SENSITIVE 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: JUNCUS COVILLEI Piper var. COVILLEI 



COMMON NAME: Covi lie's rush 



FAMILY: Juncaceae (Rush family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNG): G5T5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



central ID and nw. MT. The species as a whole has 



the same range. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Mineral, Ravalli, reported for 



Missoula 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private, Bitterroot N.F.(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot River, Clark 



Fork River drainages 

 HABITAT: Moist, gravelly or sandy soil along major 



water courses in the valley zone, 790-1220 m 



(2,600-4,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in August and September 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: JUNCUS COVILLEI Piper var. OBTUSATUS 



Hitchc. 

 COMMON NAME: Covi lie's rush 

 FAMILY: Juncaceae (Rush Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T4/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to CA, east to central ID and 



nw. MT. The species as a whole occurs from B.C. to 



CA, east to ID and nw. MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range 

 HABITAT: Moist soil of meadows in the subalpine zone, 



2470 m (8,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This plant is known from only one location 



in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: JUMCUS TRIGLUMIS L. var. ALBESCENS 



Lange 

 COMMON NAME: Albino rush, northern white rush 

 FAMILY: Juncaceae (Rush Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: J^ albescens (Lange) Fern., J^ 



triglumis L. ssp. albescens (Lange) Hulten 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T5/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 



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

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Greenland to AK, south to Que., 



UT, and CO, and B.C. The species as a whole is 



circumpolar, south in N. America to Que., Ont., UT 



and CO. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Wet, open, often gravelly soil around seeps 



in the alpine and subalpine zones, 1790-2320 m 



(5,900-7,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August 

 COMMENTS: Small colonies of this plant are locally 



common in the center of Glacier Park. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: KELLOGGIA GALIOIDES Torrey 



COMMON NAME: Ke I loggia 



FAMILY: Rubiaceae (Madder Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central WA to n. Baja CA, e. to 



MT, w. WY, UT, and AZ. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Mineral 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Lolo N.F. 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Clark Fork drainage 

 HABITAT: Wooded or open slopes in the mountains, 



sometimes among rocks or along streams, 975 m 



(3,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June- August 

 COMMENTS: This species has been collected only once 



in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: JUNCUS HALLII Engelm. 



COMMON NAME: Hall's rush 



FAMILY: Juncaceae (Rush Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in ID 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Rocky Mtns., from sw. MT to CO. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Madison, Meagher, Powell, Silver 



Bow 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Gallatin N.F., 



Helena N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Big Belt Mtns., Gravelly 



Range, Madison Range, and Continental Divide in 



southwest Montana. 

 HABITAT: Montane to subalpine, moist to dry meadows 



and slopes, 2100-2560 m (6,900-8,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering from July to August 

 COMMENTS: This species is sparsely distributed in 



southwestern Montana; it may be more common than 



current records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: KOBRESIA MACRCXaWPA Clokey ex Mack. 



COMMON NAME: Large-fruited kobresia 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: K^ sibirica (Turcz.) Boeckl. 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive list 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Arctic Asia and North America, 



including AK, south to sc. MT, Park County, UY, and 



central CO. Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Alpine areas; moist tundra, solifluction 



slopes, and gravelly lake shores; 2987 m (9,800 ft.) 



in MT 

 PHENOLOGY: Fruit matures in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: The only known site in Montana is in the 



Beartooth Mountains, but is not in the 



Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. 



