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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. 006 



Survey site name: BIG HOLE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: LARGE POPULATION; PORTION OF HABITAT 



RECENTLY BURNED. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: BIG HOLE BATTLEFIELD 



Township-range: 002S017W Section: 24 

 Township-range comments: W2SE4 , 13SW4 , 23SE4 



Survey date: 1983-07-26 Elevation: 6320 

 First observation: 1976 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1986-07-08 Size (acres) : 50 



Location: 



BIG HOLE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, 9 MILES WEST OF WISDOM ON ST. 

 HWY. 43. 



Element occurrence data: 



THREE SUBPOPULATIONS , WITH 447 PLANTS (S. OF "SIEGE AREA" & 

 ROADCUT ALONG SLOPE), "HUNDREDS" (N. OF "SIEGE AREA"), AND 

 CA. 40 BELOW VISITOR'S CENTER; NO PLANTS FOUND OUTSIDE 

 BATTLEFIELD BOUNDARIES. 



General site description: 



SAGEBRUSH STEPPE PORTION OF SE. FACE OF BATTLE MTN. , AND ON 

 NW. -FACING BENCHLAND BELOW VISITOR'S CENTER; ARTEMISIA 

 TRIDENTATA/AGROPYRON SPICATUM/FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BIG HOLE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD 



Comments : 



VOUCHERS: HITCHCOCK (19189), NO DATE, WTU; WATSON, T. J . ( 1271) , 

 1976, MONTU (093357); PIERCE, J. (798), 1980, MONTU (86884). 



Information source: 



PIERCE, JOHN. 737 LOCUST STREET, MISSOULA, MT 59802. 



Element Occurrence Record - Montana Natural Heritage Program 



