List of monocotyledons of Montana
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Monocotyledon species found in Montana number at least 615.[1] The has identified a number of monocot species as Species of Concern.[2]
Monocotyledons are one of two major groups of flowering plants (or angiosperms) that are traditionally recognized, the other being dicotyledons, or dicots. Monocot seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed-leaf), in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots. Monocots have been recognized at various taxonomic ranks, and under various names (see below). The APG II system recognises a clade called "monocots" but does not assign it to a taxonomic rank. There are between 50,000 and 60,000 species within this group; according to IUCN there are 59,300 species. The largest family in this group (and in the flowering plants as a whole) by number of species are the orchids (family Orchidaceae), with more than 20,000 species.[3] In agriculture the majority of the biomass produced comes from monocots.[4] The true grasses, family Poaceae (Gramineae), are the most economically important family in this group. These include all the true grains (rice, wheat, maize, etc.), the pasture grasses, sugar cane, and the bamboos. True grasses have evolved to become highly specialised for wind pollination. Grasses produce much smaller flowers, which are gathered in highly visible plumes (inflorescences). Other economically important monocot families are the palm family (Arecaceae), banana family (Musaceae), ginger family (Zingiberaceae) and the onion family Alliaceae, which includes such ubiquitously used vegetables as onions and garlic.
Arrow-grass family[]
Order: Najadales, family: Juncaginaceae[5]
- Common bog arrow-grass, Triglochin maritima
- Flowering quillwort, Lilaea scilloides
- Slender bog arrow-grass, Triglochin palustris
Arum family[]
Order: Arales, family: Araceae[6]
- Yellow skunk-cabbage, Lysichiton americanus
Bur-reeds[]
Order: Typhales, family: Sparganiaceae[7]
- Branching bur-reed, Sparganium androcladum
- Large bur-reed, Sparganium eurycarpum
- Narrowleaf bur-reed, Sparganium angustifolium
- Small bur-reed, Sparganium natans
Cattails[]
Order: Typhales, family: Typhaceae[8]
- Broadleaf cattail, Typha latifolia
- Narrow-leaved cattail, Typha angustifolia
Ditch-grass family[]
Order: Najadales, family: Ruppiaceae[9]
- Ditch-grass, Ruppia maritima
Duckweeds[]
Order: Arales, family: Lemnaceae[10]
- Columbia water-meal, Wolffia columbiana
- Dotted watermeal, Wolffia borealis
- Duck-meal, Spirodela polyrrhiza
- Lesser duckweed, Lemna minor
- Pale duckweed, Lemna valdiviana
- Spotted water-meal, Wolffia brasiliensis
- Star duckweed, Lemna trisulca
- Turion duckweed, Lemna turionifera
Flowering-rush family[]
Order: Alismatales, family: Butomaceae[11]
- Flowering-rush, Butomus umbellatus
Grasses[]
Order: Cyperales, family: Poaceae[12]
- Alaskan oniongrass, Melica subulata
- Alkali cordgrass, Spartina gracilis
- Alkali muhly, Muhlenbergia asperifolia
- Alkali sacaton, Sporobolus airoides
- Alpine bluegrass, Poa alpina
- American mannagrass, Glyceria grandis
- American sloughgrass, Beckmannia syzigachne
- Annual bluegrass, Poa annua
- , Eremopyrum triticeum
- Annual hairgrass, Deschampsia danthonioides
- Annual muhly, Muhlenbergia minutissima
- Arctic bluegrass, Poa arctica
- , Elymus submuticus
- , Festuca baffinensis
- , Poa laxa ssp. banffiana
- Barnyard grass, Echinochloa crus-galli
- , Bromus polyanthus
- , Trisetum wolfii
- Beardless wild rye, Leymus triticoides
- Bermudagrass, Cynodon dactylon
- Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii
- Blue grama, Bouteloua gracilis
- Blue wild rye, Elymus glaucus
- Blue-joint reedgrass, Calamagrostis canadensis
- Bluebunch wheatgrass, Pseudoroegneria spicata
- Bog bluegrass, Poa leptocoma
- Boreal mannagrass, Glyceria borealis
- Bottlebrush squirrel-tail, Elymus elymoides
- Bristly bristle grass, Setaria verticillata
- Bristly dogtail grass, Cynosurus echinatus
- , Bromus latiglumis
- Brome fescue, Vulpia bromoides
- , Catabrosa aquatica
- Buffalo grass, Bouteloua dactyloides
- Bulbous bluegrass, Poa bulbosa
- California brome, Bromus carinatus
- California oatgrass, Danthonia californica
- Canada bluegrass, Poa compressa
- Canada wild rye, Elymus canadensis
- , Calamagrostis tweedyi
- Cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum
- , Bromus berteroanus
- Colonial bentgrass, Agrostis capillaris
- Columbia needlegrass, Stipa nelsonii ssp. dorei
- Common barley, Hordeum vulgare
- , Phalaris canariensis
- Common hardgrass, Sclerochloa dura
- Common reed, Phragmites australis
- Common velvetgrass, Holcus lanatus
- , Oryzopsis contracta
- Corn brome, Bromus squarrosus
- Creeping foxtail, Alopecurus arundinaceus
- Crested dogtail grass, Cynosurus cristatus
- Crested wheatgrass, Agropyron cristatum
- Cultivated oat, Avena sativa
- , Secale cereale
- , Triticum aestivum
- Cusick's bluegrass, Poa cusickii
- Darnel ryegrass, Lolium temulentum
- , Calamagrostis koelerioides
- , Apera interrupta
- , Calamagrostis scopulorum
- Drooping woodreed, Cinna latifolia
- , Zizania aquatica
- False buffalograss, Monroa squarrosa
- , Danthonia unispicata
- , Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- Field brome, Bromus arvensis
- Fowl bluegrass, Poa palustris
- Fowl mannagrass, Glyceria striata
- , Crypsis alopecuroides
- Foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum
- , Vulpia myuros
- Foxtail muhly, Muhlenbergia andina
- Fringed brome, Bromus ciliatus
- Great Basin wild rye, Leymus cinereus
- Green bristle grass, Setaria viridis
- Green needlegrass, Stipa viridula
- Hairy crabgrass, Digitaria sanguinalis
- , Phippsia algida
- Idaho bentgrass, Agrostis idahoensis
- Idaho fescue, Festuca idahoensis
- Indian goosegrass, Eleusine indica
- Indian ricegrass, Oryzopsis hymenoides
- Indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans
- , Poa interior
- Intermediate wheatgrass, Thinopyrum intermedium
- , Setaria italica
- Italian ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum
- Japanese brome, Bromus japonicus
- Johnson grass, Sorghum halepense
- Jointed goatgrass, Aegilops cylindrica
- Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis
- , Agrostis pallens
- Lemmon's alkaligrass, Puccinellia lemmonii
- Lemmon's needlegrass, Stipa lemmonii
- , Poa lettermanii
- Letterman's needlegrass, Stipa lettermanii
- Little barley, Hordeum pusillum
- Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
- , Eragrostis minor
- , Oryzopsis exigua
- , Oryzopsis micrantha
- , Cenchrus longispinus
- Marsh muhly, Muhlenbergia racemosa
- Mat muhly, Muhlenbergia richardsonis
- Meadow barley, Hordeum brachyantherum
- Meadow fescue, Festuca pratensis
- Meadow foxtail, Alopecurus geniculatus
- Meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis
- , Phleum pratense
- Mediterranean or sea barley, Hordeum marinum
- , Trisetum x orthochaetum
- , Elymus albicans
- , Agrostis humilis
- Mountain fescue, Festuca viridula
- , Alopecurus alpinus
- Mountain hairgrass, Vahlodea atropurpurea
- Mountain muhly, Muhlenbergia montana
- Mountain timothy, Phleum alpinum
- Mouse barley, Hordeum murinum
- , Poa laxa
- Muttongrass, Poa fendleriana
- , Trisetum spicatum
- , Poa stenantha
