MONTANA STATE This "cover" page added by the Internet Archive for formatting purposes 1 / T994 STATUS REVIEW OF Aqoseris lackschewitz ii U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 1 GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST MONTANA Prepared by: Diane S. Pavek & Lisa Ann Schassberger , Botanist Montana Natural Heritage Program State Library Building 1515 E. Sixth Avenue Helena, Montana 59620 Order No. 43-0398-0-0203 s-wrtemTOscsuKTO, 5 J993 01 ffsa I. K. % £"X S '5.1 2 ^i ^ This is an abridged report For the full report please contact: The Montana Natural Heritage Program 1515 E Sixth Ave Helena, Montana 59620 406-444-3009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. SPECIES INFORMATION A. CLASSIFICATION 1 B. PRESENT LEGAL OR OTHER FORMAL STATUS 1 C. DESCRIPTION 3 D. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 5 E. HABITAT 8 F. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY 10 G. POPULATION ECOLOGY 11 H. LAND OWNERSHIP 11 II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS: 12 B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE 12 C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS 12 D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT 13 E. SUMMARY 13 III. LITERATURE CITED 14 IV. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 15 V. PHOTOGRAPHS 47 I. SPECIES INFORMATION A. CLASSIFICATION 1. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aqoseris lackschewitzii D. Henderson & R. Moseley. 2. COMMON NAME: Pink agoseris. 3. FAMILY: Asteraceae (= Compositae , Sunflower Family) . 4. GENUS: The flora of Montana has elements from the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and the Pacific Northwest. Rydberg (1922) recognized 33 species of Aqoseris in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains, which reflects the large amounts of morphologic variation present in this genus. Hitchcock and Cronquist (1973) list seven Aqoseris species in the Pacific northwestern states. Dorn (1984) describes four species as present in Montana: three perennials (A. qlauca (Pursh) Raf., A. aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene, and A. qrandif lora (Nutt.) Greene) and one annual (A, heterophylla (Nutt.) Greene). Aqoseris lackschewitzii has been described only recently and has not been included in any flora. 5. SPECIES: Henderson et al. (1990) described A. lackschewitzii as an Aqoseris that has pink flowers from anthesis (Figure 1, p. 2). This differs from two closely related species: A. aurantiaca and A. qlauca. A. aurantiaca has orange flowers, and A. qlauca has yellow flowers. Both may age or dry to a pinkish color, but are never pink at anthesis. Additionally, ecological requirements of the species differ; Aqoseris lackschewitzii is found in locations moister than either of the other two species (Henderson et al. 1990) . B. PRESENT LEGAL OR OTHER FORMAL STATUS 1. FEDERAL STATUS a. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE: This species currently has no status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service 1990) . Because the species has been described only recently, it has not been evaluated for status under the Endangered 5 cm 5 mm Figure 1. Agoseris lackschewitzii - A. Habit of flowering plant, B. Mature seed (achene) . Species Act. A status of category 2 ("taxa for which there is some evidence of vulnerability, but for which there are not enough data to support listing at this time") may be appropriate for Aqoseris lackschwitzii and an evaluation should be made. b. U.S. FOREST SERVICE: Aqoseris lackschewitzii is on the Watch List in Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service 1988) . Management and protection of sensitive and watch species are provided for under sections 2670.22 and 2670.32 in the 1984 Forest Service Manual. These guidelines specify that the Forest Service is to (a) "maintain viable populations of all native species of plants" (2670.22), (b) "avoid or minimize impacts to species whose viability has been identified as a concern" (2670.32.3) and to (c) "establish objectives for federal candidate species, in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Service. .. and the states" (2670.32.5) . STATE STATUS: Aqoseris lackschewitzii is listed by the Montana Natural Heritage Program as "imperiled globally because of rarity" (6-20 occurrences; global rank = G2) . In Montana, it is listed as "imperiled because of rarity" (6-20 occurrences; state rank = S2) . Under Montana state laws, there is no direct legal protection for A. lackschewitzii . DESCRIPTION GENERAL NONTECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: AqoserJS lackschewitzii is a herbaceous perennial plant with milky juice and a taproot. Plants may have one or more stems topped by a pink head (head: a group of flowers in the Sunflower Family) . Stems reach 6-49 cm (2.5-19 in) in height and are hairy along their entire length. The leaves of this plant are all basal, 6-20 cm (2.5-8 in) long and 0.7-2.5 cm (0.3-1 in) wide, and are without hairs. Leaves may be entire or have a few small teeth. Dark purple spots may irregularly fleck the leaves. Flowering heads have many (50-70) perfect florets with pink rays, 5-10 mm (0.2-0.4 in) long, 1.5 mm (0.06 in) wide. Bracts beneath the heads are in two or several series. These are green, with a dark colored strip down the middle, and may be purple dotted on the outer surface; the inner series have