Final EIS Appendix 23 

APPENDIX 23—COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES 

This appendix presents the common and scientific names of fish and wildlife (Table A23-1) and plant 

species (Table A23-2) in the Pinedale planning area. 

Table A23-1. Fish and Wildlife Common and Scientific Names in the 

Pinedale Planning Area 

Common Name Scientific Name 

Cooper’s hawk Accipiter cooperi 

northern goshawk Accipiter gentiles 

sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus 

northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus 

boreal owl Aegolius funereus 

moose Alces alces 

tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 

sage sparrow Amphispiza belli 

northern pintail Anas acuta 

green-winged teal Anas crecca 

mallard Anas platyrynchos 

pronghorn Antilocapra Americana 

golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos 

short-eared owl Asio flammeus 

long-eared owl Asio otus 

burrowing owl Athene cunicularia 

ring-necked duck Aythya collaris 

ringtail Bassariscus astutus 

ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus 

pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis 

great-horned owls Bubo virginianus 

common goldeneye Bucephala clangula 

boreal western toad Bufo borea borea 

red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis 

rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus 

ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis 

Swainson’s hawk Buteo swainsoni 

coyote Canis latrans 

gray wolf Canis lupus 

beaver Castor canadensis 

suckers Catostomidae 

longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus 

Pinedale RMP A23-1 
Appendix 23 Final EIS 

A23-2 Pinedale RMP 

Common Name Scientific Name 

white sucker Catostomus commersoni 

bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus 

flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis 

greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 

elk Cervis elaphus 

mountain plover Charadrius montanus 

rubber boa Charina bottae 

black tern Chlidonias niger 

northern harrier Circus cyaneus 

ground squirrel Citellus spp. 

yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus occidentalis 

mottled sculpin Cottus bairdi 

trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator 

white-tailed prairie dog Cynomys leucurus 

prairie dog Cynomys spp. 

chub Cyprinidae 

carp Cyprinus carpio carpio 

blue grouse Dendragapus obscurus 

Richardson’s merlin Falco columbarius richardsoni 

prairie falcon Falco mexicanus 

American peregrine falcon Falco peregrinum anatum 

peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus 

arctic peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius 

American kestrel Falco sparverius 

merlin Falcon columbarius 

mountain lion Felis concolor 

bobcat Felis rufus 

leatherside chub Gila copei 

roundtail chub Gila robusta 

northern pygmy-owl Glaucidium gnoma 

whooping crane Grus americana 

sandhill cranes Grus canadensis 

wolverine Gulo gulo 

bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus 

loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus 

snowshoe hare Lepus americanus 

white-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii 

Canada lynx Lynx canadensis 

marten Martes americana 
Final EIS Appendix 23 

Pinedale RMP A23-3 

Common Name Scientific Name 

Lewis’ woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 

common merganser Mergus merganser 

water vole Microtus richardsoni 

black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes 

mink Mustela vison 

long-eared myotis Myotis evotis 

long-billed curlew Numenius americanus 

snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca 

mule deer Odocoileus hemionus 

Yellowstone cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri 

Colorado River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus 

fine-spotted Snake River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki ssp. 

Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki utah 

rainbow trout Oncorhyncus mykiss 

muskrat Ondatra zibethicus 

sage thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 

bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis 

osprey Pandion leucocephalus 

eastern short-horned lizard Phrynosoma douglasi 

three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 

white-faced ibis Plegadis chihi 

mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni 

boreal chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata 

northern leopard frog Rana pipiens 

Columbia spotted frog Rana pretiosa 

golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa 

Kendall Warm Springs dace Rhinichthys osculus thermalis 

Green River specked dace Rhinichthys osculus yarrowi 

redside shiners Richardsonius balteatus 

brown trout Salmo trutta 

brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 

Great Basin spadefoot toad Scaphiopus intermontanus 

northern sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciousus 

dwarf shrew Sorex nanus 

skunk Spilogale spp. 

