Senecio pseudaureus Rydb.
[= Packera pseudaurea]

Montana: Lincoln County: Kootenai National Forest; Loon Lake, 20 mi NW of Libby, MT. Elev. 1110 m.
T33N R32W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 587 meters. Coordinate Source: GeoLocate.
Ca. 13 h, long narrow lake with one extensive (1 h) floating Sphagnum mat on the SE side which is surrounded on all sides by water. The open water is entirely littoral with scattered patches of floating Potamogeton natans and Nuphar variegatum being dominant. The mat is dominated in areas by Carex lasiocarpa, C. cusickii, C. rostrata, and Eriophorum gracile. Surrounding forest mixed with Pinus contorta, P. monticola, Larix occ., and Abies gr. Surface water relatively nutrient rich for a peatland: (all in mg/L) hardness 109.8, Ca 33.8, Mg 6.12, K 0.8. On saturated peat with shallow moss accum. Abundance: few scattered rhiz. patches with C. diandra, Equisetum fluviatile, C. lenticularis, C. rostrata, and Potentilla palustris with overstory of Alnus incana. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 1099, Jun 23, 1988
With C. Clemes
ID, Accession: 162905, Barcode: ID151987