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TO: JeffBerglmid 



CC: Porter Reed 



FROM: Bonnie Heidel 



RE: Wetland Indicator Values among Montana plant species of special concern and 



watch species 



DATE: 13 May 1999 



The two enclosed lists cross-reference wetland indicator values with Montana plant 

 species of special concern and watch species. 



There are a few editing needs evident among the Montana plant species of special 

 concern. For example, Bidens beckii is a submerged aquatic and either the nomenclatural 

 synonymy links failed in loading data or its presence in Montana has been overlooked to 

 explain why it isn't recognized as an obligate aquatic species for the Northern Rockies. 



There are more editing needs among the watch species because we have not 

 systematically checked this list against the two lists of wetland indicator species and 

 provided comments about distribution and wetland habitat affmity. This is the kind of 

 review that has not been built into annual list update, but which we would like to 

 reconcile and repost. 



The Nature Conservancy and Nontana State Library 



