SCIENTIFIC NAME: 



KOBRESIA SIMPLICIUSCULA (Wahl.) 

 Mack. 



COMMON NAME: Simple kobresia 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family). 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch List 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Extirpated from ID, 



extirpated from OR 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to Newf., Que., CO, ID, and OR. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Moist tundra in the alpine zone, 2320-2440 m 



(7,600-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: Populations of this species are small and 



very local. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LATHYRUS BIJUGATUS White 



COMMON NAME: Pinewoods peavine, Latah tule pea 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern WA, n. ID, and nw. MT. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper Flathead River 



drainage 

 HABITAT: Open ponderosa pine and western larch 



forests in the valley and foothill zones, 1070 m 



(3,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: There is only one confirmed location for 



this species in Montana. There is also a 90 



year-old collection from the Flathead Valley. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: KOCHIA ANERIOUIA Wats. 



COMMON NAME: Red sage 



FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southeastern OR to CA, e. 



through s. ID to extreme s. MT, WY, CO, and NM. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Southwestern valleys 

 HABITAT: Plains and foothills, mostly in strongly 



saline or alkaline soil, 2560 m (8,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June-August 

 COMMENTS: This species has been collected only twice 



in Montana. The sites of these historical 



collections have not been relocated. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LEPTOOACTYLON CAESPITOSUM Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Tufted leptodactylon 



FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southcentral MT, WY, and UT, to 



NE and CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.-Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Dry barren hills, in rocky soils or in 



crevices of outcrops, 1465 m (4,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This species has been collected only once 



in Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LAGOPHYLLA RAHOSISSIMA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Slender hareleaf 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to w. MT, south to NV and CA. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lower Flathead River 



drainage 

 HABITAT: Open or disturbed places in dry grasslands 



in the valleys, 915 m (3,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering July-August 

 COMMENTS: There is only one known population in 



Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LESOOERELLA CARINATA Rollins 



COMMON NAME: Keeled bladderpod 



FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: East-central ID, nw. WY, and sw. 



MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead(?), Granite 

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



private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper Clark Fork River 



drainage. Centennial Mtns.(?) 

 HABITAT: Open, usually calcareous, soil of grasslands 



and rocky areas in the foothills and alpine(?) 



zones, 1370-2900 m (4,500-9,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May, mature fruit in June 

 COMMENTS: A vegetative specimen from the Centennial 



Mtns. appears to be L^ carinata , but identification 



is uncertain. Mature fruit is needed for positive 



identification. Specimens from upper Rock Creek are 



L^ paysoni i . 