membrane-like edges. The beak of the achene (seed) is shorter than the length of the body. Achenes are roundish with 10 ribs on the body and 6-8 mm (0.2-0.3 in) long. The body tapers gradually into a beak, 4.2-6.6 mm (0.1-0.2 in) long. Very white, capillary bristles top the beak. Plants flower in July and August (rarely June) , depending on elevation and climate. (Adapted from Henderson et al. 1990.) TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: From Henderson et al, (1990), "Plants perennial herbs with simple or branched caudex and a slender taproot, producing a basal rosette and 1-3 scapes. Leaves thin, oblanceolate, (4)6-20(27) cm long, 0.7-2.2(3.1) cm wide; blade margins entire to rarely distantly toothed, both surfaces glabrous, the apex acute, slightly revolute, with a purple mucro, the base attenuate; petiole broadly to narrowly winged, 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the leaf, sheathing at the base, the margins villous with spreading multicellular hairs with clear cross-walls. Scape 6-29 cm high, villous at base, becoming tomentose below the solitary head. Involucre campanulate remaining so in fruit, 1.1-1.9 cm long in flower, up to 2.5 cm long in fruit; phyllaries mostly imbricate in 3-4 series, light green with a dark purple median stripe and light to heavy purple mottling, the inner lanceolate, acute, with white scarious margins, the outer similar or slightly broader and obtuse, densely villous basally, less so towards apex, the trichomes eglandular, translucent or occasionally with some purple pigment. Receptacle slightly convex, up to 7 mm broad, chaffy, foveolate. Flowers all ligulate, perfect, 50-70 per head, pink at anthesis, drying to deep pink; ligules 5-10 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, 5-toothed, glabrous distally, pubescent proximally with few, multicellular hairs; tube 6 . 5 mm long; anthers 1.2-1.8 mm long, the apical appendages lanceolate, 0.2-0.3 mm long; style column 8-9 mm long, purple, scabrous; style branches 0.4-0.8 mm long, stigmatic for entire length, the abaxial surface scabrous, the apex rounded. Achenes terete, the body 6-8 mm long, 10-ribbed, minutely scabrous on the ribs, glabrous to sparsely pubescent with short unicellular hairs between the ribs, gradually tapering to a slender, obscurely nerved or nerveless beak shorter than the body, the beak 4.2-6.6 mm long. Pappus double; capillary bristles numerous, white, minutely scabrous, 6-12 mm long." 3. LOCAL FIELD CHARACTERS: Agoseris lackschewitzii has very striking pink rays when in bud or full flower. However, it is important to check the maturity of the plant; the corollas of both A. qlauca and A. aurantiaca may age or dry a pink color. Achene shape will separate A. lackschewitzii from A. aurantiaca. Achenes of A. aurantiaca have abrupt edges at the top of the body that form highly visible, graduated, stair- steps, narrowing from the body into the beak; A. lackschewitzii achenes taper gradually. The leaves of A. qlauca are usually thicker, wider, and more glaucous than A. lackschewitzii . Additionally, A. qlauca occurs on sites that are much drier and more open than where A. lackschewitzii is found. D. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 1. RANGE: Aqoseris lackschewitzii is known from eight counties (Cascade, Deerlodge, Judith Basin, Madison, Meagher, Park, Silver Bow, and Sweetgrass) in southwestern Montana and two counties (Fremont and Lemhi) in south-central Idaho. 2. CURRENT SITES: Aqoseris lackschewitzii occurs in 16 locations in Montana. Populations occur in Cascade, Deerlodge, Judith Basin, Madison, Meagher, Park, Silver Bow, and Sweetgrass counties. Current distribution of A. lackschewitzii in Montana is mapped in Figure 2, p. 7. Three-digit occurrence numbers are indicated in parentheses after the site names throughout this report (e.g., Jerry Creek (001)). Specific location and population information on these sites is in the Element Occurrence records. Part IV, p. 15. Field surveys were conducted by the senior author 23 July to 5 August and 13 to 17 August 1990. During the current study, one new population (Campfire Lake Pothole (005)), consisting of two subpopulations, and one new subpopulation subpopulation at Haystack Peak (007) was located. However, neither the original Haystack Peak population located in 1989, nor the Sunlight Basin (006) population located in 1980, were relocated during surveys in 1990. Also, Dana Field located five new populations (O'Brien Creek (010), Belt Creek (Oil), Big Hill Creek (012), Tenderfoot Creek (013)) during a wetlands study, on the Lewis and Clark National Forest. 3. HISTORICAL SITES: Frank H. Rose collected a Crepis sp. in 1948. Label data were vague, but indicate that the collection was made between Kings Hill and Neihart in Cascade County. The specimen remained an unidentified Crepis until 1982 when John Pierce annotated it as an Agoseris, Douglass Henderson, one of the authors describing this new species, annotated it as A. lackschewitzii in 1987. This is the first known collection of A. lackschewitzii. Surveys in the area during 1990 by Lewis and Clark National Forest botanist, Dana Field, located a population that probably represents this historic collection, This site is also included within the species range in Figure 2, p. 7. 