MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



^Scientific Name: BOTRYCHIUM PARADOXUM 

 Common Name: PECULIAR MOONWORT 



Global rank: Gl Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: C2 



Element occurrence code: PPOPH010J0 . 007 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: STORM LAKE 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: AREA HEAVILY-USED FOR RECREATION; USE INCREASING 



AND HABITAT DECLINING. 



County: DEER LODGE 



USGS quadrangle: STORM LAKE 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 



004N 013W 30 NE4NW4, E2 ; 29 NW4SW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1993-08-05 Elevation: 8200 - 8480 



First observation: 1993-07-30 Slope/aspect: 0-20% / S, SW 



Last observation: 1993-08-05 Size (acres) : 5 



'Location: 



CA. 12 MILES WEST OF ANACONDA ON STATE HWY 1, TRAVEL SOUTH ON STORM 

 LAKE ROAD TO STORM LAKE. MAIN POPULATION IS ON NORTH LAKESHORE ON BOTH 

 SIDES OF DIRT ROAD; SUBPOPULATIONS ARE IN MEADOWS ON HILLS WEST OF THE 

 LAKE. 



Element occurrence data: 



TYPE LOCALITY. MAIN POPULATION ESTIMATED TO HAVE 2 00+ INDIVIDUALS; 

 SUBPOPULATIONS ESTIMATED AT 150+ INDIVIDUALS. 100% IN IMMATURE SPORE 

 STAGE. 



General site description: 



MESIC MIDSLOPE AND BOTTOM AND ROLLING UPLANDS, ORGANIC MATERIAL OVER 

 LOAM SOIL, WITH FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS, CAREX SPP. , FRASERA SPECIOSA, 

 ACHILLIA MILLEFOLIUM, PENSTEMON PROCERUS, PEDICULARIS CONTORTA, 

 BOTRYCHIUM LUNARIA, JUNCUS DRUMMONDII, POTENTILLA DIVERSIFOLIA, 

 BOTRYCHIUM SPP. 



Land owner /manager : 



DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST, DEER LODGE RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



DRIVING, CAMPING AND TRAMPLING INTENSE AT MAIN POPULATION SITE, WHICH 

 IS BISECTED BY A TWO-TRACK ROAD. 



information source: VANDERHORST, J. 1993. [MTNHP FIELD SURVEYS FOR 



BOTRYCHIUM PARADOXUM ON THE DEERLODGE NATIONAL 

 FOREST. ] 



Specimens: VANDERHORST, J. (5057, 5095, 5098). 1993. MONT. 



