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APPENDIX E 

COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF 

PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES 

The scientific names of plant and animal species cited in Chapter 3 and throughout this Long-Term 

Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement are listed in Table E–1. 

Species are grouped by common name and listed in alphabetical order. 

Table E–1. List of Common and Scientific Names of 

Plant and Animal Species 

Common Name Scientific Name 

Plants 

Alkali salt grass Distichlis spicata 

Bald cypress Taxodium distichum 

Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 

Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata 

Buffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides 

Bulrush Scirpus spp. 

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 

Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum 

Common plantain Plantago major 

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale 

Galleta grass Pleuraphis spp. 

Gray rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa 

Greenbriar Smilax spp. 

Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 

Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides 

Mesquite Prosopis spp. 

Mulberry Morus spp. 

Prickly pear Opuntia spp. 

Red ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 

Red oak Quercus rubra 

Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea 

Rushes Juncus spp. 

Salt rattlepod Swainsona salsula 

Sand cholla Opuntia pulchella 

Sedges Carex spp. 

Siberian elm Ulmus pumila 

Snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 

Snow buckwheat Eriogonum niveum 

Soapweed Yucca glauca 

Spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa 

Squirrelgrass Hordeum jubatum 

Threetip sagebrush Artemisia tripartita 

Watercress Nasturtium spp. 

Water smartweed Polygonum amphibium 

Water tupelo Nyssa aquatica 
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Common Name Scientific Name 

Willow Salix spp. 

Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata 

Mollusks 

Giant oyster Crassostrea gigantissima 

Fish 

American shad Alosa sapidissima 

Bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus 

Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 

Carp Cyprinus carpio 

Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 

Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch 

Colorado pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius 

Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis 

Gar Lepisosteus spp. 

Hickory shad Alosa mediocris 

King salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 

Kokanee salmon Oncorhynchus nerka 

Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi 

Lahontan tui chub Gila bicolor obesa 

Lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta 

Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides 

Mosquito fish Gambusia affinis 

Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni 

Mud sunfish Acantharchus pomotis 

Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 

Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus 

Redfin pickerel Esox americanus americanus 

Roundtail chub Gila robusta 

Shorthead sculpin Cottus confusus 

Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieui 

Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus 

Steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 

Striped bass Morone saxatilis 

Tahoe sucker Catostomus tahoensis 

Amphibians 

Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 

Great Basin spadefoot toad Spea intermontana 

Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla 

Spadefoot toad Scaphiopus multiplicatus 

Texas toad Bufo speciosus 

Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum 

Woodhouse’s toad Bufo woodhousii 
Common and Scientific Names of Plant and Animal Species 

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Common Name Scientific Name 

Reptiles 

Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis 

Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 

Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina 

Gopher snake Pituophis catenifer 

Great Basin gopher snake Pituophis catenifer deserticola 

Sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus 

Sand dune lizard Sceloporus arenicolus 

Short-horned lizard Phrynosoma douglassii 

Side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana 

Southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala 

Southern prairie lizard Sceloporus undulates 

consubrinus 

Southern ring-necked snake Diadophis punctatus punctatus 

Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer 

Western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus 

Western rattlesnake Crotalus viridis 

Western yellow-bellied 

racer 

Coluber constrictor mormon 

Whiptail lizards Cnemidophorus sp. 

Birds 

American robin Turdus migratorius 

Black vulture Coragyps atratus 

Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis 

Common crow Corvus brachyrynchus 

Common raven Corvus corax 

European starling Sturnus vulgaris 

Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos 

Great blue heron Ardea herodias 

Greater sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 

Great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 

Horned lark Eremophila alpestris 

House sparrow Passer domesticus 

Kestrel Falco sparverius 

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 

Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus 

Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus 

Philadelphia vireo Vireo philadelphicus 

Pigeon Columba livia 

Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus 

Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis 

Sage sparrow Amphispiza belli 

Say’s phoebe Sayornis saya 

Scaled quail Callipepla squamata 

Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea 

Summer tanager Piranga rubra 
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Common Name Scientific Name 

Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 

Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo 

Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons 

Mammals 

Badger Taxidea taxus 

Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus 

Bobcat Lynx rufus 

Coyote Canis latrans 

Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus 

Desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii 

Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus 

Feral hog Sus scrofa 

Gray bat Myotis grisescens 

Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus 

Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 

Great Basin pocket mouse Perognathus parvus 

Mink Mustela vison 

Mountain lion Puma concolor 

Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus 

Opossum Didephis virginiana 

Ord’s kangaroo rat Dipodomys ordii 

Pronghorn Antilocapra americana 

Pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis 

Raccoon Procyon lotor 

River otter Lontra canadensis 

Rocky Mountain elk Cervus canadensis 

Short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis 

Silky pocket mouse Perognathus flavus 

Spotted skunk Spilogale putorius 

Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis 

Townsend’s ground squirrel Spermophilus townsendii 

White-tailed antelope 

squirrel 

Ammospermophilus leucurus 

White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 

Yellow-bellied marmot Marmota flaviventris