MLRA 58D - Northern Rolling High Plains, Eastern Part North Dakota and South Dakota 10,000 km2 (3,860 mi2)

Potential Natural Vegetation:
This area supports natural mixed prairie vegetation characterized by western wheatgrass, green needlegrass, blue grama, and buffalograss. Little bluestem and sideoats grama grow on shallow soils. The upper slopes and tops of some of the higher buttes are in open ponderosa pine woodland. Silver and big sagebrush grow on clayey soils in the west.

12/16/98