- Narrow-flowered brome, Bromus vulgaris
- Needle-and-thread, Stipa comata
- , Stipa nelsonii
- , Stipa nevadensis
- , Poa reflexa
- Nodding fescue, Festuca subulata
- , Trisetum canescens
- Northern bentgrass, Agrostis borealis
- Northern fescue, Festuca viviparoidea
- , Hierochloe hirta
- Northern wild rye, Leymus innovatus
- Nuttall's alkali grass, Puccinellia nuttalliana
- Oniongrass, Melica bulbosa
- Orchard grass, Dactylis glomerata
- Oregon bentgrass, Agrostis oregonensis
- , Puccinellia pauciflora
- Panic grass, Dichanthelium acuminatum
- , Danthonia parryi
- , Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii
- Perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne
- Persian ryegrass, Lolium persicum
- , Stipa pinetorum
- Pinegrass, Calamagrostis rubescens
- Plains muhly, Muhlenbergia cuspidata
- Plains reedgrass, Calamagrostis montanensis
- Plains rough fescue, Festuca hallii
- Porcupine needlegrass, Stipa spartea
- , Bromus porteri
- Poverty oatgrass, Danthonia spicata
- , Poa arida
- Prairie cordgrass, Spartina pectinata
- Prairie dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis
- , Koeleria macrantha
- Prairie sandreed, Calamovilfa longifolia
- , Sphenopholis obtusata
- Proso millet, Panicum miliaceum
- Pullup muhly, Muhlenbergia filiformis
- Pumpelly's brome, Bromus inermis ssp. pumpellianus
- Purple lovegrass, Eragrostis pectinacea
- , Schizachne purpurascens
- Purple reedgrass, Calamagrostis purpurascens
- , Aristida purpurea
- Quackgrass, Elymus repens
- , Polypogon monspeliensis
- Rattlesnake brome, Bromus briziformis
- Red fescue, Festuca rubra
- Redtop, Agrostis stolonifera
- Reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea
- Rice cutgrass, Leersia oryzoides
- Richardson's needlegrass, Stipa richardsonii
- , Festuca saximontana
- Rough barnyard grass, Echinochloa muricata
- Rough bentgrass, Agrostis scabra
- Rough bluegrass, Poa trivialis
- Rough fescue, Festuca scabrella
- , Oryzopsis asperifolia
- , Psathyrostachys juncea
- Rye brome, Bromus secalinus
- Saltgrass, Distichlis spicata
- Sand bluestem, Andropogon hallii
- Sand dropseed, Sporobolus cryptandrus
- , Leymus flavescens
- Sandberg bluegrass, Poa secunda
- , Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
- Scribner's wild rye, Elymus scribneri
- Sheathed dropseed, Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- Sheep fescue, Festuca ovina
- , Alopecurus aequalis
- , Poa arnowiae
- , Festuca brachyphylla
- Showy oniongrass, Melica spectabilis
- Side-oats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula
- Six-weeks grama, Bouteloua barbata
- Six-weeks fescue, Vulpia octoflora
- Slender hairgrass, Deschampsia elongata
- Slender oat, Avena barbata
- , Sphenopholis intermedia
- Slender wheatgrass, Elymus trachycaulus
- Slimstem reedgrass, Calamagrostis stricta
- , Sporobolus neglectus
- , Vulpia microstachys
- , Festuca minutiflora
- Smith's melicgrass, Melica smithii
- Smooth brome, Bromus inermis ssp. inermis
- Smooth crabgrass, Digitaria ischaemum
- Soft brome, Bromus hordeaceus
- Spike bentgrass, Agrostis exarata
- Spike fescue, Leucopoa kingii
- Spike muhly, Muhlenbergia glomerata
- , Helictotrichon hookeri
- , Bromus racemosus
- Sprangletop, Leptochloa fusca
- Sprangletop, Scolochloa festucacea
- , Puccinellia distans
- Stinkgrass, Eragrostis cilianensis
- , Cinna arundinacea
- Sweet vernalgrass, Anthoxanthum odoratum
- Switchgrass, Panicum virgatum
- Tall dropseed, Sporobolus compositus
- Tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea
- , Glyceria elata
- Tall oatgrass, Arrhenatherum elatius
- Tall trisetum, Trisetum cernuum
- Teal lovegrass, Eragrostis hypnoides
- Thickspike wheatgrass, Elymus lanceolatus
- , Agrostis thurberiana
- Thurber's needlegrass, Stipa thurberiana
- Timber oatgrass, Danthonia intermedia
- , Alopecurus carolinianus
- Tufted hairgrass, Deschampsia cespitosa
- Tumble grass, Schedonnardus paniculatus
- , Agrostis variabilis
- Virginia wild rye, Elymus virginicus
- Western fescue, Festuca occidentalis
- Western needlegrass, Stipa occidentalis
- Western porcupine grass, Stipa curtiseta
- Western wheatgrass, Pascopyrum smithii
- , Poa wheeleri
- White bluegrass, Poa glauca
- , Dichanthelium wilcoxianum
- Wild oats, Avena fatua
- Wirestem muhly, Muhlenbergia mexicana
- , Panicum capillare
- Yellow bluestem, Bothriochloa ischaemum
- Yellow foxtail, Setaria pumila
Greenbriars[]
Order: Liliales, family: Smilacaceae[13]
- Herbaceous greenbrier, Smilax lasioneura
Horned pondweeds[]
Order: Najadales, family: Zannichelliaceae[14]
- Horned pondweed, Zannichellia palustris
Irises[]
Order: Liliales, family: Iridaceae[15]
- Idaho blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium idahoense
- Northern blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium septentrionale
- Strict blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium montanum
- Western blue iris, Iris missouriensis
- Western blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium halophilum
- Yellow iris, Iris pseudacorus
Lilies[]
Order: Liliales, family: Liliaceae[16]
- American false-hellebore, Veratrum viride
- , Calochortus apiculatus
- Beargrass, Xerophyllum tenax
- , Calochortus eurycarpus
- Brandegee's onion, Allium brandegeei
- Bruneau mariposa lily, Calochortus bruneaunis
- California false-hellebore, Veratrum californicum
- Chives, Allium schoenoprasum
- Chocolate lily, Fritillaria atropurpurea
- Clasping twisted-stalk, Streptopus amplexifolius
- Columbia lily, Lilium columbianum
- , Allium columbianum
- Common alpine-lily, Lloydia serotina
- Common camas, Camassia quamash
- Dwarf onion, Allium simillimum
- Elegant mariposa lily, Calochortus elegans
- False Solomon's-seal, Maianthemum racemosum
- Foothill death camas, Zigadenus paniculatus
- Fringed onion, Allium fibrillum
- Garden asparagus, Asparagus officinalis
- , Allium geyeri var. tenerum
- Geyer's onion, Allium geyeri
- Glacier lily, Erythronium grandiflorum
- Green-band mariposa lily, Calochortus macrocarpus
- Gunnison's mariposa lily, Calochortus gunnisonii
- Hooker's fairybells, Prosartes hookeri
- Large-flower triteleia, Triteleia grandiflora
- Meadow death camas, Zigadenus venenosus
- Meadow onion, Allium canadense
- Mountain death camas, Zigadenus elegans
- Mountain star-lily, Leucocrinum montanum
- Nodding onion, Allium cernuum
- Nuttall's mariposa lily, Calochortus nuttallii
- Orange daylily, Hemerocallis fulva
- Queencup bead lily, Clintonia uniflora
- Rosy twisted-stalk, Streptopus lanceolatus
- Rough-fruited fairybells, Prosartes trachycarpa
- , Allium brevistylum
- Small onion, Allium parvum
- Small tofieldia, Tofieldia pusilla
- Starry false Solomon's-seal, Maianthemum stellatum
- Tapertip onion, Allium acuminatum
- Three-leaf false Solomon's-seal, Maianthemum trifolium
- Western false asphodel, Triantha occidentalis
- , Stenanthium occidentale
- Western trillium, Trillium ovatum
- White glacier lily, Erythronium grandiflorum var. candidum
- White wild onion, Allium textile
- Wild lily-of-the-valley, Maianthemum canadense
- Wood lily, Lilium philadelphicum
- Yellowbells, Fritillaria pudica
Orchids[]
Order: Orchidales, family: Orchidaceae[17]
- Alaska rein orchid, Piperia unalascensis
- Broad-leaved twayblade, Neottia convallarioides
