List of coniferous plants of Montana

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Rocky Mountain Juniper

There are at least 20 species of Gymnosperms or Coniferous plants in Montana. ^[1]

The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferophyta or Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. Pinophytes are gymnosperms. They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs. Typical examples of conifers include cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauris, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews.^[2] The division contains approximately eight families, 68 genera, and 630 living species.^[3][4]

The Ponderosa Pine, a conifer, is the Montana State Tree. ^[5]

Cedars and Junipers

Order: Pinales, Family: Cupressaceae

• Common Juniper, Juniperus communis ^[6]
• Creeping Juniper, Juniperus horizontalis ^[7]
• Rocky Mountain Juniper, Juniperus scopulorum ^[8]
• Utah Juniper, Juniperus osteosperma ^[9]
• Western Redcedar, Thuja plicata ^[10]

Fir, Hemlock, Larch, Pine, and Spruce

Whitebark Pine

Order: Pinales, Family: Pinaceae

• Alpine Larch, Larix lyallii ^[11]
• Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii ^[12]
• Engelmann Spruce, Picea engelmannii ^[13]
• Grand Fir, Abies grandis ^[14]
• Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis ^[15]
• Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta ^[16]
• Mountain Hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana ^[17]
• Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa ^[18]
• Subalpine Fir, Abies lasiocarpa ^[19]
• Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla ^[20]
• Western Larch, Larix occidentalis ^[21]
• Western White Pine, Pinus monticola ^[22]
• White Spruce, Picea glauca ^[23]
• Whitebark Pine, Pinus albicaulis ^[24]

Yew

Order: Pinales, Family: Taxaceae

• Pacific Yew, Taxus brevifolia ^[25]

Further reading

• Rydberg, Per Axel PhD (1900). Catalogue of the flora of Montana and the Yellowstone National Park. New York: New York Botanical Garden. http://www.archive.org/download/catalogueofflor00rydb/catalogueofflor00rydb.pdf. 
• Booth, W.E. (1950). Flora of Montana, Part I Conifers and Monocots. Bozeman, Montana: The Research Foundation at Montana State College. 
• Kavanaugh, James (2005). Montana Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species. Waterford Press. ISBN 1583552936. 
• Little, E.L., Jr. (1979). Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541.. Washington, D.C: U.S. Forest Service. 
• Petrides, George A. (1992). A Field Guide to Western Trees. Western United States and Canada. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides 50th Anniversary Edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. 

See also

• Ecology of the Rocky Mountains
• Lichens of Montana
• Monocotyledons of Montana

Notes

1. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Conifers". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayClasses.aspx?phylum=Pinophyta. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
2. ^ Campbell, Reece, "Phylum Coniferophyta."Biology. 7th. 2005. Print. P.595
3. ^ Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual checklist - Conifer database
4. ^ Lott, J., Liu, J., Pennell, K., Lesage, A., & West, M. (2002, September). Iron-rich particles and globoids in embryos of seeds from phyla Coniferophyta, Cycadophyta, Gnetophyta, and Ginkgophyta: characteristics of early seed plants. Canadian Journal of Botany, 80(9), 954-961. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
5. ^ "Montana State Symbols". http://mhs.mt.gov/education/studentguide/Symbols.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
6. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Common Juniper". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGCUP05030.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
7. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Creeping Juniper". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGCUP05070.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
8. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Rocky Mountain Juniper". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGCUP050C0.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
9. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Utah Juniper". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGCUP050A0.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
10. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Western Redcedar". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGCUP06030.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
11. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Alpine Larch". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN02030.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
12. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Douglas Fir". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN05020.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
13. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Engelmann Spruce". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN03030.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
14. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Grand Fir". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN01060.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
15. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Limber Pine". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN040F0.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
16. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Lodgepole Pine". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN04080.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
17. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Mountain Hemlock". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN06040.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
18. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Ponderosa Pine". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN040S0.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
19. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Subalpine Fir". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN01070.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
20. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Western Hemlock". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN06030.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
21. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Western Larch". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN02040.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
22. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Western White Pine". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN040M0.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
23. ^ "Montana Field Guide-White Spruce". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN03040.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
24. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Whitebark Pine". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGPIN04010.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
25. ^ "Montana Field Guide-Pacific Yew". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_PGTXA01010.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-06.