January 4, 1994 



MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: ARABIS FECUNDA 

 J^ommon Name: SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 012 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: LIME GULCH 



EO rank: AB 

 EO rank comments: GOOD SITE BUT CLOSE TO ROAD. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: TWIN ADAMS MOUNTAIN 



Township: Range: 

 005S Glow 



Precision: 



Survey date: 



First observation: 



Last observation: 



Location: 



5 MILES WEST OF INTERSTATE-15 , UP BIRCH CREEK ROAD. NORTH OF ROAD, ON 

 EAST AND WEST FACES OF LIME GULCH. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 10,000+ PLANTS, FRUITING. OLD MINING ACTIVITY IN AREA. 



General site description: 



CALC-SILICATE ROCK OUTCROPS AND HILLSIDES, BENEATH JUNIPERUS 

 SCOPULORUM, WITH CERCOCARPUS LEDIFOLIUS, SENECIO CANUS AND ERIGERON 

 COMPOSITUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, WISE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



SEE GMF FOR BASE MAP SHOWING POPULATION. 



Information source: SCHASSBERGER, L. A. 1988. [FIELD SURVEY IN 



SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA OF 1-3, 6-7 AND 13-15 JUNE 

 (ARABIS FECUNDA) . ] 



Specimens: SCHASSBERGER, L. A. (217). 1988. MONTU 



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