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identified apart from quarrying, so that it is judged to be relatively 



secure in the Limestone Hills. 



While sword townsendia is very rare in the Butte District of the BLM, 

 it is known from many areas of the Pryor Mountains in the Miles City 

 District. It has been dropped from the BLM list of proposed sensitive 

 plants (U.S. D.I. Bureau of Land Management 1994) in keeping with its 

 frequency, abundance, and apart lack of threats in the Pryor 

 Mountains. This survey and status report substantiate these 

 administrative decisions. 



