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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. 014 



Survey site name: ERMONT GULCH 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION, NATIVE HABITAT 



IMPACTED BY GRAZING. 



County: BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: ERMONT 



Township-range: 006S011W Section: 33 

 Township-range comments: NE4SE4,34W2 



Survey date: 1986-06-20 Elevation: 6740 

 First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1989-07-27 Size (acres) : 5 



Location: 



CA 4.3 AIR MI. WSW. OF ARGENTA, ALONG BEAVERHEAD N.F. RD. 

 #7467 AT HEAD OF ERMONT GULCH, CA. 2.2 AIR MI. N. OF BADGER 

 PASS, PIONEER MOUNTAINS. 



Element occurrence data: 



76 PLANTS COUNTED (1986); ONLY ONE PLANT SEEN IN 1989; AREA 

 SUBJECT TO MODERATE TO HEAVY GRAZING. 



General site description: 



SE. -FACING SLOPE, LOAM SOILS; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/FESTUCA 

 IDAHOENSIS, ANTENNARIA MICROPHYLLA, KOELERIA MACRANTHA, 

 COMANDRA UMBELLATA, ERIOGONUM. 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT 

 BLM: DILLON RESOURCE AREA, BUTTE DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHER-SHELLY, J.S. (114 6) AND G.V. KING, 1986, MONTU 



Information source: 



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

 18-22 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Montana Natural Heritage Program 



