SENSITIVE 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GILIA LEPTCMERIA Gray 



COMMON NAME: Great Basin gilia 



FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2? 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to s. CA, eastward through 



Snake R. plains of ID to CO and s. -central MT. 



Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Deserts of the Pryor-Big 



Horn Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open, sandy plains and hills at low 



elevations, 1280 m (4,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 

 COMMENTS: Our plants are var. leptomeria . 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GRATIA SPINOSA (Hook.) Moq. 



COMMON NAME: Spiny hopsage 



FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern WA s., e. of the 



Cascades, to s. CA, and AZ, e. to sw. MT, w. WY, and 



CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Big Horn, Carbon, Park 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Yellowstone N.P.; BLM, Miles City 



District; private(?); state(?); Big Horn Canyon 



N.R.A.(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.-Big Horn 



area, Yellowstone River and Beaverhead River 



drainages. 

 HABITAT: Foothills and desert valleys, often in 



alkaline soil, 1280-1525 m (4,200-5,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 

 COMMENTS: This is a common Great Basin shrub. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GOOOYERA REPENS (L.) R. Br. 



COMMON NAME: Northern rattlesnake-plantain 



FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumboreal south in N. America 



to NC, TN, SD, NM, AZ, and BC. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Fergus, Flathead, Judith Basin, 



Wheatland 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Lewis & Clark 



N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Livingston Range, Little 



Belt Mtns., Big Snowy Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open forests in the montane zone, 1735-1860 



m (5,700-6,100 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in August 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: HALENIA DEFLEXA (Sm.) Griseb. 



COMMON NAME: Spurred gentian 



FAMILY: Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in ND, rare in WY 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to Newf., south to NY, IL, 



MN, SD, and MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lincoln 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Whitefish Range, Salish 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Meadows and open forests in the foothill and 



montane zones, 950-1070 m (3,100-3,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: This species may be more common than 



records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GRATIOLA EBRACTEATA Benth. 



COMMON NAME: Bractless hedge-hyssop 



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. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to CA, east to HI. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Glacier, Teton, 



Yel lowstone 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range Mtns., 



Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Drying mud around ponds in the footh- 



on the plains, 975-1585 m (3,200-5,200 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through August 

 COMMENTS: The Cascade Co. and Yellowstone Co. 



are over 80 years old. 



Sparse. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: HAPLOPAPPUS ABERRANS (A. Nels.) Hall 



COMMON NAME: Idaho goldenweed 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S1 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Monitor List in ID 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central ID and sw. MT. Regional 



endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Crevices in granite cliffs and rock outcrops 



in the montane zone, 1370-1525 m (4,500-5,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late July-August 

 COMMENTS: This species is known from only one 



location in Montana but is more common in Idaho. 



