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a. Intraspecif ic: None observed 



b. Interspecific: It rarely becomes 

 established within mats of Dryas 

 octopetala or Arctostaphylos uva-ursi . 



3. Toxic and allelopathic interactions: None 

 observed 



D. Hybridization. 



1. Naturally occurring: Individuals of 

 Eriqeron lackschewitzii had the field 

 features noted under previous description 

 text. The absence of morphological 

 intermediates despite the proximity of 

 other Eriqeron species is indication that 

 hybridization is not occurring or is not 

 frequent. 



2. Artificially induced: Research in 

 progress. 



3. Potential in cultivation: Unknown 



E. Other factors of population ecology: Research in 

 progress on variability within and between 

 populations as part of isozyme work. 



9. Current land ownership and management responsibility. 



A. General nature of ownership: All known populations 

 are on public land. 



B. Specific landowners (Montana) : Ten of the twelve 

 known populations are on Lewis and Clark National 

 Forest, one is on Flathead National Forest (003) , 

 and one is on State School Land (010) . 



C. Management responsibility: The Lewis and Clark 

 National Forest Service populations are all within 

 the Rocky Mountain District; the Flathead National 

 Forest site is on the Spotted Bear District. 



D. Easements, conservation restrictions, etc.: The 



majority of sites are in or straddling divides 

 marking the boundary of the Bob Marshall Wilderness 

 Area and the Scapegoat Wilderness Area. They 

 include the Flathead National Forest site, and eight 

 Lewis and Clark National Forest sites. 



