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ARABIS FECUNDA 

 SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290 . 007 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: JERRY CREEK 

 County: Silver Bow 



USGS quadrangle: WISE RIVER 



Township-range: OOINOIOW Section: 31 SW4 

 Township-range comments: TIN RllW:Sec 36 SE4 



Survey date: 1988-06-07 Elevation: 5700 

 First observation: 1988 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988-06-07 Size (acres) : 30 



Location: 



CA. 1.5 MILES EAST OF WISE RIVER, MT, ON HIGHWAY 43, NE ON 

 JERRY CREEK ROAD 0.3 MILE; HILLSIDES AND OUTCROPS EAST OF 

 ROAD, 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 5,050 PLANTS IN 2 SUBPOPULATIONS , FLOWERING AND FRUIT- 

 ING; THREATENED BY OVERGRAZING. 



General site description: 



ON CALC-SILICATE OUTCROPS & HILLSIDES IN OPEN SOILS, BENEATH 

 JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM AND PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, WITH 

 CERCOCARPUS LEDIFOLIUS AND ERIGERON COMPOSITUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: HEADWATERS RESOURCE AREA, BUTTE DISTRICT 

 STATE LAND - UNDESIGNATED 



Information source: 



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

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



Element Occurrence Record - Arabis fecunda 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



