January 4, 1994 



MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



^Scientific Name: ARABIS FECUNDA 

 ^Common Name: SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 014 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: FISH CREEK 



EO rank: 

 EG rank comments: 



County: SILVER BOW 



USGS quadrangle: PIPESTONE PASS 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 OOIN 007W 28 S2SW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1992-06-29 Elevation: 7080 - 7560 



First observation: 1992-06-29 Slope/aspect: 60% / SOUTHEAST 



Last observation: 1992-06-29 Size (acres) : 15 



W Location: 



HIGHLAND MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF BUTTE; FROM CAMP CREEK ROAD (FS RD 8 520) 

 TAKE ROAD TO FISH CREEK. ONCE ON THE FISH CREEK ROAD, PROCEED WEST 

 UNTIL ROAD CROSSES TO SOUTH SIDE OF CREEK. PROCEED ANOTHER 0.3 MILES. 

 SITE IS ON NORTH SIDE OF CREEK. 



Element occurrence data: 



2,000 TO 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, FRUITING, EVIDENCE OF SEED DISPERSAL. 



General site description: 



OPEN EXPOSURE ON STRAIGHT MIDSLOPE. DRY AREA, SANDY SOIL, CALCAREOUS 

 METASEDIMENT. ASSOCIATED DOMINANT SPECIES: ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA, 

 AGROPYRON SPICATUM. ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATED PLANT SPECIES: SENECIO 

 CANUS, ERIGERON COMPOSITUS, CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA. 



Land owner/manager: 



DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST, JEFFERSON RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



EVIDENCE OF LIVESTOCK/WILDLIFE TRAILS, OLD MINING CLAIMS. ECODATA PLOT 

 #92PL108. 



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Information source: LESICA, PETER. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 

 UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. 



Specimens: LESICA, P. (5740). 1992. MONTU. 



