SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX TEMUI FLORA Wahl. 



COMMON NAME: Slender-flowered sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to NY, MN, and MT . Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Livingston Range 

 HABITAT: Sphagnum bogs in the montane zone, 1520 m 



(5,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August 

 COMMENTS: There is only one known location for this 



species in Montana and the western continental U.S. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CASTILLEJA CERVINA Greenm. 



COMMON NAME: Deer paintbrush 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MOM-TANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern B.C., adjacent n. ID, 



n. WA, and nw. MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Missoula, Powell 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private? 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Blackfoot River, Clark 



Fork River, Flathead River drainages 

 HABITAT: Grasslands and open coniferous woods, 915- 



1520 m (3,000-5,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting July 

 COMMENTS: The most recent collection from Montana was 



made in 1960. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX TORREYI Tuckerm. 



COMMON NAME: Torrey's sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Alta. to Man., south to MN, SD, 



and MT. Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carter, Chouteau 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Moist meadows and woodlands on the plains 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in June and July 

 COMMENTS: The Chouteau Co. collection is 100 years 



old. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CASTILLEJA COVILLEAHA Henderson 



COMMON NAME: Rocky Mountain paintbrush 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): GSCV/Sl 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive List 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central ID and adjacent MT . 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range 

 HABITAT: Rocky mountain slopes, terraces, and 



sumnits, 2070-2650 m (6,000-8,700 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late June to early August 

 COMMENTS: A well-defined species known in Montana 



from three collections southwest of Darby. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX VALLICOLA Dewey 



COMMON NAME: Valley sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/SU 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern OR to c. ID and sw. MT, 



thence to WY and w. SD, and s. to CA, s. NV, and s. 



UT; also in Mexico. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Gallatin, Lewis & 



Clark, Madison; Park (?) 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Gallatin N.F., 



Helena N.F. private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Centennial Valley, 



Madison River drainage. Shields River drainage, 



Yellowstone region. Big Belt Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Moist or moderately dry slopes from the 



foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains, 



often with sagebrush or aspen, 1755-2160 m (5,760- 



7,080 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June, fruiting late June-August. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CASTILLEJA EXILIS A. Nels. 



COMMON NAME: Annual paintbrush 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central WA and e. OR to sw. MT 



and w. WY, s. to nw. NM, n. AZ, NV, and adjacent CA. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, 



Park; reported for Silver Bow 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Yellowstone region, 



southwestern valleys 

 HABITAT: Alkaline marshes and meadows, mostly at 



tower elevations, 1280-1680 m (4,200-5,520 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July-August 

 COMMENTS: This is the only annual member of the genus 



that occurs in Montana. All of the Montana records 



for this species were collected before 1922. 



