logging operations in Sage Creek should be 

 observed in the future. 



B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE: None known. 



C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS: 



Little is known of the habitat requirements of this 

 species. Until further information is gained, all 

 populations should receive protection from management 

 actions that might degrade the habitat and affect the 

 populations. 



D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT: An 

 electrophoretic analysis of populations of A. 

 brevistyla and A. f lavescens could prove useful in 

 discerning whether or not hybridization is occurring. 

 Also, a chromosome count on several populations would 

 be useful in verifying the work done by Dawe and Murray 



(1981) . 



Post-fire observations should be continued at Sage 

 Creek (003) to determine this species' long term 

 response to fire. Further survey work in the Judith 

 River watershed would better define the boundaries of 

 this meta-population. Finally, another attempt should 

 be made to verify the location on the Boulder 

 River (002) , Gallatin National Forest. 



