ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 40 



Grindelia howellii 



Occurrence number: 030 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: LOST HORSE-BLANCHARD ROAD 



EO rank: D 

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



DENSE CENTAUREA MACULOSA. 



County: MISSOULA 



USGS quadrangle: SALMON LAKE 



Township-range: 015N014W Section: 30 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: NW4 



Survey date: 1986-07-31 Elevation: 4120 

 First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1990-08-07 Size (acres) : 5 



Location: 



ALONG CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL LOGGING ROAD BETWEEN LOST HORSE CREEK AND 

 BLANCHARD CREEK, 0.8-1.0 AIR MILES NORTH OF NORTH FORK BLANCHARD 

 CREEK; 1.25 MILES WEST OF CLEARWATER ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 



198 6: 8 5 PLANTS COUNTED, IN FLOWER; PLANTS OCCUR MOSTLY ALONG ROAD 

 MARGIN, WITH A FEW SCATTERED 2 0-3 FEET AWAY FROM THE ROAD; PLANTS 

 ALSO SCATTERED ALONG ROAD NEAR LAKE TO THE SOUTH. 1990: 60 PLANTS, 

 SOME GROWING IN CENTER OF ROAD. 



General site description: 



GRAVELLY LOAM SOILS; PINUS PONDEROSA/LARIX OCCIDENTALIS/ PSEUDOTSUGA 

 MENZIESII, WITH POPULUS TREMULOIDES, CARDUUS NUTANS, PHLEUM PRATENSE, 

 CENTAUREA MACULOSA. 



Land owner/manager: 



CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL LAND 



Comments: 



VOUCHER-SHELLY, J.S. (1283) AND G.V. KING, 1986, MONTU . 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1986. FIELD SURVEYS IN MISSOULA AND POWELL COS. OF 25-26 

 JULY, 28-31 JULY, 2-6 AUGUST & 2 0-22 AUGUST. 



Montana Natural Heritage Program 



