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Platte River Ecology Study


Appendices


Appendix B. Common and scientific names of the major plant species on the Platte River floodplain.
Common name                       Scientific name

Alfalfa                           Medicago sativa

American Bugleweed                Lycopus americanus Muhl.

American Bulrush                  Scirpus americanus Pers.

American Elm                      Ulmus americana L.

American Germander                Teucrim canadense

Aster                             Aster sp.

Barnyard Grass                    Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.

Big Bluestem                      Andropogon gerardi Vitman

Black-eyed Susan                  Rudbeckia hirta

Black Locust                      Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Black Walnut                      Juglans nigra L. 

Blazing Star                      Liatris punctata

Blue Grama                        Bouteloua gracilis

Bluegrass                         Poa pratensis L.

Box Elder                         Acer negundo L.

Buckbrush                         symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench

Buffalo Grass                     Buchloe dactyloides

Buffaloberry                      Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

Bundleflower                      Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM.

Canada Goldenrod                  Solidago canadensis L.

Canada Sanicle                    Sanicula canadensis L.

Canada Wild Rye                   Elymus canadensis L.

Catalpa                           Catalpa speciosa Warder

Cattail                           Typha latifolia L.

Cheatgrass                        Bromus tectorum L.

Chinese Elm                       Ulmus parvifolia Jacaq.

Choke Cherry                      Prunus virginiana L.

Climbing Bittersweet              Cleastrus scandens L.

Cocklebur                         Xanthium strumarium L.

Common Mullein                    Verbascum thapsus L.

Common Ragweed                    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Cone Flower                       Ratibida columnarius

Corn                              Zea mays

Cottonwood                        Populus deltoides Marsh.

Dandelion                         Taraxacum officinale Weber

Diamond Willow                    Salix rigida Muhl.

Foxtail Barley                    Hordeum jubatum L.

Fringed Loosestrife               Lysimachia ciliata

Frog Fruit                        Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene

Green Ash                         Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.

Ground Cherry                     Physalis virginiana Mill.

Hackberry                         Celtis occidentalis L.

Hairy Grama                       Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.

Hardstem Bulrush                  Scirpus acutus Muhl.

Hoary Vervain                     Verbena stricta Vent.

Hopseed                           Medicago lupulina L.

Indian Grass                      Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash

Indigo Bush                       Amorpha fruticosa L.

Ironweed                          Vernonia fasciculata Michx.

Japanese Brome                    Bromus japonicus Thunb.

Junegrass                         Koeleria cristata  

Lady's Thumb Smartweed            Polygonum persicaria L.

Lead Plant                        Amorpha canescens

Little Bluestem                   Andropogon scoparius Michx.

Loosestrife                       Lythrum dacotanum Nieuw.

Lovegrass                         Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Ness

Milo                              Sorghum sp.

Needle and Thread                 Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.

Needle-leaf Sedge                 Carex eleocharis

Nutsedge                          Cyperus sp. (including: C. 
                                  erythrorhizos, C. esculeutus)

Osage Orange                      Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

Pale Smartweed                    Polygonum lapathifolium L.

Peach-leaf Willow                 Salix amygdaloides Anderss.

Plains Muhly                      Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Plains Sunflower                  Helianthus petiolorus Nutt.

Poison Ivy                        Rhus radicans (L.) O. Ktze.

Prairie Cordgrass                 Spartina pectinata Link

Prairie Dogbane                   Apocynum sibiricum Jacqy.

Prickly Ash                       Zanthoxylum americanum Mill.

Red Cedar                         Juniperus virginiana L.

Red Clover                        Trifolium pratense L.

Red Mulberry                      Morus rubra L.

Red-osier Dogwood                 Cornus stolonifera Michx.

Redtop                            Agrostis stolonifera L.

Reed Canary Grass                 Phalaris arundinacea L.

Rough-leaf Dogwood                Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer

Russian Olive                     Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Salt Cedar                        Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.

Saltgrass                         Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene

Sandbar Willow                    Salix exigua Nutt.

Sand Dropseed                     Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray

Scarlet Gaura                     Gaura coccinea

Sedges                            Carex sp. (including: c. atherodes,  
                                  C. meadii C. blanda, C. stipata, C. 
                                  brevior, C. tenera, C. lanuginosa, C.
                                  vulpinoidea)

Siberian Elm                      Ulmus pumila L.

Side Oats Grama                   Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

Silver Maple                      Acer saccharinum L.

Six-week Fescue                   Festuca octoflora

Skelton Weed                      lygodesmia juncea

Skunkbush                         Rhus aromatica Ait.

Slippery Elm                      Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Small Panic Grass                 Panicum oligosanthes Schult.

Smooth Brome                      Bromus inermis Leyss.

Smooth Sumac                      Rhus glabra L.

Snowberry                         Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench

Snow-on-the-Mountain              Euphorbia marginata Pursh

Spikenard                         Aralia racemosa L.

Spikerush                         Eleocharis palustris (L.) R. & S.

Spotted Spurge                    Euphorbia maculata L.

Switchgrass                       Panicum virgatum L.

Virginia Creeper                  Parthenocissus vitacea ( Kneer) Hitchc.

Water Sedge                       Carex aