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STATE DOCUMENTS COLLCCTICM

JAN 2;: 1993

MOrfTANA STATE LIBRARY

1515 E. 6th AVE. HELENA, MONTANA 59620

STATUS REVIEW UPDATE OF

Goodvera repens

LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST

MONTANA

prepared by

Peter L. Achuff

Montana Natural Heritage Program

1515 East Sixth Avenue

Helena, Montana 59601

Challenge Cost-Share Project

February 1992

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I . INTRODUCTION 1

II . SPECIES INFORMATION 1

A. REVIEW OF PRESENT STATUS 1

B. UPDATE OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION IN MONTANA 1

C. POPULATION MONITORING 1

D. HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS 5

III . ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5

A. THREATS TO NEWLY LOCATED POPULATIONS 5

B. RE-EVALUATION OF CONSERVATION STATUS 6

C. PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE STUDIES 6

IV. LITERATURE CITED 8

V. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS 9

I . INTRODUCTION

This report is an update of an earlier status review of Goodyera repens (Achuff and Schassberger 1991) which is a sensitive species that occurs on the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Additional field surveys were conducted in the summer of 1991 by personnel from the Montana Natural Heritage Program and the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

These surveys located 12 new populations of Goodyera repens on the Lewis and Clark National Forest and updated observations of three other populations.

II. SPECIES INFORMATION

A. REVIEW OF PRESENT STATUS

1. FEDERAL STATUS: Goodyera repens is currently listed as a sensitive species by Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service. It has no status under the Endangered Species Act.

2. STATE STATUS: Goodyera repens is currently ranked by the Montana Heritage Program as an 32 species (imperiled because of rarity) . It is also considered sensitive within the state (Lesica and Shelly 1991) .

B. UPDATE OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION IN MONTANA

The twelve populations of Goodyera repens newly discovered in 1991 (Table 1) are all essentially within the previously known range of the species in Montana. Eleven of the occurrences are in the eastern portion of the Little Belt Mountains near other previously known sites. The twelfth occurrence (023) is on the north side of the Big Snowy Mountains about nine miles west of a previously known occurrence (005) . Detailed information on these new occurrences is in section V.

C. POPULATION MONITORING

1. KNOWN POPULATIONS RESURVEYED IN 19 91

The Lost Fork Judith River occurrence (004) was partially re-examined in 1991. More than 1000 plants were seen on 8 August 1991, about 50 of which were flowering.

The Bear Gulch occurrence (008) was resurveyed in 1991 and greatly extended to the southwest along

the canyon. The population as now delimited contains an estimated several thousand plants and occupies more than 280 acres.

The West Fork Hopley Creek occurrence (018) was also revisited in 1991. The population and habitat were as previously reported in 1990.

2. NEW POPULATIONS LOCATED IN 1991

Twelve populations of Goodvera repens were newly discovered in 1991 (Table 1) . Eleven of the occurrences are in the eastern portion of the Little Belt Mountains near other previously known sites. The twelfth occurrence (023) is on the north side of the Big Snowy Mountains about nine miles west of a previously known occurrence (005) . All occurrences are on the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Detailed information on these new occurrences is in section V.

3. AREAS SURVEYED BUT SPECIES NOT LOCATED

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Table 1. Goodyera repens populations newly located in 1991.

Fergus County

Occurrence number: 02 3 Site name: Crystal Cascades Areal extent: <1 acre Population size: 4 ramets

Judith Basin County

Occurrence number: 022

Site name: Dry Pole Canyon

Areal extent: extends ca. 1 mile along the canyon

Population size: 4000-6000 ramets

Occurrence number: 025 Site name: Smith Creek Areal extent: 3 acres Population size: ca. 500 ramets

Occurrence number: 026 Site name: Dry Wolf Areal extent: <1 acre Population size: 1 ramet

Occurrence number: 027

Site name: Yogo Creek

Areal extent: >10 acres

Population size: few thousand ramets

Occurrence number: 028 Site name: Russell Point Areal extent: 165 acres Population size: 7000 ramets

Occurrence number: 029 Site name: Mount High Areal extent: 12 acres Population size: 360 ramets

Occurrence number: 03 0 Site name: Rocky Gulch Areal extent: 2 acres Population size: 50 ramets

Occurrence number: 031 Site name: Trask Gulch Areal extent: 57 acres Population size: 620 ramets

Table 1. (cont.)

