List of Caryophyllales of Montana
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There are at least 177 members of the Caryophyllales order: Caryophyllales
found in Montana
. Some of these species are exotics
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales is an order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves.-Description:...
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.
Amaranth
Family: AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....
- American Bugseed, Corispermum americanum
- American Sea-bliteSuaeda calceoliformisSuaeda calceoliformis is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by several common names, including Pursh seepweed and horned sea-blite. It is native to North America, where it can be found across most of the continent except for parts of the American southeast...
, Suaeda calceoliformis - California AmaranthAmaranthus californicusAmaranthus californicus is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name California amaranth. It is a glabrous monoecious annual that is native to most of the western United States and Canada. The plant grows from 10 to 50 centimeters tall. It is found in moist...
, Amaranthus californicus - Creeping Saltbush, Atriplex prostrata
- Dark GoosefootChenopodium atrovirensChenopodium atrovirens is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common names pinyon goosefoot and dark goosefoot....
, Chenopodium atrovirens - Desert GoosefootChenopodium pratericolaChenopodium pratericola is a species of flowering plant in the goosefoot family known by the common name desert goosefoot.It is native to much of western and central North America, where it grows in many types of open habitat, such as sagebrush, often on alkaline soils.It is an annual herb growing...
, Chenopodium pratericola - Five-horn Smotherweed, Bassia hyssopifolia
- Four-wing SaltbushAtriplex canescensAtriplex canescens, Chamiso, Chamiza, Four wing saltbush, Four-wing saltbush, and Fourwing saltbush, is a species of evergreen shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, which is native to the western and mid-western United States....
, Atriplex canescens - Fremont's GoosefootChenopodium fremontiiChenopodium fremontii is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name Frémont's goosefoot. Both the species' specific epithet, and the common name derive from the 19th century western pioneer John C. Frémont....
, Chenopodium fremontii - Garden OrachAtriplex hortensisAtriplex hortensis, also known as Garden Orache, Red Orach, Mountain Spinach, French Spinach, or simply "orache" or arrach, is a hardy, annual plant, with an erect, branching stem, varying in height from two to six feet, according to the variety and soil...
, Atriplex hortensis - Gardner's Saltbush, Atriplex gardneri
- Giant-seed Goosefoot, Chenopodium simplex
- Green AmaranthAmaranthus powelliiAmaranthus powellii is a species of amaranth known by the common names Powell's amaranth and green amaranth. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but it is common throughout most of the rest of the temperate Americas as a naturalized species. It has also been...
, Amaranthus powellii - Hairy Bugseed, Corispermum villosum
- Halberd-leaf OracheAtriplex patulaAtriplex patula L. is a ruderal, circumboreal species of annual herbaceous plants in the genus Atriplex naturalized in many temperate regions....
, Atriplex patula - HalogetonHalogeton glomeratusHalogeton glomeratus is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common names saltlover, Aral barilla, and halogeton. It is native to Russia and China, but the plant is probably better known in the western United States, where it is an introduced species and a notorious...
, Halogeton glomeratus - Jerusalem-oak, Chenopodium botrys
- Low GoosefootChenopodium chenopodioidesChenopodium chenopodioides is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name low goosefoot.It is native to South America , but it is known in widespread parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America as an introduced species.It grows in wet non-saline and saline...
, Chenopodium chenopodioides - Marshland Goosefoot, Chenopodium rubrum var. humile
- Mealy Goosefoot, Chenopodium incanum
- Mexican Summer-cypressKochia scopariaBassia scoparia is a shrub which is native to Eurasia. It has introduced populations in many parts of North America, where it is found in grassland, prairie, and desert shrub ecosystems...
, Kochia scoparia - Mojave sea-blite, Suaeda moquinii
- Narrowleaf GoosefootChenopodium desiccatumChenopodium desiccatum is a species of flowering plant in the goosefoot family known by the common name aridland goosefoot.It is native to parts of western North America, including sections of the Western United States and southern Western Canada...
