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PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0 . 032 



Global rank; G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 



Survey site name: POLARIS 

 County: Beaverhead 



USGS quadrangle: POLARIS - 15' 



Township-range: 005S012W Section: 30 

 Township-range comments: NE4NE4 , 19SE4SE4 



Survey date: Elevation: 6400 



First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 35 % / EAST 



Last observation: 1989-06-28 Size (acres) : 



Location: 



GRASSHOPPER CREEK RD. , CA. 0.5 MILES NORTH OF POLARIS, CA. 

 0.1 MILE NORTH OF GRASSHOPPER CREEK CROSSING, IMMEDIATELY 

 NORTH OF GRAVEL PIT. 



Element occurrence data: 



POPULATION OF 50+ PLANTS IN 1989. 



General site description: 



GROWING ON EAST-FACING ROADCUT IN ALLUVIUM WITH 50 PERCENT 

 COARSE FRAGMENTS, WITH ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, CHRYSOTHAMNUS 

 NAUSEOSUS, AGROPYRON SPICATUM, AND BROMUS TECTORUM. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Comments: 



PLANTENBERG - "THE SITE WILL EVENTUALLY BE LOST TO KNAPWEED 

 CONTROL - ACTIVE ROADCUT." 



Information source: 



PLANTENBERG, PATRICK L. DEPT. OF STATE LANDS, HARD ROCK 

 BUREAU, RECLAMATION DIVISION, 1625 IITH AVE., HELENA, MT 

 59620. 



Element Occurrence Record - Pensteffion Lemhi ens is 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



