Element Occurrence Record 2 7 



Cirsium lonqistylum 



Occurrence number: 002 



Global rank: G2Q Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: KINGS HILL 



EO rank: D 

 EO rank comments: 1986: ADJACENT TO ROADS, SOME EVIDENCE 



OF POSSIBLE HYBRIDIZATION. 



County: MEAGHER 

 CASCADE 



USGS quadrangle: KINGS HILL 



Township-range: 012N008E Section: 03 Precision: S 



Township-range comments: NE4NE4 , 2N2 , SE4 ; 11N2 ; 12NW4 , 1NW4 ;T13NR8W: 34SE4 , SW4 



Survey date: 1987-07-16 Elevation: 7280 

 First observation: 1951 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1990-07-31 Size (acres) : 500 



Location: 



LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, ENTRANCE TO SHOWDOWN SKI AREA, 0.4 MILE SOUTH 

 OF KINGS HILL CAMPGROUND ALONG HWY. 89. POPULATION EXTENDS EAST TO THE 

 TOP OF KINGS HILL AND SOUTH AND EAST ALONG RIDGES. 



Element occurrence data: 



1986: FREQUENT; 41 PLANTS STUDIED, WITH 32 HAVING FEATURES OF C. 

 LONGISTYLUM, AND 9 HAVING FEATURES APPARENTLY INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN C. 

 LONGISTYLUM AND C. HOOKERIANUM. 1990: EXTENDED POPULATION BOUNDARIES, 

 TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PLANTS. 



General site description: 



DISTURBED AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY AND NEAR LARGE TURNOUT, GRAVELLY SURFACE 

 WITH SANDY SOIL BENEATH, AND IN MEADOWS. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: BROMUS 

 SPP., CAREX SPP., POA PRATENSIS, ARTEMISIA SPP. 



Land owner/manager: 



LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, KINGS HILL RANGER DISTRICT 

 LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHERS -RAMSTETTER, J. (7), 1983, MONTU; SENN, FRANKTON & GILLETT 

 (5670), 1951, DAO; SCHASSBERGER, L. (396), 1990, MN. ADDITIONAL 

 WATERSHEDS: 10030105 AND 10040103. 



Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST 6TH 

 AVE., HELENA, MT 59620. 



Element Occurrence Record - Kootenai National Forest 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



