LESQUERELLA KLAUSII * 03 2 

 DIVIDE BLADDERPOD 



Global rank: G3 

 State rank: S3 



Forest Service status: 

 Federal Status: 



Survey site name: MERIWETHER CANYON 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: LEWIS AND CLARK 



uses quadrangle: BEARTOOTH MOUNTAIN 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 



013N 002W 17 W2SW4NE4,W2NW4NE4; SECTN 8 SW4SW4SE4 



Survey date: 

 First observation: 1992-05-18 

 Last observation: 1992-05-18 



Elevation: 4760 -5280 

 Slope/aspect: 5-30% / WEST 

 Size (acres) : 45 



Location: 



BIG BELT MOUNTAINS, NORTH OF MERIWETHER CANYON; FROM 

 BEARTOOTH GAME RANGE FOLLOW WILLOW CREEK, TAKE UNMAINTAINED 

 TRAIL TO MERIWETHER CANYON. TRAIL GOES THROUGH LOW SADDLE, 

 POPULATION IS SOUTH OF THE SADDLE ALONG THE TRAIL. 



Element occurrence data: 



1,000 TO 10,000 PLANTS; IN FLOWER AND FRUIT. 



General site description: 



OPEN, DRY, SANDY, GRAVELLY, GRASSY UPLAND; LIMESTONE PARENT 

 MATERIAL; 40% BARE GROUND. DOMINATED BY AGROPYRON SPICATUM, 

 POA SECUNDA, FESTUCA SCABRELLA, AND ROSA WOODSII. TOTAL TREE 

 COVER 0%; TOTAL SHRUB COVER 5%; TOTAL FORB COVER 15%; TOTAL 

 GRAMINOID COVER 35%. 



Land owner/manager: 



GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS 



HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, HELENA RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



LOTS OF UNSURVEYED POTENTIAL HABITAT IN MANN GULCH, 



Information source: 



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

 MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. 



Specimens: 



LESICA, P. (5614). 1992. MONTU. 



Eletnent Occurrence Record 



Plant Species of Special Concern 



Big Belt and Elkhorn Mountains 



