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VO LUME 25 , ISSUE 2

Interagency Botany Project Continues to BenefitFederal Agencies and Rare Plant Species

Keep off the Grass!

2nd Notice to All Complimentary Subscriptions

Fungi Can Whack Invasive Weeds

Events and Activities

Gods Take on Lawns

Biocontrol Beetles Set Free to Tackle Saltcedar

MAR/APR 2002

As mentioned in the earlier article, the Bureau of LandManagement (BLM), U.S. Forest Service, Dixie National Forest

(DNF), Fishlake National Forest (FNF), and CARE share man-agement responsibilities for many of the same Threatened, En-dangered & Sensitiv e plant species (TE&S). To enable each ofthese agencies to better manage their shared TE&S species,they decided to create an interagency botany position and hirean employ ee to survey and/or monitor for these species through-out their ranges, regardless of agency boundaries. A BLM em-ploy ee was hired and stationed at CARE to act as project leaderf or this three-year project. Through the interagency agreement,the agencies are able to pool f unding in orderto extend surv eysonto f ederal lands adjacent to CARE. This has expanded thescope of the NPS project to include FNF, DNF and BLM adjacentto CARE.

The study

The primary purposes of this project are to (1) conductintensiv e surveys for target species on potent ial habitat withinand adjacent to CARE, and (2) determine potent ial f or impact byvis itor, recreat ional or livestock use if possible. The 2001 fieldseason focused on the f ollowing spec ies; Gilia tenuis, Erigeronmaguirei, Erigeron abajoens is, Erigeron awapensis, Townsendiaaprica,Sclerocactus wrightiae,Astragalus harrisonii, Cymopterusbeck ii, Gilia caespitosa, Hymenoxys acaulis var. nana, Theles-

perma subnudum var. alpinum, Spiranthes diluvialis, Habenariazothecina, and Salix arizonica. Additional tasks were to continueannual monitoring of targeted species on both CARE and BLMand to continue surveys for the suite of Tushar endemics on

MAR/APR 2002

By Deborah J. Clark, Bureau of Land Management, 150 East, 900 North, Richfield, Utah 84701

This is a sequel to the artic le printed in the Jan/Feb 2001 issue of the Sego Lily. In 2000, Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)received funding for a three-year rare plant species inv entory through the National Park Service (NPS). In 2001, CARE receiv ed a$1,000 grant f rom the Utah Native Plant Society to assist with this project. CARE used the grant money to hire a student f romSouthern Utah Univ ersity to work on the field crew. This article will report a summary of our findings f rom last years field season.

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FNF. Later in the season we were asked to assist DNF withsurveys for an endemic species, Potentilla angelliae, on Boul-der Mountain. During all these surveys, crews looked f orother TE&S species when we were in appropriate habitats.

Surv eys were conducted for the target species f romMarch through September when the majority of plants were inf ull bloom to ensure proper plant identif icat ion and increasedsurvey accuracy. We began in the early spring at lower ele-v ations and as the season progressed we moved to higherelev ations thus ensuring proper search times for each spe-cies . Each area was surveyed by walking wandering tran-sects through all accessible areas and/or by using binocularsto search cliff -f aces. Surv eys f orSclerocactus wrightiae in thesouthern end of CARE were conducted from horseback sincethere was such a large area to cover. For f uture reference,crews noted on maps all areas surveyed regardless of f ind-ings.

For each new occurrence of a species, crewmem-

bers completed a modif ied v ersion the Utah Natural HeritageDiv ision Site Visit Account Survey Form, took photographs,and mapped its location on 7.5 quadrangle maps. Wherev erpossible, a Global Positioning System was used to map theprecise locat ion of each new occurrence. All new localit ieswill be entered into each agencys Geographic Informat ionSystem along with a summary of data about the locality. Thisensures long-term retrieval capabilities for future resourcemanagers.

