MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: GENTIANA AQUATICA 

 Common Name: WET MEADOW GENTIAN 



Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: 

 State rank: S2S3 Federal Status: 



Element occurrence code: PDGEN06050. 012 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: LIMEKILN HILL 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: SILVER BOW 



USGS quadrangle: PIPESTONE PASS 



Township/Range Section: TRS Note: 

 001N007W 27 SE4SW4 



Survey date: Elevation: 6920 - 7000 



First observation: 1992-06-29 Slope/aspect: 2% / SOUTH 

 Last observation: 1992-06-29 Size (acres) : 5 



Location: 



HIGHLAND MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF BUTTE. FROM FISH CREEK ROAD (FS RD 668), 



TAKE ROAD TO LIME KILN HILL (FS RD 84 92) FOR CA. 100 YARDS. SITE IS 



ALONG SMALL SIDE CREEK JUST 100 YARDS UP ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 



1000+ INDIVIDUALS, FLOWERING AND FRUITING. EVIDENCE OF SEED DISPERSAL. 



General site description: 



OPEN EXPOSURE ON STRAIGHT BOTTOM SLOPE. MOIST AREA, SILTY SOIL, 

 CALCAREOUS ALLUVIUM PARENT MATERIAL. ASSOCIATED DOMINANT SPECIES: 

 POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA, JUNCUS BALTICUS, POA PRATENSIS, DESCHAMPSIA 

 CESPITOSA. ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATED PLANT SPECIES: ANTENNARIA CORYMBOSA. 



Land owner/manager: 



DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST, JEFFERSON RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



LIVESTOCK GRAZING. ANNUAL SPECIES; POPULATION SIZE FLUCTUATES. 



Information source: 



LESICA, P. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIV. OF MONTANA, 

 MISSOULA, MT 59812. 



Specimens: 



LESICA, P. (5747). 1992. MONTU. 