, Chenopodium desiccatum - Narrowleaf GoosefootChenopodium leptophyllumChenopodium leptophyllum is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name narrowleaf goosefoot.It is native to much of western North America, where it is reported from Alaska to Texas and northern Mexico, and into central Canada...
, Chenopodium leptophyllum - Nettle-leaf GoosefootChenopodium muraleChenopodium murale is a species of plant in the amaranth family known by the common names Nettle-leaved Goosefoot, Australian-spinach, salt-green, sowbane, Mauer-Gänsefuß , quenopódio...
, Chenopodium murale - Nuttall's Poverty-weedMonolepis nuttallianaMonolepis nuttalliana is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name Nuttall's povertyweed. It is native to North America, where it is widespread and common from Alaska to Mexico to New England. It can be found in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas,...
, Monolepis nuttalliana - Oakleaf Goosefoot, Chenopodium glaucum
- Over's Goosefoot, Chenopodium capitatum var. parvicapitatum
- Pit-seed GoosefootChenopodium berlandieriChenopodium berlandieri, also known by the common names pitseed goosefoot, huauzontle, and lambsquarters, is an annual herbaceous plant in the goosefoot family....
, Chenopodium berlandieri - Poison Suckleya, Suckleya suckleyana
- Powell's Saltbush, Atriplex powellii
- Prostrate AmaranthAmaranthus blitoidesAmaranthus blitoides, commonly called Prostrate amaranth, Matweed, or Mat amaranth, is a glabrous annual plants species. It usually grows up to 0.6 m, though it may grow up to 1 m...
, Amaranthus blitoides - Prostrate Summer-Cypress, Kochia prostrata
- Red GoosefootChenopodium rubrumChenopodium rubrum is a member of the genus Chenopodium, the goosefoots. It is native to North America and Eurasia.-External links:***...
, Chenopodium rubrum - Red Goosefoot, Chenopodium rubrum var. rubrum
- Red SageKochia americanaNeokochia americana is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, subfamily Camphorosmoideae, known by the common name green molly.-Description:...
, Kochia americana - Red-root pigweedAmaranthus retroflexusAmaranthus retroflexus is a species of flowering plant in the Amaranthaceae family with several common names, including Red-root Amaranth, Redroot Pigweed, Red Rooted Pigweed, Common Amaranth, and common tumble weed....
, Amaranthus retroflexus - Rocky Mountain Goosefoot, Chenopodium glaucum var. salinum
- Roughfruit AmaranthAmaranthus tuberculatusAmaranthus tuberculatus, commonly known as tall waterhemp or roughfruit amaranth, is a species of flowering plant. It is a summer annual broadleaf with a germination period that lasts several months...
, Amaranthus tuberculatus - Russian-pigweed, Axyris amaranthoides
- Russian-thistleSalsola tragusKali tragus is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name prickly Russian thistle, or simply Russian thistle. It is perhaps the most common species of tumbleweed, and may be known by this general name...
, Salsola tragus - Sandhills AmaranthAmaranthus arenicolaAmaranthus arenicola, commonly called sand amaranth or sandhill amaranth, is a plant species found in many states of the contiguous United States. It is an annual species found in sandy areas, near riverbeds, lakes, and fields...
, Amaranthus arenicola - ShadscaleAtriplex confertifoliaAtriplex confertifolia is a species of evergreen shrub in the Chenopodiaceae family, which is native to the western United States.-Habitat:Shadscale is a common, often dominant, shrub in the lowest and driest areas of the Great Basin...
, Atriplex confertifolia - Sickle Saltbush, Atriplex gardneri var. falcata
- Silvery SaltbushAtriplex argenteaAtriplex argentea is a species of saltbush known by the common names silverscale saltbush and silver orache. It is native to western North America from southern Canada to northern Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitat, generally on saline soils.-Description:Atriplex argentea is an annual...
