CIRSIUM LONGISTYLUM * 02( 

 LONG-STYLED THISTLE 



Global rank: G2Q 

 State rank: S3 



Forest Service status: 



Federal Status: C2 



Survey site name: BEAR GULCH SPRING 



EO rank: D 

 EO rank comments: 1 PLANT MIXED WITH ANOTHER SPECIES AND POSSIBLE 

 HYBRIDS; PASTURE NEAR ROAD. 



County: JEFFERSON 



USGS quadrangle: CROW CREEK FALLS 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 006N 002W 1 NW4SE4NW4 



Survey date: 1992-08-26 



First observation: 1992-08-26 



Last observation: 1992-08-26 



Elevation: 6920 

 Slope/aspect: 10% / EAST 

 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, 2.3 AIR MILES SOUTH OF CROW CREEK FALLS; 

 TAKE CROW CREEK ROAD (FS RD #424) BEYOND CAMPGROUND TO TRAIL 

 110 (TO POE PARK), GO LEFT, STAYING ON MAIN ROAD FOR CA . 1 

 MILE TO CORRAL AND SPRING. 



Element occurrence data: 



IN 1992 ONLY 1 PLANT, IN FRUIT, WITH CIRSIUM LONGISTYLUM 

 CHARACTERS WAS OBSERVED AMONG A POPULATION OF CA. 100 PLANTS 

 OF CIRSIUM HOOKERIANUM AND POSSIBLE HYBRIDS AND BACK 

 CROSSES. 



General site description: 



OPEN GRASSLAND SURROUNDED BY FOREST; GRAZED PASTURE BY ROAD 

 WITH FENCED SPRING AND UPPER SPRING RUN; NEARBY MESIC MEADOW 

 AROUND DRAINAGE; WITH PHLEUM PRATENSE, POTENTILLA SP., 

 ANTENNARIA SP. , AND CAREX SPP. 



Land owner /manager : 



HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



Information source: 



POOLE, J. M. 1992. [MTNHP FIELD SURVEY TO ELKHORN AND BIG 

 BELT MOUNTAINS IN THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST OF JULY 12, 

 27-29 AND AUG. 3-7, 14, 17, 26.] 



Specimens: 



POOLE, J. M. (3164). 1992. MONT. 



Element Occurrence Record 

 Plant Species of Special Concer 



