APPENDIX I

Common and Scientific Names of Plants Mentioned in the Text

Alder Alnus spp.

Alfalfa Medicago sativa

Alpine avens Geum rossii

Alpine timothy Phleum alpinum

American elm Ulmus americana

Antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata

Arrowleaf (arrowhead) Sagittaria spp.

Aspen Populus tremuloides

Baltic rush Juncus balticus

Basin big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata tridentata

Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata

Birch Betula spp.

Bitterbrush (see Antelope bitterbrush)

Black sagebrush Artemisia nova

Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis

Blue spruce Picea pungens

Bluebunch wheatgrass Elymus spicatus

Bluejoint reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis

Bluestem Andropogon spp.

Bottlebrush squirreltail Elymus elymoides

Boxelder Acer negundo

Broad-leaved cattail Typha latifolia

Buckwheat Polygonaceae

Buffaloberry Shepherdia spp.

Buffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides

Bulrush Scirpus spp.

Bur avens Geum macrophyllum

Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa

Canada thistle Cirsium arvense

Cattail Typha spp.

Ceanothus (buckbrush) Ceanothus spp.

Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum

Chokecherry Prunus virginiana

Cinquefoil Potentilla spp.

Clover Trifolium spp.

Common dandelion Taraxacum officinale

Common reed Phragmites australis

Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus

Common yarrow Achillea millefolium

Cottonwood Populus spp.

Crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum

Curlleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius

Currant Ribes spp.

Dogwood Cornus spp.

Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii

Dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium spp.

Elderberry Sambucus spp.

Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii

Eurasian water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum

Fescue Festuca spp.

Fleabane Erigeron spp.

Fir Abies spp.

Fringed sage Artemisia frigida

Gambel oak Quercus gambelii

Glasswort (saltwort) Salicornia rubra

Greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green needlegrass Stipa viridula

Grouse whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium

Hairy golden aster Heterotheca villosa hispida

Halogeton Halogeton glomeratus

Hardstem bulrush Scirpus acutus

Hawksbeard Crepis spp.

Hawthorn Crataegus spp.

Huckleberry Vaccinium spp.

Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata

Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis

Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides

Juniper Juniperus spp.

Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis

Knapweed Centaurea spp.

Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula

Limber pine Pinus flexilis

Little bluestem Andropogon scoparius

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta

Medusahead Taeniatherum asperum

Milkvetch Astragalus spp.

Mistletoe (see Dwarf mistletoe)

Mormon tea (jointfir) Ephedra spp.

Mountain big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata vaseyana

Mountain dandelion Agoseris glauca

Mountain knotweed Polygonum phytolacefolium

Mountain mahogany Cercocarpus spp.

Mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Mules-ears Wyethia spp.

Narrow-leaved cattail Typha angustifolia

Narrowleaf cottonwood Populus angustifolia

Needle-and-thread grass Stipa comata

Needlegrass Stipa spp.

Oak Quercus spp.

Pepperweed Lepidium latifolium

Phlox Phlox spp.

Pine Pinus spp.

Pinyon pine Pinus edulis

Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa

Prairie junegrass Koeleria macrantha

Prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia

Prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola

Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria

Pussytoes Antennaria spp.

Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus spp.

Reed (see Common reed)

Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum

Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum

Rush Juncus spp.

Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia

Sagebrush Artemisia spp.

Saltbush Atriplex spp.

Saltgrass Distichlis stricta

Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda

Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia

Sedge Carex spp.

Serviceberry Amelanchier spp.

Shadscale saltbush Atriplex confertifolia

Silky lupine Lupinus sericeus

Silver sagebrush Artemisia cana

Skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata

Snowberry Symphoricarpos spp.

Sphagnum moss Sphagnum spp.

Spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum

Spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa

Spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa

Spruce Picea spp.

Subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa

Sweetclover Melilotus spp.

Tamarisk (salt cedar) Tamarix chinensis

Tarweed (gum plant) Grindelia squarrosa

Thistle Cirsium spp.

Thurber needlegrass Stipa thuberiana

True mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus

Tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa

Tumble mustard Sisymbrium spp.

Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma

Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis

Virginia creeper Parthenocissus vitacea

Water birch (Rocky Mountain birch) Betula occidentalis

Water sedge Carex aquatilis

Wheatgrass Agropyron spp.

Whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis

Whitetop Cardaria spp.

Wild plum Prunus americana

Willow Salix spp.

Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata

Wyoming big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis

Yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius

Yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis

Yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis

References

Craighead, J. J., F. C. Craighead, Jr., and R. J. Davis. 1963. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 277pp.

Dorn, R. D. 1992. Vascular Plants of Wyoming. Second Edition. Mountain West Publishing, Cheyenne, WY. 340pp.

Hitchcock, A. S. 1971. Manual of the Grasses of the United States. Second Edition. Revised by Agnes Chase. In two volumes. Dover Publications, Inc., New York. 1,051pp.

Houston, K. E., W. J. Hartung, and C. J. Hartung. A Field Guide for Forest Indicator Plants, Sensitive Plants, and Noxious Weeds of the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Cody Conservation District, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 184pp.

Shaw, R. J. 1992. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Grand Teton National Park and Teton County, Wyoming. Grand Teton Natural History Association, Grand Teton National Park, Moose. 92pp.

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