WATCH LIST 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RANUHOJLUS VEREOJNOUS Robins. 



COMMON NAME: Modest buttercup 



FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USPS STATUS: None 



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



review I ist in OR. 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK south to OR, ID, and WY. 



Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis, Livingston, and 



Anaconda ranges 

 HABITAT: Meadows and ridges, often in gravel or among 



cobbles in the alpine zone, ca. 2040-2745 m 



(6,700-9,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in Glacier 



National Park. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SPHEMOPHOLIS OBTUSATA (Hichx.) 



Scribn. var HAJOR (Torn.) Erdm. 

 COMMON NAME: Prairie wedgegrass 

 FAMILY: Poaceae (Grass Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: S^ intermedia Rydb. 

 MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T5/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USPS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Most of N. America north of 



Mex.; range of species as a whole is AK to Newf., 



south to Mex. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Cascade, Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis 



& Clark 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead River and 



Missouri River drainages 

 HABITAT: Grasslands in the valleys and on the plains, 



915-1525 m (3,000-5,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature in July and August 

 COMMENTS: Three collections are more than 50 years 



old. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SATUREJA DOUGLASII (Benth.) Briq. 



COMMON NAME: Verba buena 



FAMILY: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



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



nw. MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., Kootenai N.F., Lolc 



N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot River and 



lower Clark Fork River drainages 

 HABITAT: Partial or deep shade of moist forests in 



the montane zone, 670-1600 m (2,200-5,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: This species appears to respond positive^ 



to light disturbance. It is locally common 



northwest of Missoula. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: STAMLEYA VIRIDIFLORA Nutt. 

 COMMON NAME: Perennial prince's-plume, green 



prince's-plume 

 FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central OR to sw MT, south to 



WY, UT, and NV. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Madison 

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



private(?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper Beaverhead River 



drainage. Ruby River drainage 

 HABITAT: Open, stony soil of steep slopes and 



outcrops in the valley and foothill zones, 



1830-1920 m (6,000-6,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: Many known populations are small, but the 



species may be more common than records indicate. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SCIRPUS CESPITOSUS L. 



COMMON NAME: Tufted clubrush 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



America to OR, UT, and MT. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Flathead, Powell, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Beaverhead 



N.F., Flathead N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead, Livingston, 



Front, and Pioneer ranges 

 HABITAT: Wet meadows and sphagnum bogs in the montane 



to alpine zones, 1145-2135 m (3750-7,000 ft) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in July and August 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: SAXIFRAGA TEHPESTIVA Elvander & 



Denton 

 COMMON NAME: Storm saxifrage 

 FAMILY: Saxi f ragaceae (Saxifrage Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G2/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT . Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, 



Raval I i 

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



Deerlodge N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Anaconda Range, 



Bitterroot Range, Flint Creek Mtns., Pioneer Range, 



Sapphire Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Vernalty moist, open soil in meadows and on 



rock ledges in the subalpine and alpine zones 



2400-3150 m (7875-10,325 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June and July 

 COMMENTS: This plant is a Montana endemic. 



