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PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0. 02 6 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: SWAMP CREEK 

 County: Beaverhead 



USGS quadrangle: HIGHLAND RANCH 



Township-range: 003S016W Section: 04 

 Township-range comments: E2 



Survey date: 1989-06-30 Elevation: 6260 

 First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 0-3% / SE 



Last observation: 1989-06-30 Size (acres) : 3 



Location: 



BIGHOLE VALLEY, CA. 5.2 MILES WEST OF WISDOM, ALONG SWAMP 

 CREEK RD., SOUTH OF ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 

 23 PLANTS IN 1989. 



General site description: 



IN OPEN ROCKY GROUND, WITH ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, SEDUM 

 LANCEOLATUM, ASTRAGALUS MISER, TARAXACUM OFFICINALE, STIPA 

 COMATA AND POA SECUNDA. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Comments : 



CATTLE DISTURBANCE AROUND SALT LICK APPEARS TO HAVE ENHANCED 

 HABITAT FOR THIS SPECIES. 



Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. 1989. FIELD SURVEYS IN SOUTHWESTERN 

 MONTANA OF 26-3 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Penstemon lemhiensis 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