Survey results

In 2001, the crew consisted of the interagency biolo-gist employed by BLM; a seasonal crew leader and f ive sea-sonal crewmembers employed by CARE; a seasonal biologi-cal technician f rom DNF; and three biological technicians f rom

FNF (nam es of field crew listed at the end of the article). Thetechnicians from both DNF and FNF worked intermittently withthe crew primarily when the crew was working on the respec-tive Forests. The FNF Ecologist, CARE Chief of Resourcesand BLM Biologis t also assisted with surveys in specif ic loca-tions . Surveys began on March 20 and continued throughSeptember 20, 2001. We surveyed approximately 10,320acres (excluding the Tushar Mountains) of potential habitatand recorded 75 new site locations for 20 of the target spe-cies . Twelv e additional sites were revis ited and documentedf or three species. Table 1 lists species found by agency andnumber of site locations.

Fishlake National Forest prov ided additional f undingto support the field crew to work in the Tushar Mountains and

to survey for Arizona willow in the Monroe Mountains. Wespent the week of July 23, 2001 in the Tushar Mountains andseveral days in August in the Monroe Mountains. Dix ie Na-tional Forest prov ided a field crew to work with the NPS crewleader to survey forPotentilla angilliae on Boulder Mountain.This work was done the week of August 6, 2001.

Calendar year 2001 was an excellent year for sur-v eys s ince the previous fall and winter were wet with recordsnowf alls in the project area. All species targeted f or surveysbloomed, often f or extended time periods. In f act, a f all recon-naissance trip was planned in the San Rafael Swell to review

an area f orGilia tenuis, and three new sites were f ound withGilia tenuis in bloom.

Partnerships

Each of the participating agencies used the inter-agency agreement to pool funding for this project. This en-abled them to extend surv eys onto f ederal lands adjacent to

CARE and to expand the scope of the NPS project to FNF,DNF and BLM. For Fiscal Year 2001, NPS contributed$53,000, BLM contributed $26,000, DNF contributed $7,200and FNF contributed $12,000. Capitol Reef Natural HistoryAssociation (CRNHA) is v ery supportive of natural resourceissues within CARE and joined the agencies in support of theproject by donating $4,000 this y ear also. Utah Nat ive PlantSociety (UNPS) also joined the agencies in support of thiseffort with a $1,000 grant. The non-f ederal dollars f romCRNHA and UNPS enabled FNF, DNF and BLM to obtaincost share dollars f rom their budgets and enabled CARE tohire an additional crew member and to purchase f ield equip-ment to improv e the quality of work accomplished.

ConclusionsWork accomplished during this field season resulted

in the discovery and documentation of several new localitiesf or 20 TE&S spec ies. Some of the target species were re-corded f or the f irst t ime on FNF and DNF, confirming thatmore work needs to be done before these species ranges andniches are completely understood. Individual spec ies reportssummarizing f indings this year will be submitted to eachagency (if the species is located on that agencies land), UtahNatural Heritage Division and FWS.

The creat ion of this interagency crew has prov enbenef icial to all participat ing agencies. There are numerousTE&S plant species whose dist ributions overlap agency juris-dictions, so it is to the mutual scientific and economic benefit

of the agencies to manage these TE&S species cooperativelyon an ecosys tem basis. Fieldwork is conducted throughoutthe range of each target species regardless of agencyboundaries, so a more accurate picture of the species and itshabitat requirements is gained.

Informat ion gathered during this three-year studyenables the participating agencies to meet legal requirementsof the Endangered Species Act, comply with NPS, BLM andUSFS management policies, and address Government Per-f ormance and Results Act goals. Knowledge gained aboutthese species and their specif ic habitat requirements will en-able federal officials to ensure that these plants are protectedand will assist in predicting which areas may contain addi-tional occurrences. Results f rom this study will also help in

determining which species should be monitored to determineimpacts.

Field Crew Members for the 2001 season; ShirleyBell, Shanna Ray Brown, Deborah Clark, Keith Durf ey, ChrisGroebner, Gary Lenhart, Erin Magoon, Terry Miller, ZacharyMiller, Phil Scarry, Amy Schwarzbach, Dav id Tait, and KyleWheeler.

