Appendix III - Tables. Table 1. - Trees and Shrubs for Pollinator Enhancement. Tree or Scientific Name Common Name Nevada MLRA Period Flower Growth Height, Mature (ft) Soil Texture Fine Soil Texture Medium Soil Texture Coarse Irrigation Required pH Range Salinity Tolerance Ambrosia dumosa burrobush 29 30 Late Winter Yellow Shrub, Subshrub 2 No Yes Yes Low 7-8.5 Medium Arctostaphylos pungens pointleaf manzanita 30 Late Winter White Shrub, Subshrub 12 No Yes Yes Medium 5.7-7 None Baccharis sarothroides desertbroom 30 Late Winter Yellow Shrub 12 Yes Yes Yes Low 7-8.5 Medium Ceanothus greggii desert ceanothus 30 Early Spring Blue Shrub 7 Yes Yes Yes Medium Low Ceanothus prostratus prostrate ceanothus 22A 23 26 Early Spring Purple Shrub, Subshrub 0.5 No Yes Yes High Low Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany all Spring Yellow Tree, Shrub 20 No Yes Yes Medium None Jamesia americana fivepetal cliffbush 30 Early Spring White Shrub 6 No Yes Yes Medium 7-8.5 Low Krameria erecta littleleaf ratany 29 30 Early Spring Purple Shrub, Subshrub 2 No Yes Yes Low 7-8.5 Low glandulosum western Labrador tea 23 25 26 Early Spring White Shrub 4.5 Yes Yes No High 4.6-7 Low Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood 22A 23 24 26 27 28B 29 30 Early Spring Tree 90 Yes Yes Yes High 6-8 Low Prunus fasciculata desert almond 29 30 Early Spring White Shrub 6 No Yes Yes Medium 7-8.5 Low Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush all Early Spring White 6 No Yes Yes Medium None 8.5 8.4
Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac 25 28A 28B 29 30 Early Spring Yellow 4 No Yes Yes Medium Medium Ribes lacustre prickly currant 24 27 28B Spring Purple Shrub 3 No No No Medium 5-7.8 None Cornus sericea ssp. sericea redosier dogwood all Spring White Tree, Shrub 12 Yes Yes Yes High None Hymenoclea monogyra singlewhorl burrobrush 23 Spring Shrub, Subshrub 2 No Yes Yes Low Krascheninnikovia lanata winterfat all Spring Yellow Shrub, Subshrub 2 Yes Yes Yes Low High Philadelphus microphyllus littleleaf mock orange 27 28A 28B 29 30 Spring White Shrub 15 No Yes Yes Medium 7-8.5 None Purshia glandulosa desert bitterbrush 24 25 27 28A 28B 29 30 Spring Yellow Shrub 5 No Yes Yes Low 6.8-8 Medium Robinia pseudoacacia black locust 22A 23 28A 29 Spring White Tree 60 Yes Yes Yes High Medium Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry 22A 23 25 26 Spring White Subshrub 4 Yes Yes No High None Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea blue elderberry all Spring White Shrub, Tree 23 No Yes Yes Medium None Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise 30 Mid- Spring White 10 Yes Yes Yes Low 4-6 Medium Baccharis salicifolia mule-fat 30 Mid- Spring Yellow Shrub 10 Yes Yes Yes Medium 7-8.5 High Coleogyne ramosissima blackbrush 29 30 Mid- Spring Yellow Shrub 6 No Yes Yes Low 5.9-8 Low Crataegus douglasii hawthorn 25 Mid- Spring White Tree, Shrub 15 Yes Yes Yes High None Eriogonum sphaerocephalum rock buckwheat 23 24 25 Mid- Spring Yellow Shrub, Subshrub 1 No Yes Yes Medium 6-8.6 Low 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.9 8.2
Grayia spinosa spiny hopsage all Late Spring Red Shrub, Subshrub 3 Yes Yes Yes Medium 6.5-9 High Kalmia microphylla alpine laurel 23 25 Late Spring Purple Shrub, Subshrub 1 No Yes Yes Medium 6-7.3 None Physocarpus malvaceus mallow ninebark 25 Late Spring White Shrub 15 Yes Yes Yes High 6-7.5 None Ribes nevadense Sierra currant 22A 26 Late Spring Red Shrub 6 No Yes Yes Medium 6-7.5 None Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry 22A 23 26 Late Spring White Shrub 5 No Yes Yes Medium 6-7.5 None Ribes viscosissimum sticky currant 22A 23 25 Late Spring White Shrub 3.5 No Yes Yes High None Robinia neomexicana New Mexico locust 28A 29 30 Late Spring Purple Tree, Shrub 25 Yes Yes Yes Medium 7-8.5 Low Rosa woodsii Woods' rose all Late Spring Red Subshrub 3 No Yes Yes Medium 5-8 Low Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii purple sage all Late Spring Blue Shrub, Subshrub 2.5 No Yes Yes Medium 6.5-8 Low Shepherdia argentea silver buffaloberry 22A 23 24 25 26 27 28B 29 Late Spring Yellow Tree, Shrub 18 No Yes Yes High 5.3-8 High Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry 25 28A 28B Late Spring Yellow Shrub 6 No Yes Yes High 5.3-8 Medium Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry 23 24 25 28A 28B 29 30 Late Spring White Shrub 5 Yes Yes No Medium Low Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry 22A 23 24 25 26 27 28A 28B Early Summer White Tree, 15 Yes Yes Yes Medium Low Arctostaphylos nevadensis pinemat manzanita 22A 23 26 Summer White Shrub, Subshrub 2 No Yes Yes High 6-8.4 None Ceanothus cordulatus whitethorn ceanothus 22A 23 26 28B Early Summer White Shrub 8 No Yes Yes High 7-8.5 Low
