List of Primrose of Montana
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There are at least 18 members of the Primrose order: Primulales
found in Montana. Some of these species are exotics
(not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
Family: Primulaceae
Primulales
Primulales is a botanical name of an order of flowering plants. This name was used in several systems with little variation in circumscription...
found in Montana. 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.
Family: Primulaceae
Primulaceae
Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family.- Genera :...
- Alkali Primrose, Primula alcalina
- Bloom Peak Douglasia, Douglasia conservatorum
- Bonneville ShootingstarDodecatheon conjugensDodecatheon conjugens is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common name Bonneville shooting star. This wildflower is native to western North America from California to Saskatchewan where it grows in seasonally wet areas from sagebrush steppe to high mountains. This is...
, Dodecatheon conjugens - Chaffweed, Centunculus minimus
- Few-flower ShootingstarDodecatheon pulchellumDodecatheon pulchellum, commonly known as pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star and prairie shooting star, is a perennial herb with single, leafless flower stems, growing from very short erect root stocks with no bulblets...
, Dodecatheon pulchellum - Filiform RockjasmineAndrosace filiformisAndrosace filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names filiform rockjasmine and slender-stemmed androsace. It is an uncommon plant native to the western United States, where it grows in mountain meadows. It is also known from Eurasia. This is a small...
, Androsace filiformis - Fringed LoosestrifeLysimachia ciliataLysimachia ciliata is a plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, and smooth, green stems. The flowers are yellow, borne in summer. It is native to North America, including most of southern Canada and most of the United States except for the southwest....
, Lysimachia ciliata - Jeffrey's ShootingstarDodecatheon jeffreyiDodecatheon jeffreyi is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names Sierra shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting star, and tall mountain shooting star. This wildflower is native to western North America from California to Alaska to Montana, where it grows in mountain...
, Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Mealy Primrose, Primula incana
- Mountain Douglasia, Douglasia montana
- Parry's PrimrosePrimula parryiPrimula parryi is a herbaceous perennial native to wet areas from the subalpine zone to alpine tundra in the Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona and New Mexico.Flowers are magenta with yellow eyes...
, Primula parryi - Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmineAndrosace septentrionalisAndrosace septentrionalis is a species of annual herbaceous plant in the Primrose family , native to North America, Asia, and Europe...
, Androsace septentrionalis - Scarlet Pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis
- Sea Milkwort, Glaux maritima
- Sweet-flower Rock-jasmine, Androsace chamaejasme
- Water LoosestrifeLysimachia thyrsifloraLysimachia thyrsiflora, commonly known as Tufted Loosestrife, is a plant in the genus Lysimachia. It is native to large sections of the northern Northern Hemisphere, including Eurasia and North America. It often grows in marshes, shorelines of lakes and ponds and occasionally along streams...
, Lysimachia thyrsiflora - Western Rock-jasmineAndrosace occidentalisAndrosace occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common name western rockjasmine. It is native to much of southern Canada and the central United States, where it occurs in open habitat such as prairie, especially in moist areas. This is a diminutive annual...
, Androsace occidentalis