List of Borage, Mints and Verbenas of Montana
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Lamiales
Lamiales is an order in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes approximately 11,000 species divided into about 20 families...
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.
Borage
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
- Alpine Bluebells, Mertensia alpina
- Alpine Forget-me-not, Eritrichium nanum
- Asian Forget-me-not, Myosotis asiatica
- Blue StickseedHackelia micranthaHackelia micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Jessica sticktight. It is native to western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, where it often grows in forested areas and meadows. This is a lush perennial herb growing to heights of 30...
, Hackelia micrantha - Bristly StickseedLappula squarrosaLappula squarrosa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by several common names, including European stickseed, bluebur, and bristly sheepbur. It is native to Europe and Asia, where it is common, and it is an introduced species in much of North America and Africa...
, Lappula squarrosa - Bugloss Fiddle-neckAmsinckia lycopsoidesAmsinckia lycopsoides is a species of fiddleneck known by the common name tarweed fiddleneck. It is one of the more common species of fiddleneck. It is native to much of western North America from California to British Columbia. It can be found in a wide variety areas.-Description:Amsinckia...
, Amsinckia lycopsoides - Cocks-comb Cat's-eye, Cryptantha celosioides
- Common Borage, Borago officinalis
- Common BuglossAnchusa officinalisAnchusa officinalis or Common Bugloss or Alkanet is a plant species of the genus Anchusa....
, Anchusa officinalis - Common ComfreySymphytum officinaleSymphytum officinale is a perennial flowering plant of the genus Symphytum in the family Boraginaceae. Along with several other species of Symphytum, it is commonly known as comfrey. To differentiate it from other comfreys, this species may be known as common comfrey, Quaker comfrey, and cultivated...
, Symphytum officinale - Common Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleCynoglossum officinale is a herbaceous plant of the family Boraginaceae, found in most parts of Europe, and also North America where it was accidentally introduced.-Growth:It can be either annual or biennial, with reddish-purple flowers blooming between May and...
, Cynoglossum officinale - Common Viper's-bugloss, Echium vulgare
- Corn-gromwellLithospermum arvenseLithospermum arvense is a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is also known as Buglossoides arvensis....
, Lithospermum arvense - Davis Mountain StickseedHackelia floribundaHackelia floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name manyflower stickseed. It is native to much of the western half of North America, where it is most often found in areas which are wet during the springtime, such as meadows. This is a lush biennial or...
, Hackelia floribunda - Early Forget-me-not, Myosotis verna
- Fendler Cat's-eye, Cryptantha fendleri
- Flatspine Stickseed, Lappula occidentalis
- German Madwort, Asperugo procumbens
- Gray Stickseed, Hackelia cinerea
- Great Plains Stickseed, Lappula cenchrusoides
- Howard's Forget-me-not, Eritrichium howardii
- Italian BuglossAnchusa azureaAnchusa azurea is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Italian bugloss. It is a bristly perennial which reaches just over half a meter in height. It has straight lance-shaped leaves and petite tubular flowers of bright violet-blue. This species is native to Europe and western Asia...
, Anchusa azurea - James Cat's-eye, Cryptantha cinerea
- Johnston's Stickseed, Hackelia patens
- Kelsey's Cat's-eye, Cryptantha kelseyana
- Little Cat's-eye, Cryptantha minima
- Long-flower BluebellsMertensia longifloraMertensia longiflora is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names small bluebells and long bluebells. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Montana, where it grows in several types of habitat...
, Mertensia longiflora - Meadow Popcorn-flowerPlagiobothrys scouleriPlagiobothrys scouleri is a common species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Scouler's popcornflower. It is native to North America, where it can be found from Alaska throughout southern Canada and the western and central United States...
, Plagiobothrys scouleri - Miner's Candle, Cryptantha scoparia
- Montana Cryptantha, Cryptantha sobolifera
- Narrow-leaved PuccoonLithospermum incisumLithospermum incisum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by several common names, including narrowleaf stoneseed, fringed gromwell, narrowleaf puccoon, and plains stoneseed. It is native to much of central Canada and the United States, where it is known from many types of...
, Lithospermum incisum - Northern Stickseed, Hackelia deflexa
- Obscure Cat's-eyeCryptantha ambiguaCryptantha ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name basin cryptantha. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of habitat, including forest, scrub, and sagebrush. It is an annual...
, Cryptantha ambigua - Oregon BluebellsMertensia bellaMertensia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names beautiful bluebells and Oregon lungwort. It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem and caudex unit up...
, Mertensia bella - Pale Yellow CryptanthaCryptantha flavoculataCryptantha flavoculata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name roughseed cryptantha. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it is common in many types of habitat. It is a perennial herb growing an unbranching stem up to...
, Cryptantha flavoculata - Prairie Bluebells, Mertensia lanceolata
- Rough Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisMyosotis arvensis or Field Forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual of the genus Myosotis. The flowers are 2–5 mm large, and clearly pale blue. They stand in small groups dense at each other. The flowering period runs from May to late in the autumn....
