There are at least 23 species of clubmosses and 153 species of mosses found in the state of Montana in the United States. The Montana Natural Heritage Program has identified a number of clubmoss and moss species as species of concern.
Clubmosses
Clubmosses Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiales Family: Lycopodiaceae 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 Bolander's quillwort, Isoetes bolanderi Howell's quillwort, Isoetes howellii Nuttall's quillwort, Isoetes nuttallii Spiny-spored quillwort, Isoetes echinospora Western quillwort, Isoetes occidentalis
Spike-mosses
Class: Isoetopsida Order: Selaginellales, Family: Selaginellaceae Lesser spikemoss, Selaginella densa Low spikemoss, Selaginella selaginoides Wallace's spikemoss, Selaginella wallacei Watson's spikemoss, Selaginella watsonii
Mosses Granite mosses Class: Andreaeopsida Order: Andreaeales, Family: Andreaeaceae Blytt's andreaea moss, Andreaea blyttii
Peat mosses
Class: Sphagnopsida Order: Sphagnales, Family: Sphagnaceae 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 Lyall's polytrichum moss, Meiotrichum lyallii Northern haircap, Polytrichum sexangulare Oligotrichum moss, Oligotrichum aligerum
True mosses
Class: Bryopsida 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
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 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 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 antifever fontinalis moss, Fontinalis antipyretica Order: Funariales, Family: Funariaceae 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 Order: Hypnales, Family: Leskeaceae Claopodium moss, Claopodium crispifolium Order: Leucodontales, Family: Leucodontaceae Dendroalsia moss, Dendroalsia abietina Order: Bryales, Family: Meesiaceae Short-tooth hump-moss, Amblyodon dealbatus Angled paludella moss, Paludella squarrosa Meesia moss, Meesia longiseta Three-ranked hump-moss, Meesia triquetra Broad-nerved hump-moss, Meesia uliginosa 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 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 Gardner's ptychomitrium moss, Ptychomitrium gardneri Order: Schistostegales, Family: Schistostegaceae luminous moss, Schistostega pennata Order: Seligeriales, Family: Seligeraceae acute blindia moss, Blindia acuta Donn's small limestone moss, Seligeria donniana Order: Funariales, Family: Splachnaceae acuminate dung moss, Tayloria acuminata entire-leaf nitrogen moss, Tetraplodon mnioides lingulate dung moss, Tayloria lingulata pinkstink dung moss, Splachnum sphaericum serrate dung moss, Tayloria serrata toothed-leaf nitrogen moss, Tetraplodon angustatus 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
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