4. UNVERIFIED/UNDOCUMENTED REPORTS: None. 5. AREAS SURVEYED BUT SPECIES NOT LOCATED: The following areas were unsuccessfully surveyed for A. lackschewitzii . Actual areas covered were smaller than the part-sections indicated. Land ownership was U.S. Forest Service, except for two sites that are private land, and are denoted with double asterisks (**) . ** T3N, RUE, Section 1 SEl/4 (USGS Crazy Peak Quadrangle) — T3N, RUE, Section 2 NE1/4NE 1/4 (USGS Crazy Peak Quadrangle) — T3N, RUE, Section 12 NEl/4 (USGS Crazy Peak Quadrangle) ** T3N, RUE, Section 35 SEl/4 (USGS Crazy Peak Quadrangle) — T3N, RUE, Section 36 SWl/4 (USGS Crazy Peak Quadrangle) Figure 2, Distribution of Aqoseris lackschewitzii in Montana. Number by stars indicates two populations close together. — T3N, R12E, Section 6 SWl/4 (USGS Crazy Peak Quadrangle — T4S, RIOE, Section 14 SWl/4 (USGS Mt. Cowen Quadrangle) — T4S, RIOE, Section 15 SEl/4 (USGS Mt . Cowen Quadrangle) — T5S, R6E, Section 12 Sl/2 (USGS Fridley Peak Quadrangle) — T6S, R12E, Section 31 Sl/2 (USGS Mt . Douglas Quadrangle) — T6S, R12E, Section 36 Nl/2 (USGS Mt. Douglas Quadrangle) — T6S, R13E, Section 32 El/2 (USGS Mt. Douglas Quadrangle) — T7S, R12E, Section 11 NEl/4 (USGS Haystack Peak Quadrangle) — T7S, R12E, Section 14 SWl/4 (USGS Haystack Peak Quadrangle) — T7S, R12E, Section 23 NEl/4, SWl/4 (USGS Haystack Peak Quadrangle) — T7S, R12E, Section 27 NEl/4 (USGS Haystack Peak Quadrangle) — T7S, R12E, Section 28 NEl/4 (USGS Haystack Peak Quadrangle) HABITAT: 1. ASSOCIATED VEGETATION: Aqoseris lackschewitzii occurs in open moist meadows containing forbs, grasses, sedges and rushes, and in ecotones between wet meadows and forest. Dominant overstory species, when present, are Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir) , Picea enqelmannii (Engelmann spruce) , Pinus albicaulis (whitebark pine) , and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) . Other native plant species observed include: Androsace septentrional is Antennaria alpina Arnica mollis Caltha leptosepala Carex rostrata Carex scopulorum Castilleja rhexifolia . . Deschampsia cespitosa . . . Eriqeron pereqrinus .... Habenaria dilatata Juncus balticus Pedicularis qroenlandica Phleum alpinum Poa leptocoma Polygonum bistortoides . Potentilla diversifolia Salix drummondiana Saxifraqa oreqana Senecio triangularis . . . Veronica wormskioldii . . Ziqadenus eleqans (northern androsace) (alpine pussytoes) (hairy arnica) (elkslip) (beaked sedge) (Holm's Rocky Mountain sedge) ( rhexia-leaved paintbrush) (tufted hairgrass) (subalpine daisy) (white bog-orchid) (Baltic rush) (elephant's head) (alpine timothy) (bog bluegrass) (American bistort) (vari-leaf cinquefoil) (Drummond willow) (bog saxifraga) (arrowleaf groundsel) (alpine speedwell) (glaucous death camas) TOPOGRAPHY: In Montana, populations of A. lackschewitzii are usually found in moist meadows and on the edges of wet meadows. Most locations are flat to gently sloping (0-30%) , on slopes with various aspects, predominantly east. Elevations of these sites range from 2120 to 2880 m (6950- 9450 ft) . SOIL RELATIONSHIPS: Aqoseris lackschewitzii occurs on various substrates. In the moist meadows, soils are shallow and gravelly to loamy, with high amounts of organic matter present. This species does not appear to be restricted to a specific geologic stratum, physical or chemical characteristic of the soil. REGIONAL CLIMATE: The majority of populations lie on the east side of the continental divide. Although Montana has a semi-arid climate, the high elevations, where A. lackschewitzii populations are located, receive approximately 8.0-16.0 cm (20-40 in) of precipitation annually. The meadows they occur in have enough well-distributed rainfall or ground water flow to remain moist throughout the growing season. Thirty-year averages (U.S. Department of Commerce 1982) for eight weather stations from Divide Creek east to Big Timber yield the following statistics: 10 temperatures range from 2.2° to 16°C (28-61°F) with an average of 6.2°C (43.2°F). This places the populations within a cryic soil temperature regime (7.2°C). Precipitation at the stations range from 4.3 to 7.3 cm (4.5-18.6 in). Since the climate stations are located between 1250 and 1815 m (4103-5950 ft) and the populations occur at 2120 to 2880 m (6950-9450 ft) elevations, average temperatures probably are lower and precipitation higher at A. lackschewitzii population sites. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY 1. PHENOLOGY: Flowering generally occurs during July and August in A. lackschewitzii populations; although, the first collected specimen was in flower in late June (Rose s.n.). Within observed populations of this perennial species, a high proportion of individuals were in the rosette stage in 1990. Conditions that bring a plant to flower are unknown. Plants may require a number of years of food storage before flowering occurs. Few plants were flowering in 1990 and it may be that in any particular year, few plants in a population will produce flowers. 2. POPULATION SIZE AND CONDITION: Populations of A. lackschewitzii are small in size, ranging from 15 to 100 plants. The average area covered by a population is one acre. 3. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY a. TYPE OF REPRODUCTION: Flowers of A. lackschewitzii are perfect. Herbarium specimens have demonstrated that mature achenes are produced, and the presence of rosettes indicates some seed germination is occurring in the populations. There is no information about selfing or apomixis in the species. Some plants have branched caudexes (pers. obs., Henderson et al. 1990), which produce two to few plants vegetatively . b. POLLINATION BIOLOGY: There are no reports of pollinators for A. lackschewitzii . Various species of bees and flies were observed visiting the flowers (pers. obs.). 