Meagher County

Occurrence number: 024 Site name: Basin Creek Areal extent: <1 acre Population size: 22 ramets

Wheatland County

Occurrence number: 019

Site name: East Fork Hopley Creek

Areal extent: extends ca. 2.5 miles along the canyon

Population size: 6000-7500 ramets

Occurrence number: 020

Site name: East Fork Haymaker Creek

Areal extent: extends ca. 1.5 miles along the canyon

Population size: 6000 ramets

Occurrence number: 021

Site name: Iron Springs Coulee

Areal extent: extends ca. H mile along the canyon

Population size: >1000 ramets

D. HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS

Most element occurrence records of Goodyera repens note that it occurs in moss mats, however the species of mosses and their habitat ecology have not been noted. Observations of element occurrences 019-022 in the Little Belt Mountains showed that Goodyera repens is predominantly associated with mosses growing on litter or organic matter, including Hylocomium splendens. Pleurozium schreberi and Timmia austriaca . Also frequently associated with these species is the thallose lichen Peltiqera aphthosa.

Goodyera repens itself roots predominantly in organic matter and is seldom associated with mosses such as Thuidium abietinum or Tortula ruralis which tend to grow more directly on rock or soil. These moss species may be in the vicinity of Goodyera repens occurrences since all are associated with calcareous parent materials but at the microhabitat level they are seldom together.

It was also observed that Goodyera repens has a more restricted ecological amplitude or habitat range south of the crest of the Little Belt Mountains than north of it. In the southern part of the mountain range, Goodyera repens is associated narrowly with mesic north and east aspects, and narrow canyon bottoms, whereas in the northern part it occupies sites that are more exposed and in wider valleys. The cause of this is unknown but may be due to mesoclimatic differences.

III. ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A. THREATS TO NEWLY LOCATED POPULATIONS

1. GRAZING: Although cattle use the general area around Goodyera repens populations, there seems to be little use or damage to the sites occupied by the plants.

2. TIMBER HARVEST: The following sites are currently threatened by proposed or on-going timber harvest:

Smith Creek (025) Russell Point (028) Mount High (029) Rocky Gulch (030)

B. RE-EVALUATION OF CONSERVATION STATUS

In light of the discovery of 12 new populations of Goodyera repens in 1991, which brings the total number of occurrences to 31, the Heritage Program status of this species as S2 in Montana needs to be re-evaluated.

Goodyera repens appears to be fairly common in the eastern part of the Little Belt Mountains with several populations numbering more than 5000 plants. The full extent of many populations is not known, many areas of suitable habitat have not been adequately surveyed, and additional or larger populations will likely be discovered. However, the species is currently known only from two areas of Montana - the Little Belt Mountains and Big Snowy Mountains of central Montana and a single site in northern Glacier National Park close to the Canadian border. In addition, the vulnerability of Goodyera repens with the harvest of old-growth forests needs to be considered.

Taken together, these factors indicate that the status of Goodyera repens should be revised to S3 (rare or locally abundant in a restricted range, or vulnerable to extirpation, generally 21-50 occurrences) .

C. PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE STUDIES

1. Further field surveys of potential habitat; Additional field surveys should be done in central Montana in portions of the Lewis and Clark National Forest in the Little Belt Mountains, the Snowy Mountains, and the Castle Mountains. The westward extent of Goodyera repens in the Little Belt Mountains has not been determined nor has the full extent of many currently-known populations been determined. This more complete information is required for the management guide recommended below.

2 . Monitoring studies to assess population condition and status: Monitoring studies are needed at several locations to assess population dynamics and the effects of habitat alteration by timber harvest or fire. This is needed particularly for several populations that are currently or potentially in stands subject to harvesting.

Prepare management guide; A management guide should be prepared for Goodyera repens to better evaluate its conservation status and provide guidance to managers. This has been proposed as a challenge cost-share project between the Lewis and Clark National Forest and the Montana Natural Heritage Program for 1992-1993.

