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BALSAMORHIZA MACRO PHYLLA 

 LARGE-LEAFED BALSAMROOT 



Element occurrence code: PDAST11070. 001 



Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: SI 



Survey site name: TAYLOR FORK TRAIL (FLINTS/CINNAMON CREEK) 

 County: Gallatin 



USGS quadrangle: SUNSHINE POINT 



Township-range: 008S004E Section: 33 

 Township-range comments: NE4 ; 28SE4SE4 ; 27SW4SW4 



Survey date: 1989-07-06 Elevation: 7400 



First observation: 1928 Slope/aspect: 8-15%, 35% / 

 VERTICAL/EAST 



Last observation: 1989-07-06 Size (acres) : 30 



Location: 



GALLATIN RIVER DRAINAGE, RIDGE BETWEEN FLINTS AND CINNAMON 

 CREEKS, 0.5-1.0 AIR MILES WEST OF U.S. HWY 191, CA . 5 MILES 

 NORTHWEST OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. 



Element occurrence data: 



LARGE POPULATION, 1001-10,000 PLANTS; MAIN POPULATION ON 

 OPEN RIDGETOP, FOUR OUTLYING CLUSTERS ON STEEPER SLOPES 

 BELOW; HORSE TRAILS AND TRAIL BIKE USE HAVE RESULTED IN 

 TRAMPLING AND EROSION. 



General site description: 



LOAM OR CLAY LOAM SOILS; SAGEBRUSH-FORB HABITAT BELOW 

 PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/PINUS CONTORTA FOREST, WITH POPULUS 

 TREMULOIDES, DELPHINIUM SPP. , GERANIUM VISCOSISSIMUM, 

 LUPINUS ARGENTEUS, HERACLEUM LANATUM, LOMATIUM TRITERNATUM, 

 MELICA SPECTABILIS, FESTUCA, POA. 



Land owner/manager: 



GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, HEBGEN LAKE RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHER - MATHEWS, S. (150), 1989, MONT; PROBABLE 

 VERIFICATION OF HISTORICAL COLLECTION SITE: WHITE, E.P. 

 (140), 1928, SPECIMEN #60460, RM (USES). 



Information source: 



MATHEWS, SARAH. DEPT. OF BIOLOGY, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, 

 BOZEMAN, MT 59717. 



Element Occurrence Record - Gallatin National Forest 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



