SCIENTIFIC NAME: CRYPTAMTHA FEMDLERI (Gray) Greene 

 COMMON NAME: Fendler's cryptantha, Fendler's 



cat's-eye 

 FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage 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: B.C. to Sask., south to OR, AZ, 



NM, and NE. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Sheridan 

 LAND OUNERSHIP: State; BLM, Butte District; Medicine 



Lake N.W.R.; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains, 



Centennial Valley 

 HABITAT: Open, often disturbed soil of sandhills and 



dunes in the valley and foothill zones and on the 



plains, 610-2010 m (2,000-6,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May through early July 



depending on elevation 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the two 



largest sandhill areas in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CRYPTANTHA FLAVtXaJLATA (A. Nels.) 



Payson 

 COMMON NAME: Pale yellow cryptantha 

 FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: South-central MT south to CA, AZ 



and NM. Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.-Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Dry, gravelly slopes and hills, 1340-1645 m 



(4,400-5,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting May- June 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYPERUS ACUHINATUS Torr. & Hook. 



COMMON NAME: Short-pointed flatsedge 



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 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to VA, south to CA, TX, and 



FL. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River, Missouri 



River drainages 

 HABITAT: Wet ground on the margins of rivers, lakes 



and ponds in the valley zone and on the plains, 



820-1040 m (2,700-3,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in August and September 

 COMMENTS: There have been only two collections of 



this plant in Montana. The Cascade Co. collection 



is aliTVDSt 100 years old. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYPERUS RIVULARIS Kunth 



COMMON NAME: Shining flatsedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in WA, review list 



in OR. threatened in ND 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: ME, Que., Ont . , and WA, south to 



GA, TX, Mex., and CA. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot River drainage 

 HABITAT: Wet, often gravelly shores of rivers, lakes 



and ponds in the valley zone, 1005 m (3,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in September 

 COMMENTS: Some populations occur in ruderal habitats. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYPERUS SCHUEINITZII Torr. 



COMMON NAME: Schweinitz's flatsedge 



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., rare in Sask. 



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



and MN. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Sheridan 



LAND OWNERSHIP: State, Medicine Lake N.W.R., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Sandy, open soil of sandhills and prairies 



on the plains, 670 m (2,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit from late June through August 

 COMMENTS: This species is known from only one 



location in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYPRIPEDIUM CALCEOLUS L. 



COMMON NAME: Small yellow lady ' s-sl ipper 



FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: C^ parviflorum Salisb. 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T3/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Category 1 (endangered) in 



ID, threatened in ND, extirpated from OR, endangered 



in WA, rare in B.C., rare in WY 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to WA and OR, e. of the 



Cascade crests, to ID, MT, WY, UT, and CO.; e. N. 



America, Europe. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Gallatin, Granite, Judith 



Basin, Lake, Lewis & Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, 



Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead N.F., Kootenai N.F., Lewis & 



Clark N.F., Bitterroot N.F., state, private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Western and south-central 



mountains and valleys 

 HABITAT: Bogs, damp mossy woods, seepage areas, and 



moist forest-meadow ecotones, at mid-elevations, 



915-1890 m (3,000-6,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in Hay-June 

 COMMENTS: A sparsely occurring species; it is often 



found in or near habitats that are susceptible to 



timber harvesting. Collections from Gallatin, 



Granite, Stillwater, and Sweet Grass counties are 



historical. Our plants are var. parviflorum Salisb. 



