List of Geraniums, Impatiens and Woodsorrel of Montana
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Geraniales
Geraniales are a small order of flowering plants, included within the rosid subgroup of dicotyledons. The largest family in the order is Geraniaceae with over 800 species. In addition, the order includes some small families, contributing together another less than 40 species...
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.
Geranium
Family: GeraniaceaeGeraniaceae
Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus Geranium. It includes both the genus Geranium and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus Pelargonium, along with other related genera.There are...
- Bicknell's GeraniumGeranium bicknelliiGeranium bicknellii is a species of geranium known by the common names Bicknell's Cranesbill and Northern Cranesbill. It is native to much of the northern half of North America, where it can be found in a number of forest and woodland habitats. This is an annual or biennial herb which grows hairy...
, Geranium bicknellii - Carolina Crane's-billGeranium carolinianumGeranium carolinianum is a species of geranium known by the common name Carolina cranesbill, or Carolina geranium. It is native to North America, where it is widespread and grows in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb reaching just over half a meter in maximum height. It has erect stems...
, Geranium carolinianum - Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleGeranium molle, the Dovesfoot Cranesbill, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Geraniaceae family.-Description:Geranium molle is a small plant reaching on average in height. It is a very branched plant, quite hairy, with several ascending stems. The leaves are palmate, cut 5 to 9 times...
, Geranium molle - Richardson's GeraniumGeranium richardsoniiGeranium richardsonii is a species of geranium known by the common name Richardson's geranium. It is native to western North America from Alaska to New Mexico, where it can be found in a number of habitats, especially mountains and forests. This is a perennial herb varying in maximum height from 20...
, Geranium richardsonii - Robert Geranium, Geranium robertianum
- Small-flower Crane's-billGeranium pusillumGeranium pusillum, commonly known as Small-flowered Cranesbill or Small Geranium, is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus Geranium.-External links:***...
, Geranium pusillum - Sticky GeraniumGeranium viscosissimumGeranium viscosissimum, commonly known as the sticky purple geranium, is a perennial in the Geraniaceae family of flowering plants. It is thought to be a protocarnivorous plant.-Carnivory:In his 1999 journal article, G.G...
, Geranium viscosissimum - Sticky Purple Geranium, Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
- Sticky Purple Geranium, Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum
- Stork's billErodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium, also known as Redstem filaree, Common Stork's-bill, is an herbaceous annual, and in warm climates a biennial member of the Geranium Family of flowering plants...
, Erodium cicutarium
Impatiens
Family: BalsaminaceaeBalsaminaceae
Balsaminaceae are a family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genera and 850+ species, all but one of which belong to the genus Impatiens...
- Pale-yellow Jewel-weed, Impatiens aurella
- Spurless Touch-me-not, Impatiens ecalcarata
Meadow-foam
Family: LimnanthaceaeLimnanthaceae
Limnanthaceae are a small family of annual herbs occurring throughout temperate North America. There are eight species and nineteen taxa currently recognized. Members of this family are prominent in vernal pool communities of California. Some taxa have been domesticated for use as an oil seed crop...
- False Mermaidweed, Floerkea proserpinacoides
Woodsorrel
Oxalidaceae
The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of eight genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 900 species in the genus Oxalis...
- Common Yellow Wood-sorrelOxalis strictaOxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel , common yellow oxalis, upright yellow-sorrel, lemon clover, or more ambiguously and informally "sourgrass" or "pickle plant", is an herbaceous plant native to North America, parts of Eurasia, and has a rare introduction in Britain...
, Oxalis stricta - Creeping Woodsorrel, Oxalis corniculata
- Dillen's Woodsorrel, Oxalis dillenii