35 



PENSTEMON LEMHIENSIS 

 LEMHI BEARDTONGUE 



Element occurrence code: PDSCR1L3N0. 033 



Global rank: G3 

 State rank: S2 



Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 



Survey site name: SHALE CREEK 

 County: Beaverhead 



USGS quadrangle: POLARIS - 15' 



Township-range: 005S012W Section: 

 Township-range comments: SW4SW4 



08 



Survey date: 



First observation: 



Last observation: 



1989 

 1989-06-28 



Elevation: 6560 

 Slope/aspect: 35% / EAST 

 Size (acres) : 



Location: 



GRASSHOPPER CREEK RD. 

 CREST OF HILL. 



CA. 2.5 MILES NORTH OF POLARIS, ON 



Element occurrence data: 



POPULATION OF 2 PLANTS IN 1989. 



General site description: 



ON EAST FACING ROADCUT. IN DEEP LOAMY SOIL, WITH LESS THAN 

 5% COARSE FRAGMENTS, WITH ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, GUTIERREZIA 

 SAROTHRAE, AGROPYRON SPICATUM, AND BROMUS TECTORUM. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



Comments: 



PLANTENBERG - "SITE WILL EVENTUALLY BE ELIMINATED BY 

 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 - Penstemon I emh i ens i s 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



