WATCH LIST 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GENTIANELLA TENELLA (Rottb.) Borner 



COMMON NAME: Slender gentian 



FAMILY: Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Gent i ana tenella Rottb. 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Monitor list in ID, rare in 



B.C. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to Que., NM, AZ, and CA. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Madison, Park, Stillwater 

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



Gallatin N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Absaroka Range, Beartooth 



Mtns., Gravelly Range 

 HABITAT: Moist tundra in the alpine zone, 2900-3050 m 



(9,500-10,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This small plant is easily overlooked and 



may be more common than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: KOENIGIA ISLANDICA L. 



COMMON NAME: Koenigia 



FAMILY: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to Que., Alta., and B.C., disjunct in MT, 



WY, and CO. Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wet, open, gravelly soil in seepage areas 



the alpine zone, 2990-3290 m (9,800-10,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the 



Beartooth Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GEOCAULON LIVIDUM (Richards.) Fern. 



COMMON NAME: Northern bastard- toadflax 



FAMILY: Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Comandra livida Richards. 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK to Lab., south to n. WA, n. 



ID, nw. MT, MI, and NY. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lake, Lincoln 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Flathead N.F., Kootenai N.F., State, 



private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River and 



Kootenai River drainages 

 HABITAT: Moist spruce forests, often bordering 



wetland areas, in the montane zone, 900-1000 m 



(3,000-3,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June, mature fruit in July 



and August 

 COMMENTS: Although this inconspicuous plant may be 



more common in Montana than records indicate, known 



populations are small, and some are threatened by 



timber harvest activity. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LESOUERELLA KLAUSII Rollins 



COMMON NAME: Divide bladderpod 



FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S3 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch list 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Western MT. Regional endemic. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Lewis & Clark, Meagher 



LAND OWNERSHIP: Helena N.F., Lewis & Clark N.F., 



private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Big Belt Mtns., Little 



Belt Mtns., s. Front Range Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open shale slopes and gravelly areas, at 



moderate to fairly high elevations in the mountains, 



1220-2165 m (4,000-7,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and early June, fruiting 



in late May through June 

 COMMENTS: This Montana endemic is locally common at 



some locations in the Big Belt Mtns. and the Rogers 



Pass area. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: GRINDELIA HOUELLII Steyermark 



COMMON NAME: Howell's gumweed 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S3 



USFWS STATUS: C2 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Threatened in ID 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northern ID, w. -central MT. 

 Regional endemic. 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula, Powell 



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



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Blackfoot and Clearwater 

 river drainages 



HABITAT: Various disturbed and natural areas, 

 including roadsides, grazed pastures, pine 

 plantations, forest openings, river terraces, and 

 native grasslands, 760-U90 m (2,500-4,880 ft.) 



PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 



COMMENTS: This species is tolerant of disturbance; 

 however, numerous populations are small and possibly 

 ephemeral. Monitoring is needed to determine 

 overall trends. Most sites in Montana are located 

 on private lands. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LIGUSTICUH FILICIMUM Wats. 



COMMON NAME: Fern- leaf lovelage 



FAMILY: Apiaceae (Parsley Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT and se. ID, nw. WY, 



and n. UT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F., Red Rock Lakes 



N.W.R. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead Range, 



Centennial Mtns., Gravelly Range 

 HABITAT: Moist meadows and forest openings in the 



montane and sualpine zones, 1650-2440 m 



(5,400-8,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late June and July 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the area 



surrounding the Centennial Valley. It can be 



difficult to distinguish from L^ tenuifol ium . 



