii/Carex aquatilis 5 Salix wolfii/Carex microptera 2 Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata 2 Salix wolfiI7Swertia perennis-Pedicularis groenlandica 2

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Cassiope mettensianaCarex paysonis 5 Kalmia microphylla/Carex scopulorum 5 Phyllodoce empetriformis-Ledum glandulosum 5 Phyllodoce empetriformis/Antennarialanata 5 Phyllodoce empetriformis/Carex scopulorum 5

Deciduous dwarf-shrubland Salix nivalis 5

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron scribneri 2 Agropyron spicatum-Melica bulbosa 2 Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda 3 Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunddBalsamhoriza sagittata 4 Agropyron spicatum/Eriogonum heracleoides 2 Agrostis exarata-Agrostis scabra 2 Attemisia arbuscula arbusculdAgropyron spicatum 5 Attemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Poa secunda 1 Attemisia tridentata tridentatdAgropyron spicatum 3 Attemisia tridentata vaseyana/Carex geyeri 1 Attemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis 4 A ttemisia tripattitdAgropyron spica tum 2 Attemisia tripattitdFestuca idahoensis 2 Bromus spp./Stipa occidentalis 5 Calamagrostis canadensis 4 Carex aqua tilis 4 Carex buxbaumii 2 Cont'd,

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

- - Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Idaho Batholith, Section M332A (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (cont'd.) Carex lanuginosa Carex nebraskensis Carex nigricans Carex nigricans-Agrostis humilis Carex paysonis Carex scirpoidedGeum rossii Carex scirpoidea/Potentilla diversifolia Carex simulata Carex utriculata Deschampsia cespitosa Deschampsia cespitosa/Caltha leptosepala Neocharis acicularis Eleocharis palustris (wetlandhiparian) Eleocharis pauciflora Eleocharis rostellata herbaceous vegetation Festuca idahoensis (a1pine) Festuca ida hoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Carex geyeri Juncus balticus Juncus drummondii-Carex s p p. Potentilla fruticosdDanthonia intermedia Purshia tridentatdAgropyron spicatum Purshia tridentatflestuca idahoensis Scirpus cespitosus-Carex livida

Perennial forb vegetation Caltha leptosepala Camassia quamash Geum rossii lvesia gordonii-Arenaria obtusiloba lvesia gordonii-Eriogonum caespitosum Saxifraga oppositifolia

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 47 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E

Evergreen forest Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Abies IasiocarpdAlnus sinuata Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia Abies IasiocarpdArnica latifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpdCalamagrostis rubescens A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpahLinnaea borealis Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Ribes montigenum Abies IasiocarpdSpiraea betulifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Symphoricarposalbus Abies lasiocarpafThalictrum occidentale Abies IasiocarpaNacciniumcaespitosum Abies IasiocarpaNacciniumglobulare Abies IasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Picea engelmannii/Arnica cordifolia Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Picea engelmanniiEquisetum arvense Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium Picea engelmannii/Hypnum revolutum Picea engelmannii/Juniperus communis Picea engelmanniMbes montigenum Pinus albicaulis/Carex rossii Pinus albicaulis/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesiKarex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Vaccinium globulare

Deciduous forest Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostis rubescens

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E (Cont'd.)

Deciduous forest (cont'd.) Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Shepherdiacanadensis Populus tremuloides/Stipa comata Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarposoreophilusitall forb Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloidesitall forb Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum fendleri Populus tremuloides/Wyethia amplexicaulis Populus trichocarpaCornus stolonifera

Mixed evergreen-deciduous forest Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa

Evergreen woodland Abies lasiocarpdJuniperus communis Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia arbuscula arbusculd Festuca idahoensis Juniperus osteosperma/Artemisiano vd Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia nova/Poa secunda Jun@erusosteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyand Agropyron spicatum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyand Festuca idahoensis Picea engelmannii/Cornus stolonifera Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus albicaulis/Carex geyeri Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis Pinus contortdFestuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis (timberline) Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis/Juniperus communis Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Pinus flexi/is/Potentilla fruticosdDistichlis stricta stricta Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperu$ scopulorum Pseudotsuga menziesiiZLeucopoa kingii Cont'd,

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E (Cont'd.)

Evergreen shrubland Artemisia cana visciduldDeschampsia cespitosa Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Bromus carinatus A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Bromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandBromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata vaseyandstipa comata A rtemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Elymus ambiguus salmonis Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Festuca idahoensis Atriplex confertifolidAgropyron spicatum Atriplex confertifolidElymus ambiguus salmonis Atriplex confertifolidOryzopsis hymenoides Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentata vaseyana Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentatd Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incana-Betula occidentalis/Salix exigua Alnus incana/Cornus stolonifera Alnus incandRibes hudsonianum Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculata Betula glandulosdLonicera caerulea/Senecio pseudaureus Betula occidentalis Betula occidentalis/Cornus stolonifera Cornus stolonifera/Galium trifolium Cornus stoloniferdHeracleum lanatum Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix boothii/Carex aquatilis Salix boothii/Carex nebraskensis Salix boothii/Carex utriculata Salix boothii/Equisetum arvense Salix boothiihnesic forb Salix boothii/Smilacina stellata Salix drummondiana/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix drummondiana/Carex utriculata Salix eastwoodiae/Carex aquatilis

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Hep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E (Cont'd.)

Deciduous shrubland (cont'd.) Salix eastwoodiae/Carex utriculata Salix geyeriandCalamagrostis canadensis Salix geyerianacarex utriculata Salix geyerianahnesic forb Salix geyerianahnesic graminoid Salix geyerianaPoa palustris Salix lutea Salix planifolia Salix planifolia monicdcarex aquatilis-Carex utriculata Salix planifolia monica/Carex scopulorum Salix wolfii/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix wolfiYCarex a quatilis Salix wolfii/Carex nebraskensis Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata Salix wolfiihesic forb Salix wolfii/Poa palustris

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Artemisia novdAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia no va/Oryzopsis hymenoides Artemisia nova/Poa secunda Cassiope mertensianaCarex paysonis Phyllodoce empetriformis/Antennaria lanata

Deciduous dwarf-shrubland Haplopappus suffruticosus/Festuca idahoensis Haplopappus suffruticosus/Sitanion hystrix Salix nivalis

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron scribneri 2 Artemisia arbuscula arbusculdAgropyron spicatum 1 Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Elymus ambiguus salmonis 2 Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/festuca idahoensis 1 Artemisia arbuscula thermopolalFestuca idahoensis 5 Artemisia novaEIymus ambiguus salmonis 2 Artemisia nova/Festuca idahoensis 2 Artemisia tridentata tridentatdAgropyron spicatum 2 Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaiCarex geyeri 2 Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis 3 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Agropyron spicatum 1 Artemisia tripartitdAgropyron spicatum 2 Artemisia tripartitaFestuca idahoensis 3 Calamagrostis canadensis 3 Calamagrostis purpurescens 3 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

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Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (cont'd.) Carex aquatilis 4 Carex elynoides/Lupinus argenteus 2 Carex elynoides/Oxytropis sericea 2 Carex lanuginosa 5 Carex microptera 2 Carex nebraskensis 2 Carex nigricans 2 Carex rupes tris 3 Carex scirpoidedGeum rossii 2 Carex scirpoidedPotentilla diversifolia 2 Carex scopulorum 2 Carex simulata 5 Carex stenophylla-Poa secunda 5 Carex utriculata 4 Deschampsia cespitosa 4 Deschampsia cespitosdCaltha leptosepala 2 Deschampsia cespitosdPotentilla diversifolia 2 Dryas octopetala 5 Dryas octopetala-Polygonum viviparum 2 Dryas octopetala/Carex rupestris 2 Elymus ambiguus salmonis/Enceliopsis nudicaulis 5 Elymus ambiguus salmonis/Lupinus argenteus 5 Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) 5 Eleocharis pauci flora 3 Festuca idahoensis (a1pine) 3 Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum 4 Festuca idahoensis-Carex geyeri 2 Festuca idahoensis-Deschampsia cespitosa 2 Festuca idahoensis-Leucopoa kingii 2 Festuca idahoensis/Eriogonum caespitosum 2 Festuca idahoensis/Potentilla diversifolia 2 Juncus balticus 2 Juncus drummondii-Carex s pp. 2 Juniperus osteosperma/Eymus ambiguus salmonis 2 Juniperus osteospermdStipa comata 2 L eucopoa kingii-Carex elynoides 2 Leucopoa kingii-Poa cusickii 2 Leucopoa kingii/Achillea millefolium 3 Leucopoa kingii/Oxytropis campestris 2 Leucopoa kingii/Phlox pulvinata 2 Poa epilis 2 Potentilla fruticosa/Festuca idahoensis 2

Perennial forb vegetation Caltha leptosepala 2 Geum rossii 2 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E (Cont'd.)

Perennial forb vegetation (cont'd.) Geum rossii/Arenaria obtusiloba lvesia gordonii-Arenaria obtusiloba lvesia gordonii-Eriogonum caespitosum Mertensia ciliata Phlox pulvinataPoa epilis Potentilla ovinahlgropyron scribneri Saxifraga oppositifolia Veratrum californicum

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 53 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Challis Volcanics, Section M332F

Evergreen forest Abies lasiocarpdA rnica cordifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Abies IasiocarpdCaltha biflora A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies IasiocarpaLedum glandulosum Abies lasiocarpa/luzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum Abies IasiocarpaKpiraea betulifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium caespitosum Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Picea engelmanni17Equisetum anlense Pinus contorta/Vaccinium occidentale Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Deciduous forest Populus tremuloides/Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Carex rossii Populus tremuloides/tall forb Populus trichocarpaCornus stolonifera Populus trichocarpa/Salix lutea

Evergreen woodland

Abies lasiocarpa/Juniperus communis 4 Pinus albicaulis (tim bed ine) 4 Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa 4 Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis 2 Pinus albicaulis/Poa nervosa 3 Pinus contortdFestuca idahoensis 2 Pinus flexilis (timberline) 2 Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius 2 Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Challis Volcanics, Section M332F (Cont'd.)

Evergreen woodland (cont'd.) Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis/Purshia tridenta ta Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis

Evergreen shrubland Artemisia cana viscidula/Festuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata tridentataEIymus cinereus Artemisia tridentata tridentatastipa comata A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyron spicatum A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Festuca idahoensis A rtemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana.4 eucopoa kingii A rtemisia tridentata vaseyanafitipa comata A rtemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Carex filifolia Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Elymus ambiguus salmonis Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Poa secunda Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Sitanionhystrix Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Stipacomata Atriplex confertifolidAgropyron spicatum Atriplex confertifolidElymus ambiguus salmonis Atriplex confertifolia/Oryzopsis hymenoides Atriplex confertifolia/Sitanion hystrix Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentata vaseyana Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentateestuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Elymus ambiguus salmonis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Holodiscus dumosus Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos albus/ Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incana/Carex utriculata Alnus incandcornus stolonifera Alnus incanmesic forb Alnus incandRibes hudsonianum Alnus sinuata Betula glandulosa/Lonicera caerulea/Senecio pseudaureus Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Challis Volcanics, Section M332F (Cont'd.)

