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Judith Basin Grassland
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The benches, alluvial fans, plains, and foothills of the Judith Basin Grassland ecoregion are commonly composed of Quaternary terrace deposits that are much more extensive than in the surrounding ecoregions. Land use is a mosaic of farmland and rangeland; better quality, undissected land is devoted to grain production and is very fertile. In contrast, the neighboring Montana Central Grasslands (43n) and Foothill Grassland (42r) are dominated by rangeland. Precipitation, soil productivity, grass density, and carrying capacity vary and become lower to the south of the Big and Little Snowy mountains. Soils can be gravelly.
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Plants
Saltcedar
Tamarix karelinii (species)
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
Elymus spicatus
SPECIES
4
Observations
JAN - DEC
Wild Oat
Avena fatua (species),
“Common Wild Oat”
4
Observations
Common Mullein
Verbascum thapsus (species),
“Great Mullein”, “Mullein”, “Mullen”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale (species),
“Common Watercress”, “Southern Watercress”, “True Watercress”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Louisiana Pinesnake
Pituophis ruthveni (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana (species),
“American Pronghorn”, “Mexican Pronghorn”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Birds
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta (species)
1,383
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus (species)
1,232
Observations
JAN - DEC
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris (species),
“Shore Lark”
1,033
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos (species),
“Wild Duck”, “Mallard Duck”, “Common Mallard”, “Northern Mallard”
1,020
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Robin
Turdus migratorius (species)
929
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Limonius californicus
SPECIES ·
“Sugarbeet Wireworm”
9
Observations
Pontia protodice
SPECIES
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Cynthia annabella
SPECIES
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Plebejus idas
SPECIES ·
“Northern Blue Butterfly”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Heptagenia solitaria
SPECIES
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Ecoregion
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Ecoregion
Judith Basin Grassland
Judith Basin Grassland
Judith Basin Grassland
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