Collected
1998.
Montana, United States
Locality: The original Opportunity Germplasm Nevada bluegrass (accession number 9081633) seed collection was made in 1998 near the Wisdom Junction along Highway 1, 1.5 km (0.93 miles) east of Anaconda, Montana.
Environment description: The collection site was severely contaminated with heavy metals from smelter fallout, surface wind and water transport, as well as historic overflow from the waste canal that supplied the Opportunity Sediment Ponds. Surface soil pH was 4.3
Number of plants sampled: 10
Comment: The original donor plants were found growing in association with slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus, redtop Agrostis gigantea, scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea, and western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii.