List of clubmosses and mosses of Montana

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

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]

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^[6]

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^[7]

Blytt's andreaea moss, Andreaea blyttii

Peat mosses

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

Lyall's polytrichum moss, Meiotrichum lyallii
Northern haircap, Polytrichum sexangulare
Oligotrichum moss, Oligotrichum aligerum

True mosses

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

- 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
  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
- antifever fontinalis moss, Fontinalis antipyretica
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
- 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)
- 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
- 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

References

^ "Montana Field Guide-Club-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Species of Concern". Retrieved 2010-12-07.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Club-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Quillworts". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Spike-mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Granite Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
^ "Montana Field Guide-Peat Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
^ "Montana Field Guide-True Mosses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-12-21.

[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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List of clubmosses and mosses of Montana

Clubmosses

Clubmosses

Quillworts

Spike-mosses

Mosses

Granite mosses

Peat mosses

Haircap mosses

True mosses

Further reading

See also

References