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Element Occurrence Record: Aquileqia brevistyla 



Occurrence number: 009 



Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: 



Survey site name: SOUTH FORK JUDITH RIVER 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: POPULATION MAY CONTAIN HYBRIDS. 



County: JUDITH BASIN 



uses quadrangle: INDIAN HILL 



Township: 012N Range: OllE Section: 23 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: CENTER 



Survey date: 1991-07-02 Elevation: 5240 

 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-20% / NORTHEAST 



Last observation: 1991-07-02 Size (acres) : 1 



Location : 



LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS; SOUTH FORK JUDITH RIVER, CA . 0.5 MILE NORTH OF 

 RUSSELL POINT, ON WEST SIDE OF RIVER WHERE A SMALL CREEK FLOWS INTO 

 ^ THE SOUTH FORK. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 2 5 PLANTS. POPULATION MAY CONTAIN HYBRIDS. 



General site description: 



IN ROCKY CALCAREOUS SOIL, IN SHADED LOCATION, GROUND COVERED BY 

 FEATHERMOSS, WITH CLEMATIS COLUMBIANA, LINNAEA BOREALIS, PSEUDOTSUGA 

 MENZIESII AND JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS. 



Land owner/manager: 



LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



TWO COLLECTIONS: ONE KEYS EASILY TO A. BREVISTYLA, THE SECOND SHOWS 

 CHARACTERS INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN A. BREVISTYLA AND A. FLAVESCENS. 



Information source: 



ROE, LISA, S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 E 6TH AVE. 

 HELENA, MT 59620. (466-1,2). 1991. MONT. 



