Status review of Cirsium subniveum on the Beaverhead National Forest, U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Region 1, Montana online

carduidactyla (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from California
thistles (Asteraceae) . Proc. Entomol . Soc. Wash. 89(1):
132-136.



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Turner, C.E., R.W. Pemberton, and S.S. Rosenthal. 1987b. Host
utilization of native Cirsium thistles (Asteraceae) by the
introduced weevil Rhinocyllus conicus (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae) in California. Environmental Entomology
6(1) :111-115.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1991. Sensitive
Plant List, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region (Region 1) :
Range, Air, Watershed, and Ecology Unit. Missoula, Montana.

U.S. Department of Commerce. 1982. Monthly normals of

temperature, precipitation, and heating and cooling degree
days 1951-1980. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Climatography of the United States No. 81.
2 3 pp.

Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.).
1987. Utah Flora: Compositae (Asteraceae). Great Basin
Naturalist Memoirs. No. 9 894 pp.



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Occurrence number: 001

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: LAURIN CANYON

EO rank:
EO rank comments :

County: MADISON

USGS quadrangle: LAURIN CANYON

Township: 006S Range: 005W Section: 10 Precision: S

Township-range comments: NW4

Survey date: 1991-08-19 Elevation: 6800
First observation: 1982 Slope/aspect:

Last observation: 1991-08-19 Size (acres) : 5

Location:

SLOPE OF RUBY MOUNTAIN RIDGE ABOVE LAURIN CANYON, RUBY RANGE.

Element occurrence data:

CA. 115 PLANTS IN 3 SUBPOPULATIONS ; THE LARGEST IS ABOVE THE LOWEST
SPRING ON LAURIN CANYON.

General site description:

OPEN PLACES IN SUBALPINE FOREST, WITH ARTEMISIA MICHAUXIANA, MAHONIA
REPENS, ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM, AND STIPA VIRIDULA.

Land owner/manager:

BLM: DILLON RESOURCE AREA, BUTTE DISTRICT

Comments :

VOUCHER-LACKSCHEWITZ (10282) AND ROSENTRETER, 1982, MONTU, NY
(VERIFIED BY A. CRONQUIST, NY). LACKSCHEWITZ/ROSENTRETER COLLECTION
MAY BE FROM AN UNSURVEYED HIGHER ELEVATION, (T6SR5W, S9 , SW4 ) .

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620.(475). 1991. MONT.



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Occurrence number: 002



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Global rank: G3G4
State rank: SI



Forest Service status:
Federal Status:



SENSITIVE



Survey site name: ELK LAKE

EO rank: B
EO rank comments: GRAZING AND WEEDY SPECIES

County: BEAVERHEAD

USGS quadrangle: ELK SPRINGS

Township: 013S Range: 001E Section: 29
Township-range comments: SW4,3 2NW4



Precision: S



Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:

Location:

ABOVE ELK LAKE.



1991-08-21

1986

1991-08-21



Elevation: 6800
Slope/aspect: 0-45
Size (acres) : 60



/ EAST, SOUTH



Element occurrence data:
12 5+ PLANTS.

General site description:

ON STEEP, UNSTABLE GRAVEL AND ROCK SLIDES, EAST SLOPE, NEAR CHAENACTIS
DOUGLASII, PENSTEMON CYANEUS , AND P. DEUSTUS .

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT



Comments:

VOUCHER



LACKSCHEWITZ , K. (10993), 1986, SPECIMEN # 103712 (MONTU) .



Information source:

ROE, LISA S. MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620. (479). 1991. MONT.



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Occurrence number: 003

Global rank: G3G4
State rank: SI



Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments:



Forest Service status:
Federal Status:



SENSITIVE



FRENCH CREEK

C

POPULATION SIZE VARIABLE, SEVERAL ACTIVE

GOLD MINES IN THE AREA.



County: BEAVERHEAD

USGS quadrangle: ERMONT

Township: 006S Range: 011W Section: 01
Township-range comments: SW4 , 2SE4 , 11E2 .



Precision: S



Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:



1991-08-23

1988

1991-08-23



Elevation: 7240

Slope/aspect: 50% / SOUTHEAST

Size (acres) : 1



Location:

PIONEER MOUNTAINS, CA. 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARGENTA, SLOPES ABOVE
FRENCH CREEK.

