LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: AG80STIS BOREALIS Hartm. 



COMMON NAME: Northern bentgrass 



FAMILY: Poaceae (Grass Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in Alta., sensitive in 



UA 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: AK to Newfoundland, s. to ne. 



U.S., and in the higher mountains to NC, and in the 



Rocky Htns. to CO and UT; reportedly in UA and B.C. 



Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Missoula, Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range 

 HABITAT: Moist, alpine areas, 2590-2775 m 



(8,500-9,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: July-September 

 COMMENTS: Reports of this species from the Beartooth 



Mtns. were based on misidentif ied specimens. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CARDAMINE RUPICOLA (Rydb.) Hitchc. 



COMMON NAME: Cliff toothwort 



FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustrad Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G2/S2 



USFUS STATUS: 3C 



USFS STATUS: Watch List 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northwest Montana. Regional 



endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Lake, Lewis & Clark, 



Missoula, Powell 

 LAND OUNERSHIP: Flathead N.F., Helena N.F., Lewis & 



Clark N.F., Flathead Indian Res. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead Range, Front 



Range, Mission Range, Swan Range 

 HABITAT: Limestone talus in the subalpine and alpine 



zones, 2130-3050 m (7,000-10,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June and July 

 COMMENTS: Locally common in the Mission and Swan 



ranges. Endemic to Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ARTEMISIA PEDATIFIDA Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Birdfoot sagebrush 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Uyoming and s. MT. Peripheral 



MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Gallatin 



LAND OUNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A.; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtn.-Big Horn 



canyon area, Bridger Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Sandy or clayey, open soil of open slopes 



and flats in the valley zone, 1150-1400 m 

 (3,800-4,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and June 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX CAPITATA L. 



COMMON NAME: Capitate sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumboreal s. to s. B.C. and 



Alta.; irregularly south to MT, WY, CA, and 



reputedly in CO; Mexico. Sparse 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Park, Sweet Grass 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns., Crazy 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open, dry or wet places at high altitudes ir 



the mountains, 2745-3050 m (9,000-10,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting July-September 

 COMMENTS: This sedge is thought to be common 



throughout the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ASTRAGALUS HYALIMUS Jones 



COMMON NAME: Summer orophaca 



FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S2 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northeastern CO, e. UY, w. NE, 



w. SD, and s. -central MT; reported for ND. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Big Horn, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns. -Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Barren hilltops, gullied bluffs, and 



badlands, on sedimentary formations, 1315-1490 m 



(4,320-4,880 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting June-July 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CAREX HISANDRA R. Br. 



COMMON NAME: Few- flowered sedge 



FAMILY: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFUS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumboreal, south to CO and 



UT. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Ravalli, Stillwater 

 LAND OUNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns., 



Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wet rock ledges and tundra in the alpine 



zone, 2530-3200 m (8,300-10,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in mid- July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the 



Beartooth Mtns. 