Deciduous shrubland (cont'd.) Betula occidentalis Betula occidentalis/Cornus stolonifera Cornus stolonifera Cornus stoloniferdGalium trifolium Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Potentilla fruticosdDeschampsia cespitosa Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix boothiKarex aquatilis Salix boothiflarex utriculata Salix boothiihesic graminoid Salix boothii/Smilacina stellata Salix commutata/Carex scopulorum Salix drummondiana/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix drummondiana/Carex utriculata Salix eastwoodiae/Carex aquatilis Salix eastwoodiae/Carex utriculata Salix exiguaharren Salix exiguhesic graminoid Salix geyeriandCaIamagrostis canadensis Salix geyerianacarex a quatilis Salix geyeriandcarex utriculata Salix geyerianhesic forb Salix planifolia monica/Carex aquatilis- Carex utriculata Salix planifolia monica/Carex scopulorum Salix wolfiYCarex aquatilis Salix wolfii/Carex microptera Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata Salix wolfii/Swertia perennis-Pedicularis groenlandica

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Artemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia no va/Oryzopsis hymenoides Artemisia novaPoa secunda Cassiope mertensiandCarex paysonis Kalmia microphylla/Carex scopulorum Phyllodoce empetriformis-Ledumglandulosum Phyllodoce empetriformis/Antennaria lanata

Deciduous dwarf-shrubland Haplopappus suffruticosus/Festuca idahoensis Haplopappus suffruticosus/Sitanion hystrix Salix nivalis

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron scribneri 3 Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Challis Volcanics, Section M332F (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (cont'd.) Agrostis exarata-Agrostis scabra Agropyron spicatum-Melica bulbosa Agropyron spicatum-Poa secundaLBalsamhoriza sagittata Agropyron spicatum/Eriogonum heracleoides 2 Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Agropyron spicatum 2 Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Festuca idahoensis 1 Artemisia arbuscula thermopola/festuca idahoensis 5 Artemisia nova/Elymus ambiguus salmonis 2 A rtemisia nova/Festuca idahoensis 3 Artemisia tridentata tridentataLAgropyron spicatum 2 Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis 4 Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Agropyron spicatum 1 A rtemisia tripartitaLAgropyron spicatum 1 A rtemisia tripartiWFestuca idahoensis 1 Calamagrostis canadensis 5 Calamagrostis purpurescens 2 Carex albonigra 3 Carex aqua tilis 5 Carex buxbaumii 5 Carex elynoides/Lupinus argenteus 2 Carex elynoides/Oxytropis sericea 3 Carex lanuginosa 5 Carex microptera 2 Carex nebraskensis 5 Carex nigricans 5 Carex nigricans-Agrostis humilis 5 Carex rupestris 3 Carex scirpoidedGeum rossii 5 Carex scirpoideaPotentilla diversifolia 5 Carex scopulorum 5 Carex simulata 5 Carex stenophylla-Poa secunda 5 Carex utriculata 2 Deschampsia cespitosa 3 Deschampsia cespitosa/Caltha leptosepala 5 Deschampsia cespitosaLCaltha leptosepala 2 Dryas octopetala 2 Dryas octopetala/Carex rupestris 2 Eleocharis palustris (wetlandfriparian) 5 Eleocharis pauciflora 2 Eleocharis rostellata herbaceous vegetation 5 Elymus cinereus 5 Festuca idahoensis (a1pine) 3 Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spica tum 2 Festuca idahoensis-Deschampsiacespitosa 2 Cont 'd,

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Challis Volcanics, Section M332F (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (cont'd.) Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria cristata Festuca idahoensis-Leucopoa kingii Festuca idahoensis/Eriogonum caespitosum Festuca idahoensis/Potentilla diversifolia Juncus balticus Juncus drummondii-Carexs p p. Leucopoa kingii-Carex elynoides Leucopoa kingii-Poa cusickii Leucopoa kingii/Achillea millefolium Leucopoa kingii/Oxytropis campestris Leucopoa kingii/Phlox pulvinata Poa epilis Potentilla fruticosa/Danthonia intermedia Potentilla fruticosa/Festuca idahoensis Scirpus americanus Scirpus cespitosus-Carex livida Scirpus validus

Perennial forb vegetation Geum rossii Geum rossii/Arenaria obtusiloba lvesia gordonii-Arenaria obtusiloba lvesia gordonii-Eriogonum caespitosum Phlox pulvinataPoa epilis Potentilla diversifolia-Arenaria obtusiloba Saxifraga oppositifolia

Cont 'dm

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

- Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Blue Mountains, Section M332G

Evergreen forest Abies grandis/Acer glabrum 4 Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum 2 Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora 3 Abies grandis/Coptis occidentalis 2 Abies grandis/Linnaea borealis 1 Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus 2 Abies grandis/Senecia triangularis 2 Abies grandidspiraea betulifolia 4 Abies grandisflaxus bre vifolidAsarum caudatum 5 Abies grandisflaxus bre vifolidCIintonia uniflora 2 Abies grandisNaccinium caespitosum 2 Abies grandisNaccinium globulare 4 Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax 2 Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum 3 Abies lasiocarpdAlnus sinuata 5 Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia 2 Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis 2 Abies lasiocarpdCalamagrostisrubescens 2 Abies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora 5 Abies lasiocarpa/Clin tonia uniflora 3 Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum 5 Abies IasiocarpdLinnaea borealis 2 Abies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii 4 Abies lasiocarpa/nnenziesia ferruginea 3 Abies lasiocarpaPolemonium pulcherrimum 2 Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum 2 Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius 2 Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium caespitosum 2 Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium globulare 4 Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium 3 Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax 2 Picea engelmanniYCarex disperma 2 Picea engelmannii/Equisetumarvense 2 Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium 2 Pinus ponderosa/Calamagrostis rubescens 2 Pinus ponderosaPhysocarpus malvaceus 3 Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus 3 Pinus ponderosa43ymphoricarpos oreophilus 2 Pseudotsuga menziesii7Acer glabrum 3 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens 4 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri 1 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis 2 Pseudotsuga menziesiiPhysocarpusmalvaceus 4 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia 2 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus 4 Pseudotsuga menziesii7Symphoricarpos oreophilus 4 Pseudotsuga menziesiiNacciniumglobulare Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 59 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Blue Mountains, Section M332G (Cont'd.)

Deciduous forest Alnus rhombifolidAmelanchier alnifolia Alnus rhombifolidBetula occidentalis Alnus rhombifolia/Celtis reticulata Alnus rhombifolia/Philadelphus lewisii Alnus rhombifolidRhus glabra Alnus rhombifolidRosa woodsii Alnus rhombifolia/Sambucus cerulea Alnus rubrdAdiantum pedatum Crataegus douglasii/Symphoricarpos albus, Populus tremuloides phase Populus tremuloitJes/Calamagrostiscanadensis Populus tremuloides/Cornus stolonifera Populus trichocarpdAlnus incana Populus trichocarpa/Cicuta douglasii Populus trichocarpa/Crataegus douglasii Populus trichocarpa/Festuca idahoensis Populus trichocarpdRhamnus alnifolia Populus trichocarpa/Symphoricarpos albus

Evergreen woodland Abies grandis/Calamagrostis rubescens Juniperus occidentalis/Artemisia tridentata vaseyana Picea engelmannii/Cornus stolonifera Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosdFestuca idahoensis Pinus ponderosaPurshia tridentata Pseudotsuga menziesiiLAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis

Deciduous woodland Celtis reticulatdAgropyron spicatum

Evergreen shrubland Artemisia cana visciduldDeschampsia cespitosa Artemisia tridentata tridentata6tipa comata Artemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Bromus carinatus Attemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Attemisia tridentata vaseyandElymus cinereus Attemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Festuca idahoensis Attemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Poa secunda Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Sitanion hystrix Artemis.'a tridentata xericensis/Agropyron spica tum Artemisia tridentata xericensis/Festuca idahoensis

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

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Blue Mountains, Section M332G (Cont'd.)

Evergreen shrubland (cont'd.) Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentata vaseyana Cercocarpus ledifolius/Artemisia tridentata/festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Calamagrostis rubescens Cercocarpus ledifolius/Elymus cinereus Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos albus/Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incana - Betula occidentalis/Salix exigua Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina Alnus incana/Carex-utriculata Alnus incana/Cornus stolonifera Alnus incandEquisetum arvense Alnus incanhesic forb Alnus sinuata Alnus sinuatdA thyrium filix-femina Alnus sinuatahesic forb Alnus sinuataNontia cordifolia Betula occidentalis/Celtis reticulata Betula occidentalis/Crataegus douglasii Cornus stolonifera Crataegus douglasii/Montia petfoliata Crataegus douglasii/Symphoricarposalbus Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Potentilla fruticosdDeschampsia cespitosa Physocarpus malvaceus-Symphoricarpos albus Salix boothiKarex aquatilis Salix boothiihesic forb Salix exiguaharren Salix geyerianalcarex utriculata Sarcobatus vermiculatus/Distichlisstricta stricta Sarcobatus vermiculatus/Elymus cinereus Symphoricarpos albus-Rosa spp.

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Eriogonum spp. - Physaria oregana Eriogonum sphaerocephalum/Poa secunda Eriogonum thymoides/Poa secunda Kalmia microphylla/Carex scopulorum Phyllodoce empetriformis-Ledumglandulosum

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 6 1 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Blue Mountains, Section M332G (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron spicatum- Melica bulbosa Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda, sca bland Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunddBalsamhoriza sagittata Agropyron spicatum/Eriogonum heracleoides Agropyron spicatum/Opuntia polyacantha Aristida IongisetaPoa secunda Attemisia arbuscula arbusculalAgropyron spicatum Attemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Festuca idahoensis Attemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Poa secunda Attemisia rigiddpoa secunda Attemisia tridentata vaseyana/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/festuca idahoensis Attemisia tridentata wyomingensis/Agropyronspicatum Attemisia tripattitdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tripattita/Festuca idahoensis Attemisia tripattita6tipa comata Calamagrostis canadensis Carex aquatilis Carex cusickii Carex lanuginosa Carex lasiocarpa Carex nebraskensis Carex nigricans Carex scopulorum Carex simulata Carex utriculata Carex vesicaria Deschampsia cespitosa Distichlis stricta stricta-Scirpus nevadensis Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis pauciflora Elymus cinereus Eriogonum douglasii/Poa secunda Eriogonum strictum/Poa secunda Festuca idahoensis (alpine) Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Carex geyeri Festuca idahoensis-Carex hoodii Festuca idahoensis-Danthonia intermedia-Carex s p p. Festuca ida hoensis-Koeleria cristata Juncus balticus Juncus drummondii-Carexs p p . Juniperus occidentalis/Agropyron spicatum Juniperus occidentalis/Artemisia arbusculal Festuca idahoensis Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Blue Mountains, Section M332G (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (cont'd.) Juniperus occidentalis/Festuca idahoensis Phragmites communis/Rhus radicans Purshia tridentataLAgropyron spicatum Purshia tridentata/Festuca idahoensis Rhus glabra/Agropyron spicatum Sporobolus cryptandra Sporobolus cryptandra-Poa secunda

Perennial forb vegetation A rtemisia ludoviciana Camassia cusickii Camassia quamash Chrysopsis villosa Chrysopsis villosa/Sporobolos cryptandrus

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 63 Table 2. Cont'd.

-- Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Okanogan Highlands, Section M333A

Evergreen forest Abies grandis/Asarum cauda tum 3 Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora 3 A bies grandidlinnaea borealis 2 Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus 1 Abies grandisflaxus brevifolidAsarum cauda tum 2 Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax 1 Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis 3 Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora 3 Abies lasiocarpa/Ledum glandulosum 5 Abies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii 3 Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea 4 Abies lasiocarpdOplopanax horridum 5 Abies lasiocarpdRhododendron albiflorum 4 Abies IasiocarpdStreptopus amplexifolius 3 Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium 2 Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax 4 Picea engelmanni17Equisetum arvense 5 Pinus ponderosa/Physocarpus malvaceus 1 Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus 1 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens 1 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus 2 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia 1 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus 1 Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium caespitosum 1 Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare 2 Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum 2 Thuja plica tdAthyrium filix-femina 4 Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora 1 Thuja plicatdLysichitum americanum 3 Thuja plica ta/Oplopanax horridum 4 Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum 4 Tsuga heterophylldCIintonia uniflora 4 Tsuga heterophylldGymnocarpium dryopteris 4 Tsuga heterophylldMenziesia ferruginea 3 Tsuga mettensiana/Clintonia uniflora 2 Tsuga mettensiandLuzula hitchcockii 2

Deciduous forest Populus trichocarpdAlnus incana 3 Populus trichocarpa/Cornus stolonifera 2 Populus trichocarpdRecent Alluvial Bar 2 Populus trichocarpa/Symphoricarpos albus 2

Evergreen woodland Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa 3

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

-- Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Okanogan Highlands, Section M333A (Cont'd.)

Evergreen woodland (cont'd.) Pinus ponderosdFestuca idahoensis Pinus ponderosaFestuca scabrella

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina Alnus incandcarex utriculata Alnus incana/Equisetum atvense Alnus incanaLysichitum americanum Alnus incanhesic forb Alnus incana/Spiraea douglasii Alnus sinuata Alnus sinuatdA thyrium filix-femina Alnus sinuatahesic forb Alnus sinuataMontia cordifolia Betula glandulosa/Carex lasiocarpa Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculata Betula papyriferahralia nudicaulis Cornus stolonifera Cornus stoloniferdGalium trifolium Cornus stoloniferdHeracleum lanatum Rhamnus alnifolia Salix bebbiana Salix bebbianahesic graminoid Salix drummondianaCarex utriculata Salix exiguaharren Salix exiguahesic graminoid Spiraea douglasii

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Cassiope mertensiana-Phyllodoce empetriformis Cassiope mertensiandLuetkea pectinata

Perennial graminoid vegetation

Calamagrostis canadensis 5 Carex aquatilis 5 Carex buxbaumii 5 Carex cusickii 2 Carex lanuginosa 5 Carex lasiocarpa 4 Carex limosa 5 Carex livida 5 Carex nigricans 5 Carex scopulorum 3 Carex utriculata 3 Carex vesicaria 3 Cont'd

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Okanogan Highlands, Section M333A (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation (cont'd.) Deschampsia cespitosa Deschampsia cespitosa/Caltha leptosepala Dulichium arundinaceum Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eriophorum polystachion Festuca scabrella-Festuca idahoensis Festuca viridula Glyceria borealis Juncus balticus Phalaris arundinacea Scirpus acutus

Perennial forb vegetation Equisetum flu viatile 0 0 5

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Flathead Valley, Section M333B

Evergreen forest

Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora 4 A bies grandis/Linnaea borealis 3 Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus 2 Abies grandis/Senecia triangularis 5 Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis 4 Abies lasiocarpdCIintonia uniflora 4 Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum 5 Abies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii 4 Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea 4 Abies lasiocarpdOplopanax horridum 5 Abies IasiocarpdStreptopus amplexifolius 2 Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium 2 Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax 4 Picea glauca/Equisetum arvense 5 Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus 5 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens 4 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus 4 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposalbus 2 Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium caespitosum 4 Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum 2 Thuja plica tdAthyrium filix-femina 2 Thuja plicatdClintonia uniflora 4 Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum 2 Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum 1 Tsuga heterophylla/Cintonia uniflora 4 Tsuga heterophylla/Gymnocarpiumdryopteris 1 Tsuga heterophylldMenziesia ferruginea 1 Tsuga mertensiana/Luzula hitchcockii 2

Deciduous forest Populus trichocarpa/Cornus stolonifera 3 Populus trichocarpa/Symphoricarposalbus 5

Mixed evergreen-deciduous forest Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa 2

Evergreen woodland Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa 2

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina 5 Alnus incana/Carex utriculata 5 Alnus incana/Equisetum arvense 5 Alnus incana/Lysichitum americanum 5 Alnus incanaLSpiraea douglasii 5 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 67 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Flathead Valley, Section M333B (Cont'd.)

Deciduous shrubland (cont'd.) Alnus sinuatdA thyrium filix-femina Alnus sinuataknesic forb Alnus sinuatdMontia cordifolia Betula glandulosdCarex utriculata Cornus stolonifera Potentilla fruticosa,Deschampsiacespitosa Salix candiddcarex utriculata Salix drummondiana Salix geyeriana/Calamagrostis canadensis Salix geyerianaLarex aquatilis Salix planifolia monica/Carex scopulorum Salix wolfii/Deschampsia cespitosa Spiraea douglasii

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Cassiope mettensiana-Phyllodoce empetriformis Cassiope mettensiandLuetkea pectinata Kalmia microphylla/Carex scopulorum Phyllodoce empetriformidAntennaria lanata

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Calamagrostis canadensis Carex apetta Carex aquatilis Carex buxbaumii Carex cusickii Carex lasiocarpa Carex limosa Carex nebraskensis Carex nigricans Carex scopulorum Carex simulata Carex utriculata Deschampsia cespitosa Dulichium arundinaceum Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis pauci flora Festuca viridula Glyceria borealis Juncus balticus Scirpus acutus Scirpus validus

Perennial forb vegetation

Equisetum flu viatile 0 0 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

- Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Bitterroot Mountains, Section M333D

Evergreen forest Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandis/Linnaea borealis Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus A bies grandidsenecia triangularis Abies grandis/Spiraea betulifolia A bies grandisflaxus bre vifolidAsarum caudatum Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum A bies fasiocarpdL uzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Oplopanax horridum Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare A bies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax Pinus contorta/Vaccinium caespitosum Pinus contorta/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus contorta/Xerophyllum tenax Pinus ponderosdPhysocarpus malvaceus Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesiPhysocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium caespitosum Pseudotsuga menziesii7Vacciniumglobulare Thuja plicatdDtyopteris spp. Thuja plica tdAdiantum peda tum Thuja plicatdAsarum ca udatum Thuja plicata/Athyrium filix-femina Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium dtyopteris Thuja plicatdLysichitum americanum Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum Tsuga heterophylla/CIintonia uniflora Tsuga heterophylla/Gymnocarpium dtyopteris Tsuga mertensiandclintonia uniflora Tsuga mertensiandLuzula hitchcockii Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea Tsuga mertensiana/Phyllodoce empetriformis Tsuga mertensiana43treptopus amplexifolius Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllum tenax Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 69 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Bitterroot Mountains, Section M333D (Cont'd.)

Deciduous forest Populus trichocarpdCornus stolonifera Populus trichocarpdRhamnus alnifolia Populus trichocarpa~Symphoricarposalbus

Mixed evergreen-deciduous forest Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa

Evergreen woodland Abies lasiocarpa-Pinus albicaulis/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus ponderosa/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis

Deciduous shrubland Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina Alnus incana/Carex utriculata Alnus incandEquisetum arvense Alnus incandLysichitum americanum Alnus incandspiraea douglasii Alnus sinuata Alnus sinuatdAthyrium filix-femina Alnus sinuatalfnesic forb Alnus sinuatdMontia cordifolia Betula glandulosa/Carex simulata Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculata Betula occidentalis Cornus stolonifera Potentilla fruticosdDeschampsia cespitosa Salix candidaGarex utriculata Salix drummondiana Salix geyeriandCalamagrostis canadensis Salix geyerianaKarex aqua tilis Salix geyeriana/Carex utriculata Salix planifolia monica/Carex scopulorum Salix wolfii/Carex aqua tilis Spiraea douglasii

Evergreen dwarf-shrubland Cassiope mettensiana-Phyllodoce empetriformis Cassiope mettensiandLuetkea pectinata Kalmia microphyllaKa rex scopulorum Phyllodoce empetriformis-Ledum glandulosum Phyllodoce empetriformis/Antennarialanata Phyllodoce empetriformis/Carex scopulorum

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Table 2. Cont'd.

Estimated Relative natural abundance Count of relative of reference reference abundance occurrences occurrences Priority

Bitterroot Mountains, Section M333D (Cont'd.)

Perennial graminoid vegetation Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Calamagrostis canadensis Carex aquatilis Carex buxbaumii Carex lasiocarpa Carex nebraskensis Carex nigricans Carex nigricans-Agrostis humilis Carex scopulorum Carex simulata Carex utriculata Deschampsia cespitosa Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis pauciflora Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca viridula Glyceria borealis Juncus balticus Juncus drummondii-Carex s pp. Juncus parryi Phalaris arundinacea Scirpus acutus

Perennial forb vegetation

Equisetum fluviatile 0 0 5 Xerophyllum tenax 0 3 1 3

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendices Appendix A. Research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands in ldaho listed by ecological section with the code for the area (fig. I), the size of the area (acres), and minimum and maximum and elevations.

Minimum Maximum Area and section Code Size elevation elevation

Northwest Basin and Range, Section 342B-Eastern Portion Mount Harrison 9,240 Pole Canyon 8,376 Trapper Creek 6,400

Yellowstone Highlands, Section M331A Moose Creek Plateau 8,260 Sheep Falls 6,000 Thurmon Creek 6,745 Willow Creek 6,165

Overthrust Mountains, Section M331D Burns Canyon 7,652 Burton Canyon 7,855 Gibson Jack Creek 7,214 Horse Creek 8,275 Meade Peak 9,957 St. Charles Creek 8,453 West Fork Mink Creek 7,000

ldaho Batholith, Section M332A Back Creek 8,922 Bannock Creek 6,200 Bear Creek 7,499 Bruin Mountain 8,690 Circle End Creek 7,769 Colson Creek 4,515 Dome Lake 9,316 Dry Buck 5,280 Dry Gulch - Forge Creek 8,140 Dutch Creek 3,532 Eggers Creek 6,460 Elk Creek Exclosure 4,400 Elk Creek 8,371 Fenn Mountain 8,021 Fish Lake 6,400 Frog Meadows 7,985 Grave Peak 8,282 Gunbarrel Creek 7,192 Lava Butte 8,328 Lochsa 3,680 Lowman 5,200 Monumental Creek 6,057 Moose Meadow Creek 7,425 Mystery Lake 10,329 Needles 8,880 No Business Creek 7,200 North Fork Boise River 6,000 O'Hara Creek 6,815 Patrick Butte 8,841 Phoebe Meadows 7,400 Pole Creek Exclosure 7,360 Pony Meadows 8,376

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 73 Appendix A. Cont'd.

Minimum Maximum Area and section Code Size elevation elevation

Idaho Batholith, Section M332A (Cont'd.) Raspberry Gulch RG 4,880 Redfish Lake Moraine RLI 7,520 Roaring River RR 7,680 Salmon Mountain SM 8,800 Sawtooth Valley Peatlands sv 6,840 Sneakfoot Meadows SW 6,616 Soldier Lakes SL 9,147 Square Mountain Creek SQ 8,000 Trinity Mountain TM 9,451 Upper Newsome Creek UN 5,720 Warm Springs Creek WS 5,320

Beaverhead Mountains, Section M332E Allan Mountain AM 9,154 Copper Mountain CM 10,303 Davis Canyon DC 10,028 Kenney Creek KC 9,604 Mahogany Creek MC 11,828 Meadow Canyon ME ll,6l2 Merriam Lake Basin ML 12,065 Middle Canyon MI 1O,8l 0 Mill Lake MA 10,693 Sheep Mountain SB 10,865 Targhee Creek TC 10,388 Webber Creek WC 11,393

Challis Volcanics, Section M332F Basin Gulch BG 10,458 Belvidere Creek BE 9,273 Cache Creek Lakes CC 9,881 Chilcoot Peak CP 8,998 Iron Bog IB 8,600 Smiley Mountain s I 11,508 Surprise Valley SU 11,878

Blue Mountains, Section M332G Alum Beds AB 4,800 Bear Creek BA 6,265 Bills Creek BI 2,000 Council Mountain CU 8,126 Cuddy Mountain CD 7,187 Emery Creek EM 5,860 Lightning Creek LC 7,600 Little Granite Creek LG 7,993 Lost Basin Grassland LS 5,560 Pony Creek PO 8,048 Rocky Comfort Flat RC 4,515

Okanogan Highlands, Section M333A Binarch Creek BB 3,200 Bottle Lake BO 3,368 Canyon Creek CA 5,970 Kaniksu Marsh KM 2,525 Potholes PT 3,150 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix A. Cont'd.

Minimum Maximum Area and section Code Size elevation elevation

Okanogan Highlands, Section M333A (Cont'd.) Smith Creek Snowy Top Tepee Creek Three Ponds Upper Priest River

Flathead Valley, Section M333B Hunt Girl Creek Scotchman No. 2

Bitterroot Mountains, Section M333D Aquarius Bald Mountain Bull Run Creek Chateau Falls Five Lakes Butte Four-bit Creek Montford Creek Pond Peak Rhodes Peak Spion Kop Steep Lakes Theriault Lake Upper Fishhook Upper Shoshone Creek

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix B. Research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands in ldaho listed by lead Forest and Ranger District with proposed Research Natural Areas (pRNA) and established Research Natural Areas (RNA).

Boise National Forest Pierce Ranger District Cascade Ranger District Four-bit Creek RNA Back Creek RNA Powell Ranger District Chilcoot Peak RNA Grave Peak RNA Needles RNA Sneakfoot Meadows RNA Emmett Ranger District ldaho Panhandle National Forests Dry Buck RNA Eggers Creek RNA Avery Ranger District ldaho City Ranger District Five Lakes Butte RNA Upper Fishhook RNA Bannock Creek RNA North Fork Boise River RNA Bonners Ferry Ranger District Lowman Ranger District Hunt Girl Creek RNA Smith Creek RNA Bear Creek RNA Three Ponds RNA Lowman RNA Monumental Creek RNA Fernan Ranger District Mountain Home Ranger District Montford Creek RNA Elk Creek Exclosure RNA Priest Lake Ranger District Roaring River RNA Raspberry Gulch RNA Binarch Creek RNA Trinity Mountain RNA Bottle Lake RNA Canyon Creek RNA Kaniksu Marsh RNA Caribou National Forest Potholes RNA Montpelier Ranger District Snowy Top RNA Tepee Creek RNA Burton Canyon RNA Upper Priest River pRNA Elk Valley pRNA Meade Peak RNA Sandpoint Ranger District St. Charles Creek RNA Scotchman No. 2 RNA Pocatello Ranger District St. Maries Ranger District Gibson Jack Creek RNA Theriault Lake RNA West Fork Mink Creek RNA Wallace Ranger District Soda Springs Ranger District Pond Peak RNA Horse Creek RNA Spion Kop RNA Clearwater National Forest Upper Shoshone Creek RNA

Lochsa Ranger District Nez Perce National Forest Bald Mountain RNA Elk City Ranger District Dutch Creek RNA Fenn Mountain pRNA Upper Newsome Creek RNA Lochsa RNA Red River Ranger District North Fork Ranger District Elk Creek RNA Aquarius RNA Fish Lake RNA Chateau Falls RNA Moose Meadow Creek RNA RhodesPeak pRNA Salmon Mountain RNA Steep Lakes RNA Warm Springs Creek RNA

Palouse Ranger District Salmon River Ranger District Bull Run Creek RNA No Business Creek RNA Square Mountain Creek RNA Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix B. Cont'd.

Selway Ranger District Leadore Ranger District O'Hara Creek RNA Bear Valley Creek RNA Mill Lake RNA Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Kenney Creek RNA (Administered by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest) Sheep Mountain RNA Little Granite Creek pRNA Middle Fork Ranger District Alum Beds pRNA Lightning Creek pRNA Cache Creek Lakes RNA Bills Creek pRNA Soldier Lakes RNA North Fork Ranger District Payette National Forest Allan Mountain RNA Council Ranger District Colson Creek RNA Bear Creek RNA Davis Canyon RNA Council Mountain RNA Dome Lake RNA Emery Creek RNA Gunbarrel Creek RNA Lost Basin Grassland RNA Yankee Fork Ranger District Rocky Comfort Flat RNA Mystery Lake RNA Krassel Ranger District Belvidere Creek RNA Sawtooth National Forest Circle End Creek RNA Phoebe Meadows RNA Burley Ranger District Mount Harrison RNA McCall Ranger District Pole Canyon RNA Pony Meadows RNA Ketchum Ranger District New Meadows Ranger District Basin Gulch RNA Bruin Mountain RNA Lava Butte RNA Sawtooth National Recreation Area Patrick Butte pRNA Pole Creek Exclosure RNA Pony Creek RNA Redfish Lake Moraine RNA Sawtooth Valley Peatlands RNA Weiser Ranger District Cuddy Mountain RNA Twin Falls Ranger District Trapper Creek RNA Salmon - Challis National Forests Targhee National Forest Challis Ranger District Mahogany Creek RNA Ashton Ranger District Merriam Lake Basin RNA Sheep Falls pRNA Willow Creek RNA Cobalt Ranger District Dry Gulch - Forge Creek RNA Dubois Ranger District Frog Meadows RNA Copper Mountain RNA Meadow Canyon RNA Lost River Ranger District Webber Creek RNA Iron Bog RNA Middle Canyon RNA Island Park Ranger District Smiley Mountain RNA Moose Creek Plateau RNA Surprise Valley RNA Targhee Creek RNA Thurmon Creek RNA

Palisades Ranger District Burns Canyon RNA

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix C. Natural Areas considered in the representativeness assessment listed alphabetically by the State in which they occur. ldaho Idaho (Cont'd.) Idaho (Cont'd.) Allan Mountain Iron Bog Square Mountain Creek Allison Creek Island Jim Sage Canyon St. Charles Creek Aquarius Kaniksu Marsh Steep Lakes Back Creek Kenney Creek Surprise Valley Bald Mountain Lava Butte Swamp Hollow Bannock Creek Little Granite Creek Targhee Creek Basin Gulch Lochsa Tepee Creek Bear Valley Creek Lost Basin Grassland Theriault Lake Bear Creek (Payette) Lowman Three Ponds Bear Creek (Boise) Lucky Dog Creek Thurmon Creek Belvidere Creek Mahogany Creek Trapper Creek Binarch Creek Meade Peak Trinity Mountain Blackfoot River Meadow Canyon Upper Shoshone Creek Bottle Lake Middle Canyon Upper Priest River Bruin Mountain Mill Lake Upper Newsome Creek Bull Run Creek Montford Creek Upper Fishhook Burns Canyon RNA Monumental Creek Wapshilla Ridge Burton Canyon Moose Meadow Creek Warm Springs Creek Cache Creek Lakes Moose Creek Plateau Webber Creek Canyon Creek Morris Creek Old Growth Cedar West Fork Mink Creek Chateau Falls Grove Willow Creek Cheatbeck Canyon Mount Harrison Chilcoot Peak Mystery Lake Montana Circle End Creek Needles Barktable Ridge Colson Creek No Business Creek Basin Creek Copper Mountain North Fork Boise River Big Creek Council Mountain O'Hara Creek Cattle Gulch Cuddy Mountain Oxford Slough Cave Mountain Davis Canyon Pecks Canyon Cliff Lake Dome Lake Petticoat Peak Cottonwood Creek Dry Gulch - Forge Creek Phoebe Meadows Elkhorn Lake Dry Buck Pole Canyon Horse Prairie Dutch Creek Pole Creek Exclosure Hoskins Lake East Shore Henrys Lake Pond Peak Lebeau Eggers Creek Pony Creek Little Bitterroot Elk Butte Mountain Hemlock Pony Meadows Lower Ross Creek Elk Creek Potholes Norman-Parmenter Elk Creek Exclosure Raspberry Gulch Pete Creek Meadows Emery Creek Redfish Lake Moraine Skull-Odell Fenn Mountain Rhodes Peak T. W. Daniels Fish Lake Roaring River Wolf-Weigel Five Lakes Butte Robbers Roost Creek Flat Ranch Rocky Comfort Flat Utah Four-bit Creek Salmon Mountain Mollens Hollow Frog Meadows Sand Creek Ponds Garden Creek Preserve Sawtooth Valley Peatlands Washington Gibson Jack Creek Scotchman No. 2 Bunchgrass Meadows Goodrich Creek Sheep Mountain Roundtop Mountain Grave Peak Smiley Mountain Salmo Gunbarrel Creek Smith Creek Gunsight Peak Sneakfoot Meadows Wyoming Horse Creek RNA Snowy Top Afton Front Hunt Girl Creek Soldier Lakes Gros Ventre Idler's Rest Site Spion Kop Osborn Mountain Swift Creek

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix C. (Cont'd.)

Conservation sites considered for inclusion in the analysis but eliminated due to the nature of information on plant community element occurrences listed alphabetically by State.

Idaho Oregon Big Elk Creek Baldy Mountain Buckwheat Flats Basin Creek Cronks Canyon Bills Creek East Fork Salmon River Bench Bobs Creek Fishhook Creek Canyon Creek Goose Creek Mesa Dry Mountain Hemingway Preserve Site Duck Lake Hidden Lake Dugout Creek Hobo Cedar Grove Elk Flats - Wenaha Breaks Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge Site Government Draw Lake Creek Haystack Rock Lewis and Clark Grove Horse Pasture Ridge Lucile Caves Kelly Creek Butte Lund Creek Ochoco Divide Mcarthur Lake Wildlife Management Area Pataha Bunchgrass Merriam Lake Basin Pleasant Valley Middle Canyon Alluvial Fan Point Prominence Oneida Narrows Rainbow Creek Patrick Butte Razz Lake Red Horse Mountain Shake Table Mountain Settler's Grove of Ancient Cedars Silver Creek Sheep Falls Stinger Creek Shepherd Lake Vinegar Hill Southwest Lemhi Range Summer Creek Washington Tex Creek Baird Basin Thomas Fork Valley Fire Mountain Trail Creek Halliday Fen Worm Creek Maitlen Creek Maple Mountain Montana Thirteen Mile Pond Berray Mountain Cedars Goat Flat

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. Plant community elements that occur in Research Natural Areas on National Forest System lands in Idaho listed alphabetically by Research Natural Area with the total area of occurrence. Blank entries indicate missing data.

Acres

Allan Mountain Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum A bies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea A bies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Alum Beds

Aquarius Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus Abies grandidspiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plicatdDtyopteris s pp. Thuja plicatdAdiantum pedatum Thuja plica tdAsarum caudatum Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora Thuja plicata/l_ysichitumamericanum Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum

Back Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Vaccinium caespitosum phase Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens A bies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora Abies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Abies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium caespitosum A bies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Pinus albicaulis phase Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase Pinus contorta,Festuca ida hoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Bald Mountain Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Xerophyllum tenax phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Festuca viridula Tsuga mertensiana/luzula hitchcockii Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Luzula hitchcockii phase Xerophyllum tenax

Bannock Creek Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca ida hoensis Pinus ponderosaPurshia triden ta ta Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesiPhysocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposalbus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Basin Gulch Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis Pinus albica ulis/Poa nervosa Pseudotsuga menziesiiZJuniperus communis

Bear Creek (Payette) A bies grandidspiraea betulifolia Abies grandisNaccinium globulare

Bear Creek (Boise) Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandFestuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Bear Valley Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostiscanadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis phase Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Abies lasiocarpa/Juniperus communis Abies lasiocarpa/Ledum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdLinnaea borealis Abies IasiocarpdStreptopus amplexifolius A bies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesiflestuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Cont'd.

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Acres

Belvidere Creek Abies IasiocarpaGarex geyeri A bies IasiocarpaL edum glandulosum A bies IasiocarpaL uzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium globulare Abies IasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Alnus sinuata Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens

Bills Creek

Binarch Creek Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Thuja plicata/Athyrium filix-femina, Athyrium filix-femina phase Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Thuja plicatdOplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylla/tlsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase

Bottle Lake Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Carex lasiocarpa Poor fen Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora Valley peatland floating mat

Bruin Mountain Abies lasiocarpdCalamagrostis canadensis, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium globulare, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase A bies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Alnus sinuata Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Bull Run Creek Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plicatdAsa rum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Thuja plicatdClintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium dryopteris

Burns Canyon A bies IasiocarpalAcer glabrum Abies lasiocarpa/Physocarpus malvaceus Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Pachistima myrsinites phase Acer grandidentatum/Calamagrostisrubescens Alnus incana/Ribes hudsonianum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cornus stolonifera/Heracleum lanatum Populus tremuloides-Pseudotsuga menziesii/Amelanchier alnifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pachistima myrsinites phase

Burton Canyon Abies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis Acer grandidentatum/Osmorhiza chilensis Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Bromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyron spicatum A rtemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cornus stoloniferdGalium trifolium Populus tremuloides-Pseudotsuga menziesii/Amelanchier alnifolia Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum fendleri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Pachistima myrsinites phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Cache Creek Lakes A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri, Carex geyeri phase Abies IasiocarpdJuniperus communis A bies lasiocarpdLedum glandulosum A bies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium, Pinus albicaulis phase Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 83 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Canyon Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora Abies lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus ampli?xifolius Abies lasiocarpaiXerophyllum tenax Festuca viridula Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Thuja plica taDplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora Tsuga heterophylldGymnocarpium dryopteris Tsuga heterophylldMenziesia ferruginea

Chateau Falls Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandidLinnaea borealis Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plicatdA diantum pedatum

Chilcoot Peak Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis phase A bies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies lasiocarpdCalamagrostis rubescens Abies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora Abies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpa/ledum glandulosum A bies lasiocarpa/luzula hitchcockii, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies IasiocarpdStreptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri

Circle End Creek Abies grandisNaccinium globulare Abies IasiocarpaKarex geyeri Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosdfestuca idahoensis Pinus ponderosaPurshia tridentata, Agropyron spicatum phase Pinus ponderosdSymphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Colson Creek Artemisia tridentata tridentatdAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia tripartitdAgropyron spica tum A rtemisia tripartiWFestuca idahoensis Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosa/Agropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosa/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis

Copper Mountain Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis (a1pine) Leucopoa kingii/Achillea millefolium Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius

Council Mountain Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis

Cuddy Mountain Abies grandis/Acer glabrum A bies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda/Balsamorhiza sagittata Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Davis Canyon A bies IasiocarpaKarex geyeri A bies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare Pseudotsuga menziesii/Xerophyllum tenax

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 85 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Dome Lake Abies lasiocarpaLedum glandulosum A bies lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare

Dry Buck A bies grandis/Acer glabrum, Acer glabrum phase Abies grandis/Acer glabrum, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Dry Gulch-Forge Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Artemisia tridentata tridentatdAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia tridenta ta vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesiiZAcer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesiiZAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Thermal springs aquatic community

Dutch Creek A bies grandisNaccinium globulare Thuja plicatdAdiantum pedatum Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina, Adiantum pedatum phase Thuja plicatdC1intonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase

Eggers Creek Abies grandisNaccinium globulare Abies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesiflpiraea betulifolia, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Elk Creek Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora 1 Abies grandidPhysocarpus malvaceus 21 0 A bies grandis/Spiraea betulifolia 350 Abies grandisNaccinium globulare 700 Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax 140 Abies IasiocarpdL uzula hitchcockii 1 Abies lasiocarpaMerophyllum tenax 730 Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunddBalsamorhiza sagittata 280 Alnus sinuata 1 Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum 140 Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum 1 Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa 1 Pinus ponderosa/Agropyron spicatum 1,050 Pinus ponderosaPhysocarpus malvaceus 350 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum 350 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus 1,775 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus

Elk Creek Exclosure A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum

Emery Creek Agropyron spicatum- Poa secunddBalsamorhiza sagittata Artemisia rigidaeoa secunda Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria cristata Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposalbus

Fenn Mountain Abies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Carex aqua tilis

Fish Lake Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostiscanadensis, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Coptis occidentalis phase Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Coptis occidentalis phase Abies lasiocarpaLXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Calamagrostis canadensis Carex utriculata Menziesia ferruginea-Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 87 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Five Lakes Butte Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Xerophyllum tenax phase Tsuga mertensiana/Phyllodoceempetriformis Tsuga mertensiandXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Tsuga mertensiandXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllum tenax, Xerophyllum tenax phase

Four-bit Creek Thuja plicatdAdiantum pedatum Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum, Menziesia ferruginea phase Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum, Taxus brevifolia phase Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina, Adiantum pedatum phase Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina, Athyrium filix-femina phase Thuja plicataKlintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Thuja plicataKlintonia uniflora, Menziesia ferruginea phase Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora, Taxus brevifolia phase Thuja plicataClintonia uniflora, Xerophyllum tenax phase Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium dryopteris

