Two species are known from Carter County only by historical (pre-1950) collections and 6 other 

 species are known mostly from Custer National Forest or Medicine Rocks State Park, but have not 

 been located on BLM-administered land. In addition to the species reported above, additional species 

 were noted that have been considered species of special concern in the past. For example, the species 

 multi-stemmed goldenweed (Haplopappus multicauUs) is also a regional endemics confined to 

 limited segments of adjoining Great Plains states, but it is found in large numbers, it is found 

 repeatedly, and it is not under any apparent threat. 



The compiled list of vascular plants of Carter County (Appendix C) includes a total of about 417 

 taxa in 70 families. Of these, 354 were observed on BLM land during the course of this study, 15 

 were observed only on Custer National Forest, state, or private land, and 48 were not observed but 

 are documented from Carter County in Booth and Wright (1966). The 307 total dicots on the list are 

 almost double the 155 shown for Carter County in Booth and Wright. That flora, which covers only 

 dicots, has dot maps showing county distribution in Montana based on specimens at Montana State 

 University (MONT). Further herbarium searches and field surveys would undoubtedly reveal 

 additions to the flora of Carter County; the list presented here should be considered preliminary. 



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