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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. 005 



Survey site name: BADGER PASS 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: LARGE POPULATION, MOSTLY NATIVE HABITAT, 



FENCE EXCLOSURE. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: BANNACK 



Township-range: 007S011W Section: 22 

 Township-range comments: N2NW4 



Survey date: 1986-06-20 Elevation: 7260 

 First observation: 1972 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1989-06-14 Size (acres) : 10 



Location: 



1.4 5 AIR MILES SSE. OF BADGER PASS, ADJACENT TO MICROWAVE 

 TOWER ON GRAVEL ROAD 1.3 AIR MI. S. OF BIG HOLE ROAD (ST. 

 HWY. 278), CA. 4.5 AIR MI. NNE. OF BANNACK. 



Element occurrence data: 



1986: 190 PLANTS COUNTED; CA. 75 PLANTS ARE WITHIN A FENCE 

 EXCLOSURE, WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED TO PROTECT PART OF THE 

 POPULATION. 1989: VERY FEW PLANTS OBSERVED, AND NONE FOUND 

 INSIDE EXCLOSURE. 



General site description: 



GRAVELLY LOAM SOILS, E. TO NE. ASPECT; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/ 

 PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS/AGROPYRON SPICATUM, 

 LUPINUS LEUCOPHYLLUS , ANTENNARIA MICROPHYLLA, GEUM, SEDUM. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: DILLON RESOURCE AREA, BUTTE DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHERS-SHELLY, J.S. (1147) AND G.V. KING, 1986, MONTU; 

 KOVALCHICK, B.L., 1972, MONTU. 



Information source: 



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

 18-22 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Montana Natural Heritage Program 



