Montana Native Plant Society

Montana's native plants and their communities

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“…to preserve, conserve, and study Montana’s native plants and plant communities.”

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Maka Flora Chapter

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Maka Flora Chapter serves native plant enthusiasts in far eastern Montana, from Sheridan County to Carter County and all points in between. We are widespread, but mutual support is strong. For more information on upcoming events and activities contact:

Libby Knotts – Maka Flora Chapter President

You can call Libby at 808-238-4902 or email her in Lambert for more information about field trips or anything else Maka Flora.

See plants that are rare and/or unique to the area:

Smooth beardtongue-Penstemon angustifolius
  • Multi-stemmed goldenwood (Oönopsis mulitcaulis, a regional endemic);
  • Dakota buckwheat (Eriogonum visheri, another regional endemic);
  • Plains frostweed (Crocanthemum bicknellii, a new species and family for Montana in 2019);
  • Double bladderpod (Physaria brassicoides);
  • Wyoming Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis congesta ssp. pseudotypica); anMontana’s only native oak, bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), which in our state occurs only in Carter County.