71 



PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: C2 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0.019 



Survey site name: BADGER PASS NORTH 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: MODERATE-SIZED POPULATION; FAIR TO GOOD 



CONDITION RANGELAND. 



County : BEAVERHEAD 



USGS quadrangle: BANNACK 



Township-range: 007S011W Section: 09 

 Township-range comments : NE4NE4 , 10NW4 , 3SW4 



Survey date: 1987-06-18 Elevation: 6980 

 First observation: 1987 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1989-07-28 Size (acres) : 4 



Location: 



SOUTHERN PIONEER MOUNTAINS, 0.7-1.2 AIR MILES NNE. OF BADGER 

 PASS; ABOUT 15 AIR MILES WEST OF DILLON. 



Element occurrence data: 



ABOUT 200 PLANTS COUNTED, POPULATION = EST. 300+ PLANTS, 3 

 SUBPOPULATIONS OBSERVED; FLOWERING; NUMEROUS PLANTS GROWING 

 THROUGH BRANCHES OF SAGEBRUSH SHRUBS; AREA IS LIGHTLY TO 

 MODERATELY GRAZED; PERMANENT MONITORING TRANSECT ESTABLISHED 

 IN 1989. 



General site description: 



BROWN LOAM SOILS; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS, 

 WITH PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, BALSAMORHIZA SAGITTATA, LUPINUS 

 SERICEUS, ANTENNARIA MICRO PHYLLA, ASTER STENOMERES. 



Land owner/manager: 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHER-SHELLY, J.S. (1343), 1987, MONTU. 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1987. FIELD SURVEYS IN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY OF 

 16-19 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Montana Natural Heritage Program 