, Atriplex argentea - Slender Russian-thistle, Salsola collina
- Slender Seepweed, Suaeda occidentalis
- Smooth AmaranthAmaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridus, commonly called Smooth Amaranth, Smooth Pigweed, Red Amaranth, or Slim Amaranth, is a species of annual flowering plant. It is a weedy species found now over much of North America and introduced into Europe and Eurasia.-Description:A. hybridus grows from a short taproot and can...
, Amaranthus hybridus - Smooth Goosefoot, Chenopodium subglabrum
- Spiny Hopsage, Grayia spinosa
- Standley's Goosefoot, Chenopodium standleyanum
- Strawberry GoosefootChenopodium capitatumStrawberry Blite is an edible annual plant, also known as Blite Goosefoot, Strawberry Goosefoot, Strawberry Spinach, Indian Paint, and Indian Ink....
, Chenopodium capitatum - Suckley's Saltbush, Atriplex suckleyi
- Thickleaf orach, Atriplex dioica
- Tumbling OracheAtriplex roseaAtriplex rosea is a species of saltbush known by the common names tumbling saltbush, red orach, and tumbling orach. It is native to Eurasia but it is widespread elsewhere as an introduced species....
, Atriplex rosea - Two-scale Saltbush, Atriplex heterosperma
- Watson's Goosefoot, Chenopodium watsonii
- Wedge-leaved SaltbushAtriplex truncataAtriplex truncata is a species of saltbush known by the common names wedgeleaf saltbush, wedgescale, and wedge orach.It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and to New Mexico...
, Atriplex truncata - Western Glasswort, Salicornia rubra
- White GoosefootChenopodium albumChenopodium album is a fast-growing weedy annual plant in the genus Chenopodium.Though cultivated in some regions, the plant is elsewhere considered a weed...
, Chenopodium album - White PigweedAmaranthus albusAmaranthus albus is an annual species of flowering plant. It is native to the tropical Americas but a widespread introduced species in other places, including Europe, Africa, and Australia...
, Amaranthus albus - Winged Pigweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium
- Winterfat, Ceratoides lanata
Cactus
Family: Cactaceae- Brittle PricklypearOpuntia fragilisOpuntia fragilis, known by the common names brittle prickly pear and little prickly pear, is a prickly pear cactus native to much of North America. It occurs in several Canadian provinces. It is known from farther north than any other cactus, occurring at as close as 8°south of the Arctic Circle, ...
, Opuntia fragilis - Missouri Foxtail Cactus, Coryphantha missouriensis
- Plains PricklypearOpuntia polyacanthaOpuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, hairspine cactus, panhandle pricklypear, and starvation pricklypear. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in western Canada, the central and western United States, and northern...
, Opuntia polyacantha - Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus, Pediocactus simpsonii
- Spinystar Cactus, Coryphantha vivipara
Carpetweed
Family: MolluginaceaeMolluginaceae
Molluginaceae is a family of flowering plants recognized by several taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003 , also recognizes such a family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots...
- Green CarpetweedMollugo verticillataMollugo verticillata is a rapidly spreading annual plant from tropical America. In eastern North America, it is a common weed growing in disturbed areas. It forms a prostrate circular mat that can quickly climb over nearby plants and obstacles.Carpetweed has narrow, whorled leaves of 3-8 at each...
, Mollugo verticillata
Four-o-clock
Family: NyctaginaceaeNyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the Four O'Clock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions...
- Fragrant White Sand-verbenaAbronia fragransAbronia fragrans is a species of sand verbena.-Description:...
, Abronia fragrans - Heartleaf Four-o'clockMirabilis nyctagineaMirabilis nyctaginea is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by several common names, including wild four o'clock, heartleaf four o'clock, and heartleaf umbrella wort. It is native to the central section of North America, and it occurs elsewhere as an introduced species,...
