LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: HAPLOPAPPUS MULTICAULIS (Nutt.) Gray 



COMMON NAME: Many-stemmed goldenweed 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Undetermined in SD 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southeast MT, e. UY, and w. SD. 



Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carter 



LAND OWNERSHIP: Private; BLM, Miles City District (?) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Little Missouri River 



drainage 



HABITAT: Open or barren clay soils in grasslands on 



the plains, ca. 980-1160 m (3,200-3,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through mid- July 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in southern 



Carter Co. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: JUN(5JS TRIGLUHIS L. var. TRIGLUHIS 



COMMON NAME: Three- flowered rush 



FAMILY: Juncaceae (Rush Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in B.C. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar, south in N. America 



to AK and MT, WY, and CO. The species as a whole is 



circumpolar, south to Que., Ont., UT, and CO. 



Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Stillwater 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wet, open, gravelly soil around seepage 



areas in the alpine zone, 3000-3200 m 



(9,800-10,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in August 

 COMMENTS: This plant is locally common in the 



Beartooth Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: HYHENOXYS TORREYANA (Nutt.) Parker 



COMMON NAME: Torrey's bitterweed 



FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



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



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 



LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Absaroka-Beartooth Mtns., 



Pryor-Big Horn Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open ridges and meadows at low to high 



elevations in the mountains, often on limestone, 



1645-2560 m (5,400-8,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering May- July 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the Pryor 



Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LINANTHUS NUTTALLII (Gray) Greene 



COMMON NAME: Nuttall's linanthus 



FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Linanthastrum nuttallii (Gray) 



Ewan 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: WA to CA, east to wc. MT, w. WY, 



and NM. Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Bitterroot N.F., private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Range, 



Sapphi re Range 

 HABITAT: Open soil in grasslands and on rock outcrops 



in the montane zone, 1460-2745 m (4,500-9,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late June through early 



August, depending on elevation 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the 



Bitterroot Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: JUNOJS CASTANEUS J. E. Smith 



COMMON NAME: Chestnut rush 



FAMILY: Juncaceae (Rush Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Greenland to AK, south to Lab., 



Man., CO, UT, and NM; Eurasia. Sparse. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Flathead, Gallatin, 



Glacier, Park, Stillwater 

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



Gallatin N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Absaroka Range, Beartooth 



Mtns., Lewis Range 

 HABITAT: Wet, often gravelly soil in seepage areas in 



the alpine and subalpine zones, 1790-3200 m 



(5,900-10,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Mature fruit in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the 



Beartooth Mtns. and the Lewis Range. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: LGMATIUM BI(X)LOR (Wats.) Coult. & 



Rose 

 COMMON NAME: Bicolor biscuitroot 

 FAMILY: Apiaceae (Parsley Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Western MT, ID, and UT. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli, Sanders 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns., Bull 



River drainage 

 HABITAT: Rocky slopes, crevices of outcrops, and 



scree slopes, at mid-elevations in the mountains, 



1245-2380 m (4,080-7,800 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting June-July 

 COMMENTS: This species has been frequently collected 



in the Bitterroot Range; one site was also located 



in Sanders County in 1989. Our plants are var. 



bicolor. 



