Eriophorum polystachion L.
[= Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. angustifolium]

Montana: Deer Lodge County: Settling Ponds E and SE of Warm Springs, MT, at the headwaters of the Clark Fork River. Elev. 4900 ft.
T5N R9W S19, 30, 31
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 1138 meters. Coordinate Source: Calc. from TRS.
These settling ponds are part of the systems to recover Cu and other metals for the Anaconda Co.; the settling ponds are E -NE of the major tailings pond for Cu recovery. The settling ponds are E-SE of the Warm Springs State Hospital; the collection site is ca .6 mi N of the jct. of MT State Route 48 and US Hwy 10. Many aquatics are growing in Fe-loaded ppt. Cpmmpn aquatics/wetlands plants include: Zannichellia palustris, Eleocharis palustris, Scirpus validus, Potamogeton pectinatus, P. berchtoldii, Chara sp., Hippuris vulgaris, Typha latifolia, Triglochin spp., Eriophorum sp.. This Eriophorum is rare to sparse here, and located at only one site.

Richard J. Naskali 861, Jul 19, 1973
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