TABLE OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 1 



THE STUDY AREA 1 



METHODS 3 



RESULTS 4 



Agastache cusickii 6 



Arenaria kingii 8 



Astragalus argophyllus 10 



Astragalus lentiginosus 11 



Astragalus leptaleus 12 



Astragalus scaphoides 13 



Astragalus terminalis 15 



Carex parryana ssp. idahoa 17 



Cirsium subniveum 19 



Delphinium bicolor ssp. novum 20 



Erigeron gracilis 2 2 



Eriogonum caespitosum 2 3 



Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nevadense 25 



Gentiana aquatica 27 



Halimolohos virgata 28 



Haplopappus macronema var. linearis .. 29 



Hutchinsia procumbens 31 



Lomatium attenuatum 32 



Mimulus suksdorfii . 34 



Pediocactus simpsonii 35 



Penstemon lemhiensis 36 



Pbacelia incana 37 



Senecio debilis 39 



Sphaeromeria argentea 40 



Sphaeromeria capitata 41 



Stanleya viridiflora 42 



Taraxacum eriophorum 4 3 



Thalictrum alpinum 45 



Thelypodium sagittatum 46 



Thlaspi parviflorum 4 8 



Townsendia nuttallii 50 



DISCUSSION 52 



LITERATURE CITED 56 



APPENDIX A. Maps showing principle travel routes 

 APPENDIX B. Floristic species list of the study area 

 APPENDIX C. Distribution maps of sensitive species 

 APPENDIX D. Element Occurrence Record printouts and maps 

 APPENDIX E. Photographic slides 



