2. State: Dorn (1984) indicated that this species had been 

 collected in southwestern and eastern Montana. The former is 

 likely to be adventive, and the few records in eastern Montana 

 were considered basis for giving it an "SU" (status 

 undetermined rank) . This study and further review of 

 collection data supports a change to "SA" (adventive in much 

 or all of its range in Montana) . 



Geographical distribution 



1. Species range: Quebec and 

 Nova Scotia to eastern Montana, 

 Utah, Texas and Florida. 



2. Montana distribution: 

 above. 



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3 . Occurrence in the study 

 area: Collected in the 

 northern end of the Ekalaka 

 Hills. 



Habitat 



1. Associated vegetation: The 

 associated species represent a 

 plant association of disturbed 

 habitat. In the Sioux District 

 it was found at a roadside 

 restricted to disturbed habitat 

 with: Glycyrrhiza lepidota , 

 Achillea millefolium , Vicia 

 americana and Symphoricarpos 

 occidentalis. 



In the Medicine Lake Sandhills, an early successional site, it 

 is associated with Psoralea lanceolata and Prunus virginiana . 



2. Topography: Upland settings. 



3. Soil relationships: Clammy groundcherry grows in sandy 

 soils and other well-drained settings. The District site for 

 it is confined to Forest Service road right-of-way, an 

 extremely droughty setting. 



E. Population demography and biology: NA 



F. Assessment and management recommendations: Clammy 

 groundcherry was found only in one highly disturbed setting. Based 

 on this observation augmented by rangewide information, it is 

 recommended that it be dropped from further consideration by the 

 U.S. Forest Service and Montana Natural Heritage Program. 



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