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STATUS REVIEW OF Botrychium minqanense

U.S.D.A. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 1

LOLO NATIONAL FOREST

prepared by

Peter L. Achuff

Montana Natural Heritage Program

1515 E. Sixth Avenue

Helena, Montana 59620

January 1992

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STATT DOCUMENTS COLLECTION

OCT C1992

MONTANA STATE LIBRARY

1515 E. 6th AVE.
HELENA, MONTANA 59620

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

SUMMARY i

I. SPECIES INFORMATION

A. CLASSIFICATION . 1

B. PRESENT LEGAL OR OTHER FORMAL STATUS 1

C. DESCRIPTION 2

D. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION 4

E. HABITAT 5

F. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY 7

G. POPULATION ECOLOGY 8

H. LAND OWNERSHIP 9

II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS 9

B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE 10

C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS . 10

D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT 11

III. LITERATURE CITED 12

IV. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 14

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The three digit numbers in parentheses in this report refer to
the Montana Natural Heritage Program occurrence number for the
site .

SUMMARY

Botrychium roinqanense is a small fern that occurs widely in
northern North America extending south into Montana and other
western states. Species in this genus are often hard to
distinguish and the taxonomy is currently in flux. In Montana, it
is currently known from seven locations. Two are in Glacier
National Park in the Logan Pass area, one near Mount Aeneas in
the Swan Range, two at Swan Lake, and two in the Ninemile Creek
valley northwest of Missoula. Field surveys in July and August of
1991 located one additional population which is one of the two
populations in the Ninemile area. Botrychium minganense has
recently been added to the list of sensitive species for Region 1
of the U.S. Forest Service but has no status under the Endangered
Species Act. It is classified as an SI species (critically
imperiled because of rarity) by the Montana Natural Heritage
Program.

Botrychium minganense is reported from a wide variety of
habitats ranging from low elevation meadows, riverbanks, sand
dunes and woods to high elevation alpine meadows. In Montana, it
occurs in low elevation, moist forests as well as alpine areas.
In Ninemile Creek valley of the Lolo National Forest, it occurs
in deeply-shaded creek bottoms in moist to wet Thuja plicata/
Oplopanax horridum and Thuja plicata/Clintonia unif lora habitat
types. These sites are close to stream channels and are likely
affected by periodic flooding.

Population size of Botrychium minganense is generally small
and varies from year to year. The plants reproduce both sexually
by spores and vegetatively by gemmae, and contain mycorrhizal
fungi.

Timber harvest and grazing are potential threats to these
plants. Management planning should take all Montana populations
into account in order to maintain viable populations on U.S.
Forest Service lands. Field surveys should be continued in areas
of suitable habitat and monitoring of existing populations should
be established.

I. SPECIES INFORMATION
A. CLASSIFICATION

1. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Botrvchium minqanense Victorin

2. COMMON NAME: Mingan Island Moonwort

3. FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae (Adder ' s-tongue Family)

4. GENUS: The genus Botrvchium contains about 50
species worldwide, perhaps 25 of which occur in
North America (Cody and Britton 1989, Lellinger
1985). Botrvchium consists of three subgenera,
with the subgenus Botrvchium (Moonworts)
containing B. minqanense . The species of
Botrvchium are often hard to distinguish since the
plants vary greatly according to habitat
conditions and maturity. Species have been often
confused in floras and herbaria. The plants are
difficult to work with both experimentally and in
natural populations.

Recent work by W.H. Wagner (e.g. Wagner and
Lord 1956, Wagner and Wagner 1983a, b; 1990) has
resulted in many new species being described.
Wagner's approach differs from the more classical
approach of Clausen's monograph (Clausen 1938) in
that V-Jagner has emphasized the species level
v/ithout recognizing subspecific levels and has
developed the concept of "genus communities"
(Wagner and Wagner 1983a) in which several species
occur together at one locality. The ultimate
usefulness of this approach, which seems to
emphasize differences ratner than similarities, is
a matter of active debate in the scientific
community.

