List of club-mosses and mosses of Montana

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sphagnum moss (Sphagnum flexuosum)

There are at least 23 species of clubmosses and 153 species of mosses found in the state of Montana in the United States.[1][2] The Montana Natural Heritage Program has identified a number of clubmoss and moss species as species of concern.[3]

Clubmosses

stag's horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)

Clubmosses

Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiales Family: Lycopodiaceae[4]

Quillworts

Class: Isoetopsida Order: Isoetales, Family: Isoetaceae[5]

Spike-mosses

lesser spike-moss (Selaginella densa)

Class: Isoetopsida Order: Selaginellales, Family: Selaginellaceae[6]

Mosses

Granite mosses

Class: Andreaeopsida Order: Andreaeales, Family: Andreaeaceae[7]

Peat mosses

narrowleaf peat moss (Sphagnum angustifolium)

Class: Sphagnopsida Order: Sphagnales, Family: Sphagnaceae[8]

Haircap mosses

Class: Polytrichopsida Order: Polytrichales, Family: Polytrichaceae


True mosses

a moss of genus Orthotrichum

Class: Bryopsida[9]

Further reading

See also

References

  1. "Montana Field Guide-Club-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. "Montana Field Guide-Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. "Montana Field Guide-Species of Concern". Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  4. "Montana Field Guide-Club-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  5. "Montana Field Guide-Quillworts". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  6. "Montana Field Guide-Spike-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  7. "Montana Field Guide-Granite Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  8. "Montana Field Guide-Peat Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  9. "Montana Field Guide-True Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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