SENSITIVE 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TOWNSENDIA INCANA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Hoary townsendia 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: South-central MT to NV, south to 



AZ and NM. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open, stony, limestone-derived soil of open 



slopes and rock crevices in sagebrush grassland and 



juniper woodland in the valley and foothill zones, 



13A0-1650 m (4,400-5,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally correnon in the Big 



Horn Canyon area. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TRIFOLIUM ERIOCEPHALUM Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Woolly-head clover 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to CA, east to w. MT, ID, UT 



and NV. Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot River drainage 

 HABITAT: Drier meadows and woods at lower elevations, 



1460-1585 m (4,800-5,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 

 COMMENTS: Our plants are var. pi peri Martin. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TOUNSENDIA SPATHULATA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Sword townsendia 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S2 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central WY and sw. and sc. MT. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Broadwater, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District, Miles City 



District; Big Horn Canyon N.R.A. ; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn 



Canyon area, Beartooth Mtns., Beaverhead River 



drainage. Limestone Hills 

 HABITAT: Open, rocky, limestone-derived soils of 



slopes and windswept ridgetops in the valley and 



foothill zones, 1370-1950 m (4,500-6,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and early June 

 COMMENTS: Populations of this species are small and 



local in Beaverhead and Broadwater cos. It is 



locally common in the Big Horn Canyon area. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TRIFOLIUM CYATHIFERUH Lindl. 



COMMON NAME: Cup clover 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to CA, east to ID and w. 



MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula, Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns., Clark 



Fork River drainage 

 HABITAT: Wet meadows and seep areas in the montane 



zone, ca. 1525 m (5,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: The Missoula Co. collection is from a 



disturbed railroad right-of-way. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TRIFOLIUM GYHNOCARPON Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Hollyleaf clover 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ne. OR to ne. CA and n. AZ, 



to MT and NM. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open woods and slopes, usually in dry s 



of sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine forest, 



1525-1645 m (5,000-5,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering from May to July 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TRIFOLIUM LATIFOLIUM (Hook.) Greene 



COMMON NAME: Twin clover 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northeast OR, n. ID and nw. MT. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Sanders, Missoula(?) 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Kootenai N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lower Clark Fork River 



drainage 

 HABITAT: Open forest and meadows in the montane zone, 



730 m (2,400 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: Reported for Missoula County by Hitchcock 



and Cronquist (1973). Most Montana populations 



occur in disturbed habitats. 



