GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central Washington to south-central Montana, south to 

 California and New Mexico 



MONTANA DISTRIBUTION: Beaverhead and Carbon counties 



PRYOR MOUNTAINS DESERT DISTRIBUTION: Cilia inconspicua is locally 

 common below 1675 m (5500 ft) on the south and west sides of the Pryor Mountains in 

 the drainages of the Bighorn and Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone rivers. We located 23, 

 mainly moderate to large populations in sandy soils of juniper woodlands and associations 

 dominated by Artemisia tridentata . 



COMMENTS: Montana plants are var. tweedyi (Rydb.) Cronq. Other authors have 

 considered the correct name to be G. tweedyi Rydb. or G. sinuata Dougl. 



MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Cilia inconspicua is an annual; thus, 

 population sizes may very greatly among years and may respond positively to moderate 

 levels of disturbance. The species is common in the study area and should not be given 

 special status on BLM's Miles City District. 



Giiia leptomeria Gray 



Great Basin Cilia, Sand Gilia 



NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM STATUS: G5/S2 



MONTANA STATUS: Sensitive 



GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: Central Washington to south-central Montana, south to 

 California and New Mexico 



MONTANA DISTRIBUTION: Southern Carbon County 



PRYOR MOUNTAINS DESERT DISTRIBUTION: Gijia leptomeria is locally common 

 below 1675 m (5500 ft) on the south and west sides of the Pryor Mountains. Most 

 populations are moderate to large and occur in sandy soil in Utah juniper woodlands and 

 associations dominated by Artemisia tridentata . 



MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Gilia leptomeria is an annual; thus, 

 population sizes may very greatly among years and may respond positively to moderate 

 levels of disturbance. We located 12 populations of G^ leptomeria . The plant is 

 common and widespread enough in the study area that it should not be given special 

 status on BLM's Miles City District. 



