List of Plantains of Montana
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There are at least 73 members of the Plantain order: Plantaginales found in Montana. Some of these species are exotics
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Family: Plantaginaceae
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.
Family: Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
- Alberta Beardtongue, Penstemon albertinus
- Alpine SpeedwellVeronica wormskjoldiiVeronica wormskjoldii is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name American alpine speedwell. It is native to much of northern and western North America, including the western United States and northern Canada, from where it grows in moist alpine habitat, such as...
, Veronica wormskjoldii - American SpeedwellVeronica americanaVeronica americana, variously called American Brooklime or American Speedwell, is a plant native to temperate and arctic Asia and North America where it grows in streams and bottomlands....
, Veronica americana - Bird-eye SpeedwellVeronica persicaVeronica persica is a flowering plant native of Eurasia. First recorded in Britain in 1825 and now widespread in the United States, and east Asia .-General description:The seed leaves are broadly triangular cotyledons, with truncated base...
, Veronica persica - Blue Toadflax, Nuttallanthus texanus
- Bractless Hedge-hyssopGratiola ebracteataGratiola ebracteata is a species of flowering plant known by the common name bractless hedgehyssop. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to California. It grows in mud. This is a small, hairless, glandular annual plant rarely exceeding 10 centimeters in height...
, Gratiola ebracteata - Brightblue Speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa
- Brook-pimpernellVeronica anagallis-aquaticaVeronica anagallis-aquatica is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names water speedwell, blue speedwell, and brook pimpernel. Its true native range is not clear, but the plant is present on most continents, and in most places it is probably naturalized...
, Veronica anagallis-aquatica - Butter-and-eggsLinaria vulgarisLinaria vulgaris is a species of toadflax , native to most of Europe and northern Asia, from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western China...
, Linaria vulgaris - Cary's Beardtongue, Penstemon caryi
- Clammy Hedge-hyssopGratiola neglectaGratiola neglecta is a species of flowering plant known by the common name clammy hedgehyssop. It is native to much of North America, including most all of the United States and the southern half of Canada. It is generally found in moist to wet habitat. This is an unobtrusive annual herb producing...
, Gratiola neglecta - Cleburn's Beardtongue, Penstemon eriantherus var. cleburnei
- Common Plantain, Plantago major
- Cordroot Beardtongue, Penstemon montanus
- Corn SpeedwellVeronica arvensisVeronica arvensis is a medicinal plant and noxious weed native to Africa, Asia and Europe ....
, Veronica arvensis - Cusick's SpeedwellVeronica cusickiiVeronica cusickii is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Cusick's speedwell. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to northern California, where it is occurs in mountain meadows and forests...
, Veronica cusickii - Cut-leaf kittentails, Synthyris pinnatifida]]
- Dalmatian ToadflaxLinaria dalmaticaLinaria dalmatica is a herbaceous plant native to western Asia and southeastern Europe that has become a weed in other areas. Its common names include Balkan toadflax, broadleaf toadflax, and Dalmatian toadflax.- External Links :...
, Linaria dalmatica - Dark-blue Beardtongue, Penstemon cyaneus
- Dwarf Snapdragon, Chaenorhinum minus
- Egg-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon ellipticus
- English PlantainPlantago lanceolataPlantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, and narrowleaf plantain. It is a common weed of cultivated land....
, Plantago lanceolata - Fuzzy-tongue Penstemon, Penstemon eriantherus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysVeronica chamaedrys is a species of Veronica, native to Europe and northern Asia. It is found on other continents as an introduced species. It is a herbaceous perennial plant with hairy stems and leaves. It can grow to 25 cm tall, but is normally about 12 cm tall. The flowers are blue,...
, Veronica chamaedrys - Globe Beardtongue, Penstemon globosus
- Gypsy-weedVeronica officinalisVeronica officinalis is a species of Veronica, native to Europe and western Asia....
, Veronica officinalis - Hairy Plantain, Plantago canescens
- Hot-rock BeardtonguePenstemon deustusPenstemon deustus is a species of penstemon known by the common names hotrock penstemon and scabland beardtongue. It is native to much of the northwestern United States from the Pacific Northwest to Wyoming, where it grows in many types of forest and open plateau habitat, often on soils heavy in...
, Penstemon deustus - Larch-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon laricifolius
- Large Flowered BeardtonguePenstemon grandiflorusPenstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. Common names include large beardtongue.-External links:**...
