Biology: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

  • Lyall's polytrichum moss, Meiotrichum lyallii
  • northern haircap, Polytrichum sexangulare
  • oligotrichum moss, Oligotrichum aligerum


True mosses

a moss of genus Orthotrichum

Class: Bryopsida[9]

  • Order: Hypnales, Family: Amblystegiaceae
    • calliergon moss, Calliergon trifarium
    • 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
    • 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 feather-moss, 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
    • alpine bryum moss, Bryum alpinum
    • arctic bryum moss, Bryum arcticum
    • bryum moss, Bryum calobryoides
    • bryum moss, Bryum calophyllum
    • 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
      Schleicher's bryum moss (Bryum schleicheri)
    • plagiobryum 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
    • black golf club moss, Catoscopium nigritum
  • 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
    • ambiguous ditrichum moss, Ditrichum ambiguum
    • cylindrical trichodon, Trichodon cylindricus
    • incline distichium moss, Distichium inclinatum
  • Order: Hypnales, Family: Fabroniaceae
    • silver hair moss, Fabronia pusilla
  • Order: Fissidentales, Family: Fissidentaceae
    • phoenix moss, Fissidens fontanus
  • Order: Leucodontales, Family: Fontinalaceae
  • Order: Funariales, Family: Funariaceae
    common bladder moss (Physcomitrium pyriforme)
    • American funaria moss, Funaria americana
    • common bladder moss, Physcomitrium pyriforme
    • Hooker's physcomitrium moss, Physcomitrium hookeri
    • rusty cord-moss, Entosthodon rubiginosus
  • 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
    • callicladium moss, Callicladium haldanianum
    • herzogiella moss, Herzogiella striatella
    • herzogiella moss, Herzogiella turfacea
    • hypnum moss, Hypnum callichroum
    • hypnum moss, Hypnum procerrimum
    • platygyrium moss, Platygyrium repens
    • recurved hypnum moss, Hypnum recurvatum
      hypnum moss (Hypnum procerrimum)
  • Order: Hypnales, Family: Leskeaceae
  • Order: Leucodontales, Family: Leucodontaceae
    • dendroalsia moss, Dendroalsia abietina
  • Order: Bryales, Family: Meesiaceae
  • Order: Bryales, Family: Mniaceae
    • cinclidium moss, Cinclidium stygium
    • leucolepis umbrella moss, Leucolepis acanthoneuron
  • Order: Leucodontales, Family: Neckeraceae
    • Douglas' neckera moss, Neckera douglasii
  • Order: Orthotrichales, Family: Orthotrichaceae
    • Mougeot's amphidium moss, Amphidium mougeotii
    • orthotrichum moss, Orthotrichum praemorsum
  • 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
    • myurella moss, Myurella tenerrima
  • Order: Grimmiales, Family: Ptychomitraceae
    luminous moss (Schistostega pennata)
    • Gardner's ptychomitrium moss, Ptychomitrium gardneri
  • Order: Schistostegales, Family: Schistostegaceae
  • Order: Seligeriales, Family: Seligeraceae
    • acute blindia moss, Blindia acuta
    • Donn's small limestone moss, Seligeria donniana
  • Order: Funariales, Family: Splachnaceae
  • Order: Hypnales, Family: Thamnobryaceae
    • Bigelow's porotrichum moss, Porotrichum bigelovii
    • Necker's thamnobryum moss, Thamnobryum neckeroides
  • Order: Bryales, Family: Timmiaceae
    • Norwegian timmia moss, Timmia norvegica

Further reading

See also

  • Coniferous plants of Montana
  • Lichens of Montana
  • Monocotyledons of Montana

References

  1. "Montana Field Guide-Club-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayClasses.aspx?phylum=Lycophyta. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  2. "Montana Field Guide-Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayClasses.aspx?phylum=Bryophyta. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  3. "Montana Field Guide-Species of Concern". http://fieldguide.mt.gov/statusCodes.aspx#soc. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
  4. "Montana Field Guide-Club-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displaySpecies.aspx?family=Lycopodiaceae. Retrieved 2012-12-22. 
  5. "Montana Field Guide-Quillworts". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displaySpecies.aspx?family=Isoetaceae. Retrieved 2012-12-22. 
  6. "Montana Field Guide-Spike-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displaySpecies.aspx?family=Selaginellaceae. Retrieved 2012-12-22. 
  7. "Montana Field Guide-Granite Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayFamily.aspx?class=Andreaeopsida. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
  8. "Montana Field Guide-Peat Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayFamily.aspx?class=Sphagnopsida. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
  9. "Montana Field Guide-True Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayFamily.aspx?class=Bryopsida. Retrieved 2010-12-21.