ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 24 



Claytonia lanceolata var. f lava 



Occurrence number: Oil 



Global rank: G5T1 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: SQUAW CREEK 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: IN SMALL, FENCED HORSE PASTURES. 



County: GALLATIN 



USGS quadrangle: GARNET MOUNTAIN 



Township: 004S Range: 004E Section: 28 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: NW4SW4 



Survey date: 1991-06-07 Elevation: 5320 

 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-3% / SOUTHEAST 



Last observation: 1991-06-07 Size (acres) : 10 



Location: 



GALLATIN RIVER VALLEY; CA. 2 4 MILES SOUTH OF BOZEMAN. TURN OFF AT 

 SQUAW CREEK AND CROSS BRIDGE; POPULATION IS IN PASTURES IN FRONT OF 



^ FOREST RANGER STATION. 



Element occurrence data: 

 200-300 PLANTS. 



General site description: 



IN NATIVE VEGETATION WITHIN FENCED HORSE PASTURES. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: 

 DELPHINIUM BICOLOR, COLLINSIA PARVIFLORA, DODECATHEON PULCHELLUM, 

 TARAXACUM OFFICINALE, CLEMATIS HIRSUTISSIMA, CERASTIUM ARVENSE. 



Land owner/manager: 



GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, BOZEMAN RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



ALTHOUGH GRAZING APPEARS LIGHT, IT HAS CHANGED THE MOISTURE REGIME OF 

 THIS SITE. 



Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, LISA A. MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST 6TH 

 AVE., HELENA, MT 59620. (427). 1991. MONT. 



