Pinon-Juniper (PJ)	Varying densities of PJ, understory of sagebrush at lower elevations, some mix with Ponderosa Pine at higher elevations.
	Sparse PJ-Shrub-Rock Mix - Cover of less than 25% PJ, often located on canyon sides with lots of exposed rock and scattered sagebrush.
PJ-Mountain Shrub Mix	PJ mixed with mostly Gambel Oak, but includes serviceberry and mountain mahogany.
Salt Desert Shrub	Communities dominated by saltbrush and other species tolerant of saline soils and low moisture availability.
	Sagebrush - Sagebrush parks with varying densities of grass intermixed; saltbush present on alkaline sites.
	Riparian - A mixture of cottonwood, willow, sedges along river corridors.
Grass/Forb Rangeland	Brome and bluegrass species dominant, others present; rabbitbrush patchy but thick in some areas.
	Rock and Talus Slopes - Less than 10% vegetation, often steep, dry slopes.
	Barren - Soil sites with less than 10% vegetation, often steep south facing slopes on shale soils.
Mountain Shrub Mix	Predominantly Gambel Oak, some mixture with serviceberry at the lower elevations and Mountain Mahogany at the higher elevations.
Ponderosa Pine/Gambel Oak	Open Pine-Oak association with grass understory.
Ponderosa Pine	Thick or park like stands.
Aspen	Aspen stands with grass and snowberry understory.
Englemann Spruce/Fir Mix	Usually dense patches of spruce/fir, with varying amounts of several spruce-fir species, some Douglas Fir at lower elevations.
Spruce/Fir/Aspen Mix	Forested sites that have a mixture of spruce or fir intermixed with aspen.
Alpine Meadow	Dominated by alpine forbs, some grasses.

This information was derived from the Southwestern Colorado Interagency LANDSAT Vegetation Mapping Project.