LIMITED DISTRIBUTION 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PHIPPSIA ALGIDA (Phipps) R. Br. 



COMMON NAME: Ice grass 



FAMILY: Poaceae (Grass Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S1 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



STATUS IN OTHER STATES: Rare in UY 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar, south in N. America 



to AK, Que., and Lab., isolated in MT, WY, and CO. 



Disjunct. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon, Stillwater 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: Custer N.F. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Open, wet, gravelly soil of seepage areas 



and along streams in the alpine zone, 2990-3510 m 



(9,800-11,500 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering and fruiting in August 

 COMMENTS: This grass is locally conmon in many areas 



of the Beartooth Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PINGUICULA VULGARIS L. 



COMMON NAME: Common butterwort 



FAMILY: Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: Ll vulgaris L. var. macroceras 



(Link) Herder 



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 Sask. 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Ci rcumboreal , south in N. 



America to OR, MT, MI, and NY. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Flathead, Glacier 

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



(reported) 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lewis Range, Livingston 



Range 

 HABITAT: Wet, open soil in tundra and on rock ledges, 



usually in the alpine zone but also in the montane 



and subalpine zones, 1300-2200 m (4,260-7,200 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June through August, 



depending on elevation 

 COMMENTS: There are numerous small colonies of this 



species scattered throughout Glacier Park. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PHYSARIA ACUTIFOLIA Rydb. 



COMMON NAME: Southern twinpod 



FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) 



PERTINENT SYNONYMS: P^ austral is (Pays.) Rollins 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern MT south to UT and CO. 



Peripheral . 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 



LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns.- Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Open, often sandy soil on slopes and ridge 



tops in the valley and foothill zones, 1280-1370 m 



(4,200-4,500) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in May and early June, mature 



fruit in June 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in the 



foothills of the Pryor Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PLATYSCHKUHRIA IMTEGRIFOLIA (Gray) 



Rydb. 

 COMMON NAME: Platyschkuhria 

 FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) 

 MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 

 GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 

 USFWS STATUS: None 

 USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: MT to AZ. Regional endemic. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

 LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Miles City District; Big Horn 



Canyon N.R.A. 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Pryor Mtns. -Big Horn 



Canyon area 

 HABITAT: Sparsely vegetated clayey or sandy soil in 



grasslands and shrublands in the valleys, 



1250-1340 m (4,100-4,400 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June 

 COMMENTS: This plant is locally common in the desert 



country on the south side of the Pryor Mtns. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: PHYStXARPUS NONOGYNUS (Torr.) Coult. 



COMMON NAME: Mountain ninebark 



FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G4/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Southern MT and SD, south to CO, 



NM, and TX. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Carbon 

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



District; private 

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Beartooth Mtns., Pryor 



Mtns. 

 HABITAT: Rocky, limestone-derived soil in forested 



areas in the montane zone, 1800-2130 m 



(5,900-7,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June and early July, 



depending on elevation 

 COMMENTS: This species is locally common in Douglas 



fir forests in southern Carbon Co. 



SCIENTIFIC NAME: RUBUS URSINUS Cham. & Schlect. 



COMMON NAME: Pacific blackberry 



FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose Family) 



MONTANA STATUS: Limited Distribution 



GLOBAL and STATE RANKS (TNC): G5/S2 



USFWS STATUS: None 



USFS STATUS: None 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: B.C. to CA, east to n. ID and 



nw. MT. Peripheral. 

 MONTANA COUNTIES: Lake, Sanders 

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

 PHYSIOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: Lower Clark Fork River 



drainage. Swan River drainage 

 HABITAT: Moist forest and forest openings in the 



valley and foothill zones, 670-1220 m 



(2,200-4,000 ft.) 

 PHENOLOGY: Flowering in June, mature fruit in August 

 COMMENTS: This species is common in the Cabinet Gorge 



area near Noxon Reservoir. 