Frog Meadows Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens A bies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdLedum glanduloslcm Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase

Gibson Jack Creek Acer grandidentatum/Berberis repens Artemisia novdAgropyron spica tum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Agropyron spica tum Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesiVAcer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis

Grave Peak Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa

Gunbarrel Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosaLAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosa/Festuca ida hoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Horse Creek A bies IasiocarpdAcer glabrum, Pachistima myrsinites phase Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis, Pachistima myrsinites phase Abies lasiocarpa/Physocarpus malvaceus Abies lasiocarpdshepherdia canadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Symphoricarposalbus Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Alnus incana/Cornus stolonifera Cornus stolonifera Picea engelmannii/Calamagrostis canadensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis

Hunt Girl Creek A bies IasiocarpdCIintonia uniflora Abies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Abies lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina, Athyrium filix-femina phase Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylldCIintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Tsuga heterophylldGymnocarpium dryopteris

Iron Bog Abies IasiocarpaLedum glandulosum A rtemisia novaFestuca idahoensis Artemisia tridentata vaseyandfestuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii7Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposoreophilus

Kaniksu Marsh Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Alnus incanaKarex utriculata Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculata Carex cusickii Carex lasiocarpa Paludified forest Poor fen Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Tsuga heterophylldCIintonia uniflora Valley peatland floating mat Valley peatland pond

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 89 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Kenney Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Pinus albicaulis/Carex geyeri Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis Pinus albicaulis/Vaccinium scoparium Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesifipiraea betulifolia

Lava Butte Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia Abies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora A bies IasiocarpaLedum glandulosum Abies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpaLXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Lightning Creek

Little Granite Creek Abies grandis/Acer glabrum Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandis/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora A bies lasiocarpaLuzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandFestuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria cristata Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosa/Calamagrostis rubescens Pinus ponderosa/Festuca idahoensis Pinus ponderosa/Physocarpus malvaceus Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Lochsa A bies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plicatdC1intonia uniflora

Lost Basin Grassland Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunddBalsamorhiza sagittata Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria cristata Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostisrubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Symphoricarpos albus-Rosa sp p.

Lowman Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pachistima myrsinites phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarposalbus

Mahogany Creek A bies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia A bies lasiocarpa/cluniperus communis Abies lasiocarpa/Ribes montigenum Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaEestuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Picea engelmannii4Juniperus communis Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis/Juniperus communis Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesiVCercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis

Meade Peak Abies lasiocarpa/Ribes montigenum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Agropyronspicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandLeucopoa kingii Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii4Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 9 1 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Meadow Canyon Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Picea engelmannii/Hypnum revolutum Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Merriam Lake Basin Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Middle Canyon Artemisia no vdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia novdElymus ambiguus salmonis Atriplex confettifolia/Oryzopsis hymenoides Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Pinus flexilis (timberline) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Pseudotsuga menziesiiLJuniperus scopulorum Pseudotsuga menziesii/leucopoa kingii

Mill Lake Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Montford Creek Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylla/Asarum caudatum Tsuga heterophylldCIintonia uniflora Tsuga heterophylldGymnocarpium dryopteris

Monumental Creek Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunddBalsamorhiza sagittata Attemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosaPurshia tridentata, Agropyron spicatum phase Pinus ponderosdSymphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudo tsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesiPhysocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Purshia tridentatdAgropyron spicatum

Moose Creek Plateau Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase Pinus albicaulis/Carex rossii, Pinus contorta phase

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Moose Meadow Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Caltha biflora Abies IasiocarpalLedum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpalStreptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Coptis occidentalis phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Calamagrostis canadensis Carex utriculata Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Eleocharis pauciflora

Mount Harrison Abies lasiocarpa/Ribes montigenum Arfemisia arbuscula arbusculdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilus/Bromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata vaseyana'festuca idahoensis Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius

Mystery Lake Abies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri, Carex geyeri phase Abies IasiocarpaLJuniperus communis Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Pinus albicaulis phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Needles A bies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostiscanadensis Abies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri, Carex geyeri phase Abies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpa/luzula hitchcockii, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium globulare phase A bies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Pinus albicaulis phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Alnus sinuata Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri

Cont'd.

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Acres

No Business Creek Abies grandis/A diantum pedatum A bies grandis/Asarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Xerophyllum tenax phase A bies grandis/Coptis occidentalis Abies grandis/Linnaea borealis, Linnaea borealis phase Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus, Coptis occidentalis phase Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus, Physocarpus malvaceus phase A bies grandisflaxus brevifolia/Asarum caudatum Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax, Coptis occidentalis phase Abies grandisKerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea, Coptis occidentalis phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Coptis occidentalis phase A bies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, L uzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Glossopetalon nevadensdAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Smilacina stellata phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus

North Fork Boise River Pseudotsuga menziesiVAcer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia

O'Hara Creek Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea A bies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plica tdAdiantum pedatum Thuja plica tdclintonia uniflora

Patrick Butte Abies lasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase A bies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Pinus albicaulis phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Phoebe Meadows A bies grandisNaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostiscanadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis phase Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostiscanadensis, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies IasiocarpaLedum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium caespitosum Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus contorta/Vaccinium scoparium Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesiflpiraea betulifolia, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Vaccinium caespitosum Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare

Pole Canyon Abies IasiocarpdBerberis repens A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis Abies lasiocarpa/Thalictrum occidentale Artemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Bromus carinatus Artemisia tridentata spiciformis/Carex geyeri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilus/Agropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesiiLAcer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis

Pole Creek Exclosure Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostisrubescens Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum A rtemisia tridentata vaseyanalFestuca idahoensis Carex utriculata Potentilla fruticosdDanthonia intermedia Salix boothiEarex utriculata Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata

Pond Peak Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Luzula hitchcockii phase Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Xerophyllum tenax phase Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllumtenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllumtenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Tsuga mertensiandXerophyllum tenax, Xerophyllum tenax phase

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 95 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Pony Creek Abies grandis/Acer glabrum Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Abies grandidspira ea betulifolia Abies grandisNaccinium globulare A bies lasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpaNacciniumglobulare Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Alnus sinuata Attemisia tridentata vaseyandFestuca ida hoensis Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocapus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Pony Meadows Abies I~siocarpa/Calamagrostiscanadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis phase Abies lasiocapaL edum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Potholes Alnus incandcarex utriculata Alnus incanaLysichitum americanum Distichlis stricta stricta Poor fen Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina,Athyrium filix-femina phase Thuja plicataLysichiturn americanum Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum, Aralia nudicaulis phase Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Valley peatland floating mat Valley peatland pond

Raspberry Gulch Attemisia tridentata vaseyanaAgropyron spicatum Attemisia tridentata vaseyandfestuca idahoensis Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosa/festuca idahoensis Pinus ponderosaPurshia tridentata, Agropyron spicatum phase Pinus ponderosdSymphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Purshia tridentatdAgropyron spicatum

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTRQ5.2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Red Horse Mountain A bies grandis/Asarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Abies grandisDaxus brevifolidAsarum caudatum Pseudotsuga menziesiPhysocarpus malvaceus, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Smilacina stellata phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Tsuga heterophylla/Cintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase

Redfish Lake Moraine A bies Iasiocarpa~Carexgeyeri Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Abies lasiocarpa/nnenziesia ferruginea, Menziesia ferruginea phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Alnus sinuata Pinus contortdcarex geyeri Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesiflarex geyeri

Rhodes Peak A bies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Carex nigricans Carex scopulorum Juncusparryi Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Roaring River Abies IasiocarpaLAcer gla brum A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri A bies lasiocarpa/Spiraea betulifolia Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens, Berberis repens phase Pseudotsuga menziesiYBerberis repens, Carex geyeri phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri, Symphoricarpos oreophilus phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesiflpiraea betulifolia Pseudotsuga menziesiiXymphoricarpos oreophilus Purs hia tridentatdAgropyron spicatum

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Rocky Comfort Flat Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunddBalsamorhiza sagittata Artemisia rigidfloa secunda A rtemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis Crataegus douglasii/Symphoricarpos albus Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Pinus ponderosak3ymphoricarpos albus Pseudotsuga menziesiiPhysocarpus malvaceus, Pinus ponderosa phase Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus, Pinus ponderosa phase Purshia tridentataFestuca idahoensis

Salmon Mountain Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis A bies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Sawtooth Valley Peatlands Pinus contorfa/Vaccinium occidentale Scirpus cespitosus-Carex livida

Scotchman No. 2 A bies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii A bies lasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Vaccinium scoparium phase Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Xerophyllum tenax phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase

Sheep Falls Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Calamagrostis rubescens phase Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Calamagrostis rubescens ph ase Pseudotsuga menzieWSpiraea betulifolia, Calamagrostis rubescens phase

Sheep Mountain Calamagrostis purpurescens Carex elynoides/Lupinus argenteus Carex elynoides/Oxytropis sericea Carex rupestris Dryas octopetala/Carex rupestris L eucopoa kingii- Carex elynoides Leucopoa kingii/Phlox pulvinata Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Salix nivalis

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Smiley Mountain Agropyron scribneri Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis Carex albonigra Carex elynoides/Oxytropis sericea Carex rupestris Deschampsia cespitosa Festuca idahoensis (alpine) lvesia gordonii-Arena ria obtusiloba lvesia gordonii-Eriogonum caespitosum Phlox pulvinataPoa epilis Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Poa epilis Potentilla diversifolia-Arenaria obtusiloba

Smith Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis phase A bies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Ligusticum canbyi phase Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Vaccinium caespitosum phase A bies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Abies lasiocarpdClintonia uniflora, Xerophyllum tenax phase Abies lasiocarpdRhododendron albiflorum Abies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexifolius, Menziesia ferruginea phase Carex scopulorum Eriophorum polystachion Poor fen Valley peatland pond

Sneakfoot Meadows Abies lasiocarpa/ledum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea, Vaccinium scoparium phase A bies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Calamagrostis canadensis Carex aqua tilis Carex utriculata Pinus contorta/Vaccinium occidentale

Snowy Top Abies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii Abies lasiocarpa/Rhododendronalbiflorum Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase A bies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Festuca viridula Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 99 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Soldier Lakes Abies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdJuniperus communis Abies lasiocarpa/Ledum glandulosum Abies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Spion Kop Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Phalaris arundinacea Populus trichocarpdCornus stolonifera Tsuga heterophylldAsarum caudatum Tsuga heterophylla/Clntonia uniflora

Square Mountain Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis phase Abies lasiocarpdCalamagrostis rubescens A bies IasiocarpalCarex geyeri Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum A bies lasiocarpdl uzula hitchcockii A bies lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpaKerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpdXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase Calamagrostis canadensis Carex nigricans Carex scopulorum Juncus parryi Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

St. Charles Creek Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis, Pachistima myrsinites phase A rtemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilus/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Cercocarpus ledifolius/Leucopoa kingii Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Berberis repens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis

Steep Lakes Abies lasiocarpa/CIintonia uniflora A bies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Abies IasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea Abies lasiocarpaMerophyllum tenax Alnus sinuata Tsuga mertensiandLuzula hitchcockii Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea Tsuga mertensiandXerophyl/umtenax

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Surprise Valley Abies IasiocarpdJuniperus communis Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaFestuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Pinus flexilis (timberline)

Targhee Creek Abies IasiocarpdArnica cordifolia Abies IasiocarpdRibes montigenum Abies lasiocarpa/rhalictrum occidentale Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium globulare phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Pinus albicaulis phase Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis Pinus albicaulis7Vaccinium scoparium

Tepee Creek Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Thuja plicatdA thyrium filix-femina Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum Tsuga heterophylldClintonia uniflora

Theriault Lake Carex aquatilis Carex utriculata Tsuga mertensiana/Luzula hitchcockii Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Luzula hitchcockii phase Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Xerophyllum tenax phase Tsuga mertensiana/Streptopusamplexifolius, Menziesia ferruginea phase Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllum tenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllumtenax, Xerophyllum tenax phase

Three Ponds Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase A bies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Physocarpus malvaceus phase Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina Carex lasiocarpa Pseudotsuga menziesiPhysocarpus malvaceus, Smilacina stellata phase Pseudotsuga menziesii7Vaccinium globulare Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Tsuga heterophylla~Asarumcaudatum, Aralia nudicaulis phase Tsuga heterophyllaLAsarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase Tsuga heterophylldCIintonia uniflora, Aralia nudicaulis phase Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Xerophyllum tenax phase Valley peatland floating mat Valley peatland pond

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 101 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Thurmon Creek Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilus/Festuca idahoensis Carex aquatilis Carex utriculafa Pinus contortdCalamagrostis rubescens Pinus contortdspiraea betulifolia Pinus contortaNaccinium scoparium Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostisrubescens Prunus virginiandArtemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia, Calamagrostis rubescens phase