11 C. SEED DISPERSAL AND BIOLOGY: A double pappus of capillary bristles on the achenes of A. lackschewitzii may assist in the wind distribution of seeds at, or a short distance from, the parent plant. Germination requirements are unknown. It is not known how long achenes remain viable in the soil. G. POPULATION ECOLOGY 1. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS a. COMPETITION: While no quantitative studies have been done to assess interspecific competition, casual field observations suggest that A. lackschewitzii is moderately tolerant of close neighboring meadow plants. Aqoseris lackschewitzii plants usually occur in close proximity to various species, but it does not occur in tall, dense vegetation, in thick sod-forming grasses, or in areas of bare soil. b. HERBIVORY: Not much is known of insect or mammal herbivory on A. lackschewitzii . Insect holes were observed in a few leaves in a population at the outlet of Campfire Lake Pothole (005) , Sweetgrass County, but excessive damage was not seen (pers. obs.). Insects were not found within the flowering or fruiting heads. H. LAND OWNERSHIP 1. The U.S. Forest Service manages the land where 14 of the 16 populations occur. Populations occurring on the individual forests are listed below; exact locations are located on maps in Part IV, p. 15. Beaverhead National Forest Storm Lake (002) Clover Meadows (008) Harkness Lakes (016) Deerlodge National Forest Jerry Creek (001) McKelvey Lake (003) Hollowtop Lake (004) 12 Gallatin National Forest Campfire Lake Pothole (005) Sunlight Basin (006) Haystack Peak (007) Lewis & Clark National Forest Holiday Park (009) O'Brien Creek (010) Belt Creek (Oil) Big Hill Creek (012) Tenderfoot Creek (013) The other two populations are on private land covered by the Flying "D" Conservation Easement. Newell Basin Fen (014) Willow Swamp (015) II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS: Populations occur in undisturbed mountain meadows. The only human- caused threats to A. lackschewitzii currently are from trails and their associated maintenance or erosion, and from grazing by sheep and cattle. The full extent of these activities is not known for each population. However, extensive sheep grazing was observed in the Haystack Peak population (007) . Cattle graze south of the population at the outlet to the Campfire Lake Pothole (005) • Pack trails bisect both populations, and some plants occur near trail edges. B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE: Aqoseris lackschewitzii populations probably will respond to management actions designed to prevent trampling or other mechanical soil damage in moist to wet meadow sites. These management actions include restricting grazing and routing trails around wet areas to more suitable dry sites. If trails cannot be relocated, trails through wet areas should be built to a high standard to prevent wide, multiple paths from developing as users attempt to avoid muddy conditions. Micro-habitat differences may account for sites with seemingly suitable habitat that currently do not contain populations of A. lackschewitzii . C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS: All populations should be considered in any habitat alteration projects on U.S. Forest Service lands. Detailed surveys should precede any proposed disturbances in or near populations. Mitigation 13 measures should be developed to reduce or eliminate the impacts of management activities. The effects of grazing on A. lackschewitzii population dynamics are unknown. An excellent area to place long- term monitoring plots and exclosures would be at the Haystack Peak population (007) . This area could provide information about population responses to grazing activity and trail impacts. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT: Much potential habitat remains to be surveyed throughout all southwestern Montana forests. Surveys should include moist to wet meadows along stream courses and surrounding subalpine to alpine lakes, in the mountains of the Anaconda Range, Tobacco Root Mountains, Little Belt Mountains, Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains, Gravelly Range, and portions of the Crazy Mountains not surveyed. SUMMARY: Aqoseris lackschewitzii is a regional endemic with very limited distribution in eight Montana counties and two Idaho counties. Field surveys by Montana Natural Heritage Program in 1990 located an additional subpopulation at Haystack Peak (007) and an additional population at Campfire Lake Pothole (005) on the Gallatin National Forest. Five additional populations were located on the Lewis & Clark National Forest in 1990 by Dana Field. It is included on the Watch List for Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service. Low proportions of flowering plants, lack of information on the population dynamics and on the species' response to grazing pressure, indicate a need to monitor the populations. In the absence of information on species' response, these sites v/ill need to be carefully assessed when planning land use activities that might affect A. lackschewitzii populations . 