, Mirabilis nyctaginea - Narrow-leaf Four-o'clock, Mirabilis linearis
- Small-flower Sand-verbenaTripterocalyx micranthusTripterocalyx micranthus is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by the common name smallflower sand-verbena. It is native to North America, where it is known from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan through a section of the central United States toward the desert southwest...
, Tripterocalyx micranthus - White Four-o'clock, Mirabilis albida
Greasewood
Family: SarcobataceaeSarcobataceae
Sarcobataceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. This name has only recently been published, and such a family has been recognized by very few taxonomists....
- Black Greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Pinks
Family: CaryophyllaceaeCaryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
- Alpine StitchwortMinuartia obtusilobaMinuartia obtusiloba is a perennial alpine herb known by the common names alpine sandwort and twinflower stitchwort. It is native to the mountains of western North America from the High Sierra of California to the Colorado Rockies north to Alaska. Its range may extend into far eastern Russia...
, Minuartia obtusiloba - American Stitchwort, Stellaria americana
- Annual KnawelScleranthus annuusScleranthus annuus is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names German knotweed and annual knawel. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is known throughout the rest of the temperate world as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many...
, Scleranthus annuus - Apetalous Catchfly, Silene uralensis
- Arctic Pearlwort, Sagina nivalis
- Arctic PearlwortSagina saginoidesSagina saginoides is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name arctic pearlwort. It has a Circumboreal distribution; it can be found throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in subalpine and alpine climates and other mountainous habitat...
, Sagina saginoides - Balkan Catchfly, Silene csereii
- Ballhead Sandwort, Arenaria congesta var. congesta
- Ballhead Sandwort, Arenaria congesta var. congesta
- Bering Sea Chickweed, Cerastium beeringianum
- Bladder Campion, Silene latifolia
- Boreal StitchwortMinuartia rubellaMinuartia rubella is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by several common names, including beautiful sandwort, Arctic sandwort, and boreal stitchwort...
, Minuartia rubella - Bouncing-bet, Saponaria officinalis
- Capitate SandwortArenaria congestaArenaria congesta is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name ballhead sandwort. It is native to western North America from central Canada to the American southwest.-Description:...
, Arenaria congesta - Capitate SandwortArenaria congestaArenaria congesta is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name ballhead sandwort. It is native to western North America from central Canada to the American southwest.-Description:...
, Arenaria congesta - Columbian Stitchwort, Minuartia austromontana
- Common Corncockle, Agrostemma githago
- Common Mouse-ear ChickweedCerastium fontanumCerastium fontanum, also called Common mouse-ear, is a species of mat forming perennial, or rarely, annual plant. It is native to Europe but introduced elsewhere....
, Cerastium fontanum - Common Starwort, Stellaria media
- Conoid CatchflySilene conoideaSilene conoidea is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names weed silene and large sand catchfly. It is native to Eurasia, and it is known in other parts of the world, such as western North America, as a weed. It is an annual herb growing up to a meter in height with...
, Silene conoidea - Cornspurry, Spergula arvensis
- CowcockleVaccaria hispanicaVaccaria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the pink family containing the single species Vaccaria hispanica. It is known by several common names including cowherb, cowcockle, and cow soapwort. Its subspecies were previously treated as separate species. It is used medicinally in Chinese...
, Vaccaria hispanica - Creeping Catchfly, Silene repens
- Crimped StitchwortStellaria crispaStellaria crispa is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names curled starwort and crisp starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska south to California and Wyoming, where it grows in moist, shady habitat such as deep forests and streambanks...
, Stellaria crispa - Deptford-pink, Dianthus armeria
- Dougla's CampionSilene douglasiiSilene douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Douglas' catchfly. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Wyoming, where it grows in several habitat types, including forests, woodlands, and coastal scrub...
, Silene douglasii - Drummond's Campion, Silene drummondii
- Fescue Sandwort, Arenaria capillaris
- Fescue Sandwort, Arenaria capillaris
- Field ChickweedCerastium arvenseCerastium arvense is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name field chickweed. It is a widespread species, occurring throughout Europe and North America, as well as parts of South America. It is a variable species. There are several subspecies, but the number and...
