TABLE OF CONTENTS 



SUMMARY ii 



LIST OF TABLES iv 



LIST OF FIGURES iv 



INTRODUCTION 1 



THE STUDY AREA 1 



METHODS 3 



RESULTS 4 



Astragalus scaphoides 7 



Astragalus terminalis 11 



Delphinium bicolor ssp. novum 14 



Lesguerella sp. novum 18 



Penstemon lemhiensis 21 



Sphaeromeria argentea 24 



Sphaeromeria capitata 27 



DISCUSSION 30 



LITERATURE CITED 33 



APPENDIX A: Maps showing the study area and survey routes . . 36 

 APPENDIX B: Vascular plants identified in the study area . . 38 

 APPENDIX C: EORs and maps showing precise occurrence locations 43 

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