MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Wc located 40 populations of R lagopus in 

 the study area. The species has a wide ecological amplitude and occurs in a variety of 

 open habitats. It should not be given special status on BLM lands in the Miles City 

 District. 



Eriogoniim snlsiiuinnsum (Nuttall) Hook. 



Smooth Buckwheat 



NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM STATUS: G5/S1 



MONTANA STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: South-central Montana south to Nevada, Arizona and New 

 Mexico 



MONTANA DISTRIBUTION: Southern Carbon County 



PRYOR MOUNTAINS DESERT DISTRIBUTION: We located only one population of 

 Eriogonum salsuginosum during the course of our study. This was the first collection of 

 the species from Montana. It occurs in bentonitic soil at ca. 1430 m (4700 ft) on the 

 south side of the Pryor Mountains. Associated species include M(^nolepis nuttalliana and 

 Musineon divaricatum . 



COMMENTS: Some authorities consider the correct name for this species to be 

 Stenogonum salsuginosum Nuttall. 



MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Eriogonum salsuginosum is an annual; thus, 

 population sizes may very greatly among years and may respond positively to moderate 

 levels of disturbance. There is a good deal of bcntonite mining in the immediate area; 

 thus, strip mining may be a threat to the only known population of this species. 

 Eriogonum salsuginosum is rare in the study area and Montana and should be gi\'en 

 special status on BLM's Miles City District. 



Gilia inconspiciia (Sm.) Sw. 



Shy Gilia 

 NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM S TATUS: G5/S3 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



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