Element Occurrence Record 41 



Cirsium longistylum 



Occurrence number: 005 



Global rank: G2Q Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: BENDER CREEK TRAIL 



EO rank: D 

 EO rank comments: DISTURBED AREA, ADJACENT TO ROAD AND 



NUCLEAR MISSILE SILO. 



County: CASCADE 



USGS quadrangle: BARKER 



Township-range: 015N008E Section: 23 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: NE4 



Survey date: 1986-07-24 Elevation: 5360 

 First observation: 1983 - Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1990-07-22 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA.9 MILES EAST OF MONARCH, JUNCTION OF TRAIL 

 #318 (BENDER CREEK TRAIL) AND ROAD #120 (DRY FORK BELT CREEK ROAD) . 



Element occurrence data: 



1986: 20 PLANTS COUNTED; EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE HYBRIDIZATION WITH 

 CIRSIUM HOOKERIANUM. 1990: 10 PLANTS COUNTED. 



General site description: 



IN GRASSY OPENINGS AND ON ROADSIDE; WITH PINUS PONDEROSA, P. CONTORTA, 

 PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, PHLEUM, LINUM; ADJACENT 

 TO NUCLEAR MISSILE SILO. 



Land owner/manager: . 



LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, KINGS HILL RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHERS -RAMSTETTER, J. (2), 1983, MONTU; SHELLY, J.S. (1253b) ANDW. 

 PHILLIPS, 1986. 



Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH 

 AVE., HELENA, MT 59620. 



Element Occurrence Record - Kootenai National Forest 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



