Puccinellia and Distichlis ssp. parryana occurs 

 alone. 



B. PRESENT LEGAL OR FORMAL STATUS 



1. FEDERAL STATUS 



a. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 3C; Carex 

 parryana ssp. idahoa is no longer considered 

 a candidate for listing; a taxon proven to be 

 more abundant or widespread than previously 

 believed and/ or not subject to any 

 identifiable threat. 



b. U. S. Forest Service: Sensitive; the 

 Regional Forester has determined there is a 

 concern for population viability of Carex 

 parryana ssp. idahoa within the state as 

 evidenced by a significant current or 

 predicted downward trend in population or 

 habitat. 



c. U. S. Bureau of Land Management: Sensitive; 

 Carex parryana ssp. idahoa is documented to 

 occur on public land administered by BLM and 

 proven to be imperiled in at least part of 

 its range. 



2. STATE STATUS 



a. Montana: Carex parryana ssp. idahoa is 

 listed as imperiled globally and in Montana 

 (G4T2-S2) because of rarity and/or because 

 other factors make it very vulnerable to 

 extinction (Heidel 1997) . This state listing 

 does not provide any direct legal protection. 

 Lesica and Shelly (1991) list Carex parryana 

 ssp. idahoa as sensitive, known from a 

 limited number of populations or occurring 

 principally in restricted habitats considered 

 vulnerable to man-caused disturbances. 



b. Idaho: Carex parryana ssp. idahoa has never 

 been listed or tracked as a rare plant in 

 Idaho (Steele et al. 1981, Moseley and Groves 

 1990). This is likely due to Cronquist's 

 (Hitchcock et al. 1969) failure to recognize 

 this taxon at any level. 



