The Montana Native Plant Society (MNPS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit chartered in 1987. Today we represent almost 1,000 members! Membership is open to people, families and organizations inside and outside Montana.
Glacier lily - Erythronium grandiflorum
Yellow rattle - Rhinathus minor
Oakmoss lichen - Evernia prunastri
Small flowered anemone-Trollius laxus
Pasqueflower-Anemone patens
Nuttalls pussytoes-Antennaria parvifolia
Fairy slipper-Calypso bulbosa
Thrift mock goldenweed-Stenotus armerioides
Showy phlox-Phlox speciosa
Ceanothus-Ceanothus velutinus
Cordroot penstemon-Penstemon ellipticus
Spotted coralroot - Corallorhiza maculata
Bitterroot - Lewisia rediviva, Montana's state flower
Blanketflower - Gaillardia arista
Powdered Sunshine lichen - Vulpicida pinastri
Northern green orchid-Platanthera stricta
Wild mint-Hydrophyllum capitatum
Willow dock-Rumex salicifolius
Bastard toadflax-Comandra umbellata
Greater red Indian paintbrush-Castilleja miniata
Mountain douglasia - Douglasia montana
Sugarbowls-Clematis hirsutissima
Water smartweed - Polygonum amphibium
Mountain lady slippers - Cypripedium montanum
Richardsons geranium-Geranium richardsonii
American bistort-Polygonum bistortoides
White-flowered beardtongue-Penstemon albidus
Striped Coralroot - Corallorhiza striata
Small Yellow ladys slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum
Rose meadowsweet-Spiraea splendens
Dawsons angelica-Angelica dawsonii
Candle anemone-Trollius laxus
Common powderhorn2 - Cladonia coniocraea
Moss campion-Silene acaulis
Sedum-Sedum rosea
Rhexia-leaf Indian paintbrush-Castilleja rhexifolia
Mountain death camas - Zigadenus elegans
Green gentian-Frasera speciosa
White bog orchid-Platanthera dilatata
Sitka valerian-Valeriana sitchensis
Phacelia-Phacelia linearis
Round-leaved orchis-Amerorchis rotundifolia
Orange honeysuckle - Lonicera ciliosa
Orange agoseris-Agoseris aurantiaca
Greater red Indian paintbrush-Castilleja miniata
Meadow thistle-Cirsium scariosum
Tufted evening primrose-Oenothera caespitosa
Fairy slipper-Calypso bulbosa
Baldhip rose-Rosa gymnocarpa
Chocolate lily - Fritillaria atropurpurea
Baker mariposa lily-Calochortus apiculatus
Sagebrush buttercup - Ranunculus glaberrimus
Fern leaved lousewort-Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Bunchberry dogwood - Cornus canadensis
Large flower clarkia - Clarkia pulchella
Eight-petal Mountain avens-Dryas octopetala
Smooth beardtongue-Penstemon angustifolius
Prairie smoke-Geum triflorum
Alpine bitterroot-Lewisia pygmaea
Candle anemone-Trollius laxus
Wild ginger - Asarum caudatum
Beargrass-Xerophyllum tenax
Morel-Morchella americana
Ponderosa pine - Pinus ponderosa, Montana's state tree
Sticky geranium-Geranium viscosissimum
Long-flower bluebells-Mertensia longiflora
Springbeauty-Claytonia lanceolata
Canada violet-Viola canadensis
Lewis monkeyflower-Mimulus lewisii
Fern leaved lousewort-Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Jones columbine-Aquilegia jonesii
Springbeauty-Claytonia lanceolata








