January 24, 1994 



MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: TOWNSENDIA SPATHULATA 

 Common Name: SWORD TOWNSENDIA 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: 

 State rank: S3 Federal Status: 3C 



Element occurrence code: PDAST9C0M0 . 007 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: BIG COULEE 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION, BUT HABITAT REMOTE AND 

 UNDISTURBED. 



County: CARBON 



USGS quadrangle: MYSTERY CAVE 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 008S 023E 20 NE4SW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1986-06-26 Elevation: 7800 - 



First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1986-06-26 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



PRYOR MOUNTAINS, RIDGE ALONG WEST SIDE OF BIG COULEE, CA. 0.75-1.0 AIR 

 MILES SOUTH OF SALT LICK CAVE. 



Element occurrence data: 



UNCOMMON, CA. 2 0-3 PLANTS; POST-FRUITING. 



General site description: 



ON OPEN LIMESTONE BLUFF, IN THIN, ROCKY SOILS; AMONG PSEUDOTSUGA 

 MENZIESII STANDS. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRYOR MOUNTAIN WILD HORSE RANGE 



BLM: MILES CITY DISTRICT, BILLINGS RESOURCE AREA 



Comments: 



SIGHT RECORD. 



Information source: SHELLY, J. S. 1987. [FIELD SURVEYS IN RAVALLI 



COUNTY OF 21-23 & 30-31 JULY.] 



Specimens: 



