SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYPRIPEDIUM PASSERINUM Richardson 



COMMON NAME: Sparrow' s-egg lady's-sl ipper 



FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): GAG5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK and Yukon to Hudson Bay and 



Quebec, s. to se. B.C., n. MT, and to the region of 



Lake Superior. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lake, Lewis & Clark, 



Pondera, Powell, Teton 

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



Glacier N.P. , state 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range Mtns., South 



Fork Flathead River and Swan River drainages 

 HABITAT: Mossy, moist to springy places in coniferous 



forests and ecotones, often on calcareous 



substrates, 1280-1740 m (4,200-5,700 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late June-early July 

 COMMENTS: The only known sites for this orchid in the 



lower 48 United States are in northwestern Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: OALEA VILLOSA (Nutt.) Spreng. 



COMMON NAME: Silky prairie clover 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Petalostemon villosus Nutt. 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Sask. to Man. and WI , south to 



OK, KS. TX, and CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Richland, reported for Carter 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private, State(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Sandy or gravelly soil in grasslands on the 



plains 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species may be more common in Montana 



than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYSTOPTERIS MONTANA (Lam.) Bernh. 



COMMON NAME: Mountain bladder-fern 



FAMILY: Polypodiaceae (Fern Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



endangered in CO 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK to Lab., south to Que., nw. 



MT, and B.C., disjunct in CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Moist rock ledges in the alpine zone, 2100 m 



(6,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fronds in August 

 COMMENTS: The single Montana collection was made in 



1932. Lellinger (1985) states that mountain 



bladder-fern is very rare throughout its range. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DELPHINIUM ANOERSONII Gray 



COMMON NAME: Anderson's larkspur 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: C. and se. OR, e. to sw. MT, s. 



to UT, NV, and CA, east of the Sierra Nevada. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Jefferson 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Jefferson River drainage 

 HABITAT: Sagebrush valleys and hills, into open 



forests, ca. 1256 m (4,120 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 

 COMMENTS: The only record for this species in Montana 



is along the Jefferson River. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DALEA ENNEANDRA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Nine-anther prairie clover 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in WY, threatened in ND 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern MT to ND, south to NM, 



CO, TX, KS, and MO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Custer, Richland, reported for 



Yel lowstone 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Gravelly, open soil of slopes in grasslands 



on the plains 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering July through September 

 COMMENTS: This species may be more common in Montana 



than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DELPHINIUM BURKEI Greene 



COMMON NAME: Meadow larkspur 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup 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 OR, east to nw. MT and 



n. WY. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Beaverhead(?) 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: North Fork Flathead River 



drainage 

 HABITAT: Moist meadows in the valley and foothill 



zone, 1150 m (3,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: There is only one known location for this 



species in Montana. 



