ARABIS FECUNDA 

 SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 002 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: SPRING GULCH I 

 County: Ravalli 



USGS quadrangle: MOUNTAIN HOUSE 



Township-range: 006N019W Section: 30 S2 

 Township-range comments: Sec 31 NE4NW4 



Survey date: 1988-06-01 Elevation: 4740 

 First observation: 1985 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988-06-01 Size (acres) : 160 



Location: 



SPRING GULCH, WEST SLOPE OF SAPPHIRE RANGE; AT JCT. OF HWYS . 

 269 & 380, 2.5 MI. E. TO WHERE 380 TURNS N . ; E. 1.5 MI. TO 

 CHARLEYS GULCH RD. , 2 MI. TO CATTLEGUARD; SITES 1 MI. SW. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 1000-1500+ PLANTS, 4 SUBPOPULATIONS ; EVIDENCE OF 

 DISTURBANCE BY CATTLE; SITES THREATENED BY WEEDY SPECIES 

 (ESP. CENTAUREA MACULOSA) ; REMOTE AREA. 



General site description: 



ON LIGHT-COLORED GRANITIC AND CALCAREOUS ROCK OUTCROPS, ON 

 STEEP, S-FACING SLOPES; SAGEBRUSH GRASSLAND WITH PINUS 

 PONDEROSA, HAPLOPAPPUS ARMERIOIDES, GILIA SPICATA AND CRYPTANTHA 

 sp. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1988. FIELD SURVEYS IN RAVALLI COUNTY OF 19-20 

 MAY, 1-3 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Arab is fecunda 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



