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subalpine (2400 m) meadow in the Mill Creek drainage of 

 Park County (element occurrence 004) . The latter site 

 is on a gentle (5%) north-facing slope at the upper edge 

 of a former clearcut, and is associated with common 

 montane and subalpine meadow species. It was growing 

 with Deschampsia elongata in a moist seep. 



ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Carex 

 multicostata is listed as "critically imperiled in the 

 state" by the Montana Natural Heritage Program (Shelly 

 1989) ,. and as a plant of rare status by the Montana Rare 

 Plant Project (Lesica et al. 1984). It is not known how 

 many individuals occur at the Counts Creek site, from which 

 a single individual was collected. Because it occurs at a 

 site where timber sale-related road improvements will take 

 place, viability of the species in the area is possibly 

 threatened. It is recommended that the area be further 

 assessed for the extent and viability of the species before 

 road expansion takes place. 



