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ARABIS FECUNDA 

 SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 004 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: BIRCH CREEK BLUFFS 

 County: Ravalli 



uses quadrangle: WILLOW MOUNTAIN 

 CORVALLIS 



Township-range: 007N019W Section: 16 NW4 

 Township-range comments: Sec 17, Sec 18 NE4 , Sec 20 NE4 



Survey date: 1988-06-01 Elevation: 4700 

 First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988-06-01 Size (acres) : 200 



Location: 



WESTERN LOWER SLOPES OF SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS, ALONG BIRCH 

 CREEK AND TRIBUTARY NW. OF SCHOOLHOUSE BUTTE, CA. 7 AIR 

 MILES ENE. OF CORVALLIS, MT. 



Element occurrence data: 



10,000+ INDIVIDUALS, CA. SIX SUBPOPULATIONS ; SOME SLOPES ARE 

 TERRACED FROM LIVESTOCK GRAZING, AND WEEDS (CENTAUREA 

 MACULOSA, BROMUS TECTORUM, ALYSSUM) ARE ABUNDANT; ALSO WITH 

 AGROPYRON SPICATUM, OXYTROPIS BESSEYI, AND SENECIO CANUS . 



General site description: 



WHITE, HIGHLY CALCAREOUS, ERODING SLOPES OF METAMORPHOSED 

 CALC-SILICATES; WITH PINUS PONDEROSA, JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM, 

 HAPLOPAPPUS ARMERIOIDES, LESQUERELLA ALPINA, AND POA SECUNDA. 



Land owner/manager: 



STATE LAND - UNDESIGNATED 



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 - Arabis fecunda 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



