List of clubmosses and mosses of Montana
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
Common clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum )
Clubmosses
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales Family: Lycopodiaceae [ 4]
Alpine clubmoss , Diphasiastrum alpinum
Chinese clubmoss , Huperzia chinensis
Common clubmoss , Lycopodium clavatum
Northern bog clubmoss , Lycopodiella inundata
One-cone clubmoss , Lycopodium lagopus
Pacific clubmoss , Huperzia haleakalae
Sitka clubmoss , Diphasiastrum sitchense
Stiff clubmoss , Spinulum annotinum
Trailing clubmoss , Diphasiastrum complanatum
Tree groundpine , Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
Western clubmoss , Huperzia occidentalis
Quillworts
Class: Isoetopsida
Order: Isoetales , Family: Isoetaceae [ 5]
Spike-mosses
Lesser spikemoss (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]
Contorted sphagnum , Sphagnum contortum
Flat-leaved bogmoss , Sphagnum platyphyllum
Flat-topped bogmoss , Sphagnum fallax
Fringed bogmoss , Sphagnum fimbriatum
Girgensohn's sphagnum , Sphagnum girgensohnii
Low sphagnum , Sphagnum compactum
Magellan's peat moss , Sphagnum magellanicum
Mendocino peat moss , Sphagnum mendocinum
Barrowleaf peat moss , Sphagnum angustifolium
Rusty peat moss , Sphagnum fuscum
Sphagnum moss , Sphagnum centrale
Streamside sphagnum moss , Sphagnum riparium
Wulf's peat moss , Sphagnum wulfianum
Haircap mosses
Class: Polytrichopsida
Order: Polytrichales , Family: Polytrichaceae
True mosses
a moss of genus Orthotrichum
Class: Bryopsida [ 9]
Order: Hypnales , Family: Amblystegiaceae
Campylium moss , Campylium polygamum
Cardot's campylium moss , Campylium cardotii
Hygroamblystegium moss , Hygroamblystegium noterophilum
Hygrohypnum moss , Hygrohypnum cochlearifolium
Hygrohypnum moss , Hygrohypnum duriusculum
Limprichtia moss , Limprichtia revolvens
Pointed spear-moss , Calliergonella cuspidata
Pseudocalliergon moss , Pseudocalliergon turgescens
Richardson's calliergon moss , Calliergon richardsonii
Sarmenthypnum moss , Sarmenthypnum sarmentosum
Scorpidium moss , Scorpidium scorpioides
Smith's hygrohypnum moss , Hygrohypnum smithii
Three-ranked spear-moss , Pseudocalliergon trifarium
Varnished hook-moss , Hamatocaulis vernicosus
Warnstorfia moss , Warnstorfia exannulata
Order: Hypnales , Family: Brachytheciaceae
Barnes' eurhynchium moss , Eurhynchium pulchellum var. barnesii
Cedar moss , Sciuro-hypnum oedipodium
Leiberg's brachythecium moss , Brachythecium leibergii
Long-beaked water feathermoss , Platyhypnidium riparioides
Matted feather moss , Brachythecium populeum
Nelson's brachythecium moss , Brachythecium nelsonii
Sharp point moss , Brachythecium oxycladon
Steerecleus moss , Steerecleus serrulatus
Stiff brachythecium moss , Brachythecium turgidum
Trachybryum moss , Trachybryum megaptilum
Order: Bryales , Family: Bryaceae
Schleicher's bryum moss (Bryum schleicheri )
Alpine bryum moss , Bryum alpinum
Arctic bryum moss , Bryum arcticum
Bryum moss , Bryum calobryoides
Bryum moss , Bryum calophyllum
Round-leaved bryum moss , Bryum cyclophyllum
Bryum moss , Bryum dichotomum
Bryum moss , Bryum lonchocaulon
Bryum moss , Bryum pallens
Drummond's pohlia moss , Pohlia drummondii
Obtuseleaf pohlia moss , Pohlia obtusifolia
Lagiobryum moss , Plagiobryum demissum
Pohlia moss , Pohlia vexans
Schleicher's bryum moss , Bryum schleicheri
Waterfall copper moss , Haplodontium macrocarpum
Zierian hump-moss , Plagiobryum zieri
Order: Bryales , Family: Catoscopiaceae
