SCIENTIFIC NAME: CIRSIUM SUBNIVEUM Rydb. 



COMMON NAME: Jackson's Hole thistle 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northeast OR to e. NV, east to 



UY and sw. MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F.; BLM, Butte District 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Gravelly Range, Ruby 



Range, Tendoy Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Sagebrush grassland, meadows, and other open 



habitats in the foothill and montane zones, 



1825-2A25 m (6,000-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 

 COMMENTS: Thistles are collected less commonly than 



other plants. This species may be more common than 



records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: COLLOHIA TINCTORIA Kell. 



COMMON NAME: Yellow-Staining collomia 



FAMIL'r: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central WA to CA, eastward to 



HT, southeast OR, and u. NV. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Unknown 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Big Belt Mtns., Flathead 



Valley 

 HABITAT: Dry, open places from the foothills to 



moderate or rather high elevations the mountains, 



often on talus or on gravelly, unstable slopes; 915- 



1220 m (3,000-4,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June-August 

 COMMENTS: This species was collected in Montana in 



1887 and 1894. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CLARKIA RHOMBOIDEA Dougl. 



COMMON NAME: Common Clarkia 



FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern B.C. southward to s. 



CA, e. to ID, w. MT, UT, and AZ. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Lolo N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Dry, open forests, to woods and slopes in 



the mountains, 915-2070 m (3,000-6,800 ft.) in MT 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late Hay and June 

 COMMENTS: This species has been recently collected 



near Thompson Falls. It is more common to the west 



and south of Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: (X)NIOSELINUM SCOPULORUM (Gray) 



Coult. & Rose 

 COMMON NAME: Hemlock parsley 

 FAMILY: Apiaceae (Carrot Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: South-central MT to AZ and NM. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Big Horn, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns. -Big Horn 



Canyon area. 

 HABITAT: Moist woods, streambanks, and meadows, 1115 



m (3,660 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Fruiting in July 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CLE(]ME LUTEA Hook. 



COMMON NAME: Yellow bee plant 



FAMILY: Capparidaceae (Caper Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern WA to CA, east to MT, NE 



and TX. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Big Horn, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District(?); Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A. (?) Crow Indian Res. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtn.-Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Sandy, often disturbed soil in the valleys 



ca. 1220 m (4,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June- July 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: (MRYDALIS SEMPERVIREHS (L.) Pers. 



COMMON NAME: Pink corydalis, pale corydalis 



FAMILY: Fumariaceae (Fumatory Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK, B.C., and nw. MT, east to 



Newf. and GA. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Livingston 



Range 

 HABITAT: Open, sometimes disturbed soil of meadows 



and woodlands in the montane zone, 980-1520 m 



(3,200-5,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: Glacier National Park has the only known 



populations of this species in the western 



continental U.S. 