- Clustered lady's-slipper, Cypripedium fasciculatum
- Early coralroot, Corallorhiza trifida
- Eastern helleborine, Epipactis helleborine
- Fairy slipper, Calypso bulbosa
- Giant helleborine, Epipactis gigantea
- Giant rattlesnake-plantain, Goodyera oblongifolia
- Heartleaf twayblade, Neottia cordata
- Hillside rein orchid, Piperia elegans
- Hooded ladies'-tresses, Spiranthes romanzoffiana
- Huron green orchid, Platanthera huronensis
- , Cypripedium x columbianum
- Large roundleaf orchid, Platanthera orbiculata
- Loesel's twayblade, Liparis loeselii
- Long-bract green orchis, Coeloglossum viride
- Mertens' coralroot, Corallorhiza mertensiana
- Mountain lady's-slipper, Cypripedium montanum
- , Platanthera aquilonis
- Northern rattlesnake-plantain, Goodyera repens
- Northern twayblade, Neottia borealis
- Round-leaved orchis, Amerorchis rotundifolia
- Slender bog orchid, Platanthera stricta
- Small northern bog orchid, Platanthera obtusata
- Small yellow lady's-slipper, Cypripedium parviflorum
- Sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper, Cypripedium passerinum
- Spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata
- Spring coralroot, Corallorhiza wisteriana
- Striped coralroot, Corallorhiza striata
- Ute ladies'-tresses, Spiranthes diluvialis
- Western twayblade, Neottia banksiana
- White bog orchid, Platanthera dilatata
Pod-grasses[]
Order: Najadales, family: Scheuchzeriaceae[18]
- Pod grass, Scheuchzeria palustris
Pondweeds[]
Order: Najadales, family: Potamogetonaceae[19]
- Blunt-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton obtusifolius
- Curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus
- Flatleaf pondweed, Potamogeton robbinsii
- Flatstem pondweed, Potamogeton compressus
- Floating pondweed, Potamogeton natans
- Fries' pondweed, Potamogeton friesii
- Grassy pondweed, Potamogeton gramineus
- Illinois pondweed, Potamogeton illinoensis
- Largeleaf pondweed, Potamogeton amplifolius
- Leafy pondweed, Potamogeton foliosus
- Longleaf pondweed, Potamogeton nodosus
- Northern pondweed, Potamogeton alpinus
- Nuttall's pondweed, Potamogeton epihydrus
- Richardson's pondweed, Potamogeton richardsonii
- Sago pondweed, Stuckenia pectinata
- Sheathed pondweed, Stuckenia vaginata
- Slender pondweed, Stuckenia filiformis
- Slender pondweed, Potamogeton pusillus
- Straightleaf pondweed, Potamogeton strictifolius
- Water-thread pondweed, Potamogeton diversifolius
- White-stem pondweed, Potamogeton praelongus
Rushes[]
Order: Juncales, family: Juncaceae[20]
- Baltic rush, Juncus balticus
- Black-grass rush, Juncus gerardii
- Chestnut rush, Juncus castaneus
- Colorado rush, Juncus confusus
- Common woodrush, Luzula multiflora
- Coville's rush, Juncus covillei
- Curved woodrush, Luzula arcuata
- Drummond's rush, Juncus drummondii
- Dudley's rush, Juncus dudleyi
- Flattened rush, Juncus compressus
- Forked woodrush, Luzula divaricata
- , Juncus hallii
- Inland rush, Juncus interior
- Jointed rush, Juncus articulatus
- Knotted rush, Juncus nodosus
- Long-styled rush, Juncus longistylis
- Mertens' rush, Juncus mertensianus
- Nevada rush, Juncus nevadensis
- Northern green rush, Juncus alpinoarticulatus
- Parry's rush, Juncus parryi
- Piper's woodrush, Luzula piperi
- Regel's rush, Juncus regelii
- Slender rush, Juncus tenuis
- Small-flower woodrush, Luzula parviflora
- Smooth woodrush, Luzula hitchcockii
- Soft rush, Juncus effusus
- Spiked woodrush, Luzula spicata
- Straight-leaf rush, Juncus orthophyllus
- Tapered rush, Juncus acuminatus
- Thread rush, Juncus filiformis
- , Juncus albescens
- Three-flowered rush, Juncus triglumis
- Three-stamened rush, Juncus ensifolius