Element occurrence data:

1991: NO SIGN OF PLANTS IN THE NORTHERN SUBPOPULATION, BUT 3 PLANTS
WERE LOCATED FURTHER DOWNSTREAM. 1988: CA. 40 PLANTS IN TWO
SUBPOPULATIONS, SCATTERED PRIMARILY ALONG HISTORIC MINING AND ROAD
DISTURBANCE.

General site description:

IN PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS
COMMUNITY TYPE, WITH ELYMUS CINEREUS, ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA, AGROPYRON
SPICATUM, TETRADYMIA CANESCENS, CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS, CHRYSOTHAMNUS
VISCIDIFLORUS, BROMUS TECTORUM AND POA SECUNDA.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT



Comments:

VOUCHER - DARFLER, E., AND KEN SCOW (S.N.), 1988,
IDENTIFIED AS C. NEOMEXICANUM VAR. UTAHENSE G. B.
MINNESOTA, ST. PAUL. ANNOTATED AS C. SUBNIVEUM, S
YOUNG UNIVERSITY, MARCH, 1991.



MONTU; ORIGINALLY
OWNBEY, UNIV. OF
WELSH, BRIGHAM



Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 E.
HELENA, MT. (405). 1990. NY.



6TH AVE



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Occurrence number: 004

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: WEST FORK MADISON

EO rank:
EO rank comments:

County: MADISON

USGS quadrangle: CLIFF LAKE

Township: 011S Range: 001E Section: 27 Precision: M
Township-range comments: NE4

Survey date: Elevation: 6100

First observation: 1983 Slope/aspect:

Last observation: 1983-07-20 Size (acres) :

Location:

30 MILES SOUTH OF ENNIS; 3.5 MILES FROM JUNCTION OF WEST FORK ROAD AND
HWY 287 ON WEST FORK ROAD.

Element occurrence data:

SCATTERED; IN FLOWER AND FRUIT.

General site description:

ON STEEP SAGEBRUSH HILLSIDE WITH FESTUCA AND GERANIUM.

Land owner/manager:

PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE)
BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

MRPP CARD READS "SECTION 7," WHICH DOES NOT MATCH DIRECTIONS.
OCCURRENCE MAPPED IN SECTION 27.

Information source:

RAMSTETTER, J. (14). 1983. MONTU. (MRPP CARD).



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Occurrence number: 005

Global rank: G3G4
State rank: SI



Forest Service status:
Federal Status:



SENSITIVE



Survey site name: BIG SHEEP CREEK

EO rank:
EO rank comments:



County : BEAVERHEAD

USGS quadrangle: CABOOSE CANYON

Township: 014S Range: 010W Section: 27
Township-range comments: E2



Precision: M



Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:



1983
1983-08-26



Elevation: 6600
Slope/aspect: /NORTH
Size (acres) :



Location:

BIG SHEEP CREEK CANYON, CA. 11.5 MILES SOUTH OF DELL, ABOVE ROAD,

Element occurrence data:
IN FLOWER.

General site description:

ON STABILIZED LIMESTONE RUBBLE-SLIDE.

Land owner/manager:

PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE)
BLM: DILLON RESOURCE AREA, BUTTE DISTRICT

Comments:



Information source:

LACKSCHEWITZ, K. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF
MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. (10673). 1983. MONTU. (MRPP CARD).



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Occurrence number: 006

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: ELK LAKE

EO rank: A
EO rank comments: EXCELLENT SITE WITH WELL ESTABLISHED

POPULATIONS .

County : BEAVERHEAD

USGS quadrangle: ELK SPRINGS

Township: 013S Range: 001E Section: 17 Precision: S
Township-range comments: SW4 , S2 0, CENTRAL

Survey date: 1991-08-20 Elevation: 7400
First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-40% / SOUTHWEST,

WEST, EAST
Last observation: 1991-08-20 Size (acres) : 25

Location:

CENTENNIAL VALLEY; SITE IS CA. 1 MILE NORTH OF ELK LAKE. FOLLOW ROAD
ON WEST SIDE OF LAKE TO RIDGE TOP, PARK AND WALK WEST CA. 0.2 MILE TO
SMALL ROCKY RIDGE. OTHER SITES ARE UP A DRY FORK OF NARROWS CREEK.