, Cerastium arvense - Fleshy StitchwortStellaria crassifoliaStellaria crassifolia is a plant of the stellaria genus and found in Iceland. Its common Icelandish name is "Stjörnuarfi" ....
, Stellaria crassifolia - Forked CatchflySilene dichotomaSilene dichotoma is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name forked catchfly. It is native to Eurasia and it is known in other parts of the temperate world, such as sections of North America, where it is a weed that grows in disturbed habitat. It is an annual herb...
, Silene dichotoma - Garden Baby's-breath, Gypsophila scorzonerifolia
- Giant-chickweed, Myosoton aquaticum
- Grove Sandwort, Moehringia lateriflora
- Hooker's Sandwort, Arenaria hookeri
- Hooker's Sandwort, Arenaria hookeri
- Jagged ChickweedHolosteum umbellatumHolosteum umbellatum is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is native to Europe but has also been introduced to North America.-External links:*...
, Holosteum umbellatum - James Stitchwort, Stellaria jamesiana
- King's Arenaria, Arenaria kingii
- King's Arenaria, Arenaria kingii
- Largeleaf SandwortMoehringia macrophyllaMoehringia macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name largeleaf sandwort. It is native to parts of eastern and western North America, where it can be found in moist, shady habitat types, such as mountain forests. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb...
, Moehringia macrophylla - Little StarwortStellaria gramineaStellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae known by the common names grassleaf starwort and common stitchwort. It is native to Eurasia but it is widespread around other parts of the temperate world as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many types of...
, Stellaria graminea - Long-stalked StitchwortStellaria longipesStellaria longipes is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name longstalk starwort. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northernmost latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in a wide variety of habitat types, including tundra and taiga...
, Stellaria longipes - Longleaf StitchwortStellaria longifoliaStellaria longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name longleaf starwort. It is native to much of the northern half of the Northern Hemisphere, occurring throughout northern Europe and North America. It grows in many types of moist habitat, including...
, Stellaria longifolia - Low Nailwort, Paronychia sessiliflora
- Maiden's-tearsSilene vulgarisSilene vulgaris, Silene cucubalus or Bladder Campion is a plant species of the genus Silene of the Pink Family . It is native to Europe, where in some parts it is eaten, but is widespread in North America where it is considered a weed..-Gastronomy:In Spain, the young shoots and the leaves are used...
, Silene vulgaris - Maiden-pink, Dianthus deltoides
- Menzies' PinkSilene menziesiiSilene menziesii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Menzies' campion. It is native to western North America from Alaska through the western half of Canada to the southwestern United States. It can be found in many types of habitat and it is quite common in...
, Silene menziesii - Middle-size SandspurrySpergularia mediaSpergularia media is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name greater sea-spurry. It is native to Eurasia and the Mediterranean, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas, including places with saline substrates, such as salt marshes and...
, Spergularia media - Moss Campion, Silene acaulis
- Mountain Campion, Silene hitchguirei
- Night-flowering CatchflySilene noctifloraSilene noctiflora is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name night-flowering catchfly. It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. In North America, it is a common weed of grain crops in the Canadian...
, Silene noctiflora - Nodding Chickweed, Cerastium nutans
- Northern StitchwortStellaria calycanthaStellaria calycantha is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name northern starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to California and New Mexico, as well as eastern Russia. It occurs in subalpine and alpine climates, in many...
, Stellaria calycantha - Northern StitchwortStellaria borealisStellaria borealis is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name boreal starwort. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs in many types of moist and wet habitat, including marshes, riverbanks,...
, Stellaria borealis - Nuttall's SandwortMinuartia nuttalliiMinuartia nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Nuttall's sandwort and brittle sandwort. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to California and Nevada, where it grows in several types of habitat, including rocky and barren...
