Quick answer: 28 native plants for shade are native to Montana, 27 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
28 species
- American plum Prunus americana · 25 states
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Canada anemone Anemone canadensis · 22 states
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
- Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 6 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
- Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
- Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 10 states
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
- Gray alder Alnus incana · 12 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Paper birch Betula papyrifera · 16 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
- Plains coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria · 16 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Red baneberry Actaea rubra · 22 states
- Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
- Riverbank grape Vitis riparia · 2 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states