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Table 1. List of TE&S species found in 2001, by agency and number of sites.

Species Status Agency # of SitesAstragalus asclepioides G4/S3S4 BLM 1Astragalus consobrinus G2G3/S2S3 BLM 1Cymopterus beckii G2G3/S2S3 CARE 6Erigeron maguirei Threatened BLM/CARE 8Eriogonum corymbosum var. re- G3/S1 FNF 1Gilia caespitosa G2/S2 CARE/FNF 6Gilia tenuis G1/S1 BLM 11Habenaria zothecina G2/S2 DNF/CARE 3Lomatium junceum G3/S3 FNF 1Opuntia basilaris var. heilii G5/T2T3/S2S3 BLM 1Pediocactus despainii Endangered BLM 1Pediocactus winkleri Threatened CARE 1Physaria acutifolia var. purpurea G5/T2/S2 FNF 1Potentilla angelliae G1/S1 DNF 8Salix arizonica

G3/S2

FNF

3

Sclerocactus wrightiae Threatened BLM/CARE 21Sphaeralcea psoroloides G2/S2 BLM 2Thelesperma subnudum var. G5/T2/S2 FNF 4Townsendia aprica Threatened BLM/CARE/DNF 6

Xylorhiza confertifolia G1G2/S1S2 DNF 1

Total 87


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And for good reason: Of the 36 most commonlyused law n pesticides, 13 have been found tocause cancer, 14 cause birth defects, 15 havebeen linked to liver or kidney damage, and 21damage the nervous system.

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Keep Off the Grass!

From the Native

Plant Society ofNew Mexico News-letter, excerpt fromthe Nov/Dec 2001issue of SierraMagazine.

What began as an anti-law n party has become amini-revolution. In May 1991, the Montreal sub-urb of Hudson passed a law banning thecosmetic use of pesticides within tow n bounda-

ries-making it illegal to douse those dandelions inthe garden or on private law ns. Recreational fa-cilities such as parks and golf courses were alsorestricted from using pesticides. TruGreenChemlaw n and Spray Tech, tw o pesticide-application companies, d idnt care for the rulingand challenged the law , taking it all the w ay toCanadas Supreme Court. This summer it be-came off icial: The high court ruled that munici-palities across the country now have a right toban pesticide use on public and private property.

The Utah Native Plant Society is updating its complimentary subscription list. Anyone, such as alibrary or native plant society, that currently receives the UNPS newsletter, the Sego Lily, free ofcharge must contact the Society in order to continue receiving the newsletter. No response equals

no subscription.

Please contact Abby Moore at: [email protected] write to:

Utah Native Plant SocietyComplimentary SubscriptionsP.O. Box 520041Salt Lake City, UT 84152-0041

2nd Notice: All Complimentary

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the quality of thousands of acres of wetlands,becoming the dominant vegetation by outcom-

peting native plants that provide critica l food,shelter, and breeding areas for wildlife."

After careful examination of form and structureand DNA sequencing, Farr w as able to deter-mine the molecular fingerprint of the fungusalso new to science.

"We described, illustrated, and named it Hark-nessia lythrii ," says Farr. "Many species of Hark-nessia are host specif icbut not all of themsoscientists need to ensure that this fungus attacksonly purple loosestrife."

KudzuA Colossal Creep

Plant pathologist C. Douglas Boyette at A RS'Southern Weed Science Research Unit, Stone-ville, Mississippi, recently discovered that thesicklepod fungus Myrothecium verrucaria is alsoan effective bioherbicide for controlling kudzu.This fast-grow ing, nonnative weed covers more

than 7 million acres of the South.

"Kudzu resembles a g iant beanstalk," saysBoyette. "It spreads at a rate of about 120,000acres a year, reducing land productivity. Home-ow ners have a hard time controlling this v ine,which grows up the sides of buildings, alongfences, and on trees and telephone poles. Con-trol costs increase by nearly $6 million eachyear."

