ENDANGERED 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: AGASTACHE CUSICKII 



(Greenm.) Heller 



COMMON NAME: Cusick's horse-mint 



FAMILY: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Endangered 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Limited 



abundance in OR (var. cusicki i ) 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central ID, n. NV 



and sw. MT. Var. cusicki i occurs only in se OR. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Tendoy 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Unstable, limestone talus in 



the montane zone, ca. 2070 m (6,800 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late June and 



early July 

 COMMENTS: The only known population in 



Montana is threatened by gravel mining of the tal 



slope habitat. Our plants are var. parva Cronq. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: BOTRYCHIUH CREHULATUM Wagner 

 COMMON NAME: Wavy moonwort 

 FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae (Grapefern 



Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Endangered 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: C2 

 USFS STATUS: Watch List 

 STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Watch list in 



CA, review list in ID 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: CA, central AZ, 



NV and nw. MT. Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lake 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper 



Flathead River drainage 

 HABITAT: Moist forests in the valley 



zone, ca. 940 m (3,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fronds in July 

 COMMENTS: The only known location for 



this species in Montana is threatened by residentia 



development and timber harvest activity. A recent 



search failed to locate any plants. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX SYCHNOCEPHALA Carey 



COMMON NAME: Many- headed sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Endangered 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in 



WA, rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ont . to B.C., 



south to NY, lA, MT, and WA. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Flathead, 



Glacier, Lincoln, Sheridan 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Blackfeet Indian 



Reservation, private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern 



Great Plains, Flathead River and Tobacco River 



drainages 

 HABITAT: Moist meadows and shores of 



ponds and lakes in the valley and foothill zones and 



on the plains, 670-1460 m (2,200-4,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July-August 

 COMMENTS: The Cascade Co. collections 



are nearly 100 years old and the sites have not been 



relocated. Three of the four verified populations 



in Montana are threatened by residential and 



agricultural development. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GLOSSOPETALON NEVADENSE Gray 

 COMMON NAME: Spiny greenbush 

 FAMILY: Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Forsellesia nevadensis (Gray) 



Greene 

 MONTANA STATUS: Endangered 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: ID and sw. MT to CA and AZ. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Rocky canyon walls in the montane zone, 



1370 m (4,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering May- June 

 COMMENTS: This species is known from only one very 



small population directly adjacent to a major 



logging road. The plants have been seriously 



impacted by browsing. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX COHOSA Boott 



COMMON NAME: Bristly sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Endangered 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Category 1 



(endangered) in ID, sensitive in WA, rare in B.C. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Que. to SD, south 



to FL and LA, and WA to w. MT, south to CA. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 



Service(?) private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead 



Lake 

 HABITAT: Marshes in the valley zone 



880 m (2,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July 

 COMMENTS: The only known Montana 



population is threatened by shoreline erosion 



resulting from manipulated lake levels. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: MYOSOTIS VERNA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Spring forget-me-not 



FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Endangered 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern U.S. and adjacent 



Canada, B.C. to nw. MT, south to OR and ID. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lake, Missoula 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State, private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River and 



Bitterroot River drainages 

 HABITAT: Moist, open soil of meadows in the valley, 



foothill and montane zones, 880-1280 m (2,900-4,200 



ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 

 COMMENTS: Both Montana collections were made in the 



early half of this century and are from areas that 



have undergone development. 



