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Occurrence number: 038 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: KILNS 



EO rank: A 

 EO rank comments: GOOD POPULATION IN CURRENTLY UNDISTURBED 



HABITAT. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



uses quadrangle: CATTLE GULCH 



Township-range: 002S010W Section: 08 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: NE4NW4 



Survey date: 1990-06-29 Elevation: 7200 

 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 35-45% / S 



Last observation: 1990-06-29 Size (acres) : 4 



Location: 



ABOVE CANYON CREEK KILNS CA. 9 MILES WEST OF MELROSE. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 65 PLANTS (29 JUNE 1990) IN FULL FLOWER. 



General site description: 



IN SLIGHTLY TALLER SAGEBRUSH STANDS WHERE SOILS ARE SOMEWHAT 

 UNSTABLE AND TOTAL GRASS COVER IS LOW. ASSOCIATED SPECIES 

 INCLUDE ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS, PHLOX 

 LONGIFOLIA, ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM AND, SPARSELY, ARABIS 

 FECUNDA. 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, WISE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



THIS SITE IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE LOG RAMP AT THE TOP OF THE 

 HILL ABOVE THE KILNS. IT IS LIKELY THAT AT ONE TIME 

 VEGETATION WAS SCOURED FROM THE HILLSIDE BY ROLLING LOGS. 



Information source: 



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

 EAST 6TH AVE., HELENA, MT 59620. (390). 1990. 



