APPENDIX A

COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF 

PLANTS AND ANIMALS GIVEN IN THE 

PROGRAMMATIC EIS

SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS 

APPENDIX A

COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF 

PLANTS AND ANIMALS GIVEN IN THE 

PROGRAMMATIC EIS

This appendix contains a list of the common and scientific names of plant and animal species mentioned in the text 

of the PEIS. Naming conventions for plants generally follow the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 

PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov/java/), except in cases where a more widely used common name has 

been used for clarity. 

Common Name Scientific Name

PLANTS

Grasses

Bluegrass Poa spp.

Bluegrass, Kentucky Poa pratensis

Bluestem, big Andropogon gerardii 

Brome, field Bromus arvensis

Brome, Japanese Bromus japonicus

Brome, red Bromus rubens

Brome, smooth Bromus inermis

Brome, soft Bromus hordaceous

Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides

Buffelgrass Pennisetum ciliare

Canarygrass, reed Phalaris arundinacea

Cheatgrass (downy brome) Bromus tectorum

Fescue, Idaho Festuca idahoensis

Grama, blue Bouteloua gracilis

Grass, Mediterranean Schismus barbatus

Needlegrass, green Nassella viridula 

Reed, common Phragmites australis

Reed, giant Arundo donax

Ricegrass, Indian Achnatherum hymenoides

Rye, medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Sweetgrass Hierochloe spp.

Wheatgrass, bluebunch Pseudoroegneria spicata

Wheatgrass, western Pascopyrum smithii

Forbs and Nonvascular Plants

Alfalfa Medicago spp.

Algae, blue-green Cyanobacteria

Algae, brown Phaeophyceae

Algae, green Chlorophyta

Cattail Typha spp.

Cress, hoary Cardaria draba

Ginseng Eleutherococcus pentaphyllus

Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis

Halogeton Halogeton glomeratus

Henbane, black Hyoscyamus niger

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SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS 

Common Name Scientific Name

PLANTS (Cont.)

Knapweed Centaurea spp.

Knapweed, diffuse Centaurea diffusa

Knotweed, Japanese Polygonum cuspidatum

Knapweed, Russian Acroptilon repens

Knapweed, spotted Centaurea stoebe or Centaurea biebersteinii

Knapweed, squarrose Centaurea virgata

Kochia Kochia scoparia or Bassia scoparia

Kochia, forage Bassia prostrata

Liverworts Members of the Marchantiopsida class

Loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria

Marestail (horseweed) Conyza canadensis

Moss Various species

Mustard Brassicaceae

Pepperweed, perennial Lepidium latifolium

Plantain Plantago spp.

Ragwort, tansy Senecio jacobaea

Salvinia, giant Salvinia molesta (S. auriculata, S. biloba, S. 

herzogii)

Skeletonweed, rush Chondrilla juncea

Snakeweed Gutierrezia spp.

Spurge, leafy Euphorbia esula

Starthistle, Maltese Centaurea melitensis

Starthistle, yellow Centaurea solstitialis

Sweetclover Melilotus officinalis

Thistle, bull Cirsium vulgare

Thistle, Canada Cirsium arvense

Thistle, Italian Carduus pycnocephalus

Thistle, musk Carduus nutans

Thistle, plumeless Carduus spp.

Thistle, Russian Salsola kali

Thistle, Scotch Onopordum acanthium

Toadflax, Dalmation Linaria dalmatica

Toadflax, yellow Linaria vulgaris

Tobacco Nicotiana spp.

Trefoil, bird’s-foot Lotus corniculatus

Vetch, bird Vicia cracca

Water-thyme Hydrilla verticillata

Waterlily Nymphaea spp.

Watermilfoil, Eurasian Myriophyllum spicatum

Woad, Dyer’s Isatis tinctoria

Shrubs and Trees

Cholla, tree Opuntia imbricata

Creosote bush Larrea tridentata

Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii

Fir, balsam Abies balsamea

Juniper Juniperus spp.

Juniper, oneseed Juniperus monosperma

Juniper, Utah Juniperus osteosperma

Juniper, western Juniperus occidentalis

Mesquite Prosopis spp.

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SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS 

Common Name Scientific Name

PLANTS (Cont.)

Mesquite, honey Prosopis glandulosa

Mesquite, velvet Prosopis velutina

Mormon tea Ephedra viridis

Mountain mahogany, alderleaf Cercocarpus montanus

Oak, Gambel Quercus gambelii

Oak, scrub Quercus dumosa

Olive, Russian Elaeagnus angustifolia

Paloverde Parkinsonia spp.

Pine, Jeffrey Pinus jeffreyi

Pine, ponderosa Pinus ponderosa

Pinyon Pinus edulis

Pinyon, Singleleaf Pinus monophylla

Pinyon, twoneedle Pinus edulis 

Pricklypear Opuntia spp.

Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus spp. and Ericameria spp.

Sagebrush Artemisia spp.

Sagebrush, basin big Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata

Sagebrush, Wyoming big Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis

Salal Gaultheria shallon

Saltcedar (tamarisk) Tamarix ramosissima

Sassafras Sassafras albidum

Serviceberry, Utah Amelanchier utahensis

Tamarisk Tamarix spp.

Yew Taxus spp.

Yucca Yucca spp.

INVERTEBRATES

Earthworm Oligochaeta spp.

FISH

Salmon Oncorhynchus spp.

BIRDS

Bobwhite, northern Colinus virginianus

Dove Various genera and species

Plover, mountain Charadius montanus

Prairie-chicken, lesser Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Quail, mountain Oreortyx pictus

Robin, American Turdus americanus

Sage-grouse Centrocercus spp.

MAMMALS

Bison, American Bison bison

Burro Equus asinus

Cottontail Sylvilagus spp.

Cougar Puma concolor

Coyote Canis latrans

Deer Odocoileus spp.

Deer, mule Odocoileus hemionus

Deer, white-tailed Odocoileus virginianus 

Elk Cervus elaphus

Goat (domestic) Capra hircus

Horse Equus caballus

Jackrabbit Lepus spp.

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SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS 

Common Name Scientific Name

MAMMALS (Cont.)

Peccary, collared Tayassu tajacu

Prairie dog Cynomys spp.

Pronghorn Antilocapra americana

Sheep (domestic) Ovis aries

Wolf Canis lupus

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