WATCH LIST 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ELATINE CALIFORNICA Gray 



COMMON NAME: California waterwort 



FAMILY: Elatinaceae (Waterwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to w. MT, south to CA and AZ. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Lake, Missoula, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead Indian Res., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Clark Fork River and 



Flathead River drainages 

 HABITAT: Muddy soil at the margins of ponds or rivers 



in the valley zone, 910-1220 m (3,000-4,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 

 COMMENTS: This inconspicuous plant may be more common 



than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGERON GRACILIS Rydb. 



COMMON NAME: Slender fleabane 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT, w. WY and ec. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Park, Silver Bow, 



Sweetgrass 

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



Gallatin N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead, Highland 



Crazy and Absaroka ranges 

 HABITAT: Meadows, rocky slopes and talus in the 



subalpine and alpine zones, 2225-3020 m 



(7,300-9,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: EPILOBIUM SUFFRUTI(X)SUM Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Shrubby willow-herb 



FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening-primrose Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central ID, w. MT, and nw. WY. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Missoula, Park, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot River, 



Blackfoot River, Clark Fork River, Flathead River, 



and Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Gravelly river banks and open slopes in the 



valley to montane zones, 762-2440 m 



(2,500-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through September 

 COMMENTS: Although this species is locally common in 



some areas, it may be threatened by hydroelectric 



development. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GAULTHERIA OVATIFOLIA Gray 



COMMON NAME: Slender wintergreen 



FAMILY: Ericaceae (Heath Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Mineral, Lincoln, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park (?), Flathead 



N.F., Kootenai N.F., Lolo N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lower Clark Fork, 



Flathead, and Kootenai river drainages. 

 HABITAT: Mesic coniferous forests in the montane 



zone, 790-1675 m (2,600-5,500 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in August 

 COMMENTS: It is not known how this species responds 



to timber harvest activities. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGEROM ALLCXMTUS Blake 



COMMON NAME: Big Horn fleabane 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S2 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USfS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: North-central WY and adjacent 



MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Big Horn, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A.; Crow Indian Res. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open, stony, I imestone-derived soi I on 



cliffs and windswept ridges in the valley and 



foothill zones, 1340-1710 m (4,400-5,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the Big 



Horn Canyon area. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GEMTIANA PROSTRATA Haenke 



COMMON NAME: Moss gentian 



FAMILY: Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in OR, rare in 



B.C. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in w. N. 



America to CA and CO; S. America. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Glacier 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Anaconda 



Range 

 HABITAT: Moist tundra or gravelly soil in the alpine 



zone, 2135-2500 m (7,000-8,200 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 

 COMMENTS: This inconspicuous plant may be more conmon 



than records indicate. It is locally common abx5ve 



timberline in Glacier National Park. 



