LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CASTILLEJA ANGUSTIFOLIA (Nutt.) G. 



Don 

 COMMON NAME: Narrow- leaved paintbrush, northwest 



paintbrush 

 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNG): G4G5/S2 

 USFUS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Review list in ID 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: South-central and sw. MT, nw. 



WY, sw. ID, and nw. UT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead, Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District, Miles City 



District; Custer N.F.; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Upper Beaverhead River 



drainage, Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open slopes and sagebrush grassland in the 



valley and foothill zones, 1160-1860 m 



(3,800-6,100 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late May through early July 

 COMMENTS: This species is closely related to C^ 



chromosa . and specimens are often difficult to 



determine. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CRYPT ANTHA CANA (A. Nels.) Pays. 



COMMON NAME: Wooly cryptantha 



FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in SD 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest SD, s. MT, and WY, 



south to NE and CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Gravelly, open soil of desert grasslands, 



shrublands and woodlands in the valley and foothill 



zones, 1250-1650 m (4,100-5,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and early June 

 COMMENTS: Wooly cryptantha is locally common in the 



Big Horn Canyon area. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CASTILLEJA (K:CIDENTALIS Torrey 



COMMON NAME: Western paintbrush 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: High mountains of CO and UT, and 



nw. MT northward. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Glacier National Park 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Livingston 



Range 

 HABITAT: Moist alpine slopes and meadows, 2010-2265 m 



(6,600-7,430 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July-August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in Glacier 



National Park. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: DRABA DAVIESIAE (Hitchc.) Rollins 

 COMMON NAME: Bitterroot draba 

 FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) 

 PERTINENT SYNONYMS: D^ apiculata Hitchc. var. 



daviesiae Hitchc. 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G2G3/S2S3 

 USFWS STATUS: 3C 

 USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Sensitive in ID 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ravalli Co, MT and Custer Co., 



ID. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range 

 HABITAT: Open, rocky soil and talus in the subalpine 



and alpine zones, 2560-3020 m (8,400-9,900 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August, mature fruit 



in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally abundant in alpine 



areas throughout the main Bitterroot Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: CORDYLAMTHUS RAMOSUS Nutt. 



COMMON NAME: Bushy birdbeak 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: OR to ne. CA, east to sw. MT, 



WY, and CO. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Butte District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead River drainage 

 HABITAT: Sagebrush grassland in the valley and 



foothill zones, 1680-1920 m (5,500-6,300 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and early August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common throughout 



much of southern Beaverhead Co. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: ERIGERON FLABELLIFOLIUS Rydb. 



COMMON NAME: Fan- leaved daisy 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT and nw. WY. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Park 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Absaroka Range, Beartooth 



Mtns. , Crazy Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open gravelly soil and talus slopes in the 



alpine zone, 2800-3350 m (9,200-11,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the 



Beartooth Mtns. 