, Minuartia nuttallii - Oregon CatchflySilene oreganaSilene oregana is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name Oregon catchfly, or Oregon silene. It is native to the western United States, including the Great Basin, where it grows in habitat such as sagebrush and forests...
, Silene oregana - Parry's Campion, Silene parryi
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensSagina procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name birdeye pearlwort. It can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and parts of South America. It is a common weed of many environments. It can be found in wild and disturbed habitat, especially moist...
, Sagina procumbens - Purple SandspurrySpergularia rubraSpergularia rubra, the red sand spurrey or red sandspurry, is a plant species in the pink family. It is native to Europe and Asia, and it is present on other continents, including North and South America and Australia, as an introduced species and in many areas a common weed. It grows in a wide...
, Spergularia rubra - Ragged Robin, Silene flos-cuculi
- Red Catchfly, Silene dioica
- Rock-loving Sandwort, Arenaria congesta var. lithophila
- Rock-loving Sandwort, Arenaria congesta var. lithophila
- Rocky Mountain StitchwortStellaria obtusaStellaria obtusa is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Rocky Mountain chickweed, blunt-sepaled starwort, and obtuse stellaria...
, Stellaria obtusa - Saltmarsh Sandspurry, Spergularia salina
- Scouler's CatchflySilene scouleriSilene scouleri is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name simple campion. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado. There are at least three subspecies which all vary in size, shape, habitat preference, and distribution....
, Silene scouleri - Sharptip Sandwort, Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea
- Sharptip Sandwort, Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea
- Shiny StitchwortStellaria nitensStellaria nitens is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names shining starwort and shiny chickweed. It is native to western North America, including British Columbia, Alberta, and the western United States, its distribution extending into Mexico at least as far as...
, Stellaria nitens - Shortstalk Chickweed, Cerastium brachypodum
- Sleepy CatchflySilene antirrhinaSilene antirrhina is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name sleepy catchfly. It is native to the Americas, where it is widespread throughout North America and parts of South America. It is known in Europe as an introduced species. It can be found in a wide range of...
, Silene antirrhina - Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumCerastium tomentosum is a herbaceous flowering plant & a member of the carnation family. It is generally distinguished from other species of its genus by "tomentose" or felty foliage. It is a low, spreading perrenial native to alpine regions of Europe. The stems & leaves are silvery-grey, whilst...
, Cerastium tomentosum - Spalding's CatchflySilene spaldingiiSilene spaldingii is a rare species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names Spalding's catchfly and Spalding's campion. It is native to eastern Washington, and eastern Oregon in the United States, as well as northern Idaho and northern Montana, where its distribution extends...
, Silene spaldingii - Spiny SandwortArenaria aculeataArenaria aculeata is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name prickly sandwort. It is native to the western United States, where it grows mainly in mountainous areas, on rocky slopes and volcanic soils.This is a mat-forming perennial herb growing in clumps of waxy...
, Arenaria aculeata - Spiny SandwortArenaria aculeataArenaria aculeata is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common name prickly sandwort. It is native to the western United States, where it grows mainly in mountainous areas, on rocky slopes and volcanic soils.This is a mat-forming perennial herb growing in clumps of waxy...
, Arenaria aculeata - Sticky Mouse-ear ChickweedCerastium glomeratumCerastium glomeratum is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names sticky mouse-ear chickweed and clammy chickweed. It is probably native to Eurasia but it is known on most continents as an introduced species. It grows in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb...
, Cerastium glomeratum - Sweet-william, Dianthus barbatus
- Tall Baby's-breathGypsophila paniculataGypsophila paniculata, commonly known as Baby's-breath, is a cultivated ornamental garden plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, popular in the florist trade to provide a background for more colourful flowers....
, Gypsophila paniculata - Thymeleaf SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia or Thyme-leaved Sandwort is a plant in the family Caryophyllaceae....
