ASTRAGALUS CONVALLARIUS VAR CONVALLARIUS * 007 

 LESSER RUSHY MILKVETCH 



Global rank: G5T5 

 State rank: S2 



Forest Service status: 

 Federal Status: 



Survey site name: BIG LOG GULCH 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: LEWIS AND CLARK 



USGS quadrangle: UPPER HOLTER LAKE 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 



012N 002W 17 NW4SE4 



Survey date: 

 First observation: 1992-05-20 

 Last observation: 1992-05-20 



Elevation: 3960 

 Slope/aspect: 2% / SOUTHEAST 

 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



BIG BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 2.1 AIR MILES NORTH OF THE NORTH END 

 OF HAUSER DAM; FROM NELSON GO WEST CA. 4 MILES AND PARK 

 ONE-THIRD MILE EAST OF JUNCTION, HIKE NORTH TO SADDLE 

 BETWEEEN BIG LOG GULCH AND BEAVER CREEK. 



Element occurrence data: 



LESS THAN 10 PLANTS; IN FLOWER AND BUD. POPULATION MAY BE 

 LARGER THAN OBSERVED DUE TO DROUGHT AND DIFFICULTY IN 

 OBSERVING PARTICULARLY WHEN NOT IN FLOWER. 



General site description: 



MESIC GRASSLAND ON ROLLING UPLANDS DOMINATED BY FESTUCA 

 SCABRELLA, STIPA VIRIDULA, AGROPYRON SMITHII, AND POA 

 SCABRELLA; SILTY SOIL; PARENT MATERIAL-LIMESTONE/CALCAREOUS 

 SANDSTONE; RECENT FIRE BURNED TREES IN AREA. WITH ASTRAGALUS 

 FLEXUOSUS. OPEN EXPOSURE, TOPOGRAPHIC POSITION - ON SADDLE. 

 TOTAL SHRUB COVER 0%; TOTAL FORB COVER 10%; TOTAL GRAMINOID 

 COVER 80%; TOTAL BARE GROUND COVER 10%. 



Land owner /manager : 



HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, 



HELENA RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



RECENT FIRE. 



Information source: 



LESICA, P. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIV. OF 

 MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. 



Specimens: 



LESICA, P. (5643). 1992. MONTU. 



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