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PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0. 031 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: ROBBINS GULCH 

 County: Ravalli 



USGS quadrangle: ROBBINS GULCH 



Township-range: 002N020W Section: 16 

 Township-range comments: N2NW4, 9SE4SW4 



Survey date: 1989-06-29 Elevation: 4500 

 First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 8-35% / SE 



Last observation: 1989-06-29 Size (acres) : 5 



Location: 



WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS, EAST FORK 

 BITTERROOT RIVER DRAINAGE, ROBBINS GULCH, NORTH OF 

 BITTERROOT N.F. RD. #446, CA. 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF U.S. HWY . 

 93. 



Element occurrence data: 



14 PLANTS OBSERVED, IN 5 SMALL COLONIES; 8 FLOWERING, 6 

 ROSETTES, ONE PLANT ON ROADSIDE. 



General site description: 



GRANITIC, SANDY TO GRAVELLY LOAM SOILS; PINUS 

 PONDEROSA/PURSHIA TRIDENTATA HABITAT, WITH KOELERIA 

 CRISTATA, CENTAUREA MACULOSA, AGROPYRON SPICATUM, 

 BALSAMORHIZA SAGITTATA, PHACELIA LINEARIS, POA SECUNDA, 

 ALYSSUM ALYSSOIDES, LITHOSPERMUM RUDERALE, PENSTEMON 

 ALBERTINUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 

 BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST, DARBY RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments: 



VOUCHER - SHELLY, J.S. (1569) AND A. KRATZ , 1989. 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1989. FIELD SURVEYS IN RAVALLI COUNTY, 2 6-29 

 JUNE. 



Element Occurrence Record - Penstemon lemhiensis 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



