LESQUERELLA KLAUS I I * 03 

 DIVIDE BLADDERPOD 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: 

 State rank: S3 Federal Status: 



Survey site name: HOGBACK MOUNTAIN 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: 



County: LEWIS AND CLARK 



USGS quadrangle: HOGBACK MOUNTAIN 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 012N OOIW 03 NE4SE4, 1 NW4NW4 



Survey date: 1992-08-09 Elevation: 6690 -7680 

 First observation: 1992-08-09 Slope/aspect: 5-20% / SSW 

 Last observation: 1992-08-09 Size (acres) : 2 



Location: 



BIG BELT MOUNTAINS, HOGBACK MOUNTAIN NEAR RIDGETOP, SOUTH OF 

 OLD TOWER SITE. ACCESSIBLE VIA FS RD #138 ("FIGURE 8 ROUTE") 

 UP BEAVER CREEK TO FS RD #298. POPULATION IS CA . 0.1 MILE 

 SOUTHEAST OF OLD LOOKOUT TOWER SITE. 



Element occurrence data: 



UNCOMMON IN RESTRICTED HABITAT; 50-100 PLANTS, PAST 

 FRUITING. IN IMMATURE FLOWERING STAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME OF 

 THE SEASON. INCOMPLETE SURVEY. 



General site description: 



OPEN, SOUTH-FACING DRY HABITAT, UPPER GRAVELLY LIMESTONE 

 SLOPES IN CAREX RUPESTRIS HABITAT TYPE BETWEEN TALUS AND 

 OUTCROP. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: SENECIO CANA, ANDROSACE 

 CHAMAEJASME, ERIOGONUM OVALIFOLIUM, CASTILLEJA PALLESCENS. 



Land owner/manager: 



HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



OVER 3 MILES FROM OCCURRENCE #003, SEPARATED BY ELEVATION 

 AND DISTINGUISHED BY SUBSTRATE. WIDELY SCATTERED PLANTS 

 FOUND IN PRAIRIE OUTCROPS; MINOR CONTRIBUTION AS SATELLITES 

 TO POPULATION NUMBERS. 



Information source: 



HEIDEL, B. AND P. LESICA. 1992. [MTNHP FIELD SURVEY TO 

 HOGBACK MOUNTAIN OF 9 AUGUST.] 



Specimens: 



Element Occurrence Record 



Plant Species of Special Concern 



Big Belt and Elkhorn Mountains 