Trapper Creek Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula/Poa secunda 73 Artemisia arbuscula thermopola/Festuca idahoensis 73 Artemisia novaPoa secunda 9 Juniperus osteospermdArfemisia arbuscula arbuscula/festuca idahoensis 118 Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia novaPoa secunda 118 Juniperus osteospermdArtem~siatridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis 118

Trinity Mountain A bies IasiocarpdCarex geyeri Abies lasiocarpa/Luzula hitchcockii, Luzula hitchcockii phase Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium, Vaccinium scoparium phase Caltha leptosepala Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa

Upper Fishhook Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Thuja plicatdAsarum caudatum Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina Thuja plicatdClintonia uniflora Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium dryopteris

Upper Newsome Creek A bies grandis/Asarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase A bies grandis/Asarum caudatum, Menziesia ferruginea phase A bies grandidsenecia triangularis A bies grandis/Taxus brevifolidAsarum caudatum Alnus sinuatdMontia cordifolia

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Upper Priest River Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina 95 Alnus incana/Carex utriculata 3 Alnus incandesk forb 2 Alnus incana/Spiraea douglasii 40 Carex utriculata 9 Carex vesicaria 2 Cornus stolonifera 36 Populus trichocarpdAlnus incana 3 Salix bebbiana 2 Spiraea douglasii 14 Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina, Adiantum pedatum phase 224 Thuja plicatdAthyrium filix-femina, Athyrium filix-femina phase 21 3 Thuja plica ta/Oplopanax horridum 254 Tsuga heterophylldClintonia uniflora, A ralia nudicaulis phase 18 Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase 314 Tsuga heterophylldGymnocarpium dryopteris 60

Upper Shoshone Creek Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase 125 Abies lasiocarpdMenziesia ferruginea 185 Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax 185 Festuca viridula 70 Thuja plicata/Athyrium filix-femina, A thyrium filix-femina phase 56 Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridum 56 Tsuga heterophylla/Asarum caudatum, Asarum caudatum phase 56 Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase 56 Tsuga heterophylldGymnocarpium dryopteris 56 Tsuga mertensiandMenziesia ferruginea, Luzula hitchcockii phase 250 Tsuga mertensiana/Xerophyllumtenax, Luzula hitchcockii phase 83 Tsuga mertensiandXerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium scoparium phase 83 Tsuga mertensiandXerophyllum tenax, Xerophyllum tenax phase 83

Warm Springs Creek Abies grandis/Linnaea borealis, Xerophyllum tenax phase 25 Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus, Physocarpus malvaceus phase 55 Abies grandidsenecia triangularis 25 Abies grandidspiraea betulifolia 55 Abies grandisflaxus brevifolidAsarum caudatum 75 A bies grandidraxus brevifolia/Clintonia uniflora 55 A bies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax 27 A bies grandis/Xerophyllum tenax, Vaccinium globulare phase 27 Pseudotsuga menziesiilAgropyron spicatum 25 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Calamagrostis rubescens phase 25 Pseudotsuga menziesii/festuca idahoensis 55 Pseudotsuga menziesifipiraea betulifolia 55 Thermal springs aquatic community Thuja plicatdCIintonia uniflora, Taxus brevifolia phase 25

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 103 Appendix D. (Cont'd.)

Acres

Webber Creek Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/Festuca idahoensis 250 Picea engelmannii/Arnica cordifolia 200 Picea engelmannii/Hypnum revolutum 150 Picea engelmannii/Juniperus communis 100 Picea engelmannii/Ribes montigenum 50 Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis 325 Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis 150 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia, Arnica cordifolia phase 60 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia, Astragalus miser phase 40 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis, Festuca idahoensis phase 120 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis 90 Pseudotsuga menziesiYSymphoricarpos oreophilus 50

West Fork Mink Creek Artemisia no vdAgropyron spica tum 70 Artemisia novaPoa secunda 70 Artemisia tridentata tridentataEIymus cinereus 40 Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia arbuscula arbusculdAgropyron spicatum 15 Populus tremuloides-Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus 130 Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ 115 Calamagrostis rubescens Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens, Pachistima myrsinites phase 160 Purshia tridentatdAgropyron spicatum 40

Willow Creek Artemisia tridentata vaseyanaLAgropyron spicatum lo5 Populus tremuloides/Amelanchieralnifolia-Symphoricarpos oreophilud 100 Calamagrostis rubescens Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarposoreophilus/Calamagrostis rubescens 80 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum 80 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens 30 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis 60 Pseudotsuga menziesiBpiraea betulifolia, Calamagrostis rubescens phase 135 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia, Spiraea betulifolia phase 135 Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus 100

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. Natural Areas that encompass plant community element occurrences, which meet minimum criteria, listed for each plant association or community type with the size of the occurrence.

Acres

Abies grandis/Acer glabrum Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Dry Buck (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) A bies grandis/Adiantum pedatum No Business Creek (M332A) Abies grandis/Asarum caudatum Aquarius (M333D) Binarch Creek (M333A) Bull Run Creek (M333D) No Business Creek (M332A) Upper Newsome Creek (M332A) A bies grandis/Clintonia uniflora Aquarius (M333D) Binarch Creek (M333A) Bull Run Creek (M333D) Chateau Falls (M333D) Elk Creek (M332A) Lebeau (M333B) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lochsa (M332A) Lower Ross Creek (M3338) No Business Creek (M332A) O'Hara Creek (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Spion Kop (M333D) Three Ponds (M333A) Upper Fishhook (M333D) Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) Abies grandis/Coptis occidentalis No Business Creek (M332A) Abies grandis/Linnaea borealis Lebeau (M333B) No Business Creek (M332A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Abies grandis/Physocarpus malvaceus Aquarius (M333D) Bull Run Creek (M333D) Chateau Falls (M333D) Elk Creek (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Abies grandidspiraea betulifolia Aquarius (M333D) Bear Creek (Payette) (M332G) Elk Creek (M332A) Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Pony Creek (M332G) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Abies grandisflaxus brevifolia/Asarum caudatum No Business Creek (M332A) Upper Newsome Creek (M332A) Warm Springs,Creek (M332A) Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 lo5 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Abies grandisflaxus brevifolia/Clintonia uniflora Warm Springs Creek (M332A) A bies grandisNaccinium globulare Bear Creek (Payette) (M332G) Circle End Creek (M332A) Dutch Creek (M332A) Eggers Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) A bies grandisLXerophyllum tenax Barktable Ridge (M333D) Elk Creek (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A) O'Hara Creek (M332A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Abies IasiocarpaLAcer glabrum Burton Canyon (M331D) Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Gros Ventre (M331D) Horse Creek (M331D) Roaring River (M332A) Swift Creek (M331D) Abies IasiocarpaLActaea rubra Gros Ventre (M331D) A bies lasiocarpa/Arnica cordifolia Basin Gulch (M332F) Gros Ventre (M331D) Lava Butte (M332A) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Targhee Creek (M332E) A bies IasiocarpaLArnica latifolia Gros Ventre (M331D) A bies lasiocarpa/Berberis repens Mollens Hollow (M331D) Pole Canyon (342B-E) T. W. Daniels (M331D) A bies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis canadensis Back Creek (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Fish Lake (M332A) Lebeau (M333B) Needles (M332A) Pete Creek Meadows (M333B) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Meadows (M332A) Salmon Mountain (M332A) Smith Creek (M333A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A)

ContJd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Abies lasiocarpa/Calamagrostis rubescens Back Creek (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Burton Canyon (M331D) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Frog Meadows (M332A) Gros Ventre (M331 D) Horse Creek (M331D) Kenney Creek (M332E) Skull-Odell (M332E) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) A bies lasiocarpa/Calfha biflora Back Creek (M332A) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) A bies lasiocarpa/Carex geyeri Back Creek (M332A) Basin Gulch (M332F) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Cache Creek Lakes (M332F) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Circle End Creek (M332A) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Eggers Creek (M332A) Frog Meadows (M332A) Mystery Lake (M332A) Needles (M332A) Pole Canyon (3429-E) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) Soldier Lakes (M332A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Trinity Mountain (M332A) A bies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora Canyon Creek (M333A) Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) Lebeau (M333B) Little Granite Creek (M332G) No Business Creek (M332A) Norman-Parmenter (M333B) OJHaraCreek (M332A) Pete Creek Meadows (M333B) Smith Creek (M333A) Steep Lakes (M333D) Wolf-Weigel (M333B) Abies lasiocarpa/Juniperus communis Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Cache Creek Lakes (M332F) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Mystery Lake (M332A) Soldier Lakes (M332A) Surprise Valley (M332F)

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 107 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Abies IasiocarpdLedum glandulosum Allan Mountain (M332E) Back Creek (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Cache Creek Lakes (M332F) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Dome Lake (M332A) Iron Bog (M332F) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Mystery Lake (M332A) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Meadows (M332A) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Abies IasiocarpaLinnaea borealis Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Lebeau (M333B) Pete Creek Meadows (M333B) Skull-Odell (M332E) Wolf-Weigel (M333B) Abies IasiocarpdLuzula hitchcockii Back Creek (M332A) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Fenn Mountain (M332A) Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Needles (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Salmon Mountain (M332A) Scotchman No. 2 (M333B) Snowy Top (M333A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Steep Lakes (M333D) Trinity Mountain (M332A) Abies lasiocarpa/Menziesia ferruginea Allan Mountain (M332E) Back Creek (M332A) Bald Mountain (M333D) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Canyon Creek (M333A) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dome Lake (M332A) Fish Lake (M332A) Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) Lebeau (M333B) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lower Ross Creek (M333B) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Needles (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A)

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

O'Hara Creek (M332A) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Meadows (M332A) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Salmo (M333A) Scotchman No. 2 (M333B) Skull-Odell (M332E) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Steep Lakes (M333D) Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) Abies lasiocarpa/Osmorhiza chilensis Burton Canyon (M331D) Horse Creek (M331D) Pole Canyon (3426-E) St. Charles Creek (M331D) Swift Creek (M331D) A bies lasiocarpa/Pedicularis racemosa T. W. Daniels (M331D) Abies lasiocarpa/Physocarpus malvaceus Afton Front (M331 D) Burns Canyon (M331D) Horse Creek (M331 D) Abies lasiocarpa/Rhododendron albiflorum Bunchgrass Meadows (M333A) Smith Creek (M333A) Snowy Top (M333A) Abies lasiocarpa/Ribes montigenum Basin Gulch (M332F) Cave Mountain (M332E) Gros Ventre (M331D) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Mount Harrison (342B-E) Swift Creek (M331D) Targhee Creek (M332E) A bies IasiocarpaBpiraea betulifolia Roaring River (M332A) A bies lasiocarpa/Streptopus amplexi folius Back Creek (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Canyon Creek (M333A) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Fenn Mountain (M332A) Fish Lake (M332A) Hunt Girl Creek (M3338) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Needles (M332A) Smith Creek (M333A) Abies lasiocarpa/Symphoricarpos albus Horse Creek (M331D) Abies lasiocarpdThalictrum occidentale Pole Canyon (3426-E) Targhee Creek (M332E)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 109 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium caespitosum Back Creek (M332A) Lebeau (M333B) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium globulare Back Creek (M332A) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Burns Canyon (M331D) Dome Lake (M332A) Eggers Creek (M332A) Gros Ventre (M331 D) Horse Creek (M331 D) Lava Butte (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Needles (M332A) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Pony Meadows (M332A) Swift Creek (M331 D) Targhee Creek (M332E) Abies lasiocarpaNaccinium scoparium Back Creek (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Cache Creek Lakes (M332F) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Cliff Lake (M332E) Dome Lake (M332A) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Frog Meadows (M332A) Gros Ventre (M331 D) Horse Creek (M331 D) Kenney Creek (M332E) Lava Butte (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Mill Lake (M332E) Moose Creek Plateau (M331A) Mystery Lake (M332A) Needles (M332A) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Skull-Odell (M332E) Soldier Lakes (M332A) Swift Creek (M331D) Targhee Creek (M332E) Trinity Mountain (M332A) Abies lasiocarpa/Xerophyllum tenax Allan Mountain (M332E) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Bunchgrass Meadows (M333A) Canyon Creek (M333A) Davis Canyon (M332E)

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Dome Lake (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Fish Lake (M332A) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) Lava Butte (M332A) Lebeau (M333B) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Needles (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A) Norman-Parmenter (M333B) O'Hara Creek (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Pony Meadows (M332A) Rhodes Peak (M333D) Roundtop Mountain (M333A) Salmo (M333A) Scotchman No. 2 (M333B) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Snowy Top (M333A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Steep Lakes (M333D) Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) Acer grandidentatum/Berberis repens Gibson Jack Creek (M331 D) Acer grandidentatum/Calamagrostis rubescens Burns Canyon (M331D) Robbers Roost Creek (M331D) Acer grandidentatum/Juniperusscopulorum Petticoat Peak (M331 D) Acer grandidentatum/Osmorhiza chilensis Burton Canyon (M331 D) Cheatbeck Canyon (M331D) Acer negundo/Osmorhiza chilensis Cheatbeck Canyon (M331 D) Agropyron scribneri Smiley Mountain (M332F) Agropyron spicatum/Eriogonum heracleoides Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Agropyron spicatum/Opuntia polyacantha Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda, sca bland Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Agropyron spicatum-Poa secunda/Balsamorhiza sagittata Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Elk Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) Monumental Creek (M332A) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Con t 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 11 1 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Alnus incana-Betula occidentalis/Salix exigua Allison Creek Island (M332E) Alnus incandAthyrium filix-femina Upper Priest River (M333A) Alnus incanalcarex utriculata Potholes (M333A) Upper Priest River (M333A) Alnus incana/Cornus stolonifera Horse Creek (M331 D) Alnus incandLysichitum americanum Potholes (M333A) Alnus incanmfnesic forb Upper Priest River (M333A) Alnus incanaLRibes hudsonianum Burns Canyon (M331 D) Alnus incana/Spiraea douglasii Upper Priest River (M333A) Alnus sinuata Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Steep Lakes (M333D) AInus sinuataLMontia cordifolia Upper Newsome Creek (M332A) Artemisia arbuscula arbusculdAgropyron spicatum Gunsight Peak (M331 D) Artemisia arbuscula arbusculaLPoa secunda Trapper Creek (3428-E) Artemisia arbuscula thermopola/festuca idahoensis Trapper Creek (342B-E) Artemisia ludoviciana Swamp Hollow (M331A) Artemisia novaLAgropyron spicatum Gibson Jack Creek (M331D) Jim Sage Canyon (342B-E) Middle Canyon (M332E) Pecks Canyon (M332F) St. Charles Creek (M331D) West Fork Mink Creek (M331 D) Artemisia no vaLElymus ambiguus salmonis Middle Canyon (M332E) Artemisia novdFestuca idahoensis Iron Bog (M332F) Artemisia novaPoa secunda Trapper Creek (342B-E) West Fork Mink Creek (M331D) Artemisia rigida/Poa secunda Emery Creek (M332G) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G)

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

A rtemisia tridenta fa spiciformidcarex geyeri Pole Canyon (3426-E) Artemisia tridentata tridentatdAgropyron spicatum Colson Creek (M332A) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Artemisia tridentata tridentatdElymus cinereus West Fork Mink Creek (M331 D) Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Agropyron spicatum Afton Front (M331D) Burton Canyon (M331D) Elk Creek Exclosure (M332A) Gibson Jack Creek (M331D) Pole Canyon (3426-E) Robbers Roost Creek (M331D) St. Charles Creek (M331D) Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilus/ Bromus carinatus Mount Harrison (3428-E) Artemisia tridentata vaseyana-Symphoricarposoreophilud Festuca idahoensis Thurmon Creek (M331A) Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Bannock Creek (M332A) Bear Creek (Boise) (M332A) Burns Canyon (M331D) Burton Canyon (M331D) Cattle Gulch (M332E) Copper Mountain (M332E) Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Elk Creek Exclosure (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Meade Peak (M331 D) Monumental Creek (M332A) Pole Canyon (3428-E) Pole Creek Exclosure (M332A) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) Willow Creek (M331A) Artemisia tridentata vaseyandBromus carinatus Burton Canyon (M331D) Gunsight Peak (M331D) Pole Canyon (3426-E) Artemisia triden tata vaseyanaKarex geyeri Council Mountain (M332G) Artemisia tridentata vaseyantVElymus cinereus Robbers Roost Creek (M331D) Artemisia tridentata vaseyandFestuca idahoensis Bannock Creek (M332A) Bear Creek (Boise) (M332A) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Cottonwood Creek (M332E) Council Mountain (M332G)

Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 113 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Horse Prairie (M332E) Iron Bog (M332F) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Meadow Canyon (M332E) Mount Harrison (342B-E) Pole Creek Exclosure (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Targhee Creek (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Artemisia tridentata vaseyana/leucopoa kingii Meade Peak (M331D) Artemisia tripartitdAgropyron spicatum Colson Creek (M332A) Artemisia tripartitdFestuca idahoensis Colson Creek (M332A) Horse Prairie (M332E) Atriplex confertifolia/Oryzopsis hymenoides Middle Canyon (M332E) Betula glandulosa/Carex utriculata Kaniksu Marsh (M333A) Lebeau (M333B) Betula occidentalis/Cornus stolonifera Allison Creek Island (M332E) Calamagrostis canadensis Fish Lake (M332A) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Pete Creek Meadows (M333B) Skull-Odell (M332E) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Calamagrostis purpurescens Sheep Mountain (M332E) Caltha leptosepala Osborn Mountain (M331D) Trinity Mountain (M332A) Carex albonigra Smiley Mountain (M332F) Carex aqua tilis Basin Creek (M332E) Blackfoot River (M331D) Fenn Mountain (M332A) S kull-Odell (M332E) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Swamp Hollow (M331A) Thurmon Creek (M331A) Carex buxbaumii Lucky Dog Creek (M331A)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Carex cusickii Kaniksu Marsh (M333A) Carex elynoides/Lupinus argenteus Sheep Mountain (M332E) Carex elynoides/Oxytropis sericea Sheep Mountain (M332E) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Carex lanuginosa Lucky Dog Creek (M33l A) Carex lasiocarpa Bottle Lake (M333A) Hoskins Lake (M333B) Kaniksu Marsh (M333A) Lebeau (M333B) Pete Creek Meadows (M333B) Three Ponds (M333A) Carex nebraskensis East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Flat Ranch (M331A) Swamp Hollow (M331A) Carex nigricans Rhodes Peak (M333D) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Carex rupestris Sheep Mountain (M332E) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Carex scopulorum Rhodes Peak (M333D) Smith Creek (M333A) Carex simulata Blackfoot River (M331D) East Shore Henrys Lake (M33l A) Flat Ranch (M331A) Carex utriculata Basin Creek (M332E) Blackfoot River (M331D) East Shore Henrys Lake (M33l A) Fish Lake (M332A) Flat Ranch (M33l A) Lebeau (M333B) Lucky Dog Creek (M331A) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Oxford Slough (M331 D) Pete Creek Meadows (M333B) Sand Creek Ponds (M331A) S kull-Odell (M332E) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Swamp Hollow (M33l A) Thurmon Creek (M331A) Upper Priest River (M333A) Carex vesicaria Upper Priest River (M333A)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 115 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Cercocarpus ledifolius/Agropyron spicatum Burton Canyon (M331D) Cattle Gulch (M332E) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Gunsight Peak (M331D) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Middle Canyon (M332E) No Business Creek (M332A) Pecks Canyon (M332F) Robbers Roost Creek (M331D) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) St. Charles Creek (M331 D) Cercocarpus ledifolius/Festuca idahoensis Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Cercocarpus ledifolius/Leucopoa kingii St. Charles Creek (M331D) Cercocarpus ledifolius/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Pecks Canyon (M332F) Cornus stolonifera Horse Creek (M331D) Upper Priest River (M333A) Cornus stolonifera~Heracleumlanatum Burns Canyon (M331 D) Crataegus douglasii/Symphoricarposalbus Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Deschampsia cespitosa Blackfoot River (M331D) East Shore Henrys Lake (M33l A) Flat Ranch (M331A) Horse Prairie (M332E) Lucky Dog Creek (M331A) Skull-Odell (M332E) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Distichlis stricta stricta Oxford Slough (M331 D) Swamp Hollow (M331A) Eleocharis acicularis Blackfoot River (M331D) Eleocharis palustris (wetlandlriparian) Blackfoot River (M331D) Flat Ranch (M331A) Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Sand Creek Ponds (M331A) Swamp Hollow (M331A) Eleocharis pauciflora Moose Meadow Creek (M332A) Skull-Odell (M332E) Eriogonum s p p. -Physaria oregana Garden Creek Preserve (M332G)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Eriophorum polystachion Smith Creek (M333A) Festuca idahoensis (alpine) Copper Mountain (M332E) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Festuca idahoensis-Agropyron spicatum Bull Run Creek (M333D) Cottonwood Creek (M332E) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) Meadow Canyon (M332E) No Business Creek (M332A) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Festuca idahoensis-Koeleria cristata Emery Creek (M332G) Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Festuca viridula Bald Mountain (M333D) Canyon Creek (M333A) Roundtop Mountain (M333A) Snowy Top (M333A) Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) Glossopetalon nevadense/Agropyron spicatum Colson Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) No Business Creek (M332A) lvesia gordonii-Arenaria obtusiloba Smiley Mountain (M332F) lvesia gordonii-Eriogonum caespitosum Smiley Mountain (M332F) Juncus balficus Flat Ranch (M33 1A) Lucky Dog Creek (M331A) Oxford Slough (M331D) Swamp Hollow (M331A) Juncus parryi Rhodes Peak (M333D) Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia arbuscula arbusculd Agropyron spicatum West Fork Mink Creek (M331 D) Juniperus osteosperma/Artemisia arbuscula arbusculd Festuca idahoensis Trapper Creek (3428-E) Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 117 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia novdAgropyron spicatum Gibson Jack Creek (M331D) Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia novaPoa secunda Trapper Creek (3429-E) Juniperus osteospermdArtemisia tridentata vaseyand Agropyron spicatum Jim Sage Canyon (3429-E) Robbers Roost Creek (M331 D) Juniperus osteosperma/Artemisia tridentata vaseyand Festuca idahoensis Trapper Creek (3429-E) Larix lyallii-Abies lasiocarpa Allan Mountain (M332E) Grave Peak (M332A) Salmon Mountain (M332A) Leucopoa kingii-Carex elynoides Sheep Mountain (M332E) Leucopoa kingii/Phlox pulvinata Sheep Mountain (M332E) Leucopoa kingii/Achillea millefolium Copper Mountain (M332E) Mertensia ciliata Swift Creek (M331D) Phalaris arundinacea Oxford Slough (M331D) Spion Kop (M333D) Phlox pulvinatdPoa epilis Smiley Mountain (M332F) Physocarpus malvaceus-Symphoricarpos albus Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Picea engelmannii/Arnica cordifolia Webber Creek (M332E) Picea engelmannii/Calamagrostis canadensis Horse Creek (M331D) Picea engelmannii/Carex disperma Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Kenney Creek (M332E) Picea engelmannii/Cornus stolonifera Gros Ventre (M331D) Picea engelmannii/Galium trifolium Dome Lake (M332A) Gros Ventre (M331 D) Swift Creek (M331D) Picea engelmanniYHypnum revolutum Meadow Canyon (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Picea engelmannii/Juniperus communis Mahogany Creek (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Picea engelmannii/Ribes mon tigenum Webber Creek (M332E) Cont 'd,

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Picea glauca/Carex disperma East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Picea glauca/Carex utriculata East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Picea glauca/Equisetum arvense East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Pinus albicaulis (timberline) Davis Canyon (M332E) Salmon Mountain (M332A) Sheep Mountain (M332E) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Surprise Valley (M332F) Pinus albicaulis-Abies lasiocarpa Allan Mountain (M332E) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Bruin Mountain (M332A) Cache Creek Lakes (M332F) Canyon Creek (M333A) Cave Mountain (M332E) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dome Lake (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Elkhorn Lake (M332E) Lava Butte (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Mill Lake (M332E) Mystery Lake (M332A) Needles (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) P~nyMeadows (M332A) Rhodes Peak (M333D) Salmon Mountain (M332A) Smiley Mountain (M332F) Snowy Top (M333A) Soldier Lakes (M332A) Square Mountain Creek (M332A) Surprise Valley (M332F) Trinity Mountain (M332A) Pinus albicaulis/Carex geyeri Kenney Creek (M332E) Pinus albicaulis/Carex rossii Moose Creek Plateau (M331A) Pinus albicaulis/Festuca idahoensis Kenney Creek (M332E) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Pinus albicaulis/Juniperus communis Kenney Creek (M332E) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Pinus albicaulis/Poa nervosa Basin Gulch (M332F)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 119 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Pinus albicauliWaccinium scoparium Elkhorn Lake (M332E) Gros Ventre (M331D) Kenney Creek (M332E) Skull-Odell (M332E) Targhee Creek (M332E) Pinus contortdCalamagrostis rubescens Thurmon Creek (M331A) Pinus contortdcarex geyeri Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Pinus contortdFestuca idahoensis Back Creek (M332A) Pinus contortdspiraea betulifolia Thurmon Creek (M33l A) Pinus contortaNaccinium occidentale Sawtooth Valley Peatlands (M332A) Sneakfoot Meadows (M332A) Pinus contorlaNaccinium scoparium Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Thurmon Creek (M331A) Pinus flexilis (timberline) Middle Canyon (M332E) Surprise Valley (M332F) Pinus flexilis/Cercocarpus ledifolius Gunsight Peak (M331D) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Pinus flexilis/Festuca idahoensis Mahogany Creek (M332E) Meadow Canyon (M332E) Pin us flexilis/Juniperus communis Mahogany Creek (M332E) Pinus flexilis/Leucopoa kingii Mahogany Creek (M332E) Meade Peak (M331 D) Pinus monophylla-Juniperus osteospermd Artemisia tridentata vaseyandAgropyron spicatum Jim Sage Canyon (342B-E) Pinus ponderosdAgropyron spicatum Circle End Creek (M332A) Colson Creek (M332A) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Monumental Creek (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Pinus ponderosa/festuca idahoensis Circle End Creek (M332A) Colson Creek (M332A) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Pinus ponderosa/Physocarpus malvaceus Elk Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Pinus ponderosa/Purshia tridentata Bannock Creek (M332A) Circle End Creek (M332A) Monumental Creek (M332A) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos albus Idler's Rest Site (M333D) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Pinus ponderosa/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Bannock Creek (M332A) Circle End Creek (M332A) Monumental Creek (M332A) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Poa epilis Smiley Mountain (M332F) Populus tremuloides/Amelanchier alnifolia- Symphoricarpos oreophilus/Calamagrostis rubescens Pole Canyon (3428-E) St. Charles Creek (M331D) Thurmon Creek (M33l A) West Fork Mink Creek (M331 D) Willow Creek (M331 A) Populus tremuloides/Symphoricarpos oreophilus/ Calamagrostis rubescens Thurmon Creek (M331A) Willow Creek (M331A) Populus tremuloidesJtall forb Gros Ventre (M331 D) Populus tremuloides/Thalictrum fendleri Burton Canyon (M331 D) Populus trichocarpa/Alnus incana Upper Priest River (M333A) Populus trichocarpdCornus stolonifera Norman-Parmenter (M333B) Spion Kop (M333D) Potentilla diversifolia-Arenaria obtusiloba Smiley Mountain (M332F) Prunus virginiandArtemisia tridentata vaseyana- Symphoricarpos oreophilus Thurmon Creek (M331A) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Acer glabrum Burton Canyon (M331D) Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Gibson Jack Creek (M331D) Gros Ventre (M331 D) Gunsight Peak (M331D) Mollens Hollow (M331D) North Fork Boise River (M332A)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 121 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Pole Canyon (342B-E) Roaring River (M332A) Willow Creek (M331A) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Agropyron spicatum Cattle Gulch (M332E) Cliff Lake (M332E) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) North Fork Boise River (M332A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Arnica cordifolia Iron Bog (M332F) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Meadow Canyon (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Pseudotsuga menziesiVBerberis repens Meade Peak (M331D) Mollens Hollow (M331D) Pole Canyon (342B-E) Roaring River (M332A) St. Charles Creek (M331D) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Calamagrostis rubescens Back Creek (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Belvidere Creek (M332F) Big Creek (M333B) Burton Canyon (M331D) Cliff Lake (M332E) Cottonwood Creek (M332E) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dome Lake (M332A) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Fish Lake (M332A) Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Gibson Jack Creek (M331D) Gros Ventre (M331D) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Kenney Creek (M332E) Lebeau (M333B) Little Bitterroot (M333B) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) Monumental Creek (M332A) Norman-Parmenter (M333B) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Robbers Roost Creek (M331D) Thurmon Creek (M331A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) West Fork Mink Creek (M331 D) Willow Creek (M331A) Wolf-Weigel (M333B)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Pseudotsuga menziesii/Carex geyeri Back Creek (M332A) Bannock Creek (M332A) Chilcoot Peak (M332F) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Kenney Creek (M332E) Monumental Creek (M332A) Needles (M332A) Redfish Lake Moraine (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Cercocarpus ledifolius Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Burton Canyon (M331D) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Meadow Canyon (M332E) Middle Canyon (M332E) Mollens Hollow (M331 D) St. Charles Creek (M331D) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Festuca idahoensis Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Circle End Creek (M332A) Colson Creek (M332A) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Kenney Creek (M332E) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Webber Creek (M332E) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus communis Basin Gulch (M332F) Cattle Gulch (M332E) Mahogany Creek (M332E) Meade Peak (M331D) Meadow Canyon (M332E) Middle Canyon (M332E) Webber Creek (M332E) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Juniperus scopulorum Middle Canyon (M332E) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Leucopoa kingii Middle Canyon (M332E) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Linnaea borealis Big Creek (M333B) Lebeau (M333B) Little Bitterroot (M333B) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Osmorhiza chilensis Burton Canyon (M331D) Gibson Jack Creek (M331D) Gunsight Peak (M331 D) Pole Canyon (342B-E) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Willow Creek (M33l A)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 123 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Pseudotsuga menziesii/Physocarpus malvaceus Afton Front (M331D) Aquarius (M333D) Bannock Creek (M332A) Binarch Creek (M333A) Bull Run Creek (M333D) Burns Canyon (M331D) Chateau Falls (M333D) Circle End Creek (M332A) Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dome Lake (M332A) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Eggers Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Gros Ventre (M331D) Gunbarrel Creek (M332A) Idler's Rest Site (M333D) Lebeau (M333B) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lochsa (M332A) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) Lower Ross Creek (M333B) Lowman (M332A) Monumental Creek (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A) Norman-Parmenter (M333B) North Fork Boise River (M332A) O'Hara Creek (M332A) Pony Creek (M332G) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Tepee Creek (M333A) Three Ponds (M333A) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Wolf-Weigel (M333B) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Spiraea betulifolia Bannock Creek (M332A) Davis Canyon (M332E) Eggers Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Gros Ventre (M331D) Kenney Creek (M332E) Lowman (M332A) Monumental Creek (M332A) North Fork Boise River (M332A) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) Thurmon Creek (M331A) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Willow Creek (M331A)

Cont 'ci.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos albus Bannock Creek (M332A) Big Creek (M333B) Cliff Lake (M332E) Dry Gulch - Forge Creek (M332A) Elk Creek (M332A) Emery Creek (M332G) Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Gun barrel Creek (M332A) Little Granite Creek (M332G) Lowman (M332A) Monumental Creek (M332A) No Business Creek (M332A) Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Pseudotsuga menziesii/Symphoricarpos oreophilus Bannock Creek (M332A) Bear Creek (Boise) (M332A) Bear Valley Creek (M332E) Burton Canyon (M331D) Cattle Gulch (M332E) Circle End Creek (M332A) Cliff Lake (M332E) Cuddy Mountain (M332G) Eggers Creek (M332A) Iron Bog (M332F) Meadow Canyon (M332E) Pony Creek (M332G) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) Webber Creek (M332E) Willow Creek (M331A) Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium caespitosum Big Creek (M333B) Lebeau (M333B) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Pseudotsuga menziesiiNaccinium globulare Big Creek (M333B) Davis Canyon (M332E) Dome Lake (M332A) Phoebe Meadows (M332A) Three Ponds (M333A) Purs hia tridenfa tdAgropyron spica tum Goodrich Creek (M332G) Monumental Creek (M332A) Raspberry Gulch (M332A) Roaring River (M332A) West Fork Mink Creek (M331 D) Purshia tridentataFestuca idahoensis Rocky Comfort Flat (M332G) Rhus glabrdAgropyron spicatum Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Salix bebbiana Upper Priest River (M333A) Salix boothii/Calamagrostis canadensis Horse Creek (M331 D) Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 125 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Salix boothii/Carex utriculata Blackfoot River (M331D) Flat Ranch (M331A) Salix boothiihnesic graminoid Flat Ranch (M331A) Salix boothii/Smilacina stellata Gros Ventre (M331 D) Salix geyeriana/Calamagrostis canadensis Horse Prairie (M332E) Salix geyerianacarex aquatilis Blackfoot River (M331D) Salix geyeriandcarex utriculata Basin Creek (M332E) Horse Prairie (M332E) Sand Creek Ponds (M331A) Salix geyerianalmesic graminoid East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Salix geyerianaPoa palustris Sand Creek Ponds (M331A) Salix lasiandra/Mesic Forb Sand Creek Ponds (M331A) Salix planifolia monica/Carex aquatilis-Carex utriculata East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Salix wolfii/Carex aquatilis Blackfoot River (M331D) Salix wolfii/Carex utriculata East Shore Henrys Lake (M331A) Sarcobatus vermiculatus/Distich/isstricta stricta Oxford Slough (M331D) Scirpus acutus Lebeau (M333B) Oxford Slough (M331D) Sand Creek Ponds (M331A) Scirpus cespitosus-Carex livida Sawtooth Valley Peatlands (M332A) Scirpus maritimus Oxford Slough (M331D) Spartina gracilis Oxford Slough (M331D) Spiraea douglasii Upper Priest River (M333A) Symphoricarpos albus-Rosa s p p. Garden Creek Preserve (M332G) Lost Basin Grassland (M332G) Wapshilla Ridge (M332G) Thuja plicata//ldiantum pedatum Aquarius (M333D) Dutch Creek (M332A) Four-bit Creek (M333D) 0'Hara Creek (M332A)

Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Thuja plicata//lsarum caudatum Aquarius (M333D) Binarch Creek (M333A) Bull Run Creek (M333D) Dutch Creek (M332A) Four-bit Creek (M333D) Upper Fishhook (M333D) Thuja plicata/Athyrium filix-femina Aquarius (M333D) Binarch Creek (M333A) Bull Run Creek (M333D) Canyon Creek (M333A) Dutch Creek (M332A) Four-bit Creek (M333D) Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) Montford Creek (M333D) Morris Creek Old Growth Cedar Grove (M333D) Potholes (M333A) Tepee Creek (M333A) Three Ponds (M333A) Upper Fishhook (M333D) Upper Priest River (M333A) Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) Thuja plicatdClintonia uniflora Aquarius (M333D) Binarch Creek (M333A) Bull Run Creek (M333D) Dutch Creek (M332A) Four-bit Creek (M333D) Hoskins Lake (M333B) Lebeau (M333B) Lochsa (M332A) Lower Ross Creek (M333B) Norman-Parmenter (M333B) O'Hara Creek (M332A) Upper Fishhook (M333D) Warm Springs Creek (M332A) Thuja plicatdDryopteris s pp. Aquarius (M333D) Thuja plicatdGymnocarpium dryopteris Bull Run Creek (M333D) Four-bit Creek (M333D) Morris Creek Old Growth Cedar Grove (M333D) Upper Fishhook (M333D) Thuja plicatdLysichitum americanum Aquarius (M333D) Potholes (M333A) Thuja plicata/Oplopanax horridurn Aquarius (M333D) Binarch Creek (M333A) Canyon Creek (M333A) Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) Lebeau (M333B) Montford Creek (M333D) Norman-Parmenter (M333B) Cont 'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45.2000 127 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Potholes (M333A) 10 Salmo (M333A) 35 Tepee Creek (M333A) 181 Upper Priest River (M333A) 254 Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) 56 Tsuga heterophyllaLAsarum caudatum Binarch Creek (M333A) 200 Canyon Creek (M333A) 40 Montford Creek (M333D) 90 Potholes (M333A) 52 Spion Kop (M333D) 67 Three Ponds (M333A) 14 Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) 56 Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora Binarch Creek (M333A) 100 Bottle Lake (M333A) 224 Canyon Creek (M333A) 250 Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) 90 Kaniksu Marsh (M333A) 90 Lebeau (M333B) 300 Lower Ross Creek (M333B) 488 Montford Creek (M333D) 102 Norman-Parmenter (M333B) 135 Potholes (M333A) 5 1 Salmo (M333A) 41 7 Spion Kop (M333D) 67 Tepee Creek (M333A) 363 Three Ponds (M333A) 42 Upper Priest River (M333A) 332 Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) 56 Tsuga heterophylla/Gymnocarpium dryopteris Canyon Creek (M333A) 40 Hunt Girl Creek (M333B) 22 Montford Creek (M333D) 60 Upper Priest River (M333A) 60 Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) 56 Tsuga heterophyllalA4enziesia ferruginea Canyon Creek (M333A) 30 Tsuga mertensiana/Luzula hitchcockii Bald Mountain (M333D) 5 Steep Lakes (M333D) 5 Theriault Lake (M333D) 10 Tsuga mertensiana/Menziesia ferruginea Bald Mountain (M333D) 70 Barktable Ridge (M333D) 40 Elk Butte Mountain Hemlock (M333D) 118 Five Lakes Butte (M333D) 68 Pond Peak (M333D) 102 Steep Lakes (M333D) 120 Theriault Lake (M333D) 75 Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) 250 Tsuga mertensiana/Phyllodoce empetriformis Five Lakes Butte (M333D) 20 Tsuga mertensianaBfreptopus amplexifolius Theriault Lake (M333D) 2 Cont'd.

USDA Forest Service Gen.Tech.Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. 2000 Appendix E. ( Cont'd.)

Acres

Tsuga mertensiandXerophyllumtenax Barktable Ridge (M333D) Five Lakes Butte (M333D) Pond Peak (M333D) Steep Lakes (M333D) Upper Shoshone Creek (M333D) Xerophyllum tenax Bald Mountain (M333D)

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