In greenhouse and small f ield plot studies,

Boyette and ARS plant pathologist Hamed K.Abbas found that the Myrothecium bioherbicidekilled 100 percent of kudzu w eeds treated at dif-ferent growth stages and under varying physicaland environmental conditions. It shou ld providea good nonchemical control alternat ive, sinceone spray treatment kills leaves and stems andappears to invade the roots. This research wasdone in collaboration w ith Louisiana Tech Uni-versity-Ruston.

The Stoneville researchers are doing extensivetoxicological studies on the fungus and are look-

ing for a company to license the patented kudzu-control technology.

Quarantine and Morningglories

Farr recently collaborated w ith ARS plant pa-thologist Douglas G. Luster, w ho is at the ARSForeign Disease-Weed Science Research Unitin Frederick, Maryland, on the systematics of a

different strain ofM. verrucaria. With four micro-bial containment greenhouses, this unit is thenation's largest f acility f or studying whole plantsunder quarantine conditions.

Scientists there have developed techniques tomonitor biocontrol agents after release into theenvironment. They use the polymerase chainreaction, amplif ied fragment length polymor-phism, DNA sequencing, molecular marking, andother sensitive technologies to detect and iden-tify a weed pathogen's unique genetic fingerprint.

This lets them dif ferentiate strains of the samefungal species.

"DNA f ingerprinting also he lps scientists keepclose tabs on spore growth and spread, hostrange, and effectiveness of biocontrol pathogenslike Myrothecium once they've been released,"Luster says. They've fingerprinted several strainsof this soil fungus that kill morningglories, aweed that plagues sugarcane grow ers.


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Native Plant Propagation

WorkshopsHands-on Experience with Growing Utah

Native Wildflowers, Shrubs, and OrnamentalGrasses from Seed

These w orkshops are part of the UNPS Heritage Garden Program, w hichhas the goal of increasing love and know ledge of native plants through

horticulture. Participants w ill receive information on native plant horticul-ture and w ill have the opportunity to take home planted seeds and w atch them grow .

Send a $10 check to the contact listed for the w orkshop you w ill be attendingor call for more information.

Salt Lake Workshops Provo Workshops Park City Workshops

Date andTime

Two workshops:Saturday, March 9, 9:00 am to 12 pmSaturday, March 9, 12 noon to 3 pm

Two workshops:Saturday, March 16, 9 am to 11 amSaturday, March 9, 1 pm to 3 pm

One workshop:March 2, 1:00 p.m.

Location Liberty Park Greenhouse (enter on

the west side), 700 E between 900

USFS Shrub Sciences Laboratory

Greenhouses, 735 North 500 East

Park City (call Dave or Mindy

f or more inf ormat ion)

Contact Therese Meyer, 801-272-3275, 2931E. Tolcate Lane, Holladay, UT 84121

Susan Mey er, 412 East Salem HillsCircle, Elk Ridge UT 84651

Dave Gardener 435-649-3355 or Mindy Wheeler 801-699-5459

Native Plant Propagation WorkshopsName_____________________________________ Phone #________________Email_______________

Address______________________________________________________________________________

Workshop location, date and time you will be attending_______________________________________________


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Whatever its condition, the environment is, afterall, a reflection of ourselves, our tastes, our aspira-

tions, our successes, and our failures.

-Lady Bird Johnson

We shall never produce an art of landscapingworthwhile until we have learned to love the soil and

the beauty of our homeland.

-Jane Jensen, landscape architect andconservationist (1860-1951)


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Cost of the class is $55. Registration is through UVSCContinuing Education . Participants will use private ve-hicles for field trips. For more details call Jess Wag-staff, 785-5660 or email him at [email protected].

