WATCH LIST 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: BRASENIA SCHREBERI Gmel. 



COMMON NAME: Water-shield, water-target 



FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Most Of North America, 



widespread in other parts of the world except 



Europe. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lincoln, Missoula, 



Raval I i 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Kootenai N.F. Lolo N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River, 



Clearwater River, Kootenai River and Bitterroot 



River drainages 

 HABITAT: Shallow water of lakes, sloughs, and 



slow-moving rivers in the valley zone, 910-1220 m 



(3,000-4,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in August 

 COMMENTS: This species may be increasing its range ir 



Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DOUNIMGIA LAETA Greene 



COMMON NAME: Great Basin downingia 



FAMILY: Campanulaceae (Bel If lower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta., rare in Sask., 



review I ist in OR 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: OR and CA, east to Sask., MT, 



UT, and WY. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Red Rock Lakes NWR, private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Mountain valleys east of 



the Continental Divide, Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Shallow water and drying mud around ponds 



and lakes in the valley and foothills zones and on 



the plains, 1400-1980 m (4,600-6,500 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June and early July 

 COMMENTS: This inconspicuous and ephemeral plant may 



be more common than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX NEUROPHORA Mack. 



COMMON NAME: Alpine nerved sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA and OR, east to MT, WY, and 



CO. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, 



Park, Ravalli, Stillwater 

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



Gal latin N.F. , private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda, Absaroka, 



Bitterroot, and Sapphire ranges 

 HABITAT: Moist meadows and stream banks in the 



montane and subalpine zones, 1400-2440 m 



(4,600-8,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August depending 



on elevation 

 COMMENTS: This species may be more common than 



records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CASTILLEJA RUSTICA Piper 



COMMON NAME: Rustic paintbrush 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwestern MT, c. ID, and ne. 



OR. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison; reported for 



Gal latin 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Centennial Mtns., 



Gravelly Range, Madison Range, Tendoy Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Dry soils in sagebrush areas, 2100-2775 m 



(6,880-9,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June-August 

 COMMENTS: This species was last collected in Madison 



County in 1947. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DRABA DENSIFOLIA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Nuttall's draba 



FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta., rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. and Alta., south to CA, UT, 



and WY. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Glacier, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Deerlodge 



N.F., Helena N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Big Belt 



Mtns., Continental Divide near Helena and Butte 

 HABITAT: Gravelly, open soil of rocky slopes and 



exposed ridges in the montane to alpine zones, 



1705-2680 m (5,600-8,800 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering from May to July, depending on 



elevation 

 COMMENTS: This species is easily confused with other 



members of the genus. It may be more common than 



records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DROSERA AHGLICA Huds. 



COMMON NAME: English sundew, great sundew 



FAMILY: Droseraceae (Sundew Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK s. to CA and NV, e. to ID, 



MT, the Great Lakes region, and e. Canada; Eurasia. 



Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Gallatin, Granite, Lewis 



& Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, Ravalli 

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



Flathead N.F., Gallatin N.F., Helena N.F., Kootenai 



N.F.; Glacier N.P.; private. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range, 



Blackfoot River drainage, Flathead River drainage, 



Lewis Range, Madison Range, Mission Range, Swan 



Range, Sapphire Range 

 HABITAT: In swamps and bogs, 1180-2745 m 



(3,880-9,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late June- July, fruiting 



July-August 

 COMMENTS: Although widespread in western Montana, 



this carnivorous plant species is restricted to 



pristine bogs. 



