Species Act. A status of category 2 ("taxa 

 for which there is some evidence of 

 vulnerability, but for which there are not 

 enough data to support listing at this time") 

 may be appropriate for Aqoseris lackschwitzii 

 and an evaluation should be made. 



b. U.S. FOREST SERVICE: Aqoseris lackschewitzii 

 is on the Watch List in Region 1 of the U.S. 

 Forest Service (U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Forest Service 1988) . 

 Management and protection of sensitive and 

 watch species are provided for under sections 

 2670.22 and 2670.32 in the 1984 Forest 

 Service Manual. These guidelines specify 

 that the Forest Service is to (a) "maintain 

 viable populations of all native species of 

 plants" (2670.22), (b) "avoid or minimize 

 impacts to species whose viability has been 

 identified as a concern" (2670.32.3) and to 

 (c) "establish objectives for federal 

 candidate species, in cooperation with the 

 Fish and Wildlife Service. .. and the states" 

 (2670.32.5) . 



STATE STATUS: Aqoseris lackschewitzii is listed 

 by the Montana Natural Heritage Program as 

 "imperiled globally because of rarity" (6-20 

 occurrences; global rank = G2) . In Montana, it is 

 listed as "imperiled because of rarity" (6-20 

 occurrences; state rank = S2) . Under Montana 

 state laws, there is no direct legal protection 

 for A. lackschewitzii . 



DESCRIPTION 



GENERAL NONTECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: AqoserJS 

 lackschewitzii is a herbaceous perennial plant 

 with milky juice and a taproot. Plants may have 

 one or more stems topped by a pink head (head: a 

 group of flowers in the Sunflower Family) . Stems 

 reach 6-49 cm (2.5-19 in) in height and are hairy 

 along their entire length. The leaves of this 

 plant are all basal, 6-20 cm (2.5-8 in) long and 

 0.7-2.5 cm (0.3-1 in) wide, and are without hairs. 

 Leaves may be entire or have a few small teeth. 

 Dark purple spots may irregularly fleck the 

 leaves. Flowering heads have many (50-70) perfect 