- Toad rush, Juncus bufonius
- Torrey's rush, Juncus torreyi
- Two-flowered rush, Juncus biglumis
- , Juncus vaseyi
Sedges[]
Order: Cyperales, family: Cyperaceae [21]
- Alpine nerved sedge, Carex neurophora
- Alpine sedge, Carex glacialis
- Arctic hare's-foot sedge, Carex lachenalii
- Awl-fruit sedge, Carex stipata
- Awned sedge, Carex atherodes
- Beaked spikerush, Eleocharis rostellata
- Bearded flatsedge, Cyperus squarrosus
- Beautiful sedge, Carex concinna
- Bebb's sedge, Carex bebbii
- Big-leaf sedge, Carex amplifolia
- Black alpine sedge, Carex nigricans
- Black and purple sedge, Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
- Black-and-white scale sedge, Carex albonigra
- , Scirpus atrocinctus
- Blackened sedge, Carex atrosquama
- , Carex elynoides
- Blunt sedge, Carex obtusata
- , Carex bolanderi
- Bristly sedge, Carex comosa
- Bristly-stalk sedge, Carex leptalea
- Bronze sedge, Carex aenea
- Brownish sedge, Carex brunnescens
- , Carex scirpoidea
- Buxbaum's sedge, Carex buxbaumii
- Capitate sedge, Carex capitata
- Clustered field sedge, Carex praegracilis
- Coastal sand sedge, Carex incurviformis
- Columbian sedge, Carex aperta
- Common beaked sedge, Carex utriculata
- , Carex chalciolepis
- Copycat sedge, Carex simulata
- , Carex cordillerana
- Crawe's sedge, Carex crawei
- Crawford's sedge, Carex crawfordii
- Creeping sedge, Carex chordorrhiza
- Creeping spikerush, Eleocharis palustris
- Cusick's sedge, Carex cusickii
- , Eleocharis bella
- Different-nerve sedge, Carex epapillosa
- Douglas' sedge, Carex douglasii
- , Lipocarpha drummondii
- Dry-spike sedge, Carex foenea
- , Carex pelocarpa
- , Carex ebenea
- , Carex engelmannii
- , Carex macloviana
- Fescue sedge, Carex brevior
- Few-flower spikerush, Eleocharis quinqueflora
- Few-seeded bog sedge, Carex microglochin
- Fox sedge, Carex vulpinoidea
- Geyer's sedge, Carex geyeri
- Glaucous beaked sedge, Carex rostrata
- Golden-fruit sedge, Carex aurea
- Goose-grass sedge, Carex lenticularis var. dolia
- , Carex eleusinoides
- Green-keeled cottongrass, Eriophorum viridicarinatum
- Hair-like sedge, Carex capillaris
- , Carex hallii
- Hardstem bulrush, Schoenoplectus acutus
- Hayden's sedge, Carex haydeniana
- Hoary sedge, Carex canescens
- , Carex scopulorum
- Hood's sedge, Carex hoodii
- Hudson's bay bulrush, Trichophorum alpinum
- , Carex idahoa
- Inflated sedge, Carex vesicaria
- Inland sedge, Carex interior
- , Carex media
- Ivory sedge, Carex eburnea
- Jointed-spike sedge, Carex athrostachya
- Jones' sedge, Carex jonesii
- Lake-bank sedge, Carex lacustris
- Large-fruited kobresia, Kobresia sibirica
- Least spikerush, Eleocharis acicularis
- Lesser panicled sedge, Carex diandra
- Liddon sedge, Carex petasata
- Little green sedge, Carex viridula
- Little prickly sedge, Carex echinata
- Long-stolon sedge, Carex inops
- Longbeak sedge, Carex sprengelii
- , Carex sychnocephala
- Many-ribbed sedge, Carex multicostata
- Mertens' sedge, Carex mertensii
- Mountain hare sedge, Carex phaeocephala
- , Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa
- Mt. Shasta sedge, Carex straminiformis
- Mud sedge, Carex limosa
- , Carex nardina
- Narrow sedge, Carex angustata
- Narrowleaf cottongrass, Eriophorum angustifolium
- Nebraska sedge, Carex nebrascensis
- , Carex duriuscula
- Nelson's sedge, Carex nelsonii
- Nevada bulrush, Scirpus nevadensis
- , Carex gynocrates
- Northern clustered sedge, Carex arcta
- Northern meadow sedge, Carex praticola
- Northern singlespike sedge, Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea
- Northwestern sedge, Carex concinnoides
- Northwestern showy sedge, Carex spectabilis
