THREATEKED 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: BOTRYCHIUM PARADOXUM Wagner 



COMMON NAME: Peculiar moonwort 



FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae (Grapefern Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G1/S1 



USFWS STATUS: C2 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwestern Alta., w. MT, and 



UT. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Glacier, Pondera 

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



Glacier N.P. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead Range, Lewis 



Range, Anaconda Range 

 HABITAT: Grasslands and meadows in the foothills and 



montane zones, 1250-2500 m (4,100-8,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fronds in July 

 COMMENTS: Plants are often small and inconspicuous. 



Populations are generally small. The Pondera Co. 



population could not be relocated in 1986. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CYPRIPEDIUH FASCICULATUM Kell. 



COMMON NAME: Clustered lady ' s-sl ipper 



FAMIL^: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S1 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: Watch List 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in ID, threatened 



in WA. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to nw. MT, south to CA, nw. 



UT and nw. CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lake 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead Indian Reservation, Flathead 



N.F.(?), private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Mission Range 

 HABITAT: Dry to moist forests in the montane zone, 



1070-1250 m (3,500-4,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late June to early August 

 COMMENTS: Only one population of clustered 



lady's-sl ipper has been relocated in Montana. 



Populations are threatened by residential 



development and timber harvest activities. 



Distribution data for this species are presented in 



Brownell and Catling (1987). 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX AMPLIFOLIA Boott 



COMMON NAME: Big- leaf sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern B.C. to CA, e. to ID 



(n. of the Snake River plains) and nw. MT, and the 



Steens Mtns. of OR. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Kootenai N.F. 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Clark Fork river drainage 

 HABITAT: Swamps, bogs, and other wet places, from 



lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains, 



760 m (2,500 ft.). 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July-August. 

 COMMENTS: This peripheral species has been collected 



only once in Montana. Populations may be threatened 



by logging or mining activities. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX GRAVIDA Bailey 



COMMON NAME: Pregnant sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Sask. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: PA to Sask., s. to VA, MO, TX, 



and NM. Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Big Horn, Rosebud 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Swales, shores, prairies and plains, and 



open woods, 1190-1220 m (3,900-4,000 ft.). 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July. 

 COMMENTS: This peripheral species is located in areas 



that are underlain by coal deposits. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ELE(X:HARIS ROSTELLATA (Torr.) Torn. 



COMMON NAME: Beaked spike- rush 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C., sensitive in WA 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to N.S., south to FL, TX, 



and Mexico; S. America. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lake, Madison, Meagher, Park, 



Sanders, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Intermountain valleys 

 HABITAT: Wet, often alkaline soils, usually 



associated with warm springs or fens in the valley 



and foothills zones, 915-1675 m (3,200-5,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is threatened by development 



of thermal areas for recreation. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: EPIPACTIS GIGANTEA Dougl. ex Hook. 



COMMON NAME: Giant helleborine 



FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Threatened 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C., category 2 



(threatened) in ID, critically rare in SD, sensitive 



in WA, rare in WY 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. s. to Baja CA, and in most 



of w. U.S. to the Rocky Mtns. and s. to n. Mexico. 



Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Flathead, Granite, Lake, 



Madison, Powell, Teton 

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



state, private. Glacier N.P. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range Mtns., Pryor 



Mtn., Tobacco Root Mtns., Flathead River and Clark 



Fork River drainages 

 HABITAT: Streambanks, lake margins, and around 



springs and seepage areas, often near thermal 



waters, 885-1755 m (2,900-5,750 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June-August 

 COMMENTS: This is the only native member of its genus 



in Canada and the United States. 



