List of Dogbane, Gentian and Milkweed of Montana
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Gentianales
Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons.The circumscription of Gentiales in the Cronquist system included a broadly defined Loganiaceae , Retziaceae, Gentianaceae, Saccifoliaceae, Apocynaceae, and Asclepiadaceae...
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.
Dogbanes
Family: ApocynaceaeApocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
- Clasping-leaf DogbaneApocynum cannabinumApocynum cannabinum is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America - in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is a poisonous plant: Apocynum means "poisonous to dogs"...
, Apocynum cannabinum - Spreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumApocynum androsaemifolium is a flowering plant. Milky sap appears on broken stems. Leaf margin is entire and leaf veination is alternate. Its leaves appear as pointed ovals, while...
, Apocynum androsaemifolium
Gentians
Family: GentianaceaeGentianaceae
Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...
- Explorer's GentianGentiana calycosaThe herbaceous perennial plant Gentiana calycosa is a species of gentian known by the common names Rainier pleated gentian and Mountain bog gentian....
, Gentiana calycosa - FelwortSwertia perennisSwertia perennis is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name felwort. It is native to several regions of the northern hemisphere, including much of Eurasia and western North America. It is a plant of wetlands, particularly calcareous fens...
, Swertia perennis - Four-parted Gentian, Gentianella propinqua
- Glaucous GentianGentiana glaucaGentiana glauca is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names pale gentian and glaucous gentian. It is native to eastern Asia and northwestern North America from Alaska to the Northwest Territories to Washington and Montana.This perennial herb produces a rosette of...
, Gentiana glauca - Green GentianFrasera speciosaFrasera speciosa is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names monument plant, elkweed, and deer's ears. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in mountain forests, woodlands, and meadows. the northwestern United States, where it grows in open...
, Frasera speciosa - Hiker's GentianGentianopsis simplexGentianopsis simplex is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name oneflower fringed gentian. It is native to the western United States, where it is most common in moist mountain habitats. This is an annual herb with erect stems which may be only a few centimeters...
, Gentianopsis simplex - Macoun's Gentian, Gentianopsis macounii
- Marsh Felwort, Lomatogonium rotatum
- Moss Gentian, Gentiana fremontii
- Northern Gentian, Gentianella amarella
- Prairie Gentian, Gentiana affinis
- Pygmy GentianGentiana prostrataGentiana prostrata is a rare species of gentian known by the common name pygmy gentian.It is native to Eurasia and to western North America from Alaska and northern Canada to Colorado and California. It is a resident of moist areas in the high mountains. This is an annual herb reaching only a few...
, Gentiana prostrata - Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian, Gentianopsis thermalis
- Showy Prairie-gentian, Eustoma grandiflorum
- Slender GentianGentianella tenellaThe Gentianella tenella is a species of the genus Gentianella....
, Gentianella tenella - Spurred Gentian, Halenia deflexa
- Western CentauryCentaurium exaltatumCentaurium exaltatum is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name desert centaury. It is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to Arizona to Nebraska, where it grows in moist areas, generally with alkaline soils. This is an annual herb which...
, Centaurium exaltatum - White-stem FraseraFrasera albicaulisFrasera albicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name whitestem frasera. It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in open areas in mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a woody base surrounded by rosettes of leaves,...
, Frasera albicaulis - Whitish Gentian, Gentiana algida
Milkweeds
Asclepiadaceae
According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily in the Apocynaceae...
- Green Milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
- Low Milkweed, Asclepias pumila
- Narrowleaf Milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
- Ovalleaf Milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
- Showy MilkweedAsclepias speciosaAsclepias speciosa is a species of milkweed known commonly as the showy milkweed. It is native to the western half of North America.-Description:...
, Asclepias speciosa - Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillataAsclepias verticillata is a species of milkweed which is used as a medicinal plant by Native American tribes and in Butterfly gardening.-Description:...
, Asclepias verticillata