4. Significance 



A. Natural --Natural significance is unknown. 



B. Human—Human significance is unknown. 



5. Geographical distribution 



A. Geographical range—Known from elevations of 5,000-5,500 feet in 

 southwestern Beaverhead County, MT in a small area north and west 

 of Clark Canyon Reservoir and in the drainage of the Lemhi River in 

 southeastern Lemhi County, ID. A disjunct population occurs along 

 the Salmon River in extreme northern Lemhi County. 



B. Precise occurrences (see Appendix II) 



V - \1) \Bon Accord Bench - Beaverhead Co., MT; 6,400', T8S R11W Sec9; - u - 

 USGS Quad Bannack; ca 200-300 individuals. 

 \2n Cold Spring Creek - Beaverhead Co., MT; 5,700'; TBS R11W Secl5; ok 

 USGS Quad Bannack; ca 100 individuals. 

 3) Sheep Corral Gulch - Beaverhead Co., MT; 6,400'; T8S R12W '- 



Sec25; USGS Quad Grant; ca. 2,000 individuals. 

 4)' Badger Gulch - Beaverhead Co., MT; 6,300'; T8S R12W Sec28; USGS 

 Quad Grant; 50-100 individuals. 



5) Bachelor Mtn. - Beaverhead Co., MT; 6,200'; T9S R13W Seel 4; 0/*- 

 USGS Quad Grant, ca 100 individuals. 



6) Mouth of Grasshopper Creek - Beaverhead Co., MT; ca 5,300'; 

 USGS Quad Dalys; exact location unknown - label of herbarium 

 specimen reads, "12 mi south of Dillon, Hitchcock 15799" NY. 



7) Agency Creek - Lemhi Co., ID; 5,600'; T19N R25E Seel 7; USGS 

 Quad Lemhi; ca 200-400 individuals. 



8) Lower Agency Creek - Lemhi Co., ID; 5,000-5,300'; T19N R24E sec 

 25-26, scattered plants above road; USGS Quad Lemhi; less than 

 50 individuals. 



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