Design Basics for Waterwise Land-scapes

Saturday, Apri l 20, 10-noon. Jordan Valley Water Con-servancy District, 8215 S 1300 W. Dont miss thi s freeworkshop by Stephanie Duer, Conservation Coordinatorfor Salt Lake City and experienced landscape designerand horticulturist. Learn the basic landscape designprinciples for your home landscape. Includes incorpo-rating Utah native plants! Due to limited space, pleaseRSVP 1-877-728-3420.

Gorgeous Utah Native Plantsin the Landscape

Thursday, June 6, 7-8:30 p.m. Jordan Valley

Water Conservancy District, 8215 S 1300 W.Back by popular demand! Susan Meyer,President of the Utah Native Plant Soci-

ety, is once again teaching her ac-claimed Native Plants in the Land-

scape workshop. Great slides and awealth of information! Due to limi ted

space, please RSVP 1-877-728-3420.

2002 SER Conference: A

Convocation: Understanding

and Restoring Ecosystems

August 4-9, 2002. Tucson, AZ. This is a joint confer-ence with SER and Ecological Society of America. Bothorganizations are putting together shared and uniquese ssions, symposia, workshops and fieldtrips!

Events and Activities

Western Society for Weed Science

Annual ConferenceMarch 11-14, 2002. Salt Lake City, Utah. Keep up withthe latest in weed control in western North America. Lotsof great talks and networking. For more information visitthe WSWS website at: www.wsweedscience.org

Water Conserving Plants Class

March to May. Jess Wagstaff, retired USDA poisonousplant expert, and the Utah Valley Chapter have teamedtogether to organize a UVSC continuing education classcalled Water Conserving Plants. Emphasis throughoutwill be on water conservation. This class wil l be a combi -nation of lectures on Wednesday evenings and 4 Satur-day workshops and field trips. The lectures will be held inPleasant Grove, with location to be announced in theUVSC Discovery catalog. The first class is onMarch 13 and scheduled from 7-9 pm.The final field trip is scheduled for Satur-day, May 18.

Lectures include the following top-

ics: Introduction by Jess Wagstaff,Nomenclature and Taxonomy of nativeand other water conserving plants, byRenee Van Buren, Utah Valley StateCollege Biology Department, XericLandscaping by Paula Mohadjer,Jordan Valley Water Conservancy Dis-trict, Sources of Native and XericPlants, Xeric plants and the environmentby Stan Kitchen, Shrub Sciences Lab,Public Poli cy Implications and Use of Na-tive and Xeric Plants on Public Land,speaker TBA, Commercial sources of plants,speakers TBA, Roundtable Discussion of Challenges

in the Use of Native Plants, including but not limited toweeds, fire, deer, toxic plants.

Saturday events include: Workshop on Propagation ofUtah Native plants, by Susan Meyer, Tour of CommercialGrower, Tour of Xeric Gardens at Jordan Valley WaterConservancy District by Paula Mohadjer, Rush Valleytour, including examples of poisonous plants, good rockgarden plants, examples of weed invasion, salt desertand sagebrush ecosystems.

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Imagine the conversation The Creator might havehad with St. Francis on the subject of lawns:

GOD: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature.What in the world is going on down there in the Mid-west? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistleand stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect, no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in anytype of soil, withstand drought and multiply with aban-don. The nectar from the long lasting blossoms attractsbutterflies, honey bees and flocks of songbi rds. I ex-pected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But all Isee are these green rectangles.

ST. FRANCIS: Its the tribes that sett led there, Lord.The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers

weeds and went to great lengths to kill them and re-place them with grass.

GOD: Grass? But it s so boring. Its not colorful. Itdoesnt attract butterflies, birds and bees, only grubsand sod worms. Its temperamental with temperatures.Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass grow-ing there?

ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to greatpains to grow it and keep i t green. They begin eachspring by fertilizing grass and poi soning any other plantthat crops up in the lawn.

GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probablymake grass grow really fast. That must make the Sub-urbanites happy.

ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as itgrows a li ttle, they cut itsometimes twice a week.

GOD: They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?

ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake itup and put it in bags.

GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do theysel l i t?

ST. FRANCIS: No, Sir. Just the opposite. They pay to

throw it away.

