SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGERON FORMOSISSIMUS Greene 



COMMON NAME: Beautiful daisy 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Undetermined in SD 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Chiefly in the s. Rocky Mtns. 



and Black Hills, from SD, WY, and UT to AZ and NM, 



extending into Mexico; also sw. MT and sw. Albta. 



Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Madison 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Gallatin N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Absaroka-Beartooth Mtns., 



Crazy Mtns., Gravelly Range 

 HABITAT: Meadows and open ground in the mountains, 



often at high altitudes, K50-2500 m 



(4,760-8,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowewring July-September 

 COMMENTS: The variety viscidus (Rydb.) Cronq. occurs 



in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGERON LINEARIS (Hook.) Piper 



COMMON NAME: Desert yellow daisy 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: S. B.C., s. through e. UA and OR 



to n. NV and Yosemite National Park, east through c. 



ID to Yellowstone National Park and adjacent MT. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Ravalli 

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



private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Valley, 



Beaverhead River drainage 

 HABITAT: Dry, often rocky soil from the plains and 



foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains, 



often among sagebrush, 1190-1830 m (3,900-6,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and early June 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGERON LACKSCHEUITZII Nesom & 



Weber 

 COMMON NAME: Front Mountain fleabane 

 FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: E^ ochroleucus Nutt. in part 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G2Q/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: C2 

 USFS STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northwest MT . Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lewis & Clark, Teton 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead Range, Front 



Range 

 HABITAT: Open, gravelly, calcareous soil and talus on 



ridge tops and in tundra in the alpine zone, 



2290-2560 m (7,500-8,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and early August 

 COMENTS: Dorn (1984) considers E^ lackschewi tzi i to 



be included in E^ ochroleucus . This species is 



endemic to Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIOPHORUM VIRIDICARINATUM (Engelm.) 



Fern. 

 COMMON NAME: Green-keeled cottongrass 

 FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: Watch List 

 STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Review list in ID, sensitive 



in WA, threatened in ND 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Boreal N. America, south to NY, 



CO, n. ID, and WA. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Powell, 



Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, private, 



Flathead N.F., state 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range, Flathead 



River drainage. 

 HABITAT: Cold sphagnum bogs in the foothill and 



montane zones, 1160-1370 m (3,800-4,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late June through August 

 COMMENTS: This species is difficult to distinguish 



from the more conuion E^ polystachion . All Montana 



populations are small. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGERON LEIOMERUS Gray 



COMMON NAME: Smooth daisy 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central ID and adjacent MT, 



south to UT, CO and NM. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Rocky soil or talus in the alpine zone, 



2925 m (9,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: There is only one location for this species 



in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: EUPATORIUH MACULATUH L. 



COMMON NAME: Joe-pye weed 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern B.C. to Newf., s. to 



UT, NM, IL, and MI. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Big Horn; reported for Rosebud 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Big Horn Canyon N.R.A. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Big Horn Canyon 

 HABITAT: Swamps and other moist open places, 1130 m 



(3,700 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is represented by the var. 



bruneri (Gray) Breit. in Montana. 



