SCIENTIFIC NAME: EUPATORIUM OCCIDENTALE Hook. 



COMMON NAME: Western boneset 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive List 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central UA, ID, and w. MT, s. to 



CA and UT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Mineral, Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., Lolo N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns., 



Sapphi re Range 

 HABITAT: Rocky places at a wide range of elevations, 



1950-2135 m (6,400-7,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in August 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: EUPHRASIA ARCTICA Lange 



COMMON NAME: Northern eyebright 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort 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., rare in Sask. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Scandanavia, Greenland, and n. 



N. America. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Blackfeet 



Indian Res.(?) PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis 



Range 

 HABITAT: Open soil in grasslands, meadows, and tundra 



in the alpine zone, ca. 2190 m (7,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: One of the two Montana collections is 90 



years old and the site has not been relocated. Our 



plants are van. disiuncta (Fern. & Wieg.) Cronq. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GENTIANA ACXJATICA L. 



COMMON NAME: Wet meadow gentian 

 FAMILY: Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: G^ fremontii Torr. 

 MONTANA STATUS: 



(see Comments) 



Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: 3C (G^ fremontii ) 

 USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Sask. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest Alta. and s. Sask., 



south to CO; Asia. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State; BLM, Butte District; 



Beaverhead N.F.; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead River and Ruby 



River drainages 

 HABITAT: Moist alkaline meadows in the foothill and 



montane zones, 1920-2500 m (6,300-8,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late June and July 

 COMMENTS: A number of authors (Packer 1983, Hitchcock 



and Cronquist 1973) consider this species to be 



conspecific with G^ prostrata Haenke. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GENTIANOPSIS MACOUNI I (Holm) litis 



COMMON NAME: Macoun's gentian 



FAMILY: Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Gentianella crinita (Froel.) Don 



ssp. macouni i (Holm) GiUett, Gent i ana macouni i Holm 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in ND 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Yukon to Que., south to B.C., 



MT, and ND. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Boggy soil of wet meadows and fens in the 



foothill zone, ca. 1370 m (4,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in August 

 COMMENTS: This plant is presently known from only two 



locations in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: FESTUCA VIVIPARA (L.) Smith 



COMMON NAME: Viviparous fescue 



FAMILY: Poaceae (Grass Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: F^ ovina L. var. vivipara L. 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Boreal N. America, south to 



B.C., Alta., and nw. MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier N.P. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Moist tundra in the alpine zone, 2130-2440 m 



(7,000-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: The taxonomic status of viviparous species 



of Festuca is considered uncertain by some experts 



(Packer and Bradley 1984). 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GILIA IMCXJNSPICUA (Sm.) Sw. 

 COMMON NAME: Shy gilia 

 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Gilia t weedy i Rydb., Gilia 



sinuata Dougl. var. tweedyi (Rydb.) Cronq. 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern WA to s. MT, south to 



CA, AZ, and NM. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District, Miles City 



District 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead River 



drainage, Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open, sandy soil in sagebrush grassland and 



desert shrubland in the valley and foothill zones, 



1370-1740 m (4,500-5,700 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June and early July 

 COMMENTS: This species may be more common than 



records indicate. Our plants are var. tweedyi 



(Rydb.) Cronq. 