14 III. LITERATURE CITED Dorn, R.D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana. Mountain West Publ., Cheyenne, WY . 276 pp. Henderson, D.M., R.K. Moseley, and A.F. Cholewa. 1990. A new Aqoseris (Asteraceae) from Idaho and Montana. Syst. Bot. 15:462-465. Hitchcock, C.L., A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, and J.W. Thompson. 1955. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest, vol. V. Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. vol. 17. Seattle, WA. 343 pp. Rydberg, P. A. 1922. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains. 2nd ed . Hafner Publ. Co., NY. 1143 pp. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1988. Sensitive plant field guide to northern Idaho and Montana. Northern Region. Range, Air, Watershed, and Ecology. Missoula, MT. U.S. Department of Commerce. 1982. Monthly normals of temperature, precipitation, and heating and cooling degree days, 1951-1980: Montana. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climatography of the United States. No. 81. 23 pp. U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened species; notice of review. Federal Register Fed. Reg. 50 CFR Part 17: 6184-6229. IV. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 15 ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 16 Aqoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 001 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: JERRY CREEK EO rank: EO rank comments: County: SILVER BOW uses quadrangle: DICKIE PEAK Township-range: 002N010W Section: 18 Precision: M Township-range comments: NE4 Survey date: 1973-07-11 Elevation: 7760 First observation: 1973 Slope/aspect: Last observation: 1973-07-11 Size (acres) : Location: ^ HEADWATERS OF JERRY CREEK, ABOUT 10 MILES NNE OF WISE RIVER. Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN . General site description: WET SLOPE. Land owner/manager: BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, WISE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT Comments: NONE. Information source: STICKNEY (2955). 1973. ID. Montana Natural Heritage Program ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 17 . Agoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 002 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: STORM LAKE EO rank: EO rank comments: County: DEER LODGE USGS quadrangle: STORM LAKE Township-range: 004N013W Section: 30 Precision: M Township-range comments: Survey date: 1984-08-29 Elevation: 8280 First observation: 1973 Slope/aspect: Last observation: 1984-08-29 Size (acres) : Location: SOUTHWEST OF STORM LAKE, ANACONDA RANGE. ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ^ ANACONDA. Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN. General site description: MOIST MEADOW. Land owner/manager: DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST, DEER LODGE RANGER DISTRICT Comments : ALSO LACKSCHEWITZ (4547). 1973. MONTU . MEADOW IS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE. Information source: MOSELEY (582). 1984. ID. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 1£ Aqoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 003 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: MCKELVEY LAKE EO rank: EO rank comments: County: MADISON USGS quadrangle: RAMSHORN MOUNTAIN Township-range: 004S003W Section: 11 Precision: S Township-range comments: SW4 ; 14 NW4 Survey date: 1984-08-27 Elevation: 8760 First obsei-vation: 1982 Slope/aspect: Last observation: 1984-08-27 Size (acres) : Location: SOUTHWEST SHORE OF McKELVEY LAKE, NEAR INLET; NORTH SHORE. TOBACCO ^ ROOT MOUNTAINS. ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENNIS. Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN . General site description: MOIST MEADOW. Land owner/manager: BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT Comments: ALSO COLLECTED BY LACKSCHEWITZ (10191). 1982. MONTU. Information source: MOSELEY (579). 1984. ID. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Aaoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 004 Global rank: State rank: G3 S2 Survey site name: EO rank: EO rank comments: Forest Service status; Federal Status: HOLLOWTOP LAKE WATCH LIST County: MADISON USGS quadrangle: POTOSI PEAK Township-range: 003S003W Section; Township-range comments: W2 04 Precision; Survey date: First observation: Last observation: 1984-08-28 1984 1984-08-28 Elevation: 8560 Slope/aspect: Size (acres) : Location: ^ WEST SHORE OF HOLLOWTOP LAKE, TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS, ABOUT 6 MILES P SOUTHWEST OF PONY. Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN. General site description: WET MEADOW. Land owner/manager: BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT Comments: NONE. Information source: MOSELEY (581). 1984. ID. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Aqoseris lackschewitzii 20 Occurrence number: 005 Global rank; State rank: G3 S2 Forest Service status; Federal Status; WATCH LIST Survey site name: EO rank: EO rank comments: County: PARK USGS quadrangle: CAMPFIRE LAKE POTHOLE B MAIN POPULATION PRISTINE; CATTLE GRAZING AND TRAIL THROUGH SUBPOPULATION . CAMPFIRE LAKE Township-range: 004N011E Section: 19 Precision; Township-range comments: SE4SE4; 20 SE4SW4 Survey date: 1990-08-03 First observation: 1990 Last observation: 1990-08-03 Elevation: 8580 Slope/aspect: 8-35% / EAST Size (acres) : 2 ^ocation: P CRAZY MOUNTAINS, CAMPFIRE LAKE; TAKE TRAIL FROM PORCUPINE GUARD STATION CA. 6 MILES SOUTHEAST. Element occurrence data: IN 1990, 11-50 GENETS; 5 PLANTS IN FLOWER, REST IN ROSETTES. SUBPOPULATION: 11-50 GENETS; 6 PLANTS IN FLOWER, REST IN ROSETTES, General site description: GRANITIC PARENT MATERIAL, GRAVELLY SILT LOAM. PINUS FLEXILIS/MEADOW HABITAT, WITH POLYGONUM BISTORTOIDES , POTENTILLA DIVERSIFOLIA, POA CUSICKII, PEDICULARIS GROENLANDICA, PHLEUM ALPINUM, ALLIUM SPP., TOFIELDIA GLUTINOSA, SAXIFRAGA SPP., HERACLEUM LANATUM, RUMEX, LUPINUS, . DODECATHEON, MERTENSIA, CHRYSOPSIS, DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA. Land owner/manager: PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, BIG TIMBER RANGER DISTRICT Comments: SUBPOPULATION ELEVATION 794 0 FT, VOUCHER - PAVEK (183), 1990, MONTU, Information source: PAVEK, D. 1990. FIELD SURVEY OF 24 JULY-11 AUGUST FOR AGOSERIS LACKSCHEWITZII ON THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Agoseris lackschewitzii 21 Occurrence number: 006 Global rank: State rank: G3 S2 Survey site name: EO rank: EO rank comments: Forest Service status: Federal Status: SUNLIGHT BASIN WATCH LIST County:- PARK USGS quadrangle: CAMPFIRE LAKE Township-range: 004N011E Section; Township-range comments: SW4 Survey date: 1980-07-31 First observation: 1980 Last observation: 1980-07-31 08 Precision: M Elevation: 9280 Slope/aspect: Size (acres) : Location: ^ BELOW NORTH SLOPE OF SUNLIGHT PEAK, CRAZY MOUNTAINS. Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN . General site description: MOIST MEADOW. Land owner/manager: GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, BIG TIMBER RANGER DISTRICT Comments : BORDERS WATERSHED 10070003. Information source: LACKSCHEWITZ K.H. (9421). 1980. MONTU . ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 22 Aqoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 007 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: HAYSTACK / MONUMENT PEAKS EO rank: BC EO rank comments: NOT FULLY ASSESSED; DEPENDS ON SIZE OF EO. MEADOWS IMPACTED BY ROADS AND OFF-ROAD TRAIL BIKE USE, (1989) . AREA GRAZED BY SHEEP (1990). County: SWEET GRASS USGS quadrangle: HAYSTACK PEAK Township-range: 007S012E Section: 27 Precision: S Township-range comments: NE4 ; 22 SE4 , NE4 Survey date: 1990-07-26 Elevation: 9450 First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 0-15% / EAST ^ Last observation: 1990-07-26 Size (acres) : Location: ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS, EAST FORK BOULDER RIVER DRAINAGE, BASIN JUST NORTH OF BLUE LAKE, CA. 1 AIR MILE NORTHEAST OF MONUMENT PEAK, AND 1 AIR MILE NORTHWEST OF HAYSTACK PEAK. Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN; POPULATION NOT FULLY SURVEYED (1989). SUBPOPULATION LOCATED IN 1990 CA. 0.75 MILE NORTH; 11-50 GENETS, 2 PLANTS IN FLOWER. General site description: WET SUBALPINE MEADOW IN WHITEBARK PINE OPENING, WITH ANTENNARIA ALPINA, POLYGONUM BISTORTOIDES , POTENTILLA DIVERSIFOLIA, VERONICA WORMSKJOLDII. Land owner/manager: ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH WILDERNESS AREA GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, BIG TIMBER RANGER DISTRICT PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) Comments: VOUCHER - MATHEWS, S. (265), 1989, MONT; IDENTIFICATION VERIFIED BY R. MOSELEY, IDNHP. ADDITIONAL FIELD SURVEY BY DIANE PAVEK (C/0 MTNHP) , 1990. information source: A MATHEWS, SARAH. DEPT. OF BIOLOGY, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN, MT 59717. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Agoseris lackschewitzii 23 Occurrence number: 008 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status; State rank: S2 Federal Status; Survey site name: CLOVER MEADOWS EO rank: EO rank comments: County: MADISON uses quadrangle: BROOMTAIL RIDGE Township-range: 009S002W Section: 15 Township-range comments: WATCH LIST Precision: M Survey date: First observation: 1988 Last observation: 1988-07-09 Elevation: 8600 Slope/aspect: Size (acres) : Location: ^ GRAVELLY RANGE (CA. 17 MILES SSE OF VIRGINIA CITY, ALONG FOREST P SERVICE ROAD # 290, NEAR CLOVER MEADOWS). Element occurrence data: UNKNOWN. General site description: IN MOIST MEADOW BELOW LARGE SNOWDRIFT, WITH ARNICA MOLLIS, EPILOBIUM PALUSTRE, CALTHA LEPTOSEPALA, DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA/CAREX SCOPULORUM MEADOW. Land owner/manager: BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SHERIDAN RANGER DISTRICT BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MADISON RANGER DISTRICT Comments : NONE. Information source: LACKSCHEWITZ, K.H. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812 (11494). 1988. WITH JERRY DESANTO. MONTU . ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Aqoseris lackschewitzii 24 Occurrence number: 009 Global rank: State rank: G3 S2 Survey site name: EO rank: EO rank comments: Forest Service status; Federal Status; WATCH LIST HOLIDAY PARK B SMALL POPULATION; RELATIONSHIP WITH GRAZING NOT KNOWN; POSSIBILITY FOR EXCLOSURE IN ALLOTMENT. County: JUDITH BASIN USGS quadrangle; RUSSIAN FLAT ETTIEN SPRING Township-range: 012N010E Section; Township-range comments: Survey date: 1990-07-04 First observation: 1990 fc. Last observation: 1990-07-04 34 Precision; Elevation: 6950 Slope/aspect: 3-8% / NORTHEAST Size (acres) : Location: UPPER THIRD OF HOLIDAY PARK (CA. 2 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS) . Element occurrence data: 51-100 RAMETS, IN FLOWER (4 JULY 1990). General site description: ALONG STREAM BETWEEN LODGEPOLES ; HIGH ELEVATION WET MEADOW IN HISTIC/SHALE/SANDSTONE SOIL; ASSOCIATED WITH HABENARIA DILATATA, JUNCUS BALTICUS, CAREX ROSTRATA, ANDROSACE SEPTENTRIONALIS , DODECATHEON SP., RANUNCULUS SP. , PHLEUM ALPINUM, SALIX DRUMMONDIANA. Land owner/manager: LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT Comments: HYDROLOGY OF MEADOW AND/OR COMPETITORS INFLUENCED BY GRAZING; STREAM AREA DEGRADING. Information source: FIELD, D. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, AUGUSTA, MT. (070490-1) 1989. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Agoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 010 Global rank: State rank: G3 S2 Survey site name: EO rank: EO rank comments: Forest Service status; Federal Status; O'BRIEN CREEK A PRISTINE. WATCH LIST County: CASCADE uses quadrangle: KINGS HILL Township-range: 013N008E Section: 29 Township-range comments: Precision: S Survey date; First observation; Last observation; 1990-08-02 Elevation: 6950 1990 Slope/aspect: 8-15% / NORTH 1990-08-02 Size (acres) : Location: •LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS; PROCEED FROM KINGS HILL PASS CA. 1 MILE NORTH ON HWY 89 TO FS ROAD #839; FOLLOW ROAD WEST CA. 3 MILES. SITE IS 0.25 MILE NORTH OF ROAD ALONG O'BRIEN CREEK. Element occurrence data: 51-100 RAMETS; SMALL PROPORTION BLOOMING. General site description: ABIES LASIOCARPA-PINUS ALBICAULIS/VACCINIUM SCOPARIUM HABITAT TYPE UPLAND; PICEA/EQUISETUM ARVENSE IN BOTTOM. WITH MERTENSIA CILIOLATA, CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS, VALERIANA SITCHENSIS, SALIX MONTICOLA, HABENARIA DILATATA, PEDICULARIS BRACTEOSA, AND AGOSERIS AURANTIACA. Land owner/manager: LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, KINGS HILL RANGER DISTRICT Comments : VOUCHER - FIELD, D. (080290-3), 1990. O'BRIEN CREEK IS MUNICIPAL WATERSHED; CLOSED TO GRAZING. Information source: FIELD, D. LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH ST. N, BOX 871, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 26 Aqoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: Oil Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: BELT CREEK EO rank: AB EO rank comments: POSSIBLY SOME DISTURBANCE FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION (HWY 89) . County: CASCADE USGS quadrangle: KINGS HILL Township-range: 013N008E Section: 34 Precision: S Township-range comments: Survey date: 1990-08-03 Elevation: 7200 First observation: 1948 Slope/aspect: 3-8% / NORTH Last observation: 1990-08-03 Size (acres) : iLocation: W LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS; CA. 0.5 MILE NORTH OF KINGS HILL PASS NEAR THE HEAD OF BELT CREEK. Element occurrence data: 101-1000 RAMETS; SPARSE EVEN IN APPARENTLY SUITABLE HABITAT. General site description: ABIES LASIOCARPA-PINUS ALBICAULIS/VACCINIUM SCOPARIUM HABITAT TYPE. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: LUZULA PARVIFLORA, DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA, MIMULUS LEWISII, ARNICA MOLLIS, PEDICULARIS BRACTEOSA, EPILOBIUM PANICULATUM, SAXIFRAGA ARGUTA, AGOSERIS AURANTIACA. Land owner/manager: LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, KINGS HILL RANGER DISTRICT Comments : VOUCHER - FIELD, D. (080390-2), 1990. ALSO COLLECTED ("BETWEEN KINGS HILL AND NEIHART") BY ROSE, FRANK H. (S.N.), 1948, SPECIMEN # 088310, MONTU . Information source: FIELD, D. LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH ST. N, BOX 871, GREAT FALLS, MT 59403 (080390-2). ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD Agoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 012 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: BIG HILL CREEK EO rank: B EO rank comments: IN ALLOTMENT; WILLOWS MODERATELY BROWSED. County: JUDITH BASIN USGS quadrangle: RUSSIAN FLAT Township-range: OllNOlOE Section: 09 Precision: S Township-range comments: Survey date: 1990-07-18 Elevation: 6640 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 3-8% / NORTHEAST Last observation: 1990-07-18 Size (acres) : location: P LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, BIG HILL CREEK, NEAR JUNCTION OF FS ROAD #487 AND ETTIEN RIDGE ROAD (#821). Element occurrence data: 11-50 RAMETS, MOSTLY PAST BLOOMING. OTHER AGOSERIS SPP. NEARBY, ALSO WITH IMMATURE HEADS. General site description: NORTHEAST SLOPE OF STREAMBANKS . ASSOCIATED SPECIES: HABENARIA DILATATA, PEDICULARIS GROENLANDICA, PHLEUM ALPINUM, PHLEUM PRATENSE, DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA, SALIX PLANIFOLIA, SALIX GEYERIANA, AGOSERIS GLAUCA. Land owner/manager: LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT Comments : SEARCH OF STREAMSIDES AND WET MEADOW RECOMMENDED IN LATE JUNE-EARLY JULY. Information source: FIELD, D. LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH ST. N, BOX 871, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 2£ Aqoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 013 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: TENDERFOOT CREEK EO rank: A EO rank comments: PRISTINE; WITHIN BOUNDARY OF ONION PARK PROPOSED RNA. County: MEAGHER USGS quadrangle: BELT PARK BUTTE Township-range: 013N007E Section: 04 Precision: S Township-range comments: Survey date: 1990-08-06 Elevation: 7350 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 3-8% / NORTH Last observation: 1990-08-06 Size (acres) : ^ocation: P LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 6 AIR MILES WSW OF NEIHART. TAKE FS ROAD #586 CA. 