b. Other current formal status recommendations: Shoshonea 

 pulvinata is currently listed as "endangered or 

 threatened throughout range" (global rank = G2G3) by 

 the Wyoming Natural Heritage Program (Mollis Marriottf 

 personal communication) and the Montana Natural 

 Heritage Program (Shelly 1988). 



c. Review of past status: No previous history of legal or 

 formal status. 



C. State. 



1. Montana. 



a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or 

 regulation: None. 



b. Other current formal status recommendations: Shoshonea 

 pulvinata is currently listed as "critically 

 endangered" in Montana (state rank = SI) by the Montana 

 Natural Heritage Program (Shelly 1988). 



c. Review of past status: No past status. 

 S. Wyoming. 



a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or 

 regulation: None. 



b. Other current formal status recommendations: Shoshonea 

 pulvinata is currently listed as "endangered" in 

 Wyoming (state rank = 52) by the Wyoming Natural 

 Heritage Program (Hollis Marriott, personal 

 communication) . 



c. Review of past status: No past status. 



3. Description. 



General nontechnical description: Shoshonea pulvinata is a low, 

 mat-forming, herbaceous, long-lived perennial. The plants have a 

 woody taproot and branching underground stems. The above-ground 

 stems are 1-3 inches in length and usually clothed at the base 

 with remnants of the previous year's leaf sheaths. The leaves 

 are approximately 0.2-1.0 inches long and 0.2-0.8 inches wide, 

 with a petiole approximately half the length of the leaf. The 

 leaf blades are oddly pinnate with 5-11 divisions and oblong to 

 oval in outline. The leaf petioles are swollen and papery at the 

 base. The herbage is smooth to somewhat roughened. The 

 inflorescence is a compound umbel approximately 1/2-3/^ inch in 

 diameter. The flowers in these umbels are small (ca. 1/8 inch in 

 diameter) and light yellow in color. The fruits are 

 approximately 1/8 inch long, slightly roughened to the touch, and 

 without wings. 



