I = inflorescences (flowering stems) 



F = fruits 



A = aborted flowers (no fruit formation apparent) 



The total number per plant of each life history feature was 

 also recorded, except for seedlings. Thus, a plant with five 

 rosettes, two inflorescences, 12 fruits, and 25 aborted 

 flowers was recorded as R5l2F,2^25' ■^^ some other Penstemon 

 lemhiensis monitoring sites, seed capsules have been 

 collected randomly and examined for the number of viable- 

 appearing seeds (Achuff and Shelly 1991, Shelly 1990) . 

 However, there were so few capsules in 1991 at the 

 monitoring sites that none were collected. 



IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 



The Penstemon lemhiensis population within the Badger Pass 

 exclosure has been followed for several years. In 1986, 75 

 plants were reported within the exclosure and in 1990, 38 

 plants were seen within the exclosure. In 1991, 51 plants 

 were recorded within the exclosure as marked plants or 

 within the transects; no effort was made to count all plants 

 within the exclosure. Thus, the observations have not been 

 made in a sufficiently rigorous way, either in terms of 

 plant numbers or demographic category, that conclusions can 

 be drawn regarding population trend. 



Among the 34 plants marked in 1990 and relocated in 1991, 

 the was no consistent trend. Of these, four died, about half 

 remained unchanged, and the remainder were evenly divided 

 between those that increased and those that decreased in 

 size or vigor. 



In summary, the present data are not sufficient to draw any 

 conclusions but observing the individual plants over several 

 years and the possible recruitment of new plants in the 

 transects will provide a valid basis for assessing the 

 demographic and life history status of this species. 



