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Occurrence number: 044 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: TRAPPER CREEK 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: DEGRADED BY LIVESTOCK GRAZING; CAR 



TRAILS THROUGH AREA. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: CATTLE GULCH 



Township-range: 002S010W Section: 21 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: SW4SW4NE4 



Survey date: 1990-06-28 Elevation: 6060 

 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 3-8% / S 



Last observation: 1990-06-28 Size (acres) : 



Location: 



TRAPPER CREEK, CA. 6.25 AIR MILES WNW OF MELROSE. FROM 

 JUNCTION OF CANYON CREEK ROAD AND TRAPPER CREEK ROAD, TAKE 

 THE LATTER 3.2 MILES TO CATTLE GUARD. TAKE OLD ROAD DOWN 

 TOWARDS CREEK CA. 30 METERS TO SITE. 



Element occurrence data: 



21 FLOWERING PLANTS; SMALL, REMOTE POPULATION; MAY BE 

 EPHEMERAL. 



General site description: 



SAGEBRUSH GRASSLAND AT THE EDGE OF ASPENS ALONG CREEK, WITH 

 POA PRATENSIS, ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, LUPINUS SERICEUS, 

 PENSTEMON ARIDUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, WISE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 

 NONE. 



Information source: 



LESICA, P. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF 

 MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. 