Order: Dicranales , Family: Dicranaceae
Acuteleaf dicranum moss , Dicranum acutifolium
Blytt's kiaeria moss , Kiaeria blyttii
Cynodontium moss , Cynodontium tenellum
Dicranella moss , Dicranella palustris
Dicranella moss , Dicranella subulata
Dicranoweisia moss , Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dicranum moss , Dicranum angustum
Dicranum moss , Dicranum spadiceum
Fragile leaf dicranum moss , Dicranum fragilifolium
Greville's dicranella moss , Dicranella grevilleana silky forklet moss (Dicranella heteromalla )
Longleaf paraleucobryum moss , Paraleucobryum longifolium
Olympic dichodontium moss , Dichodontium olympicum
Paraleucobryum moss , Paraleucobryum enerve
Schreber's dicranella moss , Dicranella schreberiana
Sickle kiaeria moss , Kiaeria falcata
Silky forklet moss , Dicranella heteromalla
Starke's kiaeria moss , Kiaeria starkei
Order: Dicranales , Family: Ditrichaceae
Order: Hypnales , Family: Fabroniaceae
Order: Fissidentales , Family: Fissidentaceae
Order: Leucodontales , Family: Fontinalaceae
Order: Funariales , Family: Funariaceae common bladder moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme )
Order: Grimmiales , Family: Grimmiaceae
Agassiz's schistidium moss , Schistidium agassizii
aquatic racomitrium moss , Racomitrium aquaticum
Britton's dry rock moss , Grimmia brittoniae
curved dry rock moss , Grimmia incurva
fascicled racomitrium moss , Racomitrium fasciculare
grimmia dry rock moss , Grimmia laevigata
grimmia dry rock moss , Grimmia mollis
pygmy racomitrium moss , Niphotrichum pygmaeum
racomitrium moss , Bucklandiella brevipes
racomitrium moss , Racomitrium heterostichum
varied racomitrium moss , Racomitrium varium
western racomitrium moss , Racomitrium occidentale
Order: Hypnales , Family: Hypnaceae
Order: Hypnales , Family: Leskeaceae
Order: Leucodontales , Family: Leucodontaceae
Order: Bryales , Family: Meesiaceae
Order: Bryales , Family: Mniaceae
Order: Leucodontales , Family: Neckeraceae
Order: Orthotrichales , Family: Orthotrichaceae
Order: Pottiales , Family: Pottiaceae
Bartram's tortula moss , Syntrichia bartramii
convoluted barbula moss , Barbula convoluta
didymodon moss , Didymodon brachyphyllus didymodon moss (Didymodon ferrugineus )
didymodon moss , Didymodon ferrugineus
Heim's desmatodon moss , Hennediella heimii
flamingo moss , Tortula cernua
lamella pterygoneurum moss , Pterygoneurum lamellatum
lime-seep eucladium moss , Eucladium verticillatum
Norwegian tortula moss , Tortula norvegica
obtuseleaf desmatodon moss , Desmatodon obtusifolius
oxystegus moss , Trichostomum tenuirostre
pseudocrossidium moss , Pseudocrossidium obtusulum
rigid didymodon moss , Didymodon rigidulus var. gracilis
sessile pterygoneurum moss , Pterygoneurum subsessile
short-beaked aloe-moss (Aloina brevirostris )
toothed phascum moss , Phascum cuspidatum
tortella moss , Tortella inclinata
tortula moss (Syntrichia papillosissima )
tortula moss , Tortula caninervis
tortula moss , Tortula muralis
twisted tortella moss , Tortella tortuosa
wideleaf crumia moss , Crumia latifolia
wideleaf stegonia moss , Stegonia latifolia
Order: Hypnales , Family: Pterigynandraceae
Order: Grimmiales , Family: Ptychomitraceae luminous moss (Schistostega pennata )
Order: Schistostegales , Family: Schistostegaceae
Order: Seligeriales , Family: Seligeraceae
Order: Funariales , Family: Splachnaceae
Order: Hypnales , Family: Thamnobryaceae
Order: Bryales , Family: Timmiaceae
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