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APPENDIX 28—PLANT COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC 

NAMES 

This is a partial list of plants common and scientific names, provided to save space in document text, and 

is in no way intended to be a comprehensive list of species found within the Rawlins Field Office (RFO) 

area. 

Table A28-1. Upland Plant Common and Scientific Names with Synonyms, 

following Dorn, 2001, Vascular Plants of Wyoming, 3rd ED 

Common Name Scientific Name (Dorn 2001) Scientific Name Synonym(s)

Grass-like Plants

threadleaf sedge Carex filafolia

elk sedge Carex geyeri

Baltic rush Juncus balticus

Grasses 

redtop bent Agrositis alba

meadow foxtail Alopecurus aequalis

threeawn Aristida spp. 

sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula

blue grama Bouteloua gracilis

hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta

smooth brome Bromus inermis

mountain brome Bromus marginatus

cheatgrass Brumus techtorum

buffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides

bluejoint reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis

pine reedgrass Calamagrostis rubenscens

prairie sandreed Calomovilfa longifolia

oatgrass Danthonia spp.

tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa

inland saltgrass Disticalis stricta Disticalis spicata

Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis

basin wildrye Elymus cinereus

bottlebrush squirreltail Elymus elymoides Sitanian hystrix

blue wildrye Elymus glaucus

thickspike wheatgrass Elymus lanceolatus Agropyron dasystachyum

western wheatgrass Elymus smithii Agropyron smithii - Pascopyrum smithii

blue bunch wheatgrass Elymus spicatus Agropyron spicatum - Pseudoroegneria

spicata

slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycoulus Agropyron trachycaulum

Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis

foxtail barely Hordium jubatum

prairie junegrass Koeleria macrantha Koeleria cristata

king spike fescue Leucapoa kingii

onion grass Melica bulbosa

slimstem muhly Muhlenbergia filiculmis 

Sandhill muhly Muhlenbergia pungens 

Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides

alpine timothy Phleum alpinum

timothy Phleum pratense

big bluegrass Poa ampla

mutton bluegrass Poa fendleriana Poa longiligula

Wheeler bluegrass Poa nervosa

Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis

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Common Name Scientific Name (Dorn 2001) Scientific Name Synonym(s)

Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda Poa sandbergii

alkali grass Puccinellia spp.

blowout grass Redfieldia flexuosa

little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 

alkali cordgrass Spartina gracilis

alkali sacatoon Sporobolus airoides

sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus

Columbian needlegrass Stipa columbiana

needle-and-thread Stipa comata

green needlegrass Stipa viridula

Forbs

false dandilion Agoseris glouca

wild onion Alium testile

columbine Aquilegia spp. 

Hooker sandwart Arenaria hookeri

arnica Arnica spp.

aster Aster spp.

milkvetch Astragalus spp.

balsom root Balsamorhiza sagittata

segolily Calochartus nuttallii

harebell Campanula parryi

Indian paintbrush Casteligia spp.

chickweed Cerastium brachypodum

larkspur Delphinium spp.

field horsetail Equisitum arvense

buckwheat Eriogenum spp.

elkweed Frasera speciosa

bedstraw Galium spp.

halogeton Halogeton glomeratus

mountain iris Iris missuriensis

pepperweed Lepidium densiflorium

licorice-root Ligusticum tenuifolium

biscuitroot Lomatium grayi

lupine Lupinus spp.

bluebell Mertensia spp.

Oregon grape Mohonia repens

pricklypear cactus Opuntia polyacantha

loco weed Oxytrophis spp.

penstemon Penstemon spp.

phlox Phlox spp.

slimflower scurfpea Psoralea tenuiflora

groundsel Senicio spp.

checker mallow Sidalcea candida

checker mallow Sidalcea neomexicana

globe mallow Sphaeralcea coccinea

seablight Suada nigra

mountain pea Thermospsis spp. 

clover Trifolium spp.

stinging nettle Urtica dioica

vetch Vicia spp.

violet Viola spp.

