ARABIS FECUNDA 

 SAPPHIRE ROCKCRESS 



Element occurrence code: PDBRA06290. 012 



Global rank: G2 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: LIME GULCH 

 County: Beaverhead 



USGS quadrangle: TWIN ADAMS MOUNTAIN 



Township-range: 005S010W Section: 14 W2 

 Township-range comments: Sec 15 SE4 



Survey date: 1988-06-15 Elevation: 6200 

 First observation: 1988 Slope/aspect: - / east, west 



Last observation: 1988-06-15 Size (acres) : 80 



Location: 



5 MILES WEST OF INTERSTATE-15 , UP BIRCH CREEK ROAD. NORTH OF 

 ROAD, ON EAST AND WEST FACES OF LIME GULCH. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 10,000+ PLANTS, FRUITING. OLD MINING ACTIVITY IN AREA. 



General site description: 



CALC-SILICATE ROCK OUTCROPS AND HILLSIDES, BENEATH JUNIPERUS 

 SCOPULORUM, WITH CERCOCARPUS LEDIFOLIUS, SENECIO CANUS AND 

 ERIGERON COMPOSITUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



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 - Arab is fecunda 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