, Myosotis arvensis - Round-headed Cryptantha, Cryptantha humilis
- Sagebrush BluebellsMertensia oblongifoliaMertensia oblongifolia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names oblongleaf bluebells and sagebrush bluebells. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including meadows and sagebrush...
, Mertensia oblongifolia - Seaside HeliotropeHeliotropium curassavicumHeliotropium curassavicum is a species of heliotrope that is native to much of the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, and can be found on other continents as an introduced species...
, Heliotropium curassavicum - Slender Cat's-eyeCryptantha affinisCryptantha affinis is a flowering annual plant occurring in open areas of the coniferous forest. It is a member of the Boraginaceae family. It occurs at elevation ranges between 700 – 2900 m...
, Cryptantha affinis - Slender-branched Popcorn-flowerPlagiobothrys leptocladusPlagiobothrys leptocladus is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names finebranched popcornflower and alkali plagiobothrys...
, Plagiobothrys leptocladus - Small BuglossAnchusa arvensisAnchusa arvensis is a plant species of the genus Anchusa. Its common names include small bugloss and annual bugloss. This is a hairy annual herb which may reach one half to one meter in height. It bears small blue tubular flowers, four nutlets per flower, and one seed per nutlet...
, Anchusa arvensis - Small Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaMyosotis laxa is a species of forget-me-not known by several common names, including tufted forget-me-not, bay forget-me-not, and small-flowered forget-me-not. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere...
, Myosotis laxa - Small-flower Fiddle-neckAmsinckia menziesiiAmsinckia menziesii is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family, the Borage or Forget-me-not family. It is the "common fiddleneck" and has two varieties:-References:***...
, Amsinckia menziesii - Small-flowered Forget-me-notMyosotis strictaMyosotis stricta is a plant species of the genus Myosotis. Commonly known as Blue scorpion grass....
, Myosotis stricta - Snake River Cat's-eye, Cryptantha spiculifera
- Soft-hairy False Gromwell, Onosmodium molle
- Streamside BluebellsMertensia ciliataMertensia ciliata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names tall fringed bluebells and streamside bluebells. It is native to the western United States, where it often grows in moist habitat, such as subalpine meadows and creeksides...
, Mertensia ciliata - Tall BluebellsMertensia paniculataThe Tall Lungwort, Tall Bluebell, or Northern Bluebell, Mertensia paniculata is an herb or dwarf shrub with a bright blue coloring, shaped like a bell and drooping...
, Mertensia paniculata - Torrey's Cat's-eye, Cryptantha torreyana
- True Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesMyosotis scorpioides , the Water Forget-me-not or True Forget-me-not, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Myosotis. It is native to Europe and Asia and it can be found elsewhere, including much of North America, as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It grows in bogs and...
, Myosotis scorpioides - Watson's Cat's-eye, Cryptantha watsonii
- Western GromwellLithospermum ruderaleLithospermum ruderale is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name western stoneseed. It is native to western Canada and the western United States, where it can be found in many types of habitat. It is a hairy perennial herb growing from a taproot and woody caudex....
, Lithospermum ruderale - Wooly Cryptantha, Cryptantha cana
Mint
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
- American BugleweedLycopus americanusLycopus americanus, common names Water horehound or American bugleweed, is a member of the genus Lycopus.It blooms in late summer and is found in much of North America.-Medicinal plant:...
, Lycopus americanus - American Dragonhead, Dracocephalum parviflorum
- American Germander, Teucrium canadense
- Basil Thyme, Satureja acinos
- BeebalmMonarda fistulosaWild bergamot or Bee Balm is a wildflower in the mint family widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. This plant, with showy summer-blooming white flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental...
, Monarda fistulosa - CatnipNepeta catariaNepeta cataria is a plant in the Lamiaceae family. The common names can also be used to refer to the Nepeta genus as a whole.- Cultivation :...
, Nepeta cataria - Clary Sage, Salvia sclarea
- Common BugleAjuga reptansAjuga reptans, commonly known as Blue bugle, Bugleherb, Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Carpet Bungleweed, Common bugle, or Burgundy lace, is an herbaceous flowering plant native to Europe. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant. It is invasive in parts of North America.-Description:The bugle has...
, Ajuga reptans - Common DeadnettleLamium amplexicauleLamium amplexicaule is a species of Lamium native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa....
, Lamium amplexicaule - Common HoarhoundMarrubium vulgareMarrubium vulgare is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia....
, Marrubium vulgare - Common Mother-wort, Leonurus cardiaca
- Common Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris
- Common Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris
- Cusick's HorsemintAgastache cusickiiAgastache cusickii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Cusick's giant hyssop. It is native to the northwestern United States from eastern Oregon and central Nevada to Idaho and Montana....