IV. LITERATURE CITED

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

Achuff, P.L. and L. Schassberger. 1991. Status review of Goodyera repens. U.S. Forest Service - Region 1, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana. Montana Natural Heritage Program report to Lewis and Clark National Forest, Great Falls, Montana. 52 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.

'v. ELEMENT OCCURRENCE PRINT-OUTS AND MAPS

Occurrence number: 004

Global rank: G5 State rank: S2

Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments:

Forest Service status; Federal Status:

LOST FORK JUDITH RIVER

A

ROADLESS AREA ALLOCATED TO

RECREATION/GRAZING .

SENSITIVE

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: ETTIEN SPRING

Township: 012N Range: OlOE Section: 14 Precision: S Township-range comments: SE4 , 13SW4NW4 , 2 3W2 , 22SW4 , 27W2 , 34NW4 .

Survey date: 1989-08-03 First observation: 1989 Last observation: 1991-08-08

Elevation: 5800 Slope/aspect: 15-35% / N, NW Size (acres) : 30

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, LOST FORK JUDITH RIVER, CA. 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAPPHIRE VILLAGE.

'Element occurrence data:

1991: ONLY PORTION OF POPULATION IN SECTION 14 SEEN, CA. 50 PLANTS IN FLOWER 8 AUG; 1001-10,000 RAMETS IN 12 SUBPOPULATIONS . 1989: FLOWERING. PLANTS OFTEN IN CLUSTERS OF 3 TO 6 INDIVIDUALS.

General site description:

PLANTS FOUND ON WELL-DRAINED MID-SLOPES AND RIDGES, WITH FILTERED LIGHT IN OLDER DOUGLAS-FIR FOREST. DOUGLAS-FIR AGE CA. 2 00 YRS ; LODGEPOLE PINE AGE CA. 180 YRS. ASSOCIATED VEGETATION INCLUDES: PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, PINUS CONTORTA, PINUS ALBICAULIS, CALAMAGROSTIS RUBESCENS, ASTRAGALUS MISER, SPIRAEA BETULIFOLIA, JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, AND ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI. PLANTS OFTEN OCCUR WITH PELTIGERA APHTHOSA (LICHEN) .

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

VOUCHER-PHILLIPS, H.W. (890801-1), 1989, MRC. SEE ORIGINAL ECODATA AND HERITAGE SURVEY FORMS (ON FILE AT MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM) FOR ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATED SPECIES. ALSO SURVEYED BY DANA FIELD (1989 AND 1991) .

Information source:

PHILLIPS, H.W. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, P.O. 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT.

BOX 871, 1101

Element Occurrence Record lo

Goodyera repens

Occurrence number: 008

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: BEAR GULCH

EO rank: A EO rank comments: EXCELLENT HABITAT, POPULATION IN GOOD

CONDITION.

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: BANDBOX MOUNTAIN

Township: 014N Range: OlOE Section: 12 Precision: S Township-range comments: SE4 , 13NW4, 14SE4 , 23W2 .

Survey date: 1990-08-08 Elevation: 6200 First observation: 1990 Slope/aspect: 0-30% / NNW

Last observation: 1991-08-23 Size (acres) : 280+

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS; HEADWATERS OF SOUTH FORK OF RUNNING WOLF CREEK, i CA. 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD.

Element occurrence data:

1991: SEVERAL THOUSAND PLANTS OVER EXTENDED AREA. 1990: CA. 28 PLANTS SCATTERED OVER LARGE AREA.

General site description:

OLD GROWTH PICEA ENGELMANNII/PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII FOREST; PICEA/LINNAEA BOREALIS HABITAT TYPE. PLANTS ROOTED IN MOSS WITH SENECIO TRIANGULARIS, LINNAEA BOREALIS, ARNICA CORDIFOLIA, SAXIFRAGA ODONTOLOMA, THALICTRUM SPP. , SPIRAEA BETULIFOLIA, CORNUS STOLONIFERA, AND ACER GLABRUM. PLANTS OCCUR IN SHADED LOCATIONS.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OLD-GROWTH FOREST SITE. VOUCHER - SCHASSBERGER, L.A. (415), 1990.

