SENSITIVE 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX NULTICOSTATA Mack. 



COMMON NAME: Many- ribbed sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: C^ pachycarpa Mack. 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central WA to s. CA, and e. OR, 



ID, and MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Gallatin 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District; private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Centennial Mtns., Shields 



River drainage 

 HABITAT: Meadows and open, moist to dry slopes and 



woods, at moderate elevations, occasionally 



ascending to near timberline, 1830-3350 m 



(6,000-11,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting in July 

 COMMENTS: Hermann (1970) indicates that this species 



is plentiful in the mountains of Oregon and 



California and is often found in overgrazed meadows. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX PETRICOSA Dewey 



COMMON NAME: Rock sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK and Canada, s. to nw. MT . 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Blackfeet 



Indian Res. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Dry calcareous barrens, cliffs, and talus 



slopes, alpine or subalpine areas, 2180 m 



(7,150 ft.). 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in August. 

 COMMENTS: In Montana and the western continental 



U.S., this species is currently known from only on 



site on the east border of Glacier N.P. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: (^WEX OCCIDENTALIS Bailey 



COMMON NAME: Western sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: MT, WY, CO, and UT southward to 



NM, AZ, and CA. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Southwestern MT 

 HABITAT: Dry habitats, generally at mid-elevations 



but extending to the spruce-fir zone, sometimes to 



subalpine or even alpine habitats, 1520-3350 m 



(5,000-11,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting in June and July. 

 COMMENTS: This species was last collected in Montana 



in 1930. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX SCOPARIA Schk. ex Willd. 



COMMON NAME: Pointed broom 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 Alta. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Newfoundland to s. B.C., s. to 



FL, AR, NM, and OR; in the Pacific Northwest, w. OR 



and w. WA, n. ID, and w. MT. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula, Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Valley 

 HABITAT: Moist or wet low ground, at lower 



elevations, chiefly in humid regions, 935-1310 m 



(3,070-4,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Fruiting in July-August 

 COMMENTS: The report for this species from above 



timberline in Glacier N.P. (Bamberg and Major 1968) 



is undoubtedly erroneous. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX PAUPEROJLA Michx. 



COMMON NAME: Poor sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Category 2 (threatened) in 



ID, sensitive in WA, rare in WY 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to WA, ID, UT, and CO. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lake, Missoula 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Clark Fork River and 



Flathead River drainages 

 HABITAT: Bogs and fens in the montane zone, 900-2150 



m (3,000-7,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit from July through September 

 COMMENTS: One of four known Montana populations of 



this species is threatened by peat mining. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX STEMOPTILA Hermann 



COMMON NAME: Small -winged sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3?/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: CO, WY, and MT. Sparse. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Gallatin, Ravalli 



LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., Yellowstone N.P., 



private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range, 



Yellowstone region, Flathead Valley 

 HABITAT: Rocky openings and dry, coniferous woods in 



the mountains and on high plateaus, 2120-2560 m 



(6,960-8,400 ft.) Marshy meadows at 960 m 



(3,160 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting July-September. 

 COMMENTS: According to Hermann (1970) the species is 



local throughout its range. 



