WATCH LIST 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: MIHULUS SUKSOORFII Gray 



COMMON NAME: Suksdorf s monkey- flower 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in WA 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: UA to CA, east to MT, WY and CO. 



Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Carbon, Gallatin, 



Glacier, Missoula 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F.; BLM, Butte District, 



Miles City District,; Gallatin N.F., Glacier 



National Park(?), privateC?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pioneer Mtns., Pryor 



Mtns., Tendoy Mtns., Gallatin Range, Lewis Range, 



Rattlesnake Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Vernal ly moist soil of grasslands and rocky 



slopes in the foothills and montane zones, 



1465-2165 m (4,800-7,100 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May through early July 

 COMMENTS: This inconspicuous and ephemeral species 



may be more common than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PAMICUM OCCIDEMTALE Scnbn. 



COMMON NAME: Western witchgrass 



FAMILY: Poaceae (Grass Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: P^ acuminatum Swartz, 



Dichanthelium acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & Clark 

 MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Alberta to s. B.C., s. to s. CA 



and AZ. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Flathead, Lincoln, 



Madison, Missoula, Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private; Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns., Pioneer 



Range, Flathead River and Madison River drainages 

 HABITAT: Rocky or sandy river banks or lake margins 



up to 2380 m (7,880 ft.); around hot springs, 



900-2135 m (2,950-7,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering July, fruiting July-August 

 COMMENTS: Four collections were in the vicinity of 



hot springs. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PHLOX ANDICOLA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Plains phlox, moss phlox 



FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern MT and sw. NO, south to 



CO and KS. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: McCone, Wibaux, reported for 



Sheridan 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 



PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Northern Great Plains 

 HABITAT: Open, sandy soil in grasslands on the plains 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This species may be more common in Montana 



than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PHLOX KELSEYI Britt. var. 



NISSOULENSIS (Wherry) Cronq. 

 COMMON NAME: Missoula phlox 

 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: P^ missoulensis Wherry 

 MONTANA STATUS: Watch list 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4T2Q/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: 3C 

 USFS STATUS: Watch list 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: West and central MT . Regional 



endemi c . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Granite, Lewis & Clark, 



Meagher, Missoula, Powell. 

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



Clark N.F. , private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Little Belt Mtns., 



Continental near Helena, Clark Fork River and upper 



Missouri River drainages 

 HABITAT: Open, windswept slopes, 1095-2300 m 



(3,600-7,540 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 

 COMMENTS: This variety is endemic to Montana, and 



occurs sporadically in the western portion of the 



state. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PENSTEHON CARYI Pennell 



COMMON NAME: Gary's beardtongue 



FAMILY: Scropulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G2G3/S2 



USFWS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in WY 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: South-central MT, n. -central WY. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open grasslands and slopes in the mountains, 



1800-2465 m (5,900-8,080 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering June-July, fruiting July 

 COMMENTS: This species is local I in the Pryor Mtns. 



Many of the populations are small. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUNCULUS ORTHORHYNCHUS Hook. 



COMMON NAME: Straightbeak buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK to CA, east to MT, WY and UT. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Granite, Mineral, Missoula 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Deerlodge N.F. and Lolo N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns, Anaconda 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Streambanks and moist meadows in the montane 



zone, 975-2040 m (3,200-6,700 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through early August 

 COMMENTS: Our plants are var. platyphyllus Gray. 



