LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: OXYTROPIS LAGOPUS Nutt. van. 



CONJUGENS Barneby 

 COMMON NAME: Rabbit-foot crazyweed 

 FAMILY: Fabaceae (Pea Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4T2/S2 

 USFUS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: The variety is endemic to 



w. -central MT; the species occurs in the Rocky Mtns. 



from w. MT and ID to WY. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Granite, Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, 



Madison, Powell, Teton 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Deerlodge N.F., Private, state 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Clark Fork River and 



Missouri River drainages 

 HABITAT: Sagebrush plains to lower mountains; 



1190-1865 m (3,900-6,120 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering May-June, fruiting July 

 COMMENTS: This plant is endemic to Montana. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PAPAVER PYGMAEUH Rydb. 



COMMON NAME: Pygmy poppy, alpine glacier poppy 



FAMILY: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: (see Comments) 



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., rare in Alta. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern Alta. and B.C. and nw. 



MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Flathead Range, Lewis 



Range, Livingston Range 

 HABITAT: Open, stony soil on gentle slopes and ridge 



tops in the alpine zone, 2190-2500 m 



(7,200-8,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in late July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common at many 



locations in Glacier Park. Welsh et al. (1987) 



consider this a form of the widespread P^ radicatum 



Rottb. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PEDICULARIS CONTORTA Benth. var. 



RUBICUNDA N. Reese 

 COMMON NAME: Coil -beaked lousewort 

 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T2/S1 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Northern ID, sw. MT. Regional 



endemic. The range of the species as a whole is 



B.C. and Alta. south to ID and WY. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Ravalli, Deer Lodge. 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns., 



Anaconda-Pintlar Range 

 HABITAT: Subalpine areas, in deep loam to rocky, 



well-drained soils; 2135- 3050 m 



(7,000-10,000 ft.). 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering from early June-August. 

 COMMENTS: This variety was recently described by 



Reese (1984). One specimen from the Bitterroot 



Range, and one from the Anaconda-Pintlar Range, are 



considered to be intermediate with var. contorta . 



This plant is common in the southern Bitterroot 



Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PEDICULARIS OEDERI Vahl 



COMMON NAME: Oeder's lousewort 



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: Circumpolar, south in N. America 



to MT and WY. Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Park 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Moist tundra in the alpine zone, 2740-3410 m 



(9,000-11,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in July and August 

 COMMENTS: This species is common in the Beartooth 



Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PEDICULARIS CONTORTA Benth. var. 



CTENOPHORA (Rydb.) Nels. & Macbr. 

 COMMON NAME: Coil-beaked lousewort 

 FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5T7/SU 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: Watch List 

 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southwest MT to nc. WY. The 



range of the species as a whole is B.C. and Alta. 



south to CA and WY. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Beaverhead 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Beaverhead N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Wooded or open slopes and drier meadows in 



the montane to subalpine zones, 2440-2620 m (8,000- 



8,600 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering late June and July 

 COMMENTS: This species is common in the Beaverhead 



Htns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PENSTEMON FLAVESCEMS Pennell 



COMMON NAME: Yellow beardtongue 



FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G3/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. of Idaho Co., 



ID, and adjacent MT. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Bitterroot Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open or wooded, often rocky slopes well up 



in the mountains, 1860-2650 m (6,100-8,700 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting July-August 

 COMMENTS: This regional endemic species is apparently 



more abundant in the Idaho portion of its range. 