Information source:

SENSITIVE PLANT COORDINATOR, LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 59923.

Element Occurrence Record 11

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Occurrence number: 019

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: EAST FORK HOPLEY CREEK

EO rank: B EO rank comments: CATTLE GRAZING IN AREA.

County: WHEATLAND

USGS quadrangle: JELLISON PLACE

Township: OllN Range: 013E Section: 27 Precision: S Township-range comments: NE4 ;21NE4 , 22SW4 , 26SW4 , 16SE4

Survey date: 1991-08-07 Elevation: 5900 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 5-45% / NORTH

Last observation: 1991-08-07 Size (acres) : 0

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 2 0 AIR MILES NORTHWEST OF HARLOWTOWN; POPULATION EXTENDS ALONG EAST FORK HOPLEY CREEK FROM CA . 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF JELLISON PLACE NORTHWEST FOR CA. 2.5 MILES.

Element occurrence data:

>1500 FLOWERING PLANTS, ESTIMATE 6000-7500 NON-FLOWERING RAMETS , PLANTS IN FULL FLOWER ON 7 AUGUST 1991, VIGOR NORMAL.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MESIC, SHADY SITES IN NARROW LIMESTONE CANYON, MOSTLY ON NORTHERLY ASPECTS, IN PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII-PICEA/ ACER GLABRUM/ FEATHER MOSS FOREST. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: ACTAEA RUBRA, RIBES SETOSUM, VIOLA CANADENSIS, SMILACINA RACEMOSA, PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI , TIMMIA AUSTRIACA, PELTIGEA APHTHOSA, MONESES UNIFLORA, LINNAEA BOREALIS, HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, MUSSELSHELL RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

VOUCHER - ACHUFF, P.L. (5929), 1991, (MONT). POPULATION MAY CONTINUE FURTHER NORTH UP EAST FORK HOPLEY CREEK; NEEDS FURTHER SURVEY.

Information source:

ACHUFF, P.L. 1991. [FIELD SURVEY OF THE LITTLE BELT AND BIG SNOWY MOUNTAINS, WHEATLAND, JUDITH BASIN, FERGUS AND GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES; 5-9 AUGUST (GOODYERA REPENS)].

Element Occurrence Record Goodyera repens

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Occurrence number: 02 0

Global rank: G5 State rank: S2

Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments:

Forest Service status: Federal Status:

HAYMAKER NARROWS

B

CATTLE GRAZING IN AREA.

SENSITIVE

County: WHEATLAND

USGS quadrangle: HAYMAKER NARROWS

Township: OlON Range: 012E Section: 01 Township-range comments: 2NE4,12NE4

Precision: S

Survey date:

First observation:

Last observation:

1991-08-08

1991

1991-08-08

Elevation: 5800

Slope/aspect: 5-50% / NORTH, EAST

Size (acres) : 0

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 20 AIR MILES NORTHWEST OF HARLOWTON.

POPULATION EXTENDS ALONG EAST FORK HAYMAKER CREEK, FROM HAYMAKER I NARROWS NORTHWEST CA. 1.5 MILES.

Element occurrence data:

ESTIMATE 6000 PLANTS IN SEVERAL ELONGATED SUBPOPULATIONS , PLANTS FULL FLOWER ON 8 AUGUST 1991, VIGOR NORMAL.

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General site description:

PLANTS IN MESIC, SHADY SITES IN NARROW LIMESTONE CANYON IN PSEUDOSUGA MENZIESII/PICEA ACER GLABRUM/ FEATHER MOSS FORESTS; ASSOCIATED SPECIES: RIBES SETOSUM, PYROLA SECUNDA, DISPORUM TRACHYCARPUM, HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS, PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI , TIMMIA AUSTRIACA, THUIDIUM ABIETINUM, LINNAEA BOREALIS.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, MUSSELSHELL RANGER DISTRICT

Comments :

VOUCHER - ACHUFF, P.L. (5936), 1991, (MONT). POPULATION MAY EXTEND FURTHER UP EAST FORK HAYMAKER CREEK; NEEDS FURTHER SURVEY.