GOD: Now let me get this straight. They fertilize grassso i t will grow. And when it does grow, they cut if offand pay to throw it away?

ST. FRANCIS: Yes, Sir.

GOD: These Suburbanites must be relieved in thesummer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the

heat. Thatsurely slowsthe growth andsaves them alot of work.

ST. FRANCIS:You arentgoing to be-lieve this,Lord. Whenthe grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hosesand pay more money to water it so they can continueto mow it and pay to get rid of ir.

GOD: What nonsense! At least they kept some of

the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, i f I dosay so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring toprovide beauty and shade in the summer. In the au-tumn they fall to the ground and form a natural blan-ket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the treesand bushes. Plus, as they rot, the leaves form com-post to enhance the soil. Its a natural ci rcle of life.

ST. FRANCIS: You better sit down, Lord. The Sub-urbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as theleaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay tohave them hauled away.

GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and

tree roots in the winter and to keep the soil moist andloose?

ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, theygo out and buy something which they call mulch.They haul it home and spread it around in place of theleaves.

GOD: And where do they get this mulch?

ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind themup to make the mulch.

GOD: Enough. I dont want to think about this any-more. St. Catherine, youre in charge of the arts.

What movie have they scheduled for us tonight?ST. CATHERINE: Dumb and Dumber, Lord. Its areally stupid movie about

GOD: Never mind, I think I just heard the whole storyfrom St. Francis.

From the internet, Infomaniac.

Gods Take on Lawns


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By Kathryn Barry StelljesMay 22, 2001

Chinese leaf beetles (Diorhabda elongata) are be-ginning off icial duty as the first biological controlagents released into the environment against salt-cedar (Tamarixspp.).

These invasive trees, whichcan grow up to 30 feet tall,infest more than 1 millionacres along w estern water-ways. In addition to crow ding

out native plants, saltcedarcan increase soil salinity, di-vert natural streamflow andincrease w ildfire f requency.

Unprecedented monitoring ofthe beetle and its impacts be-gan in July 1999, w hen theinsects were put out in largecages at 10 locations in sixwestern states.

Scientists first released thebeetles f rom field cages lastweek near Seymour, Texas,and Pueblo, Colo. They planto make other releases nearBishop, Calif.; Fallon, Love-lock and Schurz, Nev.; Delta,Utah; and Lovell, Wyo. Addi-tional nursery cages are beingestablished at new sites nearWoodland and King City,Calif.

Biological control agents are of ten released di-rectly into the environment. In this case, the U.S.Department of Agriculture and cooperating scien-tists are w atching these beetles closely to ensuretheir establishment and to evaluate their impact,population grow th and safety.

This information has been used to ensure that thebiocontrol project protects all native species in thearea, including the southw estern w illow flycatcher,

Empidonax traillii extimus. In some locations,these endangered birds nest in saltcedar that

has crowded out their native w illow nesting sites.

Biological control is expected to slow ly reducesaltcedar, allow ing beneficial plant and animalspecies to reestablish in severely infested areas.Other planned activities include continued moni-

toring of the insects, plantsand associated w ildlife,and studies to f acilitaterevegetation w ith nativeplants.

The project, initiated andcoordinated throughUSDAs Agricultural Re-search Service, operatesin conjunction w ith a con-sortium of more than 30federal, state, and localagencies; universities; andprivate organizations. Theteam received a $3 milliongrant in 2000 from the

USDA's Initiative for FutureAgriculture and Food Sys-tems f or work on a com-plex of invasive weeds,including saltcedar.

ARS is USDAs chief sci-entific research agency.

Scientific contacts: C. Jack DeLoach, ARSGrassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory,Temple, Texas, phone (254) 770-6531, fax (254)770-6561, [email protected]; Raymond I.Carruthers, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Re-search Unit, ARS Western Regional ResearchCenter, Albany, Calif., phone (510) 559-6127,fax (510) 559-6123, [email protected].

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