SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX CRAUEI Dewey 



COMMON NAME: Craw's sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in WY, rare in B.C., 



rare in Alta. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Que. to B.C., south to NJ, TN, 



MO, UT, and MT. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Pondera, Teton, reported for 



Beaverhead (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973) 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, Blackfeet Indian Res., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Foothills of the Front 



Range 

 HABITAT: Gravelly, calcareous shores of ponds and 



streams in the valley and foothill zones 1310-1490 m 



(4,300-4,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July 

 COMMENTS: Known populations in Teton Co. are small. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX EURYCARPA Holm 



COMMON NAME: Wide- fruit sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G?/S1? 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest WA to c. CA, not 

 extending w. of the Cascade summits; also in the 

 mtns. of n. and c. ID, and w. MT. Disjunct. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Gallatin; historically known from 

 Missoula 



LAND OWNERSHIP: Unknown 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Western mtns. 



HABITAT: Wet meadows and margins of streams and 

 lakes, 1670 m (5,480 ft.) 



PHENOLOGY: Fruiting in June 



COMMENTS: The specimen from Missoula County is too 

 immature for certain identification based on the 

 perigynia; however, according to L.A. Standley, the 

 sheaths and bracts fit the description for C^ 

 eurycarpa . 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX PARRYANA Dewey ssp. IDAHOA 



(Bai ley) Murray 

 COMMON NAME: Idaho sedge 

 FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: C^ idahoa Bailey 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3Q/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: 3C 

 USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Review list in ID 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT and adjacent ID. 



The Range of the species is B.C. to Han., south to 



CO and VT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison, Powell, Silver 



Bow 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F.; Deerlodge N.F.; BLM, 



Butte District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead Range, 



Centennial Mtns., Highland Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wet meadows in regions of calcareous parent 



material in the montane zone, 1980-2600 m 



(6,500-8,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August 

 COMMENTS: Most known populations in Montana are 

 small. Subspecies idahoa is very similar to ssp. 

 ha 1 1 i i . Consult Murray (1969) for a key and a 

 discussion of this complex. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX LENTICULARIS Michx. var. OOLIA 



(Jones) Standley 

 COMMON NAME: Northern lens-fruited sedge 

 FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: C^ plectocarpa Hermann, C^ 



enanderi Hulten, C^ eurystachya Hermann 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T2/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: C2 

 USFS STATUS: Watch List 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C., rare in Alta. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK south to B.C., Alta., and w. 



MT. The species as a whole occurs in boreal N. 



America south to NY, MI, and CA. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Shallow, wet, stony soil around streams in 



the alpine zone, 2040-2440 m (6,700-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: In Montana, this plant is locally abundant 



at the only two known sites. Cronquist (Hitchcock 



and Cronquist 1973) mistakenly refers this plant to 



C^ eleusinoides (Standley 1985). 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX LIVIDA (Wahl.) Willd. 



COMMON NAME: Pale sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Category 1 (endangered) in 



ID, review list in OR 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to WA, MT, MI, and NY, disjunct in CA. 



Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Lewis & 



Clark, Missoula, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead N.F., Helena N.F., Lolo 



N.F., Glacier National Park, private, state 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River, Blackfoot 



River drainages. Front Range 

 HABITAT: Bogs and fens in the foothill and montane 



zones, 1200-1850 m (4,000-6,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late June to early August 

 COMMENTS: In Montana, this species is confined to 



undisturbed bogs and fens, often in areas of 



calcareous parent material. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX MARITIMA Gunn. 



COMMON NAME: Maritime sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: C^ incurvi f ormis Mack., C^ 1^ 



var. danaensis (Stacey) Hermann 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

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



rare in Sask. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar south in N. America 



to Que., Man., CO, and CA. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Deerlodge N.F., Lewis & Clark N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda Range, Front 



Range 

 HABITAT: Wet rock ledges and moist tundra in the 



alpine zone, 2290-2710 m (7,500-8,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July 

 COMMENTS: Known populations in Teton Co. are small. 



Our plants are var. incurvi formis (Mack.) Boivin. 



