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Howard's Forget-me-not - Eritrichium howardii
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4
State Rank:
S4
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General Description
Stems erect to ascending, 1–9 cm. Herbage densely silvery-strigose. Leaves 5–20 mm long, acute. Flowers: calyx 3–4 mm long; corolla 4–5 mm long, the limb 5–9 mm wide. Nutlets ca. 2 mm long, dorsally smooth or minutely muricate (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
Regional endemic of northern Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 68
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Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Gravelly, calcareous soil of exposed ridges and flats in grasslands, woodlands; valleys, montane (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.- Williams, K.L. 2012. Classification of the grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, forests and alpine vegetation associations of the Custer National Forest portion of the Beartooth Mountains in southcentral Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 376 p.
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