SENSITIVE 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SALIX CASCADENSIS Cockerelt 



COMMON NAME: Cascades willow 



FAMILY: Salicaceae (Willow Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Watch List in OR 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to WA, east to MT, WY, CO, 



and UT. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Sweet Grass 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Deer lodge N.F., 



Gallatin N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda, Pioneer, and 



Crazy Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wet cliffs, talus slopes and meadows, 



subalpine and alpine, 2745-3050 m (9,000-10,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SAUSSUREA DENSA (Hook.) Rydb. 



COMMON NAME: Dwarf sawwort 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: S^ nuda Ledeb. var. densa (Hook.) 



Hulten 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: Sensitive 

 STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern B.C., Alta., and nw. 



MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lewis & Clark, Pondera, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Lewis & Clark N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Front Range 

 HABITAT: Calcareous soil of talus slopes and rocky, 



open slopes in the alpine zone, 2275-2600 m 



(7,500-8,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: Populations are generally small. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SALIX SERISSIHA (Bailey) Fern. 



COMMON NAME: Autumn willow 



FAMILY: Salicaceae (Willow Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Critically rare in SD, rare 



in B.C. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C., Alta., Sask. and Newf., 



south to NJ, MN, SD, and CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier, Meagher, Pondera, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Blackfeet 



Indian Res. , private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Front Range, 



Little Belt Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Swamps and fens in the valley and foothill 



zones, 1370-1620 m (4,500-5,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June, mature fruit in July 



through September 

 COMMENTS: The Glacier Park population can no longer 



be located and is presumed extirpated. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SALIX UOLFII Bebb var. WOLFII 



COMMON NAME: Wolf's willow 



FAMILY: Salicaceae (Willow Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4T4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT and e. ID, south to 



CO and UT. The species as a whole occurs from OR to 



MT, south to NV, UT and CO. Peripheral 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Madison 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Deerlodge N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda Range, Gravelly 



Range 

 HABITAT: Streambanks and wet meadows in the montane 



and subalpine zones, 2450-2750 m (8,000-9,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SAUSSUREA WEBER I Hulten 



COMMON NAME: Weber's sawwort 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S1 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT to CO. Disjunct. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Granite 



LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Deerlodge N.F. 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda Range 



HABITAT: Moist meadows in the alpine zone, ca 2830 m 



(9,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and early August 

 COMMENTS: The only known Montana population of this 



species is adjacent to a heavily used pack and 



hiking trai I . 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SAXIFRAGA APETALA Piper 

 COMMON NAME: Tiny swamp saxifrage 

 FAMILY: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: S^ inteqri folia Hook. var. 



apetala (Piper) Jones 

 MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in WA 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central WA and w. MT. Regional 



endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, 



Raval I i 

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



Deerlodge N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda Range, 



Bitterroot Range, Pioneer Range 

 HABITAT: Moist, open, often gravelly soil in meadows 



and on rock ledges in the montane, subalpine, and 



alpine zones, 1830-3080 m (6,000-10,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in mid-June through July, 



depending on elevation 

 COMMENTS: This tiny plant could easily be overlooked 



or confused with other small species of Saxif raga . 



