long, usually hairy above; persistent portion of style 4-7 nim long, glabrous or 

 sparingly hirsute below; deciduous segment of style 1-2 mm long and sparsely 

 bearded at base (Great Plains Flora Association 1986). 



3, LOCAL FIELD CHARACTERS: It is readily distinguished from the other 



white-flowered herbaceous members of the Rose Family with compound 

 leaves, having more leaflets than strawberries (Fragaria spp.) and a persistent 

 style compared to any at>pical white fonns of cinquefoils (Potenlilla spp.). 



C. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 



1. GLOBAL RANGE: Nova Scotia to Montana, south to Texas, Alabama, and 

 Georgia. 



2. STATE DISTRIBUTION: Reported from northeast and northcentral 

 Montana (Dom 1984), though we have not been able to locate voucher 

 specimens in Montana herbaria. Its discovery in southeastern Montana is a 

 minor extension from its known distribution in northeast Wyoming. 



3. STUDY AREA DISTRIBUTION: Only two populations were found at 

 remote locations, near Poker Jim Butte (T.6S, R.44E, Sec. 8, SW 1/4) and on a 

 sidedraw off of Ash Creek (T.2S, R.46E, Sec. 19, NE 1/4). 



D. HABITAT 



1. ASSOCIATED VEGETATION: The two sites differed in that the Poker Jim 

 site had a watercourse with much more mesic vegetation than the Ash Creek 

 site. The former was along the watercourse, bordered by tall slirubs and pine 

 forest on one side and by tall shrubs and grassland on the other. Associated 

 species are Care.x hoodii and Primus virginiana. The latter was in a Pinus 

 ponderosa/Mahonia repens ht also associated with Carex sprengelii, C. 

 torreyi, Poa pratensis, and Symphoricarpos occidentalis. 



2. TOPOGRAPHY: Both sites were near headwaters of forested draw bottoms. 



3. SOIL RELATIONSHIPS: Relatively deep loams. 



E. POPULATION BIOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHY 



1. PHENOLOGY: The species was near peak flowering and was just beginning 



to form fruits in early July. It has indeterminate flowering, and might be 

 expected to continue producing flowers over the season when provided with 

 adequate moisture. 



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