Element occurrence data:

120 PLANTS IN FOUR SUBPOPULATIONS , IN FLOWER AND FRUIT.

General site description:

OPEN, ERODING SCREE SLOPES (TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCK), WITH RUBUS IDAEUS,
JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, SPIRAEA BETULIFOLIA AND POLYPODIUM VULGARE.
SURROUNDING FOREST IS PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM AND
POPULUS TREMULOIDES.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

PLANTS ARE MORE OFTEN AT THE TOP OF SCREE SLOPES.

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620.



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Occurrence number: 007

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: ELK LAKE

EO rank: B
EO rank comments: LARGE, HEALTHY POPULATION, SURROUNDING

AREA IS HEAVILY GRAZED.

County : BEAVERHEAD

USGS quadrangle: HIDDEN LAKE BENCH

Township: 013S Range: 001E Section: 16 Precision: S

Township-range comments: SE4

Survey date: 1991-08-21 Elevation: 6800
First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-40% / NORTHWEST

Last observation: 1991-08-21 Size (acres) : 30

Location:

CENTENNIAL VALLEY, CA. 0.3 MILE NORTH OF ELK LAKE, NORTHWEST-FACING
ROCKY SLOPE.

Element occurrence data:

100+ PLANTS, MOSTLY IN FRUIT.

General site description:

OPEN, ERODING SCREE SLOPE (TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCK), WITH ARTEMISIA
TRIDENTATA, AGROPYRON SPICATUM, POA SECUNDA, JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS AND
POLYPODIUM VULGARE.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620. (480). 1991. MONT.



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Occurrence number: 008

Global rank: G3G4
State rank: SI



Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments :



Forest Service status:
Federal Status:



SENSITIVE



HIDDEN LAKE

A

SMALL POPULATION, BUT EXCELLENT LOCATION

WITH NO WEED INVASION.



County: MADISON
USGS quadrangle:



HIDDEN LAKE BENCH



Township: 013S Range: 001E Section: 3
Township-range comments: NW4SW4



Precision:



Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:



1991-08-22

1991

1991-08-22



Elevation: 6760

Slope/aspect: 10-35% / SOUTHWEST

Size (acres) : 15



Location:

NORTH OF CENTENNIAL VALLEY, JUST NORTH OF HIDDEN LAKE. FROM RED ROCK
LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE, TAKE FS RD #8384 NORTH PAST ELK LAKE TO END OF
ROAD. PARK AND WALK NORTH ON TRAIL #35 TO NEAR THE END OF HIDDEN LAKE;
TURN WEST ON TRAIL #19 FOR 0.2 MILES; SCREE SLOPES ARE ABOVE TRAIL.

Element occurrence data:

CA. 4 3 PLANTS IN 3 SMALL SUBPOPULATIONS , SCATTERED OVER A LARGE AREA.

General site description:

ALONG THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF OPEN SCREE SLOPES WITH SPARSE
VEGETATIVE COVER OF PENSTEMON DEUSTUS , POA SECUNDA, CAREX FILIFOLIA,
JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; SURROUNDING FOREST IS SPARSE PSEUDOTSUGA
MENZIESII.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620. (481). 1991. MONT.



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Occurrence number: 009

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: STONEWALL CREEK

EO rank: C
EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION, GRAZED AREA.

County: MADISON

USGS quadrangle: COPPER MOUNTAIN

Township: 004S Range: 003W Section: 30 Precision: S
Township-range comments: SW4

Survey date: 1991-08-20 Elevation: 6860
First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-5% / SOUTH

Last observation: 1991-08-20 Size (acres) : 1

Location:

TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS; FROM HIGHWAY 287, GO 3 . 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAURIN. HEAD NORTHEAST ON RAMSHORN CREEK ROAD CA. 6.1 MILES TO
STONEWALL CREEK. SITE IS NORTHWEST OF ROAD AT INTERSECTION OF CREEKS.

Element occurrence data:

3 PLANTS ON CA. 0.2 5 ACRE.

General site description:

BENEATH ROCK OUTCROP, WITH RUBUS IDAEUS, AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA, SPIREA
BETULIFOLIA AND SAMBUCUS CERULEA, SURROUNDED BY PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII
FOREST.