5. SPECIES: Botrychium minqanense occurs widely in
North America although it is nowhere common. It
was first described as a species in 1927 (Victorin
1927) and was generally considered a variety of B.
lunaria until Wagner and Lord (1956) showed the
distinctness of the two species. Botrychium
lunaria is a diploid (n=45) whereas Botrychium
minqanense is a tetraploid (n=90) (Love and Love
1976, Wagner and Lord 1956).

B. PRESENT LEGAL OR OTHER FORMAL STATUS

1. FEDERAL STATUS: Botrychium minqanense has recently
been added to the list of sensitive species for

Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service. It has no
status under the Endangered Species Act.

2. STATE: Botrychium minganense has most recently
been ranked by the Montana Natural Heritage
Program (Achuff 1991) as an SI species
("critically imperiled in Montana because of
rarity (5 or fewer occurrences)") and is
considered "sensitive" within the state (Lesica
and Shelly 1991) . It is also ranked SI in Idaho
where it is currently known from five locations in
northern Idaho (Lorain 1990, Moseley and Groves
1990) .

C. DESCRIPTION

1. GENERAL NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: Botrvchium
minganense is a small, herbaceous, somewhat fleshy
perennial fern usually 2.5-7 inches tall although
occasionally up to 12 inches tall (Fig. 1) . The
plants consist a single stem, 1.5-4 inches tall,
that bears two "leaves," one sterile and one
fertile. The sterile portion is attached to the
main stem by a short (up to 0.2 inch) stalk and is
divided into numerous, wedge-shaped segments
(pinnae) that do not overlap or touch. The pinnae
are 0.2-0.3 inches wide, commonly cupped or spoon-
shaped rather than flat and frequently have
shallowly incised edges. The fertile portion is
0.5-6 inches long, paniculate, and bears rounded
sporangia along the margins.

2. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: Stems from a short erect
rhizome, producing one frond per season; fronds
mostly 6-18 (30) cm long ;' sterile and fertile
portions erect and equal in the hairless bud ;
fertile portion 1.5-10 cm long, paniculate;
sterile portion 1.5-10 cm long on a short, <5 mm
long stalk, oblong, 0.5-2.5 cm wide, truncate at
the base and rounded at the apex, with (2) 3-6 (7)
pairs of pinnae; pinnae 4-7 mm wide,

subf labellate, cupped or spatulate rather than
flat, the margins entire but frequently shallowly
incised, not overlapping or touching (adapted from
Cody and Britton 1989, Kuijt 1982, Lellinger 1985,
Taylor 1973, Wagner and Lord 1956).

3. LOCAL FIELD CHARACTERS: Botrychium minqanense can
be confused with the more common B. lunaria . But
in Botrychium minqanense the pinnae are 4-7 mm

k wide, broadly cuneate and not overlapping or

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touching versus, in B. lunaria , the pinnae 10-12 mm wide, fan-
shaped to semicircular and overlapping or nearly so.

D. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

1. RANGE: Botrychium minganense occurs widely in
North America from Labrador to British Columbia
and Alaska, and south to New York, Michigan,
Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Utah,
Nevada, Oregon and California (Cody and Britton
1989, Lellinger 1985).

2. CURRENT SITES: Botrychium minganense is currently
known from seven locations in Montana. Two are in
Glacier National Park in the Logan Pass area
(element occurrences 004, 005), one near Mount
Aeneas in the Swan Range (001) , two at Swan Lake
(002, 003), and two in the Ninemile Creek valley
northwest of Missoula (006, 007). The Swan Lake
sites are on private land. The Glacier National
Park sites are on land managed by the National
Park Service, and the other sites are on U.S.
Forest Service land. One of the sites in the
Ninemile Valley (007 - Little Marion Creek) was
newly located during surveys in July 1991.

3. HISTORICAL SITES: None.

4. UNVERIFIED/UNDOCUMENTED SITES: None.

5. AREAS SURVEYED BUT SPECIES NOT LOCATED: Portions
of the following areas in Ninemile Valley were
searched unsuccessfully for Botrychium minganense
in 1991:

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variety of habitats in North America ranging from low
elevation meadows, riverbanks, sand dunes and woods to
high elevation alpine meadows (Cody and Britton 1989,
Lellinger 1985) .