- , Eleocharis ovata
- Pacific kobresia, Kobresia myosuroides
- , Scirpus pallidus
- Pale sedge, Carex livida
- Pale spikerush, Eleocharis flavescens
- Palish sedge, Carex pallescens
- , Carex parryana
- , Carex paysonis
- Pendulous bulrush, Scirpus pendulus
- Pointed broom sedge, Carex scoparia
- Poor sedge, Carex magellanica
- Porcupine sedge, Carex hystericina
- Prairie sedge, Carex prairea
- , Carex gravida
- , Carex preslii
- Purple spikerush, Eleocharis atropurpurea
- , Carex pyrenaica
- Raynolds' sedge, Carex raynoldsii
- Red-root flatsedge, Cyperus erythrorhizos
- , Carex retrorsa
- River bulrush, Schoenoplectus fluviatilis
- , Carex petricosa
- Rock sedge, Carex rupestris
- Rocky Mountain sedge, Carex backii
- Rocky Mountain sedge, Carex saximontana
- , Trichophorum pumilum
- Russet cottongrass, Eriophorum chamissonis
- Russet sedge, Carex saxatilis
- , Carex subfusca
- Saltmarsh bulrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus
- , Carex sartwellii
- , Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla
- Scheuchzer cottongrass, Eriophorum scheuchzeri
- , Cyperus schweinitzii
- (unnamed), Carex diluta
- Sheathed cottongrass, Eriophorum callitrix
- Sheathed sedge, Carex vaginata
- Shining flatsedge, Cyperus bipartitus
- Shore sedge, Carex lenticularis
- Shore sedge, Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa
- Short sedge, Carex rossii
- Short-leaf sedge, Carex fuliginosa
- Short-pointed flatsedge, Cyperus acuminatus
- , Carex deweyana
- Short-scaled sedge, Carex leptopoda
- , Carex podocarpa
- Short-stemmed sedge, Carex deflexa
- Sierran hare sedge, Carex leporinella
- Simple kobresia, Kobresia simpliciuscula
- Slender bulrush, Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
- Slender cottongrass, Eriophorum gracile
- Slender sedge, Carex lasiocarpa
- , Eleocharis elliptica
- Small-fruit bulrush, Scirpus microcarpus
- Small-head sedge, Carex illota
- Small-wing sedge, Carex microptera
- Small-winged sedge, Carex stenoptila
- , Carex laeviconica
- , Carex laeviculmis
- Soft sedge, Carex tenera
- Softleaf sedge, Carex disperma
- Softstem bulrush, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- , Carex stevenii
- , Carex praeceptorum
- Thick-head sedge, Carex pachystachya
- Thin-flowered sedge, Carex tenuiflora
- Thread-leaved sedge, Carex filifolia
- Threadleaf beakseed, Bulbostylis capillaris
- Three-square bulrush, Schoenoplectus americanus
- Three-square bulrush, Schoenoplectus pungens
- Threeway sedge, Dulichium arundinaceum
- , Carex torreyi
- Tufted club-rush, Trichophorum cespitosum
- Valley sedge, Carex vallicola
- Water bulrush, Schoenoplectus subterminalis
- Water sedge, Carex aquatilis
- Western sedge, Carex occidentalis
- Western single-spike sedge, Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea
- , Carex xerantica
- Woodrush sedge, Carex luzulina
- Woodrush sedge, Carex luzulina var. ablata
- Woolgrass, Scirpus cyperinus
- Woolgrass bulrush, Scirpus atrovirens
- Woolly sedge, Carex pellita
- Yellow sedge, Carex flava
Spiderwort family[]
Order: Commelinales, family: Commelinaceae[22]
- Bracted spiderwort, Tradescantia bracteata
- Prairie spiderwort, Tradescantia occidentalis
Sweetflag / calamus family[]
Order: Arales, family: Acoraceae[23]
- Sweetflag, Acorus americanus
Water-hyacinth family[]
Order: Liliales, family: Pontederiaceae[24]
- Water star-grass, Heteranthera dubia
Water-nymph family[]
Order: Najadales, family: Najadaceae[25]
- Guadalupe water-nymph, Najas guadalupensis
- Slender naiad, Najas flexilis
Water-plantains[]
Order: Alismatales, family: Alismataceae[26]
- Common arrowhead, Sagittaria latifolia
