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
Rydberg, P. A. (1900). Catalogue of the flora of Montana and the Yellowstone National Park (PDF) . New York: New York Botanical Garden.
Vitt, D.; et al. (1993). Mosses, Lichens, and Ferns of Northwest North America . Edmonton, Alberta: Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 0-919433-41-3 .
See also
Coniferous plants of Montana
Lichens of Montana
Monocotyledons of Montana
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