, Arenaria serpyllifolia - Thymeleaf SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia or Thyme-leaved Sandwort is a plant in the family Caryophyllaceae....
, Arenaria serpyllifolia - Umbellate StitchwortStellaria umbellataStellaria umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names umbellate starwort and umbrella starwort. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to the southwestern United States, as well as parts of Asia, including Siberia. It...
, Stellaria umbellata
Purslane
Family: PortulacaceaePortulacaceae
Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is also known as the purslane family; it has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the highest diversity...
- Alpine BitterootLewisia pygmaeaLewisia pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name alpine lewisia and pygmy bitterroot. It is native to western North America from Alaska and Alberta to California and New Mexico, where it grows in many types of moist, rocky mountain habitat, such as...
, Lewisia pygmaea - Alpine SpringbeautyClaytonia megarhizaClaytonia megarhiza is a species of wildflower in the purslane family known by the common names fell-fields claytonia and alpine springbeauty. It is native to western North America from northwestern Canada to New Mexico, where it grows in talus habitats in subalpine and alpine climates...
, Claytonia megarhiza - Bitterroot, Lewisia rediviva
- Chamisso's Miner's-lettuceMontia chamissoiMontia chamissoi is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common names toad lily and water miner's lettuce. It is native to much of western North America from Alaska to the southwestern and central United States, where it grows in moist to wet soils in a variety of...
, Montia chamissoi - Columbia LewisiaLewisia columbianaLewisia columbiana is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name Columbian lewisia. It is native to the western United States and British Columbia, where it grows in rocky mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a short, thick taproot and caudex unit...
, Lewisia columbiana - Common Purslane, Portulaca oleracea
- Dwarf Miner's-lettuce, Montia dichotoma
- Heart-leaf SpringbeautyClaytonia cordifoliaClaytonia cordifolia is a species of wildflower in the purslane family known by the common name heartleaf springbeauty. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Utah, where it grows mainly in shady forested areas. It is a perennial herb growing from a long, budding rhizome and...
, Claytonia cordifolia - Large-flower Flameflower, Talinum calycinum
- Linearleaf Miner's-lettuceMontia linearisMontia linearis is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name narrowleaf miner's lettuce. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in moist to wet areas in a number of habitat types, including forests and...
, Montia linearis - Little-flower SpringbeautyClaytonia parvifloraClaytonia parviflora is a species of wildflower in the purslane family known by the common name streambank springbeauty. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to northwestern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat, particularly areas that are moist in the...
, Claytonia parviflora - Little-leaf Miner's-lettuceMontia parvifoliaMontia parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name littleleaf miner's lettuce. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Montana, where it grows in moist to wet areas in several typs of mountain habitat.-Description:Montia...
, Montia parvifolia - Miner's-lettuceClaytonia perfoliataClaytonia perfoliata is a fleshy annual plant native to the western mountain and coastal regions of North America from southernmost Alaska and central British Columbia south to Central America, but most common in California in the Sacramento and northern San...
, Claytonia perfoliata - Mt. Hood Pussy-pawsCistanthe umbellataCistanthe umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name Mount Hood pussypaws...
, Cistanthe umbellata - Rydberg’s Springbeauty, Claytonia multiscapa
- Sand Springbeauty, Claytonia arenicola
- Siberian SpringbeautyClaytonia sibiricaClaytonia sibirica is a flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Siberia and western North America. A synonym is Montia sibirica...
, Claytonia sibirica - SpringbeautyClaytonia lanceolataClaytonia lanceolata is a species of wildflower in the purslane family known by the common names lanceleaf springbeauty and western springbeauty. This plant is native to western North America as far south as New Mexico where it grows in foothills up to alpine slopes. It thrives in the rocky soil of...
, Claytonia lanceolata - Three-leaf BitterrootLewisia triphyllaLewisia triphylla is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name threeleaf lewisia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in mountain and forest habitat, often in wet, rocky alpine areas where it may...
, Lewisia triphylla