woody aster Xylarhira glabriuscula

yucca Yucca glouca

Shrubs

service berry Amelanchier alnifolia

silver sagebrush Artemisia cana

sand sagebrush Artemisia filafolia

fringe sage wort Artemisia frigida

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Common Name Scientific Name (Dorn 2001) Scientific Name Synonym(s)

alkali sagebrush Artemisia longifloia

black sagebrush Artemisia nova

birdsfoot sagebrush Artemisia pedatifida

bud sagebrush Artemisia spinescense

Wyoming big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var. wyomingensis

Basin big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var.tridentata

mountain big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata var.vaseyana 

shadescale Atriplex conferifolia

Gardener saltbush Atriplex gardeneri

true mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus

green rabbitbrush Chysothamnus viscidiflorus

redosier dogwood Cornus sericea Cornus stolenifera

rubber rabbit brush Ericameria nauseosa Chysothamnus nauseosus

spinny hopsage Grayia spinosa

broom snakeweed Gutiarrizia sarothorea

common juniper Juniperous communis

winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata Ceratoides lanata - Eurosia lanata

shruby cinquefoil Pentaphylloides floribunda Potentilla fruticosa

chokecherry Prunus virginiana

bitterbrush Pursha tredentata

golden current Ribes aureum

wax current Ribes cereum

mountain gooseberry Ribes inerme

sticky current Ribes viscosissimum

Woods rose Rosa woodsii

Bebb's willow Salix bebiana

Booth willow Salix boothii

yellow willow Salix eriocephala var.watsonii Salix lutea

coyote willow Salix exigua

Geyer willow Salix geyeriana

whiplash willow Salix lasiandra

planeleaf willow Salix plantifolia

Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana

greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus

russet buffalo berry Sheperdia argentea

buffaloberry Sheperdia canadensis

snow berry Syphoricarpos albus

horsebrush Tetradymia canescens

Trees

subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa

water birch Betula occidentalis

Utah juniper Juniperous osteosperma

Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperous scopulorum

Engleman spruce Picia englemannii

logdepole pine Pinus contorta

limber pine Pinus flexus

ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa

narrow leaf cottonwood Populus angustifolia Populus sargentii

balsam poplar Populus balsamifera

plain cottonwood Populus deltoida

Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii *

quaking aspen Populus tremuloides

Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii

* not included in Dorn 2001 

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Table A28-2. Plant Species Typical of Wetlands and Wet Meadows in Wyoming 

Species Scientific Name 

Forbs

Horsetail Equisetum spp.

Iris Iris missouriensis 

Grasses

northern reedgrass Calamagrostis inexpansa 

tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa 

slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 

smooth brome Bromus inermis 

saltgrass Distichlis stricta 

orchard grass Dactylis glomerata 

meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum 

Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis 

foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum 

Basin wildrye Elymus cinereus 

alkaligrass Puccinellia nuttalliana 

alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides 

alkali cordgrass Spartina gracilis

redtop Agrostis alba 

mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis 

Grass-like

cattail Typha sp. 

water sedge Carex aquatilis

field sedge Carex praegracilis

Ross' sedge Carex rossii

needleleaf sedge Carex stenophylla

beaked sedge Carex urtriculata

alkali bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus 

spike rush Eleocuris palustris 

tulerush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani 

Baltic rush Juncus balticus

Shrubs

Wood’s rose Rosa woodsii 

silver sagebrush Artemisia cana

silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea

shrubby cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa 

golden currant Ribes aureum

gooseberry Ribes lacustre 

water birch Betula occidentalis 

Douglas hawthorn Crataegus douglasii 

willow species Salix species 

Dogwood Cornus stolonifera 

cottonwood species Populus species 

This table does not represent a complete list of wetland plants in the RMPPA. 

The complete list of plant species that occur in wetlands is published by the

Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, and is used to

evaluate whether the vegetation present meets the requirement of a

jurisdictional wetland. The RMPPA is located in regions 9 and 4; the majority

of the RMPPA is in region 9 (USFWS 1998). 

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Dorn, R. D., 2001. Vascular plants of Wyoming, third ed. Mountain West Publishing, Cheyenne, 

Wyoming. 

USFWS, 1988. National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands: Northwest (Region 9), 1993

Supplement to Biological Report 88 (26.9). 

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