Scientific Name: PENSTEMON ANGUSTIFOLIUS 

 Common Name: NARROWLEAF PENSTEMON 



Global rank: G5 

 State rank: S2 



Forest Service status; 

 Federal Status; 



Element occurrence code: 

 Element occurrence type: 



PDSCRlLOCO.Oll 



Survey site name: 



EO rank: 



EO rank comments: 



BELLTOWER BUTTE 



County: CARTER 



USGS quadrangle: BELLTOWER BUTTE 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments; 



003S 060E 11 NW 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1996-07-10 



First observation: 1996-07-10 



Last observation: 1996-07-10 



Elevation: 3740 - 

 Slope/aspect: 2% / NORTH 

 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



MIDWAY ON TIE CREEK ROAD BETWEEN MT HWY 323 AND CAMP CROOK, SOUTH 

 DAKOTA, NORTH OF ROAD. THE PLANTS ARE ON THE SMALL RIDGECREST ABOVE 

 THE ROADCUT ALONG TIE CREEK ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 



2 STEMS. 1 DEAD, 1 PLANT IN EARLY FRUIT. 

 APPARENT. 



POOR REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS 



General site description: 



OPEN SLOPE CREST, DRY SANDSTONE ROLLING UPLANDS; SOIL SANDY LOAM 

 SUPPORTING MIXED-GRASS PRAIRIE. ASSOCIATED SPECIES INCLUDE: BOUTELOUA 

 GRACILIS, CAREX FILIFOLIA, ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA, ANTENNARIA 

 DIMORPHA, PHLOX HOODII, ARTEMESIA FRIGIDA. ADDITIONAL SPECIES INCLUDE 

 OXYTROPIS LAMBERTII, ANDROPOGON SCOPARIUS, ARISTIDA LONGISETA. PINUS 

 PONDEROSA ARE SCATTERED ALONG THE HILL SLOPE. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: MILES CITY DISTRICT, POWDER RIVER RESOURCE AREA 



Comments : 



HEAVY GRAZING IN THE AREA. 



Information source: 



BOTANIST, MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 

 EAST SIXTH AVENUE, HELENA, MT 59620-1800. 



Specimens : 



CI 



