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PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0.001 



Survey site name: ARGENTA 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: LARGE POPULATION, OCCURS PARTIALLY ON 



DISTURBED ROADBANK. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: ERMONT 



Township-range: 006S011W Section: 15 

 Township-range comments: SE4 ;22 ,NE4 ;23 ,NW4NW4 



Survey date: 1986-06-20 Elevation: 6700 

 First observation: 1976 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988 Size (acres) : 10 



Location: 



S. PIONEER MOUNTAINS, N. SIDE OF BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD 

 (BEAVERHEAD N.F. RD. 2400), 0.2 MI. W. OF RATTLESNAKE CR. 

 ROAD (N.F. RD. 192), CA. 4 AIR MI. WNW. OF ARGENTA. 



Element occurrence data: 



206 PLANTS COUNTED IN 1986 (204 ON PRIVATE INHOLDING, 2 ON 

 U.S.F.S. LAND); 100 PLANTS COUNTED IN 1988 (K. SCOW); A FEW 

 PLANTS OCCUR ON ROADBANKS ; LOW LEVEL OF GRAZING; WEED 

 INVASION ALONG THE ROAD. 



General site description: 



MODERATELY STEEP, SE. TO SW.- FACING SLOPES; MOST FREQUENT 

 IN SPARSELY VEGETATED, ROCKY AREAS; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/ 

 FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS/AGROPYRON SPICATUM, WITH BROMUS, SENECIO. 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT 

 PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Comments : 



VOUCHERS -WATSON, T.J. (1277), 1976, MONTU (SEC. 23); SHELLY, 

 J.S. (1140) & G.V. KING, 1986, MONTU; ELOFSON, S.N., MONTU. 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1986. FIELD SURVEYS IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY OF 

 18-22 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Montana Natural Heritage Program 



