Element Occurrence Record 

 Cirsium lonqistylum 



45 



Occurrence number: 020 



Global rank: G2Q 

 State rank: S2 



Forest Service status: 

 Federal Status: 



WATCH LIST 

 C2 



Survey site name: RUSSIAN FLAT 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: JUDITH BASIN 



USGS quadrangle: RUSSIAN FLAT 



Township-range: 011N010E Section: 11 

 Township-range comments: NW4 , 10NW4SE4 ,NE4, 12SW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 

 First observation: 1990 

 Last observation: 1990-07-24 



Elevation: 6520 

 Slope/aspect: 5% / EAST 

 Size (acres) : 80 



Location: 



LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, RUSSIAN CREEK, CA. 18 MILES WEST OF SAPPHIRE 

 VILLAGE. 



Element occurrence data: 



THOUSANDS OF PLANTS PLUS SCATTERED INDIVIDUALS EXTENDING TO THE EAST 

 CA. 1 MILE. 



General site description: 



LARGE POPULATION IN OPEN MEADOW, WITH POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA, POTENTILLA 

 DIVERSIFOLIA, ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, ANTENNARIA MICROPHYLLA, FESTUCA 

 IDAHOENSIS, GEUM TRIFLORUM, AND PHLEUM PRATENSE. 



Land owner/manager: 



LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 

 NONE. 



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 