, Agastache cusickii - Drummond's False PennyroyalHedeoma drummondiiHedeoma drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Drummond's false pennyroyal. It is native to western North America, where it is distributed mainly in the United States west of the Mississippi River and adjacent Mexico. This is a hairy perennial herb...
, Hedeoma drummondii - False Dragon-headPhysostegia virginianaPhysostegia virginiana is a herbaceous perennial plant. Obedient Plant can grow up to 1.2m tall. The flowers are on swivels that can be bent right or left on the stem, giving rise to the common name. The plants bloom in late July to October...
, Physostegia virginiana - Field Basil, Satureja vulgaris
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGlechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as Ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground or Creeping Charlie. It has numerous medicinal uses, and is commonly used as a tasty salad green in many countries...
, Glechoma hederacea - Hooded SkullcapScutellaria galericulataCommon Skullcap , also known as Marsh Skullcap or Hooded Skullcap, is a hardy perennial herb native to northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, Asia, and much of North America. It is a member of the mint family...
, Scutellaria galericulata - Hybrid Sage, Salvia x sylvestris
- HyssopHyssopus officinalisHerb Hyssop is an herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea. Due to its properties as an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant, it is commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant...
, Hyssopus officinalis - Lance Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata
- Lance Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata
- Lance-leaved SageSalvia reflexaSalvia reflexa is a perennial subshrub native to the United States and Mexico and introduced to Argentina, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.It reaches 4-28 inches in height with small, opposite, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic leaves up to two inches...
, Salvia reflexa - Lavender HyssopAgastache foeniculumAgastache foeniculum , commonly called anise hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family,...
, Agastache foeniculum - Marsh Hedge-nettleStachys palustrisStachys palustris, commonly known as Marsh Woundwort or Marsh Hedgenettle, is an edible perennial grassland herb growing to 80 centimeters tall. It is native to parts of Eurasia.-External links:**...
, Stachys palustris - Mother-of-thymeThymus praecoxThymus praecox is a species of thyme. A common name is Mother-of-Thyme; "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where Thymus serpyllum, normally called thus, is not found. This thyme has a strong scent similar to Oregano. It can be used in cuisine or as an evergreen ground cover for gardens.T...
, Thymus praecox - Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssopAgastache urticifoliaAgastache urticifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name nettle-leaf giant hyssop. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many habitat types...
, Agastache urticifolia - Northern BugleweedLycopus uniflorusLycopus uniflorus is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name northern bugleweed. It is native to much of North America, where it can be found most often in moist areas, such as marshes. This is a perennial herb growing from a slender rhizome with thickened,...
, Lycopus uniflorus - Oregano, Origanum vulgare
- Purple Deadnettle, Lamium purpureum
- Purple Dragon-head, Physostegia parviflora
- Rough BugleweedLycopus asperLycopus asper is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name rough bugleweed. It is native to much of North America, where it can be found most often in moist areas, such as the soil near lakes. This is a perennial herb growing from a rhizome with thick, knobby tips...
, Lycopus asper - Rough False Pennyroyal, Hedeoma hispida
- Self-healPrunella vulgarisPrunella vulgaris, known as common selfheal, heal-all, heart-of-the-earth, is a medicinal plant in the genus Prunella. It grows 5 to 30 cms high , with creeping, self-rooting, tough, square, reddish stems branching at leaf axis...
, Prunella vulgaris - Self-healPrunella vulgarisPrunella vulgaris, known as common selfheal, heal-all, heart-of-the-earth, is a medicinal plant in the genus Prunella. It grows 5 to 30 cms high , with creeping, self-rooting, tough, square, reddish stems branching at leaf axis...
, Prunella vulgaris - Spearmint, Mentha spicata
- Thyme-leaf Dragon-head, Dracocephalum thymiflorum
- Wild mintMentha arvensisMentha arvensis is a species of mint with a circumboreal distribution. It is native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 10–60 cm tall...
, Mentha arvensis - Wood SageSalvia nemorosaSalvia nemorosa is a hardy herbaceous perennial plant native to a wide area of central Europe and Western Asia.It is an attractive plant that is easy to grow and propagate, with the result that it has been passed around by gardeners for many years...
, Salvia nemorosa - Yerba Buena, Satureja douglasii
Verbena
Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae, commonly known as the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that...
- Dakota Vervain, Verbena bipinnatifida
- Hoary verbena, Verbena stricta
- Large-bract verbenaVerbena bracteataVerbena bracteata is a species of verbena known by the common names bigbract verbena, prostrate vervain, and carpet vervain. It is native to North America where it is widespread, occurring throughout the continent except for northern Canada and southern Mexico. It occurs in many types of habitat,...
, Verbena bracteata - Swamp verbenaVerbena hastataVerbena hastata is a flowering plant in the vervain family, Verbenaceae. It is a herb with opposite, simple leaves which have double-serate margins, borne on stiffly erect, branching square stems. The flowers appear in summer and are purple...
, Verbena hastata