In Montana, Botrvchium minqanense occurs in lov/
elevation, moist forests as well as alpine areas with
an elevational range of 945-2035 m (3100-6680').
Detailed habitat information is available only for the
sites in Ninemile Creek valley (006 and 007) . In these
locations, Botrychium minqanense occurs in deeply-
shaded creek bottoms in moist to wet Thuja plicata/
Oplopanax horridum and Thuja plicata /CI intonia unif lora
habitat types. This is similar to the habitat described
for some of the Idaho occurrences (Lorain 1990)
although other occurrences there are in habitats such
as a disturbed Pinus contorta/Vaccinium qlobulare
forest and a regenerating forest of small Pseudotsuga
menziesii and Abies lasiocarpa with a dense, shrubby
understory that had been logged and burned 30 years
previously.

1. ASSOCIATED VEGETATION: Botrychium minqanense

populations in Montana typically occur in mesic
Thuja plicata-Tsuqa heterophylla forests. Other
associated plant species include:

Abies qrandis (grand fir)
Picea enqelmannii (Engelmann spruce)
Oplopanax horridum (devil's club)
Rubus parviflorus (thimbleberry)
Actaea rubra (baneberry)

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Adenocaulon bicolor (trail plant)

Athyrium f ilix-f emina (lady fern)

Botrychium virqinianum (rattlesnake fern)

Chimaphila umbellata (pipsissewa)

Clintonia unif lora (Queen's cup)

Disporum trachycarpum (fairy bell)

Gyinnocarpium dryopteris (oak fern)

Listera convallarioides (broad-leaved twayblade)

Lycopodium complanatum (ground cedar)

Moneses unif lora (one-flowered wintergreen)

Orchis rotundif olia (round-leaved orchis)

Pyrola chlorantha (green-flowered wintergreen)

Smilacina racemosa (false Solomon's seal)

Tiarella trifoliata (false mitrewort)

Mnium spp. (moss)

TOPOGRAPHY: Botrychium minqanense in the Ninemile
Valley sites occurs in moist creek bottoms in
microsites that are close to stream channels,
especially in small, seasonally-flooded channels
and just below the high water mark. Topographic
preferences appear to differ at higher elevations
and in other geographic areas. However, there may
to be a common requirement for a moist microsite.

SOIL RELATIONSHIPS: Soil reaction preferences are
not clear, with Lellinger (1985) mentioning "acid
to circumneutral soil" while Cody and Britton
(1989) cite "marly meadows" which are quite
alkaline. The plants in the Ninemile Valley sites
occurred mostly on organic matter, either needle
litter of Thuja plicata or well rotted logs.

REGIONAL CLIMATE: The regional climate of western
Montana is characterized ^y warm summers and cold,
snowy winters. Precipitation in western Montana is
generally well distributed with peaks in December
and January, mostly as snow, and in May and June,
mostly as rain (U.S. Department of Commerce 1982).

Relevant climatic data are available only for
the lower elevation occurrences in Ninemile Creek
valley and near Swan Lake. The climatic station
closest to the Ninemile Creek sites is at Superior
which is about 25 miles northwest and, at 2710'
(825 m) , about 400' (120 m) lower in altitude. The
climatic station closest to the Swan Lake sites is
at Big Fork which is about 5 miles to the
northwest and, at 3010' (920 m) , about 100' (30 m)
lower than the sites. For the period 1951-1980
(U.S. Department of Commerce 1982), the January
mean temperature at Superior was 25.4°F (-3.7°C)

and at Big Fork was 25.8°F (-3.4°C). The July mean
temperature was 67 . 5°F (19.7°C) at Superior and
66.5°F (19.2°C) at Big Fork. The annual mean
temperature was 46.3°F (7.9°C) at Superior and
45.5°F (7.5°C) at Big Fork.