Information source:

ACHUFF, P.L. 1991. [FIELD SURVEY OF THE LITTLE BELT AND BIG SNOWY MOUNTAINS, WHEATLAND, JUDITH BASIN, FERGUS AND GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES, 5-9 AUGUST (GOODYERA REPENS)].

Element Occurrence Record 13

Goodvera repens

Occurrence number: 021

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: IRON SPRINGS COULEE

EO rank: A EO rank comments:

County: WHEATLAND

USGS quadrangle: HAYMAKER NARROWS

Township: OlON Range: 012E Section: 10 Precision: S Township-range comments: NE4

Survey date: 1991-08-08 Elevation: 6160 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 5-35% / NORTH, EAST

Last observation: 1991-08-08 Size (acres) : 0

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 20 AIR MILES NORTHWEST OF HARLOWTON, POPULATION IS CA. 1 MILE NORTH OF IRON SPRINGS, ALONG IRON SPRINGS ^ COULEE.

Element occurrence data:

ESTIMATE >1000 PLANTS ALONG CA . 0.25 MILE OF CANYON, PLANTS FLOWERING ON 8 AUGUST 1991, VIGOR GOOD.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MESIC, SHADY SITES IN NARROW LIMESTONE CANYON, IN PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/PICEA/ LINNAEA BOREALIS FEATHER MOSS FOREST. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: SPIRAEA BETULIFOLIA CALAMAGROSTIS RUBESCENS, GALIUM BOREALE, HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS, PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI , THUIDIUM ABIETINUM.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, MUSSELSHELL RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

VOUCHER - ACHUFF, P.L. (5937), 1991, (MONT). POPULATION PROBABLY EXTENDS FURTHER UP IRON SPRINGS COULEE; NEEDS FURTHER SURVEY.

Information source:

ACHUFF, P.L. 1991. [FIELD SURVEY OF LITTLE AND BIG SNOWY MOUNTAINS, WHEATLAND, JUDITH BASIN, FERGUS AND GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES, 5-9 AUGUST (GOODYERA REPENS)].

Element Occurrence Record Goodyera repens

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Occurrence number: 022

Global rank: G5 State rank: S2

Survey site name:

EO rank:

EO rank comments:

Forest Service status: Federal Status:

SENSITIVE

DRY POLE CANYON

B

SMALL SUBPOPULATIONS IN PATCHY HABITAT.

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: INDIAN HILL

Township: 012N Range: OllE Section: 25 Township-range comments: SW4NE4 , 26NE4 , 36,

Precision: S

Survey date: 1991-08-09 First observation: 1991 Last observation: 1991-08-09

Elevation: 5600 Slope/aspect: 10-55% / N,NE Size (acres) : 0

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 2 5 MILES SOUTH OF STANFORD. TAKE SOUTH FORK JUDITH RIVER ROAD (FS RD# 4 87) TO DRY POLE CANYON.

'Element occurrence data:

ESTIMATE 4000-6000 PLANTS. CA. 1400 FLOWERING ON AUGUST 9, 1991; PLANTS IN SERIES OF SUBPOPULATIONS ALONG CANYON.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MESIC, SHADY SITES ON NORTH AND EAST ASPECTS IN PICEA ENGELMANNII-PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS/LINNAEA BOREALIS/FEATHER MOSS FOREST; SERIES OF SUBPOPULATIONS ALONG LOWER SLOPE NEAR CREEK AND IN SMALL GULLIES EXTENDING UPHILL. ASSOCIATED SPECIES: GALIUM BOREALE, FRAGERIA VIRGINIANA, HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS, PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI, TIMMIA AUSTRIACA, THUIDIUM ABIETINUM, ACER GLABRUM, PYROLA SECUNDA.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

VOUCHER-ACHUFF, P. L. (5938), 1991, MONT.

Information source:

ACHUFF, P.L. 1991. [FIELD SURVEY OF LITTLE BELT AND BIG SNOWY MOUNTAINS, WHEATLAND, JUDITH BASIN, FERGUS AND GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES, 5-9 AUGUST (GOODYERA REPENS)].

