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PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0 . 03 



Global rank: G3 

 State rank: S2 



Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 



Survey site name: SPRING GULCH 

 County: Ravalli 



USGS quadrangle: ROBBINS GULCH 



Township-range: 003N020W Section: 24 

 Township-range comments: SE4SE4 



Survey date: 



First observation: 



Last observation: 



1989-06-27 



1989 



1989-06-27 



Elevation: 5200 

 Slope/aspect: 35%+ / SE 

 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS, RYE CREEK DRAINAGE, 

 SPRING GULCH, 1.15 AIR MILES NORTHEAST OF CONFLUENCE OF RYE 

 CREEK AND NORTH FORK RYE CREEK, CA. 8 AIR MILES ESE OF 

 DARBY . 



Element occurrence data: 



FOUR PLANTS OBSERVED; ONE FLOWERING, 3 STERILE ROSETTES; 

 HABITAT SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY KNAPWEED INVASION. 



General site description: 



GRANITIC GRAVELLY LOAM SOILS; PURSHIA TRIDENTATA/AGROPYRON 

 SPICATUM HABITAT, WITH CENTAUREA MACULOSA, BALSAMORHIZA 

 SAGITTATA, BROMUS TECTORUM, KOELERIA CRISTATA, POA SECUNDA, 

 ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, DESCURAINIA RICHARDSONII , PHACELIA 

 LINEARIS, LOMATIUM DISSECTUM, TRAGOPOGON DUBIUS . 



Land owner/manager: 



BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST, DARBY RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



SIGHT RECORD, NO VOUCHER SPECIMEN COLLECTED; SITE SURVEYED 

 WITH A. KRATZ, BITTERROOT / LOLO N.F.S. 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1989. FIELD SURVEYS IN RAVALLI COUNTY, 26-29 

 JUNE. 



Elemont Occurrence Record - Penstemon [ emh i ens i s 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