The mean annual precipitation at Superior
was 17,46" (443.5 mm) and at Big Fork was 22.08"

(8.69). At Superior, December (1.80") (45.7 mm)
and January (2.17") (55.1 mm) are wettest with
June (1.80") (45.7 mm) and July (1.86") (46.5 mm)
slightly drier. At Big Fork, May (2.38") (60.5 mm)
and June (2.98") (75.7 mm) are the wettest months
with December (2.15") (54.6 mm) and January

(2.20") (55.9 mm) forming the second precipitation
peak. July is the driest month at both locations

(Superior - 0.85" (21.6 mm), Big Fork - 1.32"

(33.5 mm) ) .

Temperatures at the higher elevation sites in
Montana are undoubtedly cooler than Superior and
Big Fork but are probably as moist.

F. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY

1. PHENOLOGY: In Montana, plants generally develop
mature spores in late July or August.

2. POPULATION SIZE AND CONDITION: Populations of
Botrychium minqanense are generally small and may
vary markedly from year to year, perhaps being
absent in some years (Wagner and Wagner 1990) .
Population sizes are generally a fev/ 10 's,
although a population of ca. 150 has been
observed. The Marion Cree)i population (006)
contained at least 150 plants in 1990 but in 1991
only 25 plants were found. This may have been due
to a cold, wet season. Details of population size
and condition for each occurrence are in Section
IV.

3. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

a. TYPE OF REPRODUCTION: Botrychium minqanense
reproduces via spores that are produced in
the marginal sporangia of the fertile frond.
The spores germinate to form a small,
inconspicuous gametophyte which produces
gametes that unite to form an embryo which
then grows into the more visible sporophyte
described above.

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Botrychium minqanense also reproduces
vegetatively by underground gemmae that are
formed in stem tissue (Farrar and Johnson-
Groh 1990) . The gemmae are sporophytic tissue
which may contain a mycorrhizal fungus. The
gemmae develop into a mature sporophyte. This
is an unusual method of reproduction in ferns
and is currently known only from four species
of Botrychium. Not all Botrychium minqanense
plants produce gemmae (Farrar and Johnson-
Groh 1990) and it is not known if Montana
plants do or not.

b. SPORE DISPERSAL AND BIOLOGY: The spores of

Botrychium minqanense are probably dispersed
by wind currents but no information is
available on the biology of spore germination
or of the gametophyte.

G. POPULATION ECOLOGY

1. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS

a. COMPETITION: No direct information is
available on the competitive characteristics

I of Botrychium minqanense. However, the plant

* appears to occupy shaded microsites within

the wide range of habitats reported for it.
Even in herbaceous meadows, given its short
stature, it likely is well shaded. Thus, it
appears tolerant of low light intensities.

b. HERBIVORY: No herbivory has been observed in
Montana populations of Botrychium minqanense.

c. MUTUALISM: Mycorrhizal fungi are apparently
ubiquitous in both the sporophytes and
gametophytes of most Botrychium species
including Botrychium minqanense (Berch and
Kendrick 1982, Farrar and Johnson-Groh 1990,
Lellinger 1985) . Most species of this genus
are notoriously difficult, if not impossible,
to grow in cultivation and this may be
related to the mycorrhizal relationship.

2 . ABIOTIC INTERACTIONS

FLOOD: Botrychium minqanense in the Ninemile
Valley sites occurs in moist creek bottoms in
microsites that are close to stream channels,
Ik especially in small, seasonally-flooded channels

^ and just below the high water mark. These sites

are undoubtedly affected in years of higher flood
levels and may be eroded away entirely as channels
shift across a floodplain. Upland sites occupied
by Botrychium minqanense would not be subject to
this disturbance.

