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ARABIS FECUNDA 

 SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 006 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: MOUTH OF QUARTZ HILL GULCH 

 County: Beaverhead 



USGS quadrangle: DEWEY 



Township-range: OOISOIOW Section: 08 E2 

 Township-range comments: Sec 5 SE4 ; Sec 17 NE4 



Survey date: 1988-06-06 Elevation: 5780 

 First observation: 1988 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988-06-13 Size (acres) : 100 



Location: 



TRAVEL 0.25 MILE WEST OF DEWEY, MT ON HIGHWAY 43, THEN SOUTH 

 ON QUARTZ HILL GULCH ROAD, EAST AND WEST OF THE ROAD FOR 1.5 

 MILES. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 7,300 PLANTS IN 8 SUBPOPULATIONS ; FRUITING. 



General site description: 



CALC-SILICATE ROCKY OUTCROPS AND HILLSIDES; BENEATH 

 JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM AND PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, WITH 

 CERCOCARPUS LEDIFOLIUS AND DRABA NIVALIS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: DILLON RESOURCE AREA, BUTTE DISTRICT 



BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, WISE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT 



Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. 1988. FIELD SURVEY, SOUTHWEST MONTANA, 

 1-3. 6-7 AND 13-15 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Arabis fecunda 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