Land owner/manager:

PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE)
BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SHERIDAN RANGER DISTRICT

Comments :
NONE.

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620. (478). 1991. MONT.



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Occurrence number: 010

Global rank: G3G4
State rank: SI



Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
Federal Status:



Survey site name: KELLY RESERVOIR

EO rank: C
EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION IN GRAZED AREA.

County : BEAVERHEAD

USGS quadrangle: ERMONT



Township: 006S Range: 011W Section: 10
Township-range comments: SE4SW4



Precision: S



Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:



1991-08-23

1991

1991-08-23



Elevation: 6800

Slope/aspect: 0-10% / SOUTHEAST

Size (acres) : 1



Location:

PIONEER MOUNTAINS; FROM ARGENTA, TRAVEL WEST ON FS RD# 606 FOR CA. 3.5
MILES, THEN LEFT ON FS RD# 192.2 FOR CA. 1 MILE TO BRIDGE ACROSS
STREAM.

Element occurrence data:
CA. 3 PLANTS.

General site description:

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, POPULUS TREMULOIDES, PINUS CONTORTA FOREST WITH
ROSA WOODSII, FRAGARIA VESCA, ARABIS HOLBOELLII, AND ACHILLEA
MILLEFOLIUM.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:
NONE

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620. (483). 1991. MONT.



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Occurrence number: Oil

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: MILL CREEK

EO rank: C
EO rank comments: SMALL SUE-POPULATIONS , HEAVILY GRAZED

AREA.

County: MADISON

USGS quadrangle: COPPER MOUNTAIN

Township: 004S Range: 004W Section: 23 Precision: S

Township-range comments: NW4NW4 , 22NW4NW4

Survey date: 1991-08-20 Elevation: 6680
First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-30%/ SOUTH

Last observation: 1991-08-20 Size (acres) : 1

Location:

TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS; FROM SHERIDAN, MT, HEAD EAST ON FS RD# 111,
CA. 4 MILES, FIRST SITE IS JUST ACROSS FOREST SERVICE BOUNDARY.

Element occurrence data:

CA. 13 PLANTS IN 3 SMALL SUBPOPULATIONS (4,1,7 INDIVIDUALS AS MAPPED
FROM WEST TO EAST) .

General site description:

IN ROCKY, GRAVELLY OPEN AREAS OF ABIES LASIOCARPA/PINUS CONTORTA
FOREST, WITH ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, MAHONIA REPENS, HIERACIUM
CYNOGLOSSOIDES AND ARNICA LONGIFOLIA.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SHERIDAN RANGER DISTRICT

Comments :
NONE

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620.



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Occurrence number: 012

Global rank: G3G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: MILL CREEK

EO rank: B
EO rank comments: ONE POPULATION QUITE LARGE, BUT ALSO

HEAVY GRAZING IMPACTS.

County: MADISON

USGS quadrangle: COPPER MOUNTAIN

Township: 004S Range: 003W Section: 17 Precision: S
Township-range comments: SE4NW4 , 4S4W, 13SE4

Survey date: 1991-08-20 Elevation: 7600
First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 10-35% / SOUTH

Last observation: 1991-08-20 Size (acres) : 1

Location:

TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS: FROM SHERIDAN, MT, HEAD EAST ON FS RD 111 CA.
6 MILES, THE FIRST SITE IS ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD.

Element occurrence data:

TWO SUBPOPULATIONS, EASTERN-MOST WITH 100 PLANTS EACH; WESTERN WITH
CA. 10 PLANTS.

General site description:

IN ROCKY, GRAVELLY OPEN AREAS OF ABIES LASIOCARPA/PINUS CONTORTA
FOREST, WITH: ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, MAHONIA REPENS, HIERACIUM
CYNOGLOSSOIDES, AND ARNICA LONGIFOLIA. HIGH EROSION, LOW VEGETATION
COVER, PLANTS OCCURRING ON OLD MINE TAILINGS.

Land owner/manager:

BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SHERIDAN RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:
NONE.

Information source:

ROE, LISA S., MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM, 1515 EAST SIXTH AVE.,
HELENA, MT 59620. (476) 1991. MONT.



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