, Penstemon grandiflorus - Lemhi Beardtongue, Penstemon lemhiensis
- Long-leaf SpeedwellVeronica longifoliaVeronica longifolia syn. Pseudolysimachion longifolium is a flowering plant of the genus Veronica in the family Plantaginaceae.-References:...
, Veronica longifolia - Low Beardtongue, Penstemon humilis
- Lyall Beardtongue, Penstemon lyallii
- Marsh-speedwellVeronica scutellataVeronica scutellata is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names marsh speedwell, grassleaf speedwell, and skullcap speedwell. It is native to northern North America, including most of Canada and the northern half of the United States. It occurs in moist and wet...
, Veronica scutellata - Mat-root Beardtongue, Penstemon radicosus
- Mexican Plantain, Plantago hirtella
- Mission Mountain kittentails, Synthyris canbyi
- Narrowleaf Penstemon, Penstemon angustifolius
- Northern MudwortLimosella aquaticaLimosella aquatica is a widespread species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name water mudwort. It is native to much of the temperate world, where it grows in many types of wet habitat. It is semiaquatic, growing in moist land habitat such as meadows, in mud and wet sand...
, Limosella aquatica - Payette Beardtongue, Penstemon payettensis
- Purple FoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDigitalis purpurea , is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae , native to most of Europe.-Description:...
, Digitalis purpurea - Purslane SpeedwellVeronica peregrinaVeronica peregrina is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by several common names, including neckweed, American speedwell and purslane speedwell. It is native to the Americas, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and a common weed...
, Veronica peregrina - Red Desert Beardtongue, Penstemon arenicola
- Red kittentails, Besseya rubra
- Roundleaf Water-hyssopBacopa rotundifoliaBacopa rotundifolia is a species of water hyssop known as the disk water hyssop or round-leafed water hyssop, due to the shape of its leaves. This is an aquatic plant native to water bodies of the central United States and well-known in other areas as an invasive weed of waterways. The round leaves...
, Bacopa rotundifolia - Rydberg's Beardtongue, Penstemon rydbergii
- Saline PlantainPlantago eriopodaPlantago eriopoda is a species of plantain known by the common name redwool plantain. It is native to much of western and central North America from Alaska to the southwestern United States to the Great Lakes region, where it can be found in moist and wet habitat types, sometimes in alkaline soils...
, Plantago eriopoda - Shrubby Beardtongue, Penstemon fruticosus
- Slender Beardtongue, Penstemon gracilis
- Slender PlantainPlantago elongataPlantago elongata is a species of plantain known by the common names prairie plantain and slender plantain. It is native to much of western North America, from British Columbia to California and as far east as Minnesota. It grows in wet habitat, such as vernal pools and wet meadows, including areas...
, Plantago elongata - Small-flower BeardtonguePenstemon procerusPenstemon procerus is a species of penstemon known by the common name littleflower penstemon. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, as far east in Canada as Manitoba, where it grows in mountain habitat such as meadows, often in alpine climates...
, Penstemon procerus - Small-flower Blue-eyed MaryCollinsia parvifloraCollinsia parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common names maiden blue eyed Mary and small-flowered collinsia. This tiny wildflower is a common plant throughout much of western and northern North America, where it grows in moist, shady mountain forests...
, Collinsia parviflora - Smooth Beardtongue, Penstemon glaber
- Spring Speedwell, Veronica verna
- Stiff-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon aridus
- Sulphur Penstemon, Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus
- Taper-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon attenuatus
- Taper-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus
- Thymeleaf Speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
- Tweedy Snowlover, Chionophila tweedyi
- Tweedy's Plantain, Plantago tweedyi
- Two-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon diphyllus
- Two-lobe Speedwell, Veronica biloba
- Wasatch Beardtongue, Penstemon cyananthus
- Wax-leaf Beardtongue, Penstemon nitidus
- Waxleaf Penstemon, Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus
- Waxleaf Pentemon, Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus
- Western Mountain kittentailsSynthyris missuricaSynthyris missurica is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names tailed kittentails and mountain kittentails. It is native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States, where it grows in moist areas in forests and other mountain and foothill habitat types. It...
, Synthyris missurica - White-flower Beardtongue, Penstemon albidus
- Wilcox's Beardtongue, Penstemon wilcoxii
- Plantago patagonicaPlantago patagonicaPlantago patagonica is a species of plantain known by the common name woolly plantain. It is native to much of North America, including the southern half of Canada, the western and central United States, and northern Mexico, and parts of southern South America. It grows in many types of habitat,...
|Woolly Plantain]], Plantago patagonica]] - Wyoming kittentails, Besseya wyomingensis