Arctostaphylos ×media Greene (pro sp.)
[= Arctostaphylos ×coloradensis]

Montana: Ravalli County: Bitterroot National Forest. West Fork Ranger Station. Salt Creek drainage, off Thunder Mtn. Rd. (FSR #5685 to gate, walk/bike out #5683 behind barricade for approx. 2 miles) Subpopulation 1. Elev. 5933 ft.
45.565265° N, 114.288369° W,
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 2137 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
Single, large colony just below road in previously disturbed area (logging slash burn pile?). Rhyolite rock outcrops above road. Estimate 500 clumps total: 460 in main colony, 20 in each of two subpopulations nearby. 90% Vegetative, 5% flowering, 5% fruiting. Assoc. Sp.: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Berberis repens, Calamagrostis rubescens, Carex geyerii, Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Penstemon procerus, Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Carex concinnoides. Phenology: Vegetative.

Linda Pietarinen 0212, Jul 2, 2009
With Jessica L. Brewer
MONTU, Accession: 142108