Element Occurrence Record 15

Goodyera repens

Occurrence number: 02 3

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: CRYSTAL CASCADES

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: FERGUS

USGS quadrangle: JUMP OFF PEAK

Township: 012N Range: 018E Section: 20 Precision: G Township-range comments: NE4

Survey date: 1991-08-31 Elevation: 6200 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 10% / NORTH

Last observation: 1991-08-31 Size (acres) : 0

Location:

BIG SNOWY MOUNTAINS, CA. 3 5 MILES SOUTH OF LEWISTOWN, 1.5 MILES EAST OF CRYSTAL LAKE, JUST NORTH OF CRYSTAL CASCADES.

"Element occurrence data: FOUR PLANTS OBSERVED.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MOIST, MOSSY FOREST.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

SENSITIVE PLANT COORDINATOR, LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 16

Goodyera repens

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Occurrence number: 024

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: BASIN CREEK

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: MEAGHER

USGS quadrangle: RUSSIAN FLAT

Township: OlON Range: OlOE Section: 11 Precision: S Township-range comments: SW4

Survey date: 1991-09-05 Elevation: 5650 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 30% / NORTHEAST

Last observation: 1991-09-05 Size (acres) : 1

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 2 0 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARTINSDALE, NEAR CONFLUENCE OF BASIN AND SPRING CREEKS.

'Element occurrence data:

4 FLOWERING STEMS AND 18 ROSETTES ON 5 SEPTEMBER 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS IN PICEA/SENECIO STREPTANTHIFOLIUS HABITAT TYPE, WITH PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, PINUS CONTORTA, JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, ANTENNARIA SPP., PYROLA SECUNDA, DISPORUM TRACHYCARPUM, HEUCHERA SPP. SYMPHORICARPOS SPP., AND CLEMATIS SPP.; MOSSY UNDERSTORY . PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII CA. 250+ YEARS.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, MUSSELSHELL RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

FIELD, D., LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 17

Goodvera repens

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Occurrence number: 025

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: SMITH CREEK

EO rank: A EO rank comments: UNDISTURBED AND UNLIKELY TO BE.

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: RUSSIAN FLAT

DAISY PEAK

Township: OllN Range: OllE Section: 8 Precision: S Township-range comments: SW4

Survey date: 1991-07-18 Elevation: 5800 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 60% / NNE

Last observation: 1991-07-18 Size (acres) : 3

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 2 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UTICA, NEAR ^ CONFLUENCE OF SMITH AND DEADHORSE CREEKS, SOUTH FORK JUDITH RIVER.

Element occurrence data:

CA. 500 PLANTS, IN BUD ON 18 JULY 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS ALONG LOWER SLOPE OF CANYON AT BASE OF LIMESTONE SHALE CLIFFS IN PICEA/LINNAEA BOREALIS HABITAT TYPE, WITH THALICTRUM OCCIDENTALE, ARNICA CORDIFOLIA, CLEMATIS COLUMBIANA, RIBES LACUSTRE, ANTENNARIA RACEMOSA, GALIUM TRIFLORUM, ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA, CALYPSO BULBOSA, AND PELTIGERA APHTHOSA.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

VOUCHER-FIELD, D. (910718-1), 1991.

Information source:

FIELD, D. , LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 18

Goodyera repens

Occurrence number: 02 6

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: DRY WOLF

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: WOLF BUTTE

Township: 015N Range: OlOE Section: 32 Precision: S Township-range comments: NW4

Survey date: 1991-07-01 Elevation: 5560 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 15% / NORTHWEST

Last observation: 1991-07-01 Size (acres) : 1

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD, DRY WOLF CREEK, CA. 0.5 MILE NORTHEAST OF DRY WOLF GUARD STATION.

^Element occurrence data:

1 PLANT WITH UNOPENED FLOWER BUD ON 1 JUL 91.

General site description:

PLANT IN PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/SPIREA BETULIFOLIA FOREST, WITH MOSSY UNDERSTORY; ASSOCIATED SPECIES ARE CALAMAGROSTIS RUBESCENS AND SYMPHORICARPOS SPP.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

SENSITIVE PLANT COORDINATOR, LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 19

Goodvera repens

Occurrence number: 027

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: YOGO CREEK

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: BANDBOX MOUNTAIN

Township: 013N Range: OlOE Section: 3 Precision: S Township-range comments: NW4,4NE4.