- Narrow-leaf water-plantain, Alisma gramineum
- Northern arrowhead, Sagittaria cuneata
- Northern water-plantain, Alisma triviale
Waterweeds[]
Order: Hydrocharitales, family: Hydrocharitaceae[27]
- Broad waterweed, Elodea canadensis
- Long-sheath waterweed, Elodea bifoliata
- Nuttall waterweed, Elodea nuttallii
Yuccas / agaves[]
Order: Liliales, family: Agavaceae[28]
- Small soapweed yucca, Yucca glauca
Further reading[]
- Rydberg, Per Axel (1900). Catalogue of the flora of Montana and the Yellowstone National Park (PDF). New York: New York Botanical Garden.
- Booth, W. E. (1950). Flora of Montana, Part I Conifers and Monocots. Bozeman, Montana: The Research Foundation at Montana State College.
- Wilson, Barbara L. (2008). Field Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87071-197-8.
See also[]
- Coniferous plants of Montana
- Lichens of Montana
- Dicotyledons of Montana
Notes[]
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Monocots". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ Species of Concern are native taxa that are at-risk due to declining population trends, threats to their habitats, restricted distribution, and/or other factors. Designation as a Montana Species of Concern or Potential Species of Concern is based on the Montana Status Rank, and is not a statutory or regulatory classification. Rather, these designations provide information that helps resource managers make proactive decisions regarding species conservation and data collection priorities. See the latest Species of Concern Reports for more detailed explanations and assessment criteria. "Montana Field Guide-Species of Concern". Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ Peter H. Raven; Ray Franklin Evert; & Susan E. Eichhorn. (2005) Biology of Plants, 7th ed., page 459
- ^ Reed, Barbara (2008). Plant cryopreservation a practical guide. New York: Springer. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-387-72276-4. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Arrow grass". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Arum". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Bur-reeds". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Cattails". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Ditch-grass". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Duckweeds". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Flowering rush". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Grasses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Greenbriars". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Horned pondweed". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Irises". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Lilies". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Orchids". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Pod-grasses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Pondweeds". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Rushes". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Sedges". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Spiderworts". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Sweetflag". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Water-hyacinth". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Water-nymph". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Water-plantains". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Waterweeds". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Montana Field Guide-Yuccas". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- Lists of flora of Montana
- Monocots by location
- Grasses of the United States