SCIENTIFIC NAME: MERTENSIA BELLA Piper 



COMMON NAME: Oregon bluebells 



FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNG): G4/S1 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Monitor list in ID 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest OR, central ID and 



adjacent MT. Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Lolo N.F. 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wet, seepy, open or partially shaded slopes 



in the montane zone, ca. 1860 m (6,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late May and June 

 COMMENTS: One of the three Montana populations is 



adjacent to an active mining operation. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: NAJAS GUADALUPENSIS (Spreng.) Morong 



COMMON NAME: Guadalupe water-nymph 



FAMILY: Najadaceae (Water-nymph 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: OR to CA, east to Quebec and the 



Atlantic coast; Mexico to S. America, West Indies. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Flathead, Lake 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private, USFWS 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead Valley, Great 



Plains 

 HABITAT: In fresh water; 880-1025 m (2,890-3,360 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering July-August 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: HIMULUS NANUS Hook. & Am. 



COMMON NAME: Dwarf purple monkey-flower 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA, s. to n. CA, e. to sw. MT, 



Yellowstone N.P., and ne. NV. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Gallatin, Ravalli 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns., 



Yellowstone region 

 HABITAT: Dry, open, often sandy or gravelly places, 



in the plains, valleys, and foothills; 1525-1830 m 



(5,000-6,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June-July 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: OPHIOGLOSSUM VULGATUH L. 



COMMON NAME: Adder's tongue 



FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae (Grape-fern Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: 0^ pus i 1 1 um Raf. 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in ND, threatened 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci 

 America to FL, LA, TX, 



rcumboreal 

 and Mex. 



, south 

 Sparse. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lake, Lincoln 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead N.F., State, private. 



Glacier N.P. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River drainage 

 HABITAT: Wet meadows and moist, often gravelly soil 



in the valley, foothill, and montane zones, 



880-1250 m (2,900-4,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fronds in July and August 

 COMMENTS: Two populations of this species can no 



longer be located. Most known Montana populations 



are small. Lei linger (1985) feels that the plants 



occurring north of the glacial boundary in N. 



America are worthy of recognition at the species 



I eve I . 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: HIRABILIS HIRSUTA (Pursh) MacMill. 



COMMON NAME: Hairy four-o-clock 



FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae (Four-o-clock Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WI to Man. and e. MT, south to 



LA, TX, and NM. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carter, Chojteau, Sheridan 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, Medicine Lake N.W.R., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Often sandy soils in grasslands on the 



plains, 610-1000 m (2,000-3,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June and July 

 COMMENTS: Two of the three known Montana populations 



of this species are small. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ORCHIS ROTUNDIFOLIA Banks 



COMMON NAME: Round- leaved orchis 



FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks) 



Hulten 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: Sensitive 

 STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in WY 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK to Greenland, s. to s. B.C., 



nw. MT, and nw. WY, MN, MI, WI, and NY. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lewis & Clark, Pondera, 



Powell, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead N.F., Lewis & Clark N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead Mtns., Front 



Range Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Along streams and in wet woods, but usually 



where the drainage is good, often on limestone; 



1430-1615 m (4,700-5,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late June and early July 

 COMMENTS: This species is currently known from nearly 



20 sites in Montana. 



