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Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge 

Brigham City, UT 

PLANT LIST (Updated 06/2006) 

GRASSES Scientific Name Herbarium Specimen

Alkali Grass Pucinellia distans X 

Alkali Sacaton Sporobolus airoides XX 

Barnyard grass Enchinochloa crusgallii (L.) Beauv. X 

Bearded Wheatgrass Agropyron subsecundum X 

Bulbous Bluegrass Poa bulbosa XX 

Cheatgrass, Downy Chess Bromus tectorum X 

Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. X 

Crested Wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum X

Desert Saltgrass Distichlis spicata var. stricta (Torr.) Beetle X and XX 

Foxtail Barley Hordeum jubatum X and XX 

Great Basin Wild Rye Elymus anerreus XX 

Hairy Chess Bromus commutatus Schrad. X and XX 

Intermediate Wheatgrass Agropyron intermediim X 

Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis L. X 

Medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusa XX 

Nuttall’s Alkaligrass Puccinellia nuttaliana XX 

Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata X 

Rabbitsfoot Grass Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. X and XX 

Reed Phragmites communis Trin. X 

Scratchgrass Muhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees. & Mey.) X 

Squirreltail Sitanion hystrix X and XX 

Streambank Wheatgrass Agropyron riparium XX 

Wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. X 

Witchgrass Panicum capillare XX 

 

AQUATICS

Alkali Bulrush Scirpus maritimus L. (paludosus) X 

Berchtold Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii X 

Chara Chara spp. X 

Common Cattail Typha latifolia L. X 

Fluted Bulrush Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.)A. Gray X 

Hardstem Bulrush Scirpus acutus Muhl. X 

Hornwort, Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum L. X 

Mexican Rush Juncus mexicanus XX 

Narrowleaf Cattail Typha domingensis X 

Narrow-leaved Bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium 

Olney Bulrush Scirpus olneyi Gray X 

Saltmarsh Bulrush Scirpus maritimus XX 

Seaside Arrowgrass Triglochin maritimaL. X 

Showy Milkweed Asclepias speciosa Torr. X and XX 
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AQUATICS (Cont.)

Spikerush Eleocharius palustris X 

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata L. X 

Wire Rush Juncus balticus Willd. X 

Reed Canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea XX 

Common Reed Phragmites australis XX 

 

FORBS

Pigweed, Redroot Amaranthus retroflexus L. X 

Wild Onion Allium acuminatum Hook. X 

Hound’s Tongue Cynoglossum officinale L. X 

Clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra X 

Saltwort, Samphire, Pickleweed Salicornia rubra X and XX 

Pursh Seepweed Suaeda depressa X 

Alkali Seepweed Suaeda fruticosa X 

Black Seepweed, Inkweed Suaeda nigra (moquinii) X 

Yarrow Achillea millifolium L. X 

Western Yarrow Achillea lanulosa XX 

Mountain Dandelion Agoseris glauca X 

Annual Ragweed Ambrosia artemisifolia L. X and XX 

Western Ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya X 

Smaller Burdock Arctium minus X 

Wild Aster Aster chilensis var. adscendens X 

Siskiyou Aster Aster hesperius A. Gray X 

Beggar’s Ticks Bidens cernua L. X 

Blue Sailors, Chickory Chichorium intybus L. X 

Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense X 

Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare X 

Curly-cup Gumweed Grindelia squarrosa X and XX 

Broom Snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae X and XX 

Annual Sunflower Helianthus annus X and XX 

Marsh Elder Iva axillaries X 

False Ragweed Iva xanthifolia X 

Blue Lettuce Lactuca pulchella X 

Wire Lettuce Lactuca serriola X 

Pineapple Weed Matricaria matricarioides X 

Prickly/Spiny Sowthistle Sonchus asper X and XX 

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale X 

Goatsbeard, Western Salsify Tragopogon dubius X and XX 

Field Bindweed, Wild Morning-glory Convolvulus arvensis X and XX 

Morning Glory Convolvulus sepium X 

Black Mustard Brassica nigra X 

Whitetop Cardaria draba X 

Tansy Mustard Descurainia Sophia X 

Dyer’s Woad Isatis tinctoria X 
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Peppergrass Lepidium perfoliatum X 

FORBS (cont.)