H. LAND OWNERSHIP

Three of the seven occurrences of Botrychium minqanense
in Montana are on land managed by the U.S. Forest
Service, two on the Lolo National Forest and one on the
Flathead National Forest. Two occurrences are in
Glacier National Park and the other two are on private
land. Specific information for each occurrence is given
below and exact locations are listed in Section IV,

1. U.S.D.A. Forest Service

Flathead National Forest
Hungry Horse Ranger District

Mount Aeneas (001)

Lolo National Forest

Ninemile Ranger District

Marion Creek (006)
Little Marion Creek (007)

2. U.S. National Park Service

Glacier National Park

Ptarmigan Lake (004)
Logan Pass (005)

3 . Private

Cedar Bay Road (002, 003)

II. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

A. THREATS TO CURRENTLY KNOWN POPULATIONS

1. GRAZING: In the habitats so far reported for

Botrychium minqanense in Montana, there appears to
be little grazing use and no current damage is
known from these sites. However, habitats reported

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P for it elsewhere include meadows and other

situations where grazing would likely be a greater
threat. Since the distribution of this plant is so
poorly known, it may be found to occur in Montana
in habitats that are subject to grazing pressure.

2. TIMBER HARVEST: Timber harvest is a potential

threat to Botrychium minqanense populations since
the forests in which they occur are often
considered mature or overmature for timber
purposes. The microhabitats occupied by Botrychium
minqanense in Ninemile Creek valley are
immediately adjacent to the stream and presumably
watershed protection measures would prohibit
harvest of trees close to the stream. However,
harvesting of the adjacent area may cause changes
in streamflow and flood patterns that could affect
the populations as discussed above (sec. I.G.2).
Such disturbance may also affect the mycorrhizal
fungi which are necessary for growth and
reproduction. Such combined effects likely would
reduce the ability of these already sparse
populations to maintain or re-establish themselves
after harvesting.

I B. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND RESPONSE: Nothing is known of

" the specific responses of Botrychium minqanense to

grazing or timber harvest. However, given its
restriction to a fairly specialized habitat and
obligate relationship with mycorrhizal fungi, it likely
would not respond well to such practices.

C. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING VIABLE POPULATIONS: The
following recommendations are made to ensure that the
long-term viability of Botrychium minqanense
populations is maintained on U.S. Forest Service land
in Montana.

1. Protection of natural habitats that currently
support Botrychium minqanense populations.
Management plans on the Lolo National Forest
should take all known populations into
consideration and prevent disturbance of the
sites.

2 . Notification of U.S. Forest Service personnel of
sites on U.S. Forest Service lands. To prevent
inadvertent impacts on currently known sites,
personnel involved in planning activities should
be provided with detailed information on the
location of Botrychium minqanense populations. It
is especially important that timber sale managers,

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engineers, and range conservationists at the
Ranger District level know these locations so that
disturbance can be prevented.

D. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT

1. Further field surveys of potential habitats and
known sites. Additional field surveys should be
made in the Lolo National Forest in areas of moist
Thuja plicata-Tsuga heterophylla forest. Because
these plants may not appear every year and may be
quite sensitive to varying climatic conditions
(Wagner and Wagner 1990) , areas of apparently
suitable habitat that were searched without
success in 1991 should be checked again. These
include portions of Barette, Moncure and McCormick
creeks .

2 . Establishment of monitoring studies to assess
population condition and status. Monitoring
studies should be established to better determine
population dynamics and the effects of any habitat
alteration on Botrychium minganense . The methods
outlined in Lesica (1987, Lesica and Ahlenslager
1991) are suitable for monitoring these
populations and could be combined with other
techniques such as ECODATA plots.

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III. LITERATURE CITED

Achuff, P.L. 1991. Plant species of special concern. Montana
Natural Heritage Program, Helena. 20 pp.

Berch, S.M. and B. Kendrick. 1982. Vesicular-arbuscular

mycorrhizae of southern Ontario ferns and fern-allies.
Mycologia 74: 769-776.

Clausen, R.T. 1938. A monograph of the Ophioglossaceae. Memoirs
of the Torrey Botanical Club 19: 1-177.

Cody, W.J. and D.M. Britton. 1989. Ferns and fern allies of

Canada. Agriculture Canada Research Branch Publication 1829:
4 30 pp.

Farrar, D.R. and C.L. Johnson-Groh. 1990. Subterranean

sporophytic gemmae in moonwort ferns, Botrychium subgenus
Botrychium. American Journal of Botany 77: 1168-1175.

