THREATENED 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PEMSTEHON LEMHIENSIS (Keck) Keck and 



Cronq. 

 COMMON NAME: Lemhi beardtongue 

 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: P^ speciosus Dougl. ssp. 



lemhiensis Keck 

 MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: C2 

 USFS STATUS: Sensitive List 

 STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in ID 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwestern MT and adjacent 



Lemhi Co., ID. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F.; Bitterroot N.F.; 



BLM, Butte District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead River, Big 



Hole River, Bitterroot River drainages 

 HABITAT: Open sagebrush/bunchgrass areas, often near 



the lower treeline, from moderate to rather high 



elevations in the mountains; 1300-2470 m 



(4,280-8,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late June and July 

 COMMENTS: This species is a regional endemic with a 



restricted geographic range. Historically known 



populations in Ravalli Co. were rediscovered in 



1989. Population size tends to be small, and some 



sites are currently threatened by grazing and 



mining. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PSORALEA HYPOGAEA Nutt. 

 COMMON NAME: Subterranean bread-root, little 



breadroot scurf-pea 

 FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern MT and UY, south to NM 



and TX. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Chouteau, Rosebud 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Lewistown District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Sandy soils of grasslands and ponderosa pine 



savannahs on the plains, ca. 915 m (3,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in early June 

 COMMENTS: This perennial may be apparent only in 



spring and early summer. The Cascade Co. collection 



is nearly 100 years old. Rosebud Co. populations 



are threatened by mining. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SELAGINELLA UATSONII Underw. 



COMMON NAME: Watson's selaginella 



FAMILY: Selaginellaceae (Spike Moss Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Watch list in OR 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: UT, NV, and c. and s. CA, with 



single isolated stations in the Wallowa Mtns. of OR, 



and Pioneer Mtns. of MT. Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, reported for Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Custer N.F.(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pioneer Mtns., reported 



for Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Exposed, rocky sites at middle and upper 



altitudes in the mountains, sometimes above 



timberline; 2744-2988 m (9,000-9,800 ft.) 

 COMMENTS: The location in the Pioneer Mountains 



(Comet Mountain) has not been verified since 1921. 



The site may be threatened by mining activity. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SILENE SPALDINGII Wats. 



COMMON NAME: Spalding's catchfly, Spalding campion 



FAMILY: Caryophyl laceae (Pink Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G2/S1 



USFWS STATUS: C2 



USFS STATUS: Watch List 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in WA, threatened 



in ID, threatened in OR 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southeastern B.C., se. WA, ne. 



OR, n. ID, and nw. MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper Flathead River 



drainage, Tobacco Val ley 

 HABITAT: Wheatgrass-f escue grassland in the valley 



and foothill zones, 820-1010 m (2,700-3,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: Most Montana populations of Spalding's 



catchfly are small and are threatened by livestock 



grazing and agricultural and residential 



development. The Flathead Co. population cannot be 



relocated and is presumed extinct. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: THELYPTERIS PHEGOPTERIS (L.) Slosson 

 COMMON NAME: Narrow beechfern, beechfern, northern 



beechfern 

 FAMILY: Polypodiaceae (Fern Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta., rare in Sask. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK, Ont . , and Lab., south to WA, 



nw. MT, MN, IL, and NC. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier, Lincoln 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Kootenai N.F., Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Cabinet Mtns., Lewis 



Range 

 HABITAT: Moist forests and shaded cliffs, 1220-2010 m 



(4,000-6,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fronds in August 

 COMMENTS: One Glacier Park population is small and 



adjacent to a popular hiking trail. The Cabinet 



Mtns. population is threatened by mining. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: VACCINIUM NYRTILLOIDES Michx. 

 COMMON NAME: Myrtle- leaf bilberry, velvetleaf 



blueberry 

 FAMILY: Ericaceae (Heath family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 STATUS IN OTHER STATES: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Boreal N. America, south to WA, 



nw. MT, lA, and VA. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper Flathead River 



drainage 

 HABITAT: Moist to rather dry forests in the montane 



zone 980-1580 m (3,200-5,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in mid- June, mature fruit in 



mid- August 

 COMMENTS: The two locations in Glacier Park are the 



only known locations for this species in Montana and 



the Northern Rocky Mountains. The largest 



population may be threatened by development. 



