December 6, 1995 



MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: CASTILLEJA PILOSA VAR LONGISPICA 

 Common Name: PARROT-HEAD INDIAN- PAINTBRUSH 



Global rank: G4?T4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR0D2H1 . 010 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: BEAR CANYON 



EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments: 



County: CARBON 



USGS quadrangle: BEAR CANYON 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 



008S 026E 27 21 SE4 ; 22 SW4SW4; 28 NE4NE4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1995-06-15 Elevation: 6480 - 6900 



First observation: 1995-06-15 Slope/aspect: 25* / NORTH 



Last observation: 1995-06-15 Size (acres) : 300 



Location: 



PRYOR MOUNTAINS, CA. 1 AIR MILE SOUTH OF GRAHAM CABIN, ALONG BEAR 

 CANYON 4X4 TRAIL. 



Element occurrence data: 



1,000-10,000 PLANTS IN EARLY FLOWER. HEMIPARASITIC. 



General site description: 



DRY, OPEN RESIDUAL MOUNTAIN UPPERSLOPE. LIMESTONE PARENT MATERIAL, 

 SANDY LOAM SOIL. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA VASEYANA, 

 FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS, AGROPYRON SPICATUM, POA SECUNDA, KOELERIA 

 CRISTATA, ANTENNARIA MICROPHYLLA, PHLOX HOODII, SEDUM LANCEOLATUM, 

 ASTRAGALUS MISER. 



Land owner /manager: 



CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST, BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



OBSERVED BY P. LESICA. DISTURBANCE BY LIVESTOCK TRAILS. 



Information source: LESICA, PETER. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 



UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. PHONE 

 406/728-8740. 



Specimens: LESICA, P. (6745). 1995. MONTU. 



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