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missoulensis populations is maintained on U.S. Forest 

 Service land in Montana. 



1. Protection of natural habitats that currently 

 support Phlox kelseyi var. missoulensis 

 populations . Management plans on the Lewis and 

 Clark National Forest and the Helena National 

 Forest should take all known populations into 

 consideration and prevent disturbance of the 

 sites. 



2 . Notification of U.S. Forest Service personnel of 

 sites on U.S. Forest Service lands . To prevent 

 inadvertent impacts on currently known sites, 

 personnel involved in planning activities should 

 be provided with detailed information on the 

 locations of Phlox kelseyi var. missoulensis 

 populations. It is especially important that 

 timber sale managers, engineers, and range 

 conservationists at the Ranger District level know 

 these locations so that disturbance can be 

 prevented. 



D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT 



1. Further field surveys of potential habitats . 

 Additional field surveys should be made in central 

 Montana to locate and delineate populations of 

 Phlox kelseyi var. missoulensis . 



2 . Establishment of monitoring studies to assess 

 population condition and status . Monitoring 

 studies should be established at several locations 

 to better determine population dynamics and the 

 effects of habitat modification on Phlox kelseyi 

 var. missoulensis . The methods outlined in Lesica 

 (1987) are suitable for monitoring some aspects of 

 these populations and can be combined with other 

 techniques such as ECODATA plots. 



3. Further systematic studies : Additional studies are 

 needed on the systematics of Phlox kelseyi var. 

 missoulensis . its variation and its relationship 

 to other Phlox taxa in the area. Specimens 

 collected in 1990 will be sent to Dr. Arthur 

 Cronquist (New York Botanical Garden) for review. 



