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collected by L. Thornton (no accession or 

 collection number; housed at MONT, Bozeman) , was 

 pressed in such a way that it is difficult to 

 properly measure the flower parts for positive 

 identification. The area of this collection was 

 surveyed by the author on 28-30 July 1989. No 

 populations of either A. brevistyla or A. coerulea 

 were found, although A. f lavescens was frequently 

 observed. The existing information for this record 

 is provided in the element occurrence print-out on 

 p. 47. 



4. AREAS SURVEYED BUT TAXON NOT LOCATED: The 



following areas along the Boulder River, in the 

 vicinity of the 1967 collection, were surveyed for 

 Aquileqia brevistyla . The area from Hell's Canyon 

 Campground to Hick's Park Campground was surveyed 

 less extensively than the area below Hell's Canyon. 

 Areas actually surveyed were smaller in most cases 

 than the portions of the sections listed, as the 

 survey was concentrated on riverbanks and nearby 

 woodland habitats. 



a. T4S, R12E, Section 23, NE 1/4, SE 1/4 



Section 24, SW 1/4 



Section 25, W 1/2 



Section 26, E 1/2 



Section 36, W 1/2 

 T5S, R12E, Section 1, W 1/2 



Section 12, W 1/2 



Section 13, NW 1/4 



Section 23, E 1/2 



Section 26, NE 1/4 



Sections 34 & 35, border 

 T6S, R12E, Section 4, E 1/2 



Section 9, E 1/2 



Section 16, E 1/2 



Section 21, W 1/2 



E. HABITAT: According to Moss (1959) , Aquileqia brevistyla 

 is a species of meadows, open woods and rock crevices, 

 "occurring occasionally throughout . . . forested areas" 

 within its range. 



F. LAND OWNERSHIP: Lands along the Boulder River are under 

 both private and U.S. Forest Service ownership. It is 

 not certain whether the 1967 collection was taken from 

 public or private lands. 



II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 



A. THREATS: Lands along the Boulder River are heavily used 

 for recreation and firewood cutting. Either activity 

 might alter the habitat in such a way as to threaten 



