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 Occurrence number: 005 



Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S2 Federal Status: 



Survey site name: HALF MOON CREEK 



EO rank: 

 EO rank comments: 



County: FERGUS 



USGS quadrangle: HALF MOON CANYON 



Township-range: 012N019E Section: 14 Precision: M 

 Township-range comments: 



Survey date: Elevation: 5800 



First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 15-35% / N 



Last observation: 1989-09-24 Size (acres) : 3 



Location: 



SNOWY MOUNTAINS, HALF MOON CANYON, CA. 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

 LEWISTOWN, CA. 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RED HILL ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 



SCATTERED GROUPS OF PLANTS. 



General site description: 



DOUGLAS-FIR/SPRUCE FOREST IN SHADE, FROM 5,800 - 6,000 FEET 

 IN ELEVATION, ON LIMESTONE SUBSTRATES IN THICK DUFF AND 

 MOSS. ASSOCIATED SPECIES INCLUDE LINNAEA BOREALIS, PYROLA 

 SECUNDA, THALICTRUM OCCIDENTALE, FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA, 

 CLEMATIS COLUMBIANA. 



Land owner/manager: 



LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT 



Comments : 



NO MAP INCLUDED WITH SURVEY RECORD; COMPLETE LIST OF 

 ASSOCIATED SPECIES ON FILE AT MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE 

 PROGRAM . 



Information source: 



PHILLIPS, H.W. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, P.O. BOX 

 871, GREAT FALLS, MT 59403. (890924-1). 1989. NY. 