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUBBLING SPRINGS; SITE IS NE OF ONION PARK, AT HEAD OF TENDERFOOT CREEK. Element occurrence data: 51-100 RAMETS, PROBABLY PAST PEAK FLOWERING; SPARSE, EVEN IN PRISTINE, APPARENTLY SUITABLE HABITAT. General site description: HIGH-ELEVATION WET MEADOW, ABIES LASIOCARPA/VACCINIUM SCOPARIUM HABITAT TYPE, WITH PEDICULARIS GROENLANDICA, ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM, SALIX MONTICOLA, TROLLIUS LAXUS , EQUISETUM ARVENSE, DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA, AGOSERIS GLAUCA, AND A. AURANTIACA. Land owner/manager: LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, KINGS HILL RANGER DISTRICT Comments: VOUCHER - FIELD, D. (080690-1), 1990. Information source: FIELD, D. LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH ST. N, BOX 871, GREAT FALLS, MT 59403. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 29 Agoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 014 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: 52 Federal Status: Survey site name: NEWELL BASIN FEN EO rank: C EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION, MANY EXOTICS PRESENT. County: MADISON uses quadrangle: WILLOW SWAMP Township-range: 004S003E Section: 29 Precision: S Township-range comments: NE4 Survey date: 1990-06-25 Elevation: 6150 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 0-3% / FLAT Last observation: 1990-06-25 Size (acres) : Location: ^ NEWELL BASIN; CA. 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOZEMAN, AND CA. 1 MILE P NORTHWEST OF SPANISH CREEK RECREATION SITE. Element occurrence data: 1-10 PLANTS, SOME FLOWERING. General site description: JUNCUS BALTICUS/DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA MEADOW, WITH POA PRATENSIS, SENECIO FOETIDUS, ALLIUM GEYERI , TRIFOLIUM LONGIPES, LUZULA CAMPESTRIS, AND PERHAPS AGOSERIS GLAUCA. EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES WERE ALSO COMMON. MOIST BOTTOM LAND, IN FULL SUN. Land owner/manager: FLYING "D" RANCH CONSERVATION EASEMENT Comments : BECAUSE PLANTS WERE NOT ALL IN BLOOM, POPULATION SIZE MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED. Information source: LESICA, P. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 30 - Aqoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 015 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: WILLOW SWAMP EO rank: C EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION WITH MANY EXOTICS, BUT EASILY DEFENSIBLE. County: MADISON USGS quadrangle: WILLOW SWAMP Township-range: 004S002E Section: 26 Precision: S Township-range comments: SW4NW4 Survey date: 1990-06-25 Elevation: 6950 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 0-3% / FLAT Last observation: 1990-06-25 Size (acres) : ^LiOcation: ^ WILLOW SWAMP; CA. 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOZEMAN, AND CA. 3.25 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPANISH CREEK RECREATION SITE. Element occurrence data: 1-10 PLANTS. General site description: JUNCUS BALTICUS/DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA MEADOW, WITH POA PRATENSIS, PHLEUM PRATENSE, RANUNCULUS UNCINATUS, AND TARAXACUM OFFICINALE. MOIST BOTTOM LAND, IN FULL SUN. Land owner/manager: FLYING "D" RANCH CONSERVATION EASEMENT Comments: BECAUSE SPECIES WAS NOT IN FULL BLOOM, POPULATION WAS PROBABLY UNDERESTIMATED Information source: LESICA, P. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. (5111). MONTU . ELEMENT OCCURRENCE RECORD 31 Aaoseris lackschewitzii Occurrence number: 016 Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: WATCH LIST State rank: S2 Federal Status: Survey site name: HARKNESS LAKES EO rank: C EO rank comments: SMALL POPUU^TION; DISTURBED HABITAT WITH WEED INVASION. County: BEAVERHEAD USGS quadrangle: EIGHTEENMILE PEAK Township-range: 016S011W Section: 4 Precision: S Township-range comments: NE4SW4 Survey date: 1990-07-01 Elevation: 8220 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 0-3% / NORTHEAST Last observation: 1990-07-01 Size (acres) : Location: ^ BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS, HARKNESS LAKES; CA. 2 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DELL. Element occurrence data: 32 FLOWERING PLANTS; TOTAL POPULATION 51-100 PLANTS. General site description: DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA/TRIFOLIUM LONGIPES MEADOW, WITH ALOPECURUS ALPINUS, JUNCUS BALTICUS, PHLEUM ALPINUM, SENECIO FOETIDUS, POTENTILLA DIVERSIFOLIA, TARAXACUM OFFICINALE, CAREX AQUATILIS. MOIST BOTTOM LAND, IN FULL SUN. Land owner/manager: BEAVERHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, DILLON RANGER DISTRICT Comments : HIGH FORB COVER, DANDELIONS, NEARBY CONSTRUCTION. Information source: LESICA, P. DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, MT 59812. (5130). MONTU. -a Matiiral Hpriraap Prooram 47 V. PHOTOGRAPHS 4S A. Aaoseris lackschewitz i i in flov/er (Haystack/Monument Peaks (007) site) . 49 Aqoseris 1 ackschewitzi i in moist meadow-forest ecotone (Campfire Lake Pothole (005) site) . 50 C. Aaoseris lackschewitzi i with other neadow forbs (Car.pfire Lake Pothole (005) site) . 51 Aqoseris lackschewitz.i i in moist willow/forb meadow (Campfire Lake Pothole (005) site) . Aaoseris lackschev/itz i i in flower (Campfire Lake Pothole (005) site) . 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