Park County ED/RR Range Plant ID

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Talk given to the Park County Weed & Pest Early Detection/Rapid Response team on May 4, 2009. This talk was an introduction to plant morphology and important local range species.

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Common Range PlantsIn the Bighorn Basin

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Plant Morphology

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Plant Morphology

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Plant Morphology and Weeds

Seed: •high production •creative dissemination •longevity in the soil

Plant: •early/late germination •early competitiveness•Photosynthetic efficiency •Allelopathy•Vegetative

•rhizomes •stolons •tubers •bulbs

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Big Sage

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Big Sage

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Silver SageText

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Fringed Sage

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Rubber Rabbitbrush

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Prairie Sandreed

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Alkali SacatonText

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NeedleandthreadText

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Indian Ricegrass

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Blue Grama

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Crested Wheatgrass

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Western Wheatgrass

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Bluebunch Wheatgrass

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Idaho Fescue

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Buffalograss

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