Perennial Pepperweed Lepidium latifolium XX 

Tumble Mustard Sisymbrium altissimum X 

Common Teasel Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. X 

Ridgeseed Spurge Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm. X 

Redstem Filaree, Storksbill Erodium cicutarium X 

Bugleweed Lycopus asper Greene X 

Catnip Nepeta cataria L. X 

Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata L. X 

Black Medic Medicago lupulina L. X 

Alfalfa Medicago sativa L. X 

White Sweetclover Meliotus alba X 

Yellow Sweetclover Melilitus officinalis X and XX 

Clover Trifolium fragiferum X 

Asparagus Asparagus officinalis L. X 

Blazing Star Mentzelia laevicaulis X 

Hollyhock Althaea rosea X 

Flower-of-an-hour Hibiscus trionum X 

Cheeseweed Malva neglecta X 

Sticky willow herb Epilobium adenocaulon X 

Gaura Guara parviflora X 

Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis X 

Plantain Plantago major X 

Waterspot, Floating Ladysthumb Polygonum amphibium X 

Knotweed Polygonum aviculare X 

Curlytop Ladysthumb Polygonum lapathifolium X 

Spotted Landysthumb Polygonum persicaria X 

Bushy Knotweed Polygonum ramosissimum X 

Curly Dock Rumex crispus X and XX 

Willow Dock Rumex salicifolius X 

Purslane Portulaca aleracea X 

Saltwort Glaux maritime X 

Rocky Mountain Buttercup Ranunculus cymbalaria X 

Celery-Leaf Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus X 

Silverleaf Cinquefoil Potentilla anserine X 

Catchweed Bedstraw Galium aparine X 

Annual Paintbrush Castilleja exilis A. Nels. X and XX 

Mullein Verbascum thapsus X 

European Bittersweet Solanum dulcamera L. X 

Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. X 

Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum X and XX 

Slim Stinging Nettle Urtica dioca L. ssp. Gracilis (Ait.) Seland. X 

Big-bract Verbena Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. X 

Puncturevine/weed, Caltrop Tribulus terrestris L. X and XX 

Chamomile Chamomile rescuita XX 
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Indianwheat, Woolly Plantain Plantago patagonica XX 

FORBS (cont.)

Rocky Mountain Beeplant Cleome serrulata 

Flixweed Descurainia Sophia 

Field Pennycress Thlaspi arvense 

Shepherdspurse Capsilla bursa-pastoris 

Common Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium XX 

Western Groundsel Senecio integerrimus 

Spreading Alkaliweed Cressa truxillensis XX 

Dodder Cuscuta spp. XX 

Netseed Lambsquarter Chenopodium berlandieri XX 

Purple Aster Machaeranthera canescens XX 

Kochia Kochia scoparius XX 

Goldenpea Thermopsis rhombifolia XX 

 

TREES AND SHRUBS

Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata XX 

Box elder Acer negundo X 

Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum X 

Iodinebush Allenrolfea occidentalis X and XX 

Shadscale Atriplex confertifolia X 

Nuttall Saltbush Atriplex nuttallii X 

Spearscale Atriplex patula var. hastata X 

Fourwinged Saltbush Atriplex canescens XX 

Gray Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus XX 

Green Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus XX 

Greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus X and XX 

Hoary Sagebrush Artemesia cana Pursh. X 

Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia L. X 

Golden Currant Ribes aureum Pursh X 

Red Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica X 

Oriental Arbor-vitae Thuja orientalis X 

Wood’s Rose Rosa woodsii X 

Bolleana Poplar Populus alba L. var. bolleana Lauche X 

Fremont Poplar Populus fremontii S. Wats. X 

Peachleaf Willow Salix amygdaloides Anderss. X 

Beak or Bebb Willow Salix bebbiana var. perrostrata Sarg. X 

Sandbar Willow Salix exigua Nutt. X 

Tamarisk, Salt Cedar Tamarix pentandra Pall. X 

Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila X 

 

VINE

X-Denotes historic herbarium (circa 1977) 
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XX-Denotes new herbarium (2003)