Botany

The Botany Program manages information on the distribution, status, and biology of native and non-native vascular plant, moss, liverwort, hornwort, fungal, lichen, algal, diatom, and cyanobacteria species that occur in Montana, with emphasis on those that are of conservation concern.

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Primary Web Applications

• Montana Field Guide
• Map Viewer
• Species Snapshot
• Species of Concern Report

Montana Native Plant Conservation Strategy

•   The Strategy
•   Presentation on Strategy to Montana Native Plant Society

Montana Citizen Botany Program

•   Framework
•   2022 Presentation on Proposed Framework
•   2022-2024 Pilot Study Report

Checklists

• Montana Vascular Plants, 2013
• Montana Moss Checklist with Distributions

Botanical Tools

• Botanical Terminology (glossary)
• Winter Field Key to the Native Shrubs of Montana
• C-Value Spreadsheet

Predicted Models

• Predicted Suitable Habitat Models

Program Reports

• Botany Reports

Presentations

• Invasive Plant Predicted Risk Models -- May 4, 2023

Websites of Interest

• Related Web Sites