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- Preface
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FG Food Plantsheadline bar **Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers:Food Plants** by Robert E. Pfadt List of Species Fact Sheets (60 Species)  **Appendix of Common-Scientific Names of Grasshopper Food Plants -***Grasses, Sedges and Rushes, Forbs and Shrubs***** **Grasses** barley —*Hordeum vulgare*barnyardgrass —*Echinochloa crusgalli*basin wildrye —*Elymus cinereus*big bluestem —*Andropogon gerardii*bluebunch wheatgrass —*Pseudoroegneria (Agropyron) spicata*blue grama —*Bouteloua gracilis*buffalograss —*Buchloe dactyloides*burrograss —*Scleropogon brevifolius*crested wheatgrass —*Agropyron cristatum*curly mesquite —*Hilaria belangeri*downy brome —*Bromus tectorum*fall witchgrass —*Leptoloma cognatum*foxtail barley —*Hordeum jubatum*foxtail brome —*Bromus rubens*giant wildrye —*Elymus condensatus*green bristlegrass —*Setaria viridis*green needlegrass —*Stipa viridula*hairy grama —*Bouteloua hirsuta*hare barley —*Hordeum leporinum*Idaho fescue —*Festuca idahoensis*intermediate wheatgrass —*Elytrigia (Agropyron) intermedia*Japanese brome —*Bromus japonicus*Johnsongrass —*Sorghum halepense*Kentucky bluegrass —*Poa pratensis*little barley —*Hordeum pusillum*little bluestem —*Schizachyrium scoparium*needleandthread —*Stipa comata*oats —*Avena sativa*orchardgrass —*Dactylis glomerata*Parry oatgrass —*Danthonia parryi*plains lovegrass —*Eragrostis intermedia*poverty oatgrass —*Danthonia spicata*prairie cordgrass —*Spartina pectinata*prairie dropseed —*Sporobolus heterolepis*prairie junegrass —*Koeleria cristata*prairie sandreed —*Calamovilfa longifolia*quackgrass —*Elytrigia (Agropyron) repens*red fescue —*Festuca rubra*red sprangletop—*Leptochloa filiformis*red threeawn —*Aristida longiseta*reed canarygrass —*Phalaris arundinacea*Sandberg bluegrass —*Poa secunda*sand bluestem —*Andropogon hallii*sand dropseed —*Sporobolus cryptandrus*Scribner panicum —*Panicum scriberianum*sideoats grama —*Bouteloua curtipendula*silver beardgrass —*Bothriochloa saccharoides*sixweeks fescue —*Vulpia octoflora*slender hairgrass —*Deschampsia elongata*slender wheatgrass —*Elymus (Agropyron) trachycaulum*smooth brome —*Bromus inermis*soft brome —*Bromus mollis*spikefescue —*Leucopoa kingii*squirreltail —*Sitanion hystrix*stinkgrass —*Eragrostis cilianensis*subalpine needlegrass —*Stipa nelsonii*switchgrass —*Panicum virgatum*tall dropseed —*Sporobolus asper*thickspike wheatgrass —*Elymus (Agropyron) casystachyum*timothy —*Phleum pratense*western needlegrass —*Stipa occidentalis*western wheatgrass —*Pascopyrum (Agropyron) smithii*wheat —*Triticum aestivum*wild oat —*Avena fatua*witchgrass —*Panicum capillare*wolftail —*Lycurus phleoides*yellow indiangrass —*Sorghastrum nutans* **Sedges-Rushes** Baltic rush —*Juncus balticus*elk sedge —*Carex geyeri*needleleaf sedge —*Carex eleocharis*Penn sedge —*Carex pennsylvanica*rock sedge —*Carex rupestris*sun sedge —*Carex heliophila*threadleaf sedge —*Carex filifolia* **Forbs and Shrubs** alfalfa —*Medicago sativa*annual sowthistle —*Sonchus oleraceus*antelope bitterbrush —*Purshia tridentata*antelopehorns milkweed —*Asclepias asperula*Arizona popcornflower —*Plagiobothrys arizonicus*aromatic aster —*Aster oblongifolius*arrowleaf balsamroot —*Balsamorhiza sagittata*arrowleaf butterbur —*Petasites sagittatus*ball mustard —*Neslia paniculata*balsamroot —*Balsamorhiza* spp.big sagebrush —*Artemisia tridentata*birdsfoot trefoil —*Lotus corniculatus*bitterroot —*Lewisia rediviva*black sagebrush —*Artemisia nova*blood ragweed —*Ambrosia trifida var. texana*bracted spiderwort —*Tradescantia bracteata*branchy goldfields —*Baeria chrysostoma*breadroot scurfpea —*Psoralea esculenta*broadleaf plantain —*Plantago major*broom snakeweed —*Gutierrezia sarothrae*budsage —*Artemisia spinescens*burroweed —*Haplopappus tenuisectus*bushy wallflower —*Erysimum repandum*Canada goldenrod —*Solidago canadensis*Canada thistle —*Cirsium arvense*chicory —*Cichorium intybus*clover —*Trifolium* spp.common groundsel —*Senecio vulgaris*common lambsquarters —*Chenopodium album*common purslane —*Portulaca oleracea*common sunflower —*Helianthus annuus*common yarrow —*Achillea millefolium*crested pricklepoppy —*Argemone platyceras*cudweed sagewort —*Artemisia ludoviciana*dandelion —*Taraxacum officinale*dogweed —*Dyssodia* spp.Douglas rabbitbrush —*Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus*draba mustard —*Draba* spp.emory globemallow —*Sphaeralcea emoryi*European sticktight —*Lappula echinata*false boneset —*Kuhnia eupatorioides*false dandelion —*Agoseris glauca*Fendler sandwort —*Arenaria fendleri*Fendler springparsley —*Cymopterus fendleri*field bindweed —*Convolvulus arvensis*filaree —*Erodium* spp.fireweed fiddleneck —*Amsinckia intermedia*flax —*Linum* spp.flixweed —*Descurainia sophia*foothill trefoil —*Lotus humistratus*fringed sagebrush —*Artemisia frigida*giant ragweed —*Ambrosia trifida*gilia —*Gilia* spp.globemallow —*Sphaeralcea* spp.gray rabbitbrush —*Chrysothamnus nauseosus*greenflower pepperweed —*Lepidium densiflorum*gromwell —*Lithospermum ruderale*groundplum milkvetch —*Astragalus crassicarpus*groundsel —*Senecio stygius*hairyleaved aster —*Aster hirtifolius*hayfield tarweed —*Hemizonia congesta*heath aster —*Aster ericoides*hoary puccoon —*Lithospermum canescens*hoary vervain —*Verbena stricta*Hooker balsamroot —*Balsamorhiza hookeri*horseweed —*Conyza canadensis*kochia —*Kochia scoparia*larkspur —*Delphinium* spp.leadplant —*Amorpha canescens*lemon scurfpea —*Psoralea lanceolata*lespedeza —*Lespedeza* spp.littleleaf horsebrush —*Tetradymia glabrata*little mallow —*Malva parviflora*lotus milkvetch —*Astragalus lotiflorus*lupine —*Lupinus* spp.meadow salsify —*Tragopogon pratensis*milkvetch —*Astragalus* spp.Missouri goldenrod —*Solidago missouriensis*Missouri milkvetch —*Astragalus missouriensis*narrowleaf bluet —*Hedyotis nigricans*narrowleaf gromwell —*Lithospermum incisum*narrowleaved collomia —*Collomia linearis*narrowleaved microseris —*Microseris linearifolia*netseed lambsquarters —*Chenopodium berlandieri*Newmexico groundsel —*Senecio neomexicanus*peavine —*Lathyrus* spp.penstemon —*Penstemon* spp.peppermint —*Mentha piperita*pepperweed —*Lepidium* spp.perennial sowthistle —*Sonchus arvensis*plains bahia —*Picradeniopsis oppositifolia*prairie onion —*Allium textile*prairie spiderwort —*Tradescantia occidentalis*prairie sunflower —*Helianthus petiolaris*prairie wild rose —*Rosa arkansana*prickly lettuce —*Lactuca serriola*prostrate knotweed —*Polygonum aviculare*rabbitbrush —*Chrysothamnus* spp.red clover —*Trifolium pratense*redroot pigweed —*Amaranthus retroflexus*redstem filaree —*Erodium cicutarium*rubber rabbitbrush —*Chrysothamnus nauseosus*Russianthistle —*Salsola iberica*rusty lupine —*Lupinus pusillus*saltbush —*Atriplex gardneri*sand sagebrush —*Artemisia filifolia*scarlet gaura —*Gaura coccinea*scarlet globemallow —*Sphaeralcea coccinea*serrated balsamroot —*Balsamorhiza serrata*shadscale —*Atriplex confertifolia*shortstem lupine —*Lupinus brevicaulis*skeletonweed —*Lygodesmia juncea*silver sagebrush —*Artemisia cana*skunkbush sumac —*Rhus trilobata*slenderleaved microseris —*Microseris gracilis*slimflower scurfpea —*Psoralea tenuiflora*slimleaf bursage —*Ambrosia confertiflora*soybean —*Glycine max*spiny hopsage —*Grayia spinosa*splendid fiddleneck —*Amsinckia gloriosa*spreading fleabane —*Erigeron divergens*spreading wildbuckwheat —*Eriogonum effusum*springparsley —*Cymopterus* spp.starlily —*Leucocrinum montanum*tall lettuce —*Lactuca canadensis*tansy aster —*Machaeranthera tanacetifolia*tar weed —*Hemizonia congesta*tar weed —*Hemizonia* spp.tarragon —*Artemesia dracunculus*thistle —*Cirsium* spp.threadleaf snakeweed —*Gutierrezia microcephala*tumble mustard —*Sisymbrium altissimum*turbinella oak —*Quercus turbinella*turkey mullein —*Eremocarpus setigerus*twinpod —*Physaria* spp.type penstemon —*Penstemon hirsutus*upright prairie coneflower —*Ratibida columnifera*vetch —*Vicia* spp.Virginia pepperweed —*Lepidium virginicum*wavyleaf thistle —*Cirsium undulatum*western ragweed —*Ambrosia psilostachya*western sticktight —*Lappula occidentalis*whitedaisy tidytips —*Layia glandulosa*white sweetclover —*Melilotus alba*wildbuckwheat —*Eriogonum* spp.wild licorice —*Glycyrrhiza lepidota*wild mustard —*Brassica kaber*wild onion —*Allium* spp.willowleaf lettuce —*Lactuca saligna*woolly groundsel —*Senecio canus*woolly loco —*Astragalus mollissimus*woolly plantain —*Plantago patagonica*yellow eveningprimrose —*Oenothera flava*yellow sweetclover —*Melilotus officinalis*
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