The drainage occupies most of unit N and parts of Units I, J and M. Unit N is at the head of the drainage; the ground slopes rapidly southward and the bottom of the drainage in unit J is approximately 50 feet lower than in unit N. The canopy cover of the drainage is Artemisia tridentata ([Fig. 5]). The same three plants that are most abundant in the ground cover of the slope are also most abundant in the drainage.
Fig. 6: Diagram showing the most abundant species of plants in the ground cover of the trapping grid south of Far View Ruins.
The eastern slope of the drainage is covered with oak chaparral (Quercus gambelii); this zone occupies parts of units J, L, M, and P. Artemisia ludoviciana, Solidago petradoria, and Viguiera multiflora (goldeneye), are the most abundant plants of the ground cover.
Mixed shrubs (Amelanchier, Cercocarpos, and Fendlera) form large islands in the oak chaparral, in units K, L and P. The brushy areas of oak and mixed shrub give way at the top of the slope to pinyon-juniper forest with an understory of Artemisia nova and Purshia tridentata. The three most abundant plants in the ground cover of the shrub zones are Solidago petradoria, Balsamorrhiza sagittata, and Comandra umbellata. The eastern part of unit O has Amelanchier utahensis in the understory, in addition to Artemisia nova and Purshia tridentata ([Fig. 5]). The northeastern corner of unit O is in pinyon-juniper woodland with an understory of Cercocarpos montanus.
Fig. 7: Diagram showing the second most abundant species of plants in the ground cover of the trapping grid south of Far View Ruins.