SENSITIVE 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LIMARIA CAHADEMSIS (L.) Dum.-Cours. 



COMMON NAME: Blue toadflax 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Que., SD, and B.C., south to FL, 



Mex., and Baja Ca. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carter, Dawson 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Open, sandy soil in grasslands and woodlands 



on the plains, 635-1125 m (2,100-3,700 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This inconspicuous and ephemeral annual may 



be more common than records indicate. Our plants 



are var. texana (Scheele) Pennsll. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LYCOPCOIUH ALPINUM L. 



COMMON NAME: Alpine clubmoss 



FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumboreal , south in N. 



America to B.C., nw. MT, and Que. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier, Lincoln 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Kootenai N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Cabinet Mtns., Lewis 



Range, Livingston Range 

 HABITAT: Moist tundra in the alpine and subalpine 



zones, 1980-2440 m (6,500-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature cones in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common above 



timberline in Glacier Park. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LOBELIA SPIt^MA Lam. 



COMMON NAME: Palespike lobelia 



FAMILY: Campanulaceae (Bel If lower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Sask. to se. Can., south to GA, 



LA, TX and NE. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Richland, 



Daniels (Great Plains Flor 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Prairies and meadows 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering July-August 

 COMMENTS: The only known collections were made 



1924 and 1943. 



Sheridan, reported for 

 a Ass. 1977) 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LYCOP(»IUM INUNDATUM L. 



COMMON NAME: Northern bog clubmoss 



FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae (Club Moss Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta., category 1 



(endangered) in ID, threatened in OR, rare in Sask., 



sensitive in UA 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Interruptedly circumboreal, s. 



in America to nw. CA, n. ID, nw. MT, MN, NY, and VA, 



and to FL and TX. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula, reported from nw. MT, 



possibly Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Swan River drainage 

 HABITAT: Bogs, fens and other wet places; 1255 m 



(4,110 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Producing spores during June- July 

 COMMENTS: Reported for northwest Montana by Hitchcock 



and Cronquist (1973). 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LOHATIUH GEYERI (Wats.) Coult. & 



Rose 

 COMMON NAME: Geyer's lomatium 

 FAMILY: Apiaceae (Parsley Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 

 USFUS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern WA, s. B.C., n. ID, and 



nw. MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lincoln 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Kootenai N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Yaak River drainage 

 HABITAT: Vernally moist soil in open or partially 



shaded habitats in the montane zone, ca. 730 m 



(2,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late May and June 

 COMMENTS: Currently there is only one known location 



for this species in Montana, but it is reported to 



be common near Troy. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LYCOP(»IUM OBSCURUM L. 



COMMON NAME: Tree clubmoss, groundpine 



FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae (Club Moss Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Undetermined in SD 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Boreal N. America and Asia, s. 



in the U.S. to WA, n. ID, nw. MT, IN, and AL. 



Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier N.P. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Woodlands and moist places at lower 



elevations; ca. 975 m (3,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Producing spores during summer 

 COMMENTS: This species is known in Montana only from 



one collection made in 1892. 



