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Hare's-foot Locoweed - Oxytropis lagopus var. conjugans
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Population Size
Score 1 - Moderate: Generally 10,000-100,000 individuals.
Comment Estimated as population levels from specimen collections are largely unknown.
Range Extent
Score 2 - Regional or State Endemic or Small Montana Range: Generally restricted to an area <100,000 sq. miles (equivalent to 2/3 the size of Montana or less) or Montana contributes 50% or more of the species’ range or populations OR limited to 2-3 Sub-basins in Montana.
Area of Occupancy
Score 1 - Moderate: Generally occurring in 11-25 Subwatersheds (6th Code HUC’s).
Environmental Specificity
Score 1 - Moderate: Species is restricted to a specific habitat that is more widely distributed or to several restricted habitats and is typically dependent upon relatively unaltered, good-quality habitat (C Values of 5-7).
Trends
Score 0-1 - Stable to Minor Declines:
Comment Trends unknown, though populations are likely stable or experiencing only minor declines.
Threats
Score 0-1 - Low to Medium.
Intrinsic Vulnerability
Score 0-1 - Low to Moderate Vulnerability.
Raw Conservation Status Score
Score
5 to 8 total points scored out of a possible 19.
General Description
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Phenology
Flowering May to June, fruiting in July.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
Known from Lewis & Clark, Powell, Granite, and Teton Counties, central Montana; also found in Alberta, Canada.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 28
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Recency
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Habitat
Sagebrush plains to lower mountains.
Ecology
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus appositus ,
Bombus bifarius ,
Bombus centralis ,
Bombus fervidus ,
Bombus flavifrons ,
Bombus melanopygus ,
Bombus nevadensis ,
Bombus rufocinctus ,
Bombus sylvicola ,
Bombus occidentalis ,
Bombus insularis , and
Bombus kirbiellus (Macior 1974, Bauer 1983, Shaw and Taylor 1986, Williams et al. 2014, Miller-Struttmann and Galen 2014).
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