Survey date: 1991-08-22 Elevation: 5900 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 60% / NORTH

Last observation: 1991-08-22 Size (acres) : 10+

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF OLD YOGO SITE.

^Element occurrence data:

A FEW THOUSAND PLANTS, MOST FLOWERS TURNING BROWN ON 2 2 AUGUST 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS AT BASE OF NORTH ASPECT SLOPE ABOVE CREEK, IN PICEA/PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII/FEATHER MOSS FOREST; WITH THALICTRUM OCCIDENTALE, LINNAEA BOREALIS, DISPORUM TRACHYCARPUM, AND LONICERA UTAHENSIS; OVER LIMESTONE BEDROCK.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

NOT FULLY SURVEYED.

Information source:

FIELD, D., LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 20

Goodyera repens

Occurrence number: 02 8

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: RUSSELL POINT

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: INDIAN HILL

DAISY PEAK

Township: 012N Range: OllE Section: 26 Precision: S Township-range comments: 34SE4 , 35;T11NR11W: 2W2 , 3NE4 , 11NE4 .

Survey date: 1991-08-06 Elevation: 5840 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-30% / NW, NORTH

Last observation: 1991-09-11 Size (acres) : 165

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD, ALONG SOUTH ^ FORK JUDITH RIVER, BETWEEN RUSSELL POINT AND TRASK.

Element occurrence data:

CA. 7000 PLANTS IN 11 SUBPOPULATIONS , IN FLOWER AND FRUIT ON 6 AUGUST 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS ON MOIST, LOWER SLOPES IN PICEA/LINNAEA BOREALIS HABITAT TYPE. ASSOCIATED SPECIES ARE PICEA ENGELMANNII, PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS, LINNAEA BOREALIS, ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI, ASTRAGALUS MISER, THALICTRUM OCCIDENTALE, AQUILEGIA BREVISTYLA, SCHIZACHNE PURPURASCENS , SPIRAEA BETULIFOLIA, ASTER CONSPICUUS, GALIUM BOREALE, SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS, AND SYMPHORICARPOS ALBUS . MOSTLY ON LIMESTONE BEDROCK, BUT ALSO SOME SHALE AND GRANITE.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

PHILLIPS, W. , LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 21

Goodvera repens

Occurrence number: 029

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: MOUNT HIGH

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: DAISY PEAK

Tov/nship: OllN Range: OllE Section: 14 Precision: S Township-range comments: S2 , 13NW4 , 23NW4 .

Survey date: 1991-08-08 Elevation: 6740 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 0-20% / NORTH, NW

Last observation: 1991-10-10 Size (acres) : 12

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 3 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD, CA . 1 MILE WEST OF MOUNT HIGH.

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^Element occurrence data:

CA. 360 PLANTS IN 5 SUBPOPULATIONS , PLANTS FLOWERING AND FRUITING IN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MOIST MICROSITES, IN SMALL DRAWS AND STREAM TERRACES IN ABIES LASIOCARPA/LINNAEA BOREALIS HABITAT TYPE, WITH MOSSY UNDERSTORY. ASSOCIATED SPECIES ARE PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, PICEA ENGELMANNII, ABIES LASIOCARPA, LINNAEA BOREALIS, THALICTRUM OCCIDENTALE, ARNICA CORDIFOLIA, PYROLA SECUNDA, ACTAEA RUBRA, ASTER CONSPICUUS, AQUILEGIA FLAVESCENS, AND GERANIUM RICHARDSONII . MOSTLY OVER LIMESTONE BEDROCK, BUT ALSO SOME QUARTZ ITE AND SHALE.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

LOGGING OCCURRING ADJACENT TO SOME SUBPOPULATIONS.

Information source:

PHILLIPS, W. , LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record 22

Goodyera repens

Occurrence number: 030

Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE State rank: S2 Federal Status:

Survey site name: ROCKY GULCH

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: INDIAN HILL

Township: 012N Range: OllE Section: 1 Precision: S Township-range comments: SW4

Survey date: 1991-08-09 Elevation: 5040 First observation: 1991 Slope/aspect: 10-30% / NORTH, NW

Last observation: 1991-08-09 Size (acres) : 2

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 2 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD, SOUTH FORK JUDITH RIVER AT CONFLUENCE WITH ROCKY GULCH.

