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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. 012 



Survey site name: RED BUTTE 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: MODERATE-SIZED POPULATION; HABITAT IN 



GOOD CONDITION. 



County : BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: ERMONT 



Township-range: 006S011W Section: 15 

 Township-range comments: NE4,10S2 



Survey date: 1986-06-19 Elevation: 6800 

 First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1989-07-27 Size (acres) : 20 



Location: 



CA. 4.5 AIR MI. NW. OF ARGENTA, CENTERED 0.5 AIR MI. ESE. OF 

 RED BUTTE, RATTLESNAKE CREEK DRAINAGE CA. 1 MI . SE. OF KELLY 

 RESERVOIR, PIONEER MOUNTAINS. 



Element occurrence data: 



142 PLANTS COUNTED IN MAIN SUBPOPULATION (CENTRUM) , 169 

 TOTAL, 3 SUBPOPULATIONS (1986); NO PLANTS OBSERVED IN MAIN 

 SUBPOPULATION IN 1988 (K. SCOW) , AND ONLY CA. 12 IN 1989 

 (SHELLY) ; MAIN POPULATION NEAR, BUT NOT RIGHT ALONG, A 

 LIGHTLY-USED GRAVEL ROAD. 



General site description: 



S. AND SW. -FACING SLOPES, LOAMY SOILS; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/ 



FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS/AGROPYRON SPICATUM, WITH SENECIO CANUS , 



PHACELIA LINEARIS, KOELERIA MACRANTHA, PSME . 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHER-SHELLY, J.S. (1133) AND G.V. KING, 1986, MONTU. 



Information source: 



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

 18-22 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Montana Natural Heritage Program 