Brewer’s sparrow Spizella breweri 

Forster’s tern Sterna forsteri 

great gray owl Strix nebulosa 

cottontail rabbit Sylvilagus spp. 

red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 
Appendix 23 Final EIS 

A23-4 Pinedale RMP 

Common Name Scientific Name 

badger Taxidea taxus 

wandering garter snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans 

Idaho pocket gopher Thomomys idahoensis 

black bear Ursus americanus 

grizzly bear Ursus arcto 

mourning dove Zenaida macroura 

Table A23-2. Plant Common and Scientific Names in the Pinedale Planning Area 

Common Name Scientific Name 

subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa 

needlegrass Achnatherum 

Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides 

Letterman’s needlegrass Achnatherum lettermanii 

rhizomatous wheatgrass 

Agropyron spp., Elytrigia spp., Pascopyrum 

spp., Pseudoroegneria spp., or Thinopyrum 

spp. 

Garrison creeping foxtail Alopecurus arundinaceus 

serviceberry Amelanchier spp. 

meadow pussytoes Antennaria arcuata 

Hooker’s sandwort Arenaria hookeri 

sagebrush Artemesia spp. 

alkali sagebrush Artemisia longiloba 

black sagebrush Artemisia nova 

basin big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata 

mountain big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata vaseyana 

Wyoming big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis 

three-tip sagebrush Artemisia tripartita 

Big Piney milkvetch Astragalus drabelliformis 

Trelease’s racemose milkvetch Astragalus racemosus var.treleasei 

shadscale Atriplex confertifolia 

sickle saltbush Atriplex falcata 

Gardener's saltbush Atriplex gardneri 

Oregon grape Berberis aquifolium 

smooth brome Bromus inermis 

cheatgrass Bromus tectorum 

California hesperochiron California hesperochiron 

field sedge Carex praegracilis 

knapweed Centaurea spp. 

mountain mahogany Cercocarpus spp. 
Final EIS Appendix 23 

Pinedale RMP A23-5 

Common Name Scientific Name 

low rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus humilis 

rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus spp. 

Cedar Rim thistle Cirsium aridum 

turpentine cymopterus Cymopterus terebinthinus 

tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa 

squirreltail Elymus elymoides 

thickspike wheatgrass Elymus macrourus 

saline wildrye Elymus salinus 

green rabbitbrush Ericameria teretifolia 

divergent wild buckwheat Eriogonum divaricatum 

buckwheats Eriogonum spp. 

leafy spurge Euphorbia esula 

Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis 

halogeton Halogeton glomeratus 

goldenweed Haplopappus armerioides 

hoary willow Hoary willow 

Dyer's woad Isatis tinctoria L. 

baltic rush Juncus balticus 

creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis 

junegrass Koeleria macrantha 

winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata 

perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium 

mountain peppergrass Lepidium montanum var. alyssoides 

large-fruited bladderpod Lesquerella macrocarpa 

Payson’s bladderpod Lesquerella paysonii 

king spike fescue Leucopoa kingii 

lupine Lupinus 

alfalfa Medicago sativa 

juniper prickly-pear Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina 

Swallen Mountain ricegrass Oryzopsis swallenii 

desert glandular phacelia Phacelia glandulosa var. deserta 

timothy Phleum pratense 

phlox Phlox 

Beaver Rim phlox Phlox pungens 

tufted twinpod Physaria condensata 

Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii 

blue spruce Picea pungens 

bud sagebrush Picrothamnus desertorum 

whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis 

lodgepole pine Pinus contorta 
Appendix 23 Final EIS 

A23-6 Pinedale RMP 

Common Name Scientific Name 

limber pine Pinus flexilis 

ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa 

bluegrass Poa 

Nevada bluegrass Poa nevadensis 

Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis 

Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda 

narrow-leaved cottonwood Populus angustifolia 

cottonwood Populus spp. 

quaking aspen Populus tremuloides 

bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata 

Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 

bitterbrush Purshia tridentata 

antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata 

willow species Salix spp. 

Russian thistle Salsola kali 

greasewood Sarcobatus spp. 

low spike-moss Selaginella selaginoides 

mountain ash Sorbus 

Ute ladies’ tresses Spiranthes diluvialis 

snowberry Symphoricarpos 

spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens 

horsebrushes Tetradymia spp. 

cattail Typha spp.