WATCH LIST 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: TOMNSENDIA CONDEMSATA Eat. 



COMMON NAME: Cushion townsendia, cushion daisy 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: T^ spathulata Nutt. (misapplied) 



MONTANA STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Alta. south to ec. ID, w. MT, 



and nw. UY. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Glacier, Madison, Park 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park, Beaverhead 



N.F., Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns., 



Beaverhead Mtns., Lewis Range, Snowcrest Range 

 HABITAT: Open, rocky, often limestone-derived soil of 



windswept slopes and ridge tops in the alpine zone, 



2590-3200 m (8,500-10,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July 

 COMMENTS: Most known Montana populations of this 



species are smal I . 