Ceanothus velutinus snowbrush ceanothus 22A 23 24 26 25 28B Early Summer White Tree, Shrub 10 No Yes Yes High None Ribes cereum wax currant 22A 23 24 26 27 28B 29 30 Early Summer White Shrub 3 No Yes Yes High None montigenum gooseberry currant 22A 23 24 25 26 28A 28B 29 30 Early Summer Red Shrub 1 No Yes Yes Medium 7-8 None Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry 25 Early Summer Red Shrub, Subshrub 2 No Yes Yes High 5-7 None Vaccinium uliginosum bog blueberry 23 25 Early Summer Purple Subshrub 2 No Yes No High None Chamaebatiaria millefolium desert 22A 23 24 25 26 28A 28B 29 30 Mid- Summer Shrub 6 No Yes Yes High 7-8 None Eriogonum fasciculatum Eastern Mojave buckwheat 29 30 Mid- Summer White Shrub, Subshrub 3 No Yes Yes Medium Medium Eriogonum microthecum slender buckwheat all Mid- Summer Purple Subshrub 1.1 No Yes Yes Medium None Fendlera rupicola cliff fendlerbush 30 Mid- Summer White Shrub 6 No No Yes Medium 7-8.5 None Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus yellow rabbitbrush 23 24 26 29 30 Summer Yellow Shrub 3 No Yes Yes Medium 7-8.5 Medium Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis western dogwood 22A 23 26 Summer Tree, Shrub 16 Yes Yes Yes High Medium Lonicera involucrata twinberry honeysuckle 23 25 Summer Yellow 10 Yes Yes No High 5.5-8 None Sorbus scopulina Greene's mountain ash 25 28A 28B Summer White Tree, Shrub 12 No Yes Yes Medium None 7.5 7.3 5.7 8.3
Holodiscus discolor oceanspray 22A 23 24 25 26 28B Late Summer White Shrub 12 Yes Yes Yes Medium None Holodiscus dumosus rockspirea all Late Summer White Shrub 3 No Yes Yes Medium 7-8 None idaeus ssp. strigosus grayleaf red raspberry 25 28B 29 Late Summer White Subshrub 4 No Yes Yes Medium 5-7.5 None Tetradymia canescens spineless horsebrush all Late Summer Yellow Subshrub 4 No Yes Yes Low 7-8 None Tetradymia glabrata littleleaf horsebrush 22A 23 24 25 26 27 28A 28B 29 Late Summer Yellow Subshrub 12 No Yes Yes Low 7-8 None Encelia farinosa brittlebush 29 30 Winter Yellow Shrub, Subshrub 5 Yes Yes Yes Low 7-8.5 None Fouquieria splendens ocotillo 30 Red Shrub 10 No No Yes Low 7-8.5 None Table 2. Perennial Forbs for Pollinator Habitat. Perennial Forb Scientific Name Wildflower Common Name Nevada MLRA Bloom Period Flower Color Mature Height (ft) Lifespan Irrigation Required pH Range Salinity Tolerance Anemopsis californica yerba mansa 29 30 Early Spring White 1.5 Long High 6.5 - 9 Medium Artemisia ludoviciana sagebrush all Early Spring White 3 Short Low 6 - 9 High Cardamine oligosperma little western bittercress 29 30 Early Spring 1.7 Short Medium 5.5 - 7 None
Helenium autumnale common sneezeweed 24 25 Fall Yellow 4.9 Moderate Medium 4 - 7.5 Low Gaillardia pulchella Indian blanket 30 Yellow 2 Short Medium 7 - 8.5 None Linum lewisii var. lewisii flax all Blue 2.5 Moderate Medium 5.6 - 8.4 Low Nitrophila occidentalis boraxweed all Purple 1 Long Medium 7 - 10 High Pluchea odorata var. odorata sweetscent 30 Purple 4.9 Short Medium 4.5 - 7 Low Rorippa sinuata spreading yellowcress 22A 23 24 25 26 28B 30 Yellow 1 Short Medium 5 - 8.5 None Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod 23 25 Yellow Moderate Medium 4 - 8 None Table 3. – Grasses, sedges, and rushes for Pollinator Habitat. Monocot Scientific Name Common Name Nevada MLRA Active Growth Period Growth Form Lifespan Drought Tolerance pH Min. Precip Salinity Tolerance Bloom Period Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread all Spring Bunch Moderate High 6.6-8.4 5 None Summer Pleuraphis rigida big galleta 30 Spring and Summer Rhizomatous Long High 6-8 5 Low Late Spring Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton all Spring and Summer Moderate High 6.6-9 5 High Summer Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass all Spring, Summer, Fall Bunch Short High 6.6-8.6 6 Low Late Spring Pleuraphis jamesii galleta 25-30 Summer Rhizomatous Long High 6.6-8.4 6 Medium Mid- Summer Danthonia californica California oatgrass 23 25 Fall, Winter and Spring Multiple Stem Medium 6-7 6 Low Early Spring