FLORA 



The vascular flora of the Goat Flat Proposed Research 

 Natural Area currently consists of 190 species (Appendix 1) . The 

 list is based on limited survey and additional species 

 undoubtedly will be found with further effort. Ten of these 

 species are considered Species of Special Concern by the Montana 

 Natural Heritage Program (Achuff 1991) and five are Sensitive 

 within Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service (Table 1). The current 

 status of the five sensitive species is described briefly below. 

 Locations within the area are in Appendix 2 . 



Table 1. Sensitive Plant Species and Species of Special Concern 

 in the Goat Flat Proposed Research Natural Area. See 



Achuff (1991) for an explanation of ranks and 

 sensitivity status. 



Species Rank 



Aqoseris lackschewitz ii G3/S2 



Antennaria densifolia G3/S1 



Carex maritima G4-5/S1 



Gentiana prostrata G5/S2 



Polystichum kruckebergii G3-4/S1 



Salix cascadensis G4-5/S1 



Salix wolf ii var. wolf ii G4T4/S1 



Saussurea weberi G3/S1 



Saxifraqa tempestiva G2/S2 



Selaqinella selaqinoides G5/S1 



Aqoseris lacks chewitzii (pink agoseris) 



Species Information: Aqoseris lackschewitz ii is one of four 

 species in the genus that occurs in Montana. None of the other 

 species is special, rare or sensitive (Lesica and Shelly 1991). 

 Aqoseris lackschewitzii has pink petals when flowering which 

 differentiates it from the closely related species A. qlauca 

 which has yellow flowers and from A. aurantiaca which has 

 reddish-orange flowers. The flowers of the latter two species may 

 age or dry to a pinkish color. 



