ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 28 



Grindelia howellii 



Occurrence number: 006 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: VAUGHN RANCH 



EO rank: D 

 EO rank comments: 1986: SMALL, ROADSIDE POPULATION. 1990: 



CATTLE GRAZING. 



County: MISSOULA 



USGS quadrangle: SALMON LAKE 



Township-range: 016N015W Section: 28 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: SE4 



Survey date: 1986-07-30 Elevation: 4100 

 First observation: 1966 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1990-08-07 Size (acres) : 



Location: 



ALONG VAUGHN CREEK RD. (LOLO N.F. RD. 4337), JUST SOUTH OF BRIDGE OVER 

 OWL CREEK, AT TURN-OFF TO OLD RANCH (WILBER VAUGHN RANCH) . 



Element occurrence data: 



1986: 9 PLANTS COUNTED DURING SURVEYS. THE WOODLAND COLLECTIONS WERE 

 THE FIRST RECORDS FOR MONTANA. 1990: 6 PLANTS PRESENT. 



General site description: 



1986: DRY, ROCKY ROADSIDE, IN PINUS PONDEROSA FOREST. 1990: PLANTS 

 CONFINED TO ROAD EDGE; MOST CLOSE TO OR UNDER ROSA SPP. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLACKFOOT-CLEARWATER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA 

 CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL LAND 



Comments: 



SPECIMENS VERIFIED BY A. CRONQUIST; WOODLAND, D.W. (827, 906), 1966, 

 MONTU (60354, 60353) . 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1986. FIELD SURVEYS IN MISSOULA AND POWELL COS. OF 2 5-2 6 

 JULY, 28-31 JULY, 2-6 AUGUST & 20-22 AUGUST. 



Montana Natural Heritage Program 



