ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 17 



Grindelia howellii 



Occurrence number: 056 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: SMITH CREEK 



EO rank: D 

 EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION; IN A DISTURBED AREA. 



County: MISSOULA 



USGS quadrangle: CONDON 



Township-range: 021N017W Section: 13 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: W2SE4 



Survey date: 1987-07-15 Elevation: 3640 

 First observation: 1987 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1987-07-15 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



SWAN VALLEY, ALONG OLD LOGGING TRAIL, 0.95 AIR MILE SOUTH- EAST OF 

 CONDON LOOKOUT TOWER; ABOUT 0.15 AIR MILE NORTH OF SMITH CREEK; ABOUT 

 1.4 MILES EAST OF STATE HWY 83. 



Element occurrence data: 



12 FLOWERING PLANTS; EST. 30-40 TOTAL INCLUDING STERILE ROSETTES. 



General site description: 



ALONG AN OLD LOGGING ROAD, GRAVELLY LOAM SOIL; LAOC/PICO/ PIPO/PSME, 

 WITH ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA, SYMPHORICARPOS , 

 CENTAUREA MACULOSA. 



Land owner/manager: 



BURLINGTON NORTHERN LAND 



FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SWAN LAKE RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHER-SHELLY, J.S. (1374), 1987, MONTU. 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1987. FIELD SURVEYS IN LAKE AND MISSOULA COUNTIES OF 

 23-26 & 30 JUNE, 1-17 & 28-30 JULY. 



Montana Natural Heritage Program 



