SCIENTIFIC NAME: PSILOCARPHUS BREVISSIMUS Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Dwarf wooly-heads 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Review list in ID, rare in WY 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to Baja Cal., east to MT, WY, 



and UT; S. America. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Phillips, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: State; BLM, Lewistown District; 



private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River drainage, 



Clark Fork River drainage. Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Drying mud of vernal ponds and other 



vernal ly wet places in the valley zone and on the 



plains, 670-910 m (2,200-3,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in June through early August 

 COMMENTS: This inconspicuous plant may be more coimion 



than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUNCULUS HYPERBOREUS Rottb. 



COMMON NAME: Arctic buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/SH 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar, south in w. N. 



America to Alta. and MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Jefferson 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Unknown 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Unknown 

 HABITAT: Shallow water of streams or ponds, ca. 1830 



m (6,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Unknown 

 COMMENTS: The only Montana collection was made nearly 



90 years ago. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUNCULUS CARDIOPHYLLUS Hook. 



COMMON NAME: Heart- leaved buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in ND, Rare 



B.C. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northw. Terr., B.C., Alta. 



Sask., south to n. WA, UT, and AZ. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier, Sweet Grass 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Blackfeet Indian Res., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range Mtns., 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Moist meadows in the foothill zone, 



1520-1800 m (5,000-5,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUNCULUS JOVIS A. Nels. 



COMMON NAME: Jove's buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Souteastern ID to NV, e. to sw. 



MT, Yellowstone National Park, sw. WY, and adjacent 



UT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Park 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Gallatin N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Centennial Mtns., 



Absaroka-Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: In sagebrush to forested slopes, at mid- to 



high elevations in the mountains, 2285-2900 m 



(7,500-9,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This is a distinctive species, blooming 



soon after snow release. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUNCULUS GELIDUS Kar. & Kir. 



COMMON NAME: Arctic buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Review list in ID 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK and n. Canada, south to 



Alta., MT, and CO. Disjunct 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier, Stillwater 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Beartooth 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Moist, open soil in tundra and talus slopes 



in the alpine zone, 2190-3600 m (7,200-11,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in August 

 COMMENTS: This species is difficult to distinguish 



from the more common R^ pygmaeus and R^ yerecundus. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUNCULUS PEDATIFIDUS J. E. Smith 



COMMON NAME: Birdfoot buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar, south in w. N. 



America to AZ and NM. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Flathead, Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Galcier National Park, Lewis & Clark 



N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Little Belt 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Gravelly, open soil of windswept ridges in 



the alpine zone, 2135-2440 m (7,000-8,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through August 

 COMMENTS: Collections from Cascade and Flathead cos. 



are nearly 100 years old. 



