List of Buckthorn and Grapes of Montana
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Rhamnales
The Rhamnales are an order of dicotyledon plants. In the Cronquist system, the following families were placed here:* Family Elaeagnaceae – * Family Leeaceae* Family Rhamnaceae * Family Vitaceae...
found in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. Some of these species are exotics
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Buckthorns
Family: RhamnaceaeRhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae, the Buckthorn family, is a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs and some vines.The family contains 50-60 genera and approximately 870-900 species. The Rhamnaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions...
- Alderleaf BuckthornRhamnus alnifoliaRhamnus alnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common name alder buckthorn, or alderleaf buckthorn. It is native to North America, where it is known mainly from the southern half of Canada and the northern half of the United States and California...
, Rhamnus alnifolia - Cascara False Buckthorn, Frangula purshiana
- Common BuckthornRhamnus catharticaRhamnus cathartica , is a species in the family Rhamnaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia, from the central British Isles south to Morocco, and east to Kyrgyzstan...
, Rhamnus cathartica - New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus herbaceus
- Redstem CeanothusCeanothus sanguineusCeanothus sanguineus is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae known by the common name redstem ceanothus. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to far northern California; it is also known from Michigan. It grows in temperate coniferous forest...
, Ceanothus sanguineus - Snowbrush CeanothusCeanothus velutinusCeanothus velutinus, with the common names Snowbrush Ceanothus, Red Root, and Tobacco Brush, is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae...
, Ceanothus velutinus
Grapes
Family: VitaceaeVitaceae
Vitaceae are a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants including the grapevine and Virginia creeper. The family name is derived from the genus Vitis...
- Riverbank GrapeVitis ripariaVitis riparia Michx, also commonly known as River Bank Grape or Frost Grape, is a native American climbing or trailing vine, widely distributed from Quebec to Texas, and Montana to New England. It is long-lived and capable of reaching into the upper canopy of the tallest trees...
, Vitis riparia - Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger is a woody vine native to eastern and central North America, in southeastern Canada, the eastern and central United States, eastern Mexico, and Guatemala, west as far as Manitoba, South Dakota, Utah and Texas.-Growth:It is a prolific climber,...
, Parthenocissus quinquefolia - WoodbineParthenocissus vitaceaParthenocissus vitacea , also known as Thicket Creeper, False Virginia Creeper, Woodbine, or Grape Woodbine, is a woody vine native to North America, in southeastern Canada and a large area of the United States, from Maine west to Montana and south to New Jersey and Missouri in the east, and Texas...
, Parthenocissus vitacea