Larix lyallii Parl.

Montana: Lincoln County: Kootenai National Forest, Cabinet Mountains. East of the terminus of Trail 563 which originates just across the Idaho border on the Kaniksu National Forest. ¶A little ways west of East Fork Peak. Just east of Montana - Idaho border monument. Elev. 5951 ft.
48.249468° N, 116.04865° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
Dry mid elevation ridge with short Abies lasiocarpa, Pinus contorta, and Picea englemannii. Vaccinium scopiarum, Sorbus sp., Chaimerion angustifolium, Eriogonum umbellatum, and Antenarria rosea. This is, to our knowledge the first physical documentation of this population of Larix lyallii. This population was documented by Arno (at least the Savage Mountain population a little to the east. However, he was doing surveys in the fall via airplane and (to our knowledge) did not collect specimens from this site. Phenology: Cones.

Daniel Turck 2023-084, Jul 15, 2023
With Alan Steele, Anna Miera, Marguerite Trost, Kristin Kaser, Lisa Marie Bresett, and Jason Smith.
ID, Accession: 193718, Barcode: ID199356