Kuijt, J. 1982. A flora of Waterton Lakes National Park.
University of Alberta Press, Edmonton. 684 pp.

Lellinger, D.B. 1985. A field manual of ferns and fern-allies of
the United States and Canada, Smithsonian Institution Press,
Washington, D.C. 389 pp.

Lesica, P. 1987. A technique for monitoring nonrhizomatous

perennial plant species in permanent belt transects. Natural
Areas Journal 7: 65-68.

Lesica, P. and K. Ahlenslager. 1991. Demographic monitoring of
three species of Botrychium (Ophioglossaceae) in Waterton
Lakes National Park, Alberta: 1990 progress report. Division
of Biological Science, University ot Montana, Missoula. 13
pp.

Lesica, P. and J.S. Shelly. 1991. Sensitive, threatened and
endangered vascular plants of Montana. Montana Natural
Heritage Program, Occasional Publication 1: 88 pp.

Lorain, C.C. 1990. Field investigations of Botrychium subgenus
Botrychium (moonworts) on the Idaho Panhandle National
Forests. Conservation Data Center, Idaho Department of Fish
and Game, Boise. 34 pp. + appendices.

Love, A. and D. Love. 1976. lOBP chromosome number reports LIII.
Taxon 25: 483-500.

Moseley, R. and C. Groves. 1990. Rare, threatened and endangered
plants and animals of Idaho. Conservation Data Center, Idaho
Department of Fish and Game, Boise, 33 pp.

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Taylor, T.M.C. 1973. The ferns and fern allies of British

Columbia. British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook 12:
17 2 pp.

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:
2 3 pp.

Victorin, F.M. 1927. Sur un Botrychium nouveau de la flore
Americaine et ses rapports avec le B. lunaria et le B.
simplex. Trans. Royal Can. Inst. Ser. 3,21 (5): 319-340.

Wagner, W.H. and L.P. Lord. 1956. The morphological and

cytological distinctness of Botrychium minqanense and B.
lunaria in Michigan. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
83: 261-280.

Wagner, W.H. and F.S. Wagner. 1983a. Genus communities as a
systematic tool in the study of New World Botrychium
(Ophioglossaceae) . Taxon 32: 51-63.

Wagner, W.H. and F.S. Wagner. 1983b. Two Moonworts of the Rocky
Mountains; Botrychium hesperium and a new species formerly
confused v;ith it. American Fern Journal 73: 53-62.

Wagner, W.H. and F.S. Wagner. 1990. Moonworts (Botrychium subg .
Botrychium) of the upper Great Lakes region, U.S.A. and
Canada, with descriptions of two new species. Contributions
of the University of Michigan Herbarium 17: 313-325.

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IV. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS

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Element Occurrence Record
Botrvchium minqanense

Occurrence number: 001

Global rank: G4
State rank: SI

Forest Service status:
Federal Status:

SENSITIVE

Survey site name: MT. AENEAS

EO rank:
EO rank comments:

County: FLATHEAD

USGS quadrangle: JEWEL BASIN

Township: 028N Range: 018W Section: 30
Tov.mship-range comments:

Precision: G

Survey date:
First observation: 1976
Last observation: 1976-08-14

Elevation: 5400
Slope/aspect:
Size (acres) : 0

Location :

ON TRAIL = 8 OF MT. AENEAS (GENERAL LOCATION) .

Element occurrence data:

UNKNOWN.

General site description:

UNKNOWN.

Land ov.-ner/manager :

FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, SWAN LAKE RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

KOTENKO, J. (1). 1975. SPECIMEN ?f 103227. MONTU ,

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Element Occurrence Record
Botrychium minqanense

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Occurrence number: 002

Global rank: G4
State rank: SI

Forest Service status:
Federal Status:

Survey site name: CEDAR BAY ROAD

EO rank:
EO rank comments:

County: LAKE

USGS quadrangle: CRATER LAKE

Township: 026N Range: 019W Section: 23
Tov;nship-range comments:

SENSITIVE

Precision: M

Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:

1976 .
1976-07-29

Elevation: 3120
Slope/aspect:
Size (acres) : 0

Location :

CEDAR BAY ROAD, NORTHWEST SIDE OF SWAN LAKE,

Element occurrence data:

UNKNOWN.

General site description:

UNKNOWN.

Land owner/manager:

PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE)

Comments :

MAY BE PRIVATE OR CHAMPION OWNED.

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Information source:

KOTENKO, J. (2). 1976. SPECIMEN # 10356. MONTU.

Element Occurrence Record
Botrychium minganense

17

Occurrence number: 003

Global rank: G4
State rank: SI

Forest Service status;
Federal Status;

SENSITIVE

Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments:

County: LAKE

USGS quadrangle:

CEDAR BAY ROAD

CRATER LAKE

Tov/nship: 026N Range: 019W Section: 14
Township-range comments:

Precision: M

Survey date:
First observation: 1976
Last observation: 1977-07-31

Elevation: 3100
Slope/aspect:
Size (acres) : 0

Location :

WEST SIDE OF SWAN LAKE, ROAD TO CEDAR BAY, CA . 1.5 MILES FROM CEDAR
BAY ROAD, WEST SIDE OF ROAD.

Element occurrence data:

"IN 1977 ONLY ONE RARE PLANT WHERE THERE WERE A SCORE THE YEAR
BEFORE. "

General site description:

IN SMALL RAVINE WITH MOIST WOODS; SOME DISTURBANCE, MANY HERBS; WITH
BOTRYCHIUM DUSENII, DRYOPTERIS SPINOSA AND D. FELIX-MAS.

Land ovmer/manager :

PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE)

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Comments:

MAY BE ON FOREST PRODUCTS LAND. VOUCHER - MERHOFF, L.A. (7602), 1976,
SPECIMEN # 80731 (MONTU) .

Information source:

MERHOFF, L.A. (7703). 1977. SPECIMEN # 80729. MONTU.

Element Occurrence Record 18

BotrychiuTn minqanense

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Occurrence number: 004

Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: PTARMIGAN LAKE

EO rank:
EO rank comments:

County: GLACIER

USGS quadrangle: MANY GLACIER

Tov/nship: 036N Range: 016W Section: 29 Precision: M
Tov;nship-range comments: SW4

Survey date: Elevation: 6500

First observation: 1933 Slope/aspect:

Last observation: 1933-07-31 Size (acres) : 0

Location:

NEAR OUTLET OF PTARMIGAN LAKE, NE OF LOGAN PASS.

Element occurrence data:
RARE.

General site description:
ON MOSSY BANKS.

Land ov/ner/manager :

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

Comments :
NONE.

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Information source:

HITCHCOCK, C.L. (2052). 1933. SPECIMEN ^ 21312. MONT.

Element Occurrence Record
Botrychium minganense

19

Occurrence number: 005

Global rank: G4
State rank: SI

Forest Service status:
Federal Status:

SENSITIVE

Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments:

LOGAN PASS

County: FLATHEAD
GLACIER

USGS quadrangle: LOGAN PASS

Township: 034N Range: 016W Section: 16
Tov.'nship-range comments: SW4

Precision: M

Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:

1979
1979-08-11

Elevation: 6680
Slope/aspect :
Size (acres) : 0

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Location:

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, LOGAN PASS,

Element occurrence data: .. .

UNKNOWN.

General site description:
ROCKY ALPINE AREA,

Land owner/manager:

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

Comments :

NONE.

Information source:

PREECE, S. (1419)

1979. SPECIMEN # 67839. MONTU.

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Element Occurrence Record 20

Botrychium minqanense

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Occurrence number: 006

Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: MARION CREEK

EO rank:
EO rank comments:

County: MISSOULA

uses quadrangle: STARK NORTH

Tov;nship: 017N Range: 023W Section: 33 Precision: S
Township-range comments: SW4SW4

Survey date: 1991-07-06 Elevation: 4000
First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 1-5% / SOUTHWEST

Last observation: 1991-07-06 Size (acres) : 2

Location:

NINEMILE CREEK, CA . 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MISSOULA. TURN OFF MAIN
NINEMILE ROAD CA . 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF NINEMILE DISTRICT OFFICE ONTO
PRIVATE ROAD UP MARION CREEK; FOLLOW UP CREEK 0.25-0.75 MILE.

Element occurrence data:

1991: 25 PLANTS ON 16 JULY. 1990: MORE THAN 150 PLANTS, SHEDDING
SPORES ON 7 AUGUST.

General site description:

PLANTS IN CREEK BOTTOM IN MOIST TO WET SITES IN THUJA
PLICATA/OPLOPANAX HORRIDUM AND THUJA PLICATA/CLINTONIA UNIFLORA
HABITAT TYPES; PLANTS IN BOTH NEEDLE LITTER AND VEGETATED
UNDERSTORIES. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: PICEA ENGELMANNII, ABIES GRANDIS,
OPLOPANAX HORRIDUM, CLINTONIA UNIFLORA, b6tRYCHIUM VIRGINIANUM,
TIARELLA TRIFOLIATA, FRAGARIA VESCA, DRYOPTERIS SPP.

Land owner/manager:

LOLO NATIONAL FOREST, NINEMILE RANGER DISTRICT

Comments :

1990 SURVEY CONDUCTED BY ANDREW KRATZ . VOUCHER - KRATZ , ANDREW.
(900808001), 1990, MONTU, MRC .

Information source:

ACHUFF, P.L. 1991. [FIELD SURVEY OF NINEMILE VALLEY, MISSOULA COUNTY,
15-19 JULY AND 10-11 AUGUST (BOTRYCHIUM MINGANENSE, SATUREJA
DOUGLASII) ] .

Element Occurrence Record 21

Botrvchium minganense

Occurrence number: 007

Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE
State rank: SI Federal Status:

Survey site name: LITTLE MARION CREEK

EO rank: B
EO rank comments: SMALL POPULATION IN RESTRICTED HABITAT

WITH MINING AND LOGGING IN VICINITY.

County: MISSOULA

USGS quadrangle: STARK NORTH

Township: 016N Range: 023W Section: 05 Precision: S
Tov;nship-range comments: NE4

Survey date: 1991-07-17 Elevation: 4040
First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 1-5% / SOUTHWEST

Last observation: 1991-07-17 Size (acres) : 1

Location :

NINEMILE CREEK, CA . 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MISSOULA. TURN OFF MAIN ROAD
CA. 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF NINEMILE DISTRICT OFFICE ONTO PRIVATE ROAD
UP MARION CREEK; FOLLOW TO LITTLE MARION CREEK CROSSING; POPULATION IS
IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM.

Element occurrence data:

2 0 PLANTS IN TWO SUBPOPULATIONS , MOST PLANTS IN EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL
STAGE ON JULY 17, 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MOIST STREAMSIDE, ON LITTER OR WELL-ROTTED LOGS IN DEEP
SHADE OF THUJA PLICATA FOREST, ESPECIALLY IN SEASONALLY FLOODED SMALL
CHANNELS AND JUST BELOW HIGH WATER MARK. ASSOCIATED SPECIES:
GYMNOCARPIUM DRYOPTERIS, TIARELLA TRIFOLIATA, OPLOPANAX HORRIDUM,
TAXUS BREVIFOLIA, MONESES UNIFLORA, LISTERA CONVALLARIOIDES ,
BOTRYCHIUM VIRGINIANUM, ABIES GRANDIS, CLINTONIA UNIFLORA.

Land owner/manager:

LOLO NATIONAL FOREST, NINEMILE RANGER DISTRICT

Comments :

Information source:

ACHUFF, P.L. 1991. [FIELD SURVEY OF NINEMILE VALLEY, MISSOULA COUNTY,
JULY 15-19, AUGUST 10-11, (BOTRYCHIUM MINGANENSE, SATUREJA
DOUGLASII) ] .

MONTANA
STATE

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