Element Occurrence Record 29 



Allotropa virqata 



Occurrence number: 016 



Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: 



Survey site name: SLEEPING CHILD CREEK 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: RAVALLI 



USGS quadrangle: BALD TOP MOUNTAIN 



Township: 004N Range: 019W Section: 20 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: SW4NW4 



Survey date: 1990-08-14 Elevation: 6400 

 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 20-30% / NORTHWEST 



Last observation: 1990-08-14 Size (acres) : 



Location: 



SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS; CA . 10 AIR MILES NORTHEAST OF DARBY. FROM BRIDGE 

 OVER SLEEPING CHILD CREEK GO CA. 10 MILES ON F.S. ROAD #273 TO WHERE 

 | THE ROAD CROSSES OVER A RIDGELINE. TAKE SIDE ROAD EASTWARD ALONG 

 ™ RIDGE. FOLLOW RIDGE ON FOOT EAST THEN NORTH AND DROP OFF ONTO 

 NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPE. 



Element occurrence data: 



21 LIVE STEMS (ONE COLLECTED) REPRESENTING 5-6 INDIVIDUALS; 8 OTHER 

 DEAD STEMS REPRESENTING 3 ADDITIONAL PLANTS. 



General site description: 



ABIES LASIOCARPA HABITAT TYPE AND PINUS CONTORTA OVERSTORY WITH SOME 

 PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: MENZIESIA FERRUGINEA, 

 VACCINIUM GLOBULARE, VACCINIUM SCOPARIUM, SPIRAEA BETULIFOLIA, PYROLA 

 ASARIFOLIA, SALIX SCOULERIANA, CAREX GEYERI , HYPOPITYS MONOTROPA, 

 GOODYERA OBLONGIFOLIA, CALAMAGROSTIS TWEEDYI, CHIMAPHILA UMBELLATA, 

 ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI, XEROPHYLLUM TENAX, LUPINUS SPP., HIERACIUM 

 SPP., ARNICA LATIFOLIA, PEDICULARIS CONTORTA, PEDICULARIS RACEMOSA, 

 VIOLA ORBICULATA. 



Land owner/manager: 



BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST, DARBY RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



VOUCHERS -KRATZ, ANDREW, (900814002), 1990, MRC AND MONTU . 

 CALAMAGROSTIS TWEEDYI CO-OCCURS ON SITE (WITHIN ONE METER OF ALLOTROPA 

 VIRGATA) . 



information source: 



W LOSENSKY, JACK. USFS, LOLO NATIONAL FOREST, BLDG 24, FORT 

 MISSOULA, MISSOULA, MT 59801. (406) 329-3819. 



