TABLE OF CONTENTS 



SUMMARY i 



I. SPECIES INFORMATION 



A. CLASSIFICATION . 1 



B. PRESENT LEGAL OR OTHER FORMAL STATUS 1 



C. DESCRIPTION 2 



D. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION 4 



E. HABITAT 5 



F. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY 7 



G. POPULATION ECOLOGY 8 



H. LAND OWNERSHIP 9 



II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 



A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS 9 



B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE 10 



C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS . 10 



D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT 11 



III. LITERATURE CITED 12 



IV. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 14 



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The three digit numbers in parentheses in this report refer to 

 the Montana Natural Heritage Program occurrence number for the 

 site . 



