Element Occurrence Record 23 



Howellia aquatilis 



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Occurrence number: 059 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: CI 



Survey site name: LOST CREEK - CILLY CREEK PONDS 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: SMALL POND, VERY SHALLOW, LARGE AREAS OF 



CAREX VESICARIA. 



County: LAKE 



USGS quadrangle: CILLY CREEK 



Township-range: 024N017W Section: 07 Precision: S 

 Township-range comments: SE4SE4NE4 ,NE4NE4SE4 



Survey date: 1990-07-17 Elevation: 3235 

 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1990-07-17 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



| SWAN VALLEY, 0.61 AIR MILE EAST OF STATE HWY. 83, 0.18 AIR MILE NORTH 



F OF CILLY CREEK, AND CA. 5 AIR MILES SSE OF SWAN LAKE (TOWN) . 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 150 PLANTS, 80% OF WHICH ARE ALONG A LOG IN CENTER OF POND. 



General site description: 



SMALL POND (CA. 30m X 70m) , DOMINATED BY CAREX VESICARIA; MORE OPEN 

 AREAS WITH SIUM SUAVE. EDGE OF POND SURROUNDED BY LARGE COTTONWOODS, 

 WILLOW, ALDER, AND PAPER BIRCH. POND IS LESS THAN 2 FT. DEEP. 



Land owner/manager: 



FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SWAN LAKE RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



SIGHT RECORD - NO VOUCHER SPECIMEN. 



Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 E. SIXTH 

 AVENUE, HELENA, MT 59620. 



Montana Natural Heritage Progra 