^Element occurrence data:

CA. 50 PLANTS IN TWO SUBPOPULATIONS , FLOWERING ON 9 AUGUST 1991.

General site description:

PLANTS IN MOIST, LOWER SLOPE, IN PICEA/LINNAEA BOREALIS HABITAT TYPE; WITH PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, LINNAEA BOREALIS, ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI, ACER GLABRUM, AND AQUILEGIA BREVISTYLA, OVER LIMESTONE BEDROCK.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

PHILLIPS, W., LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

Element Occurrence Record Goodyera repens

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Occurrence number: 031

Global rank: G5 State rank: S2

Forest Service status; Federal Status;

SENSITIVE

Survey site name: TRASK GULCH

EO rank: EO rank comments:

County: JUDITH BASIN

USGS quadrangle: DAISY PEAK

Township: OllN Range: OllE Section: 03 Precision: S Township-range comments: S2 AND NW4 , 4NE4 ;T12NR11E: 33SE4 .

Survey date: 1991-08-15 First observation: 1991 Last observation: 1991-09-13

Elevation: 5700 Slope/aspect: 0-30% / NORTH Size (acres) : 57

Location:

LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, CA. 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANFORD, ALONG SOUTH FORK JUDITH RIVER, ON WEST SIDE OF TRASK GULCH.

Element occurrence data:

CA. 620 PLANTS IN 5 SUBPOPULATIONS , FLOWERING AND FRUITING IN AUGUST-MID SEPTEMBER.

General site description:

PLANTS ON MOIST MID AND LOWER SLOPES IN PICEA/LINNAEA BOREALIS AND ABIES LASIOCARPA/LINNAEA BOREALIS HABITAT TYPES. ASSOCIATED SPECIES ARE PINUS CONTORTA, PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII, PICEA ENGELMANNII, ABIES LASIOCARPA, LINNAEA BOREALIS, SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS, ANTENNARIA RACEMOSA, POPULUS TREMULOIDES, RUBUS IDAEUS, ROSA ACICULARIS, SCHIZACHNE PURPURASCENS , GERANIUM RICHARDSONII , AND ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI.

Land owner/manager:

LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, JUDITH RANGER DISTRICT

Comments:

Information source:

PHILLIPS, W., LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST, 1101 15TH STREET NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MT 594 03.

MONTANA

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Goodyera repens Lost Fork Judith River (004)

USGS Ettien Springs Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

25

Goodyera repens Bear Gulch (008)

USGS Bandbox Mountain Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

26

Goodyera repensa

East Fork Hopley Creek (019)

USGS Jellison Place Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

27

Gocxiyera repens Haymaker Narrows (020)

USGS Haymaker Narrows Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

28

Goodyera repens Iron Springs Coulee (021)

uses Haymaker Narrows Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

29

Goodyera repens Dry Pole Canyon (022)

USGS Indian Hill Quadrangle (7.5')

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Goody era repens Crystal Cascades (023)

uses Jumpoff Peak Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

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Goodyera repens Basin Creek (024)

uses Russian Flat Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

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Goody era repens

USGS Russian Flat Quadrangle uses Daisy Peak Quadrangle

Smith Creek (025)

MONTANA

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Goodyera repens

USGS Wolf Butte Quadrangle

Dry Wolf (026)

MONTANA

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Goodyera repens Yogo Creek (027)

USGS Bandbox Mountain Quadrangle (7.5')

MOrTlYJ'JA

35

USGS Indian Hill Quadrangle (7.5') USGS Daisy Peak Quadrangle (7.5')

HusGcll Point (028)

MONTANA

36

Goodyera repens Mount High (029)

USGS Daisy Peak Quadrangle (7.5')

37

Goody era repens Rocky Gulch (030)

uses Indian Hill Quadrangle (7.5')

MONTANA

38

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Goody era repens

USGS Daisy Peak Quadrangle (7.5')

Trask Gulch (031)

MONTANA STATE

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