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Mapped Type Name Brief Description Area (HA) Area (AC) Percent Samples Samples
High Plains: Riparian This type is mapped along first and second order streams within narrow buffers, and is
Mixed Hardwood - represented by stands where eastern redcedar is among the most important species. 3,950.4 9,761.5 0.022% 4 0
Eastern Redcedar Other components may include winged elm, winged soapberry, hackberry species,
Woodland green ash, honeylocust, Siberian elm, American elm, and willow species.

This type is mapped in moist flats, often over soils derived from gypsum outcrops
High Plains: Saline upstream or upslope. These areas were mainly barren at the time of data collection for 5,770.1 14,258.1 0.032% 2 0
Flat
this project.

This type is mapped on moist flats with soils often derived from gypsum upstream or
upslope. Common shrubs in the modern landscape include saltcedar species, willow
High Plains: Salt baccharis, and mesquite (within range). Herbaceous species similar to those described 1,644.5 4,063.6 0.009% 1 2
Lake Shrubland
for the High Plains: Salty Grassland may be interspersed within this generally open
shrubland.

This type is mapped on moist flats with soils often derived from gypsum upstream or
High Plains: Salt upslope. Water regimes and salinity often vary over short distances, and this type may 1,842.0 4,551.6 0.010% 3 1
Marsh be quite patchy. Common species include American bulrush, pale spikerush, and
saltgrass.

This type is mapped on moist flats with soils often derived from gypsum upstream or
upslope. Salinity and moisture regime often vary across short distances and the type is
High Plains: Salty often patchy. Common herbaceous species include saltgrass, foxtail barely, alkali 4,850.1 11,984.9 0.027% 0 1
Grassland sacaton, annual rabbitsfoot grass, western ragweed, southern annual saltmarsh aster,
weeping lovegrass, and salt heliotrope. Saltcedar species, mesquite (in range), and
willow baccharis may be present.

This type is mapped over aeolian or alluvial deep sands. Common herbaceous species
in the modern landscape include little bluestem, sand bluestem, switchgrass, sand
High Plains: Sand dropseed, sand lovegrass, sandburs, western ragweed, field brome, cheatgrass, 351,966.6 869,727.0 1.944% 49 51
Prairie
Bermudagrass, and giant sandreed. Common shrubs include sand sagebrush,
Chickasaw plum, Havard shin oak (within range), and soapweed yucca.

This type is mapped over aeolian and alluvial deep sands where Havard shin oak is the
prevailing dominant. Taller Havard shin oak/post oak hybrids may be present, and in
High Plains: Sandhill some areas, blackjack oak may be present. Sand sagebrush, fragrant sumac, 47,314.4 116,916.2 0.261% 8 45
Shinnery Shrubland soapweed yucca, Chickasaw plum, and netleaf hackberry are common components.
Little bluestem, sand dropseed, switchgrass, sand bluestem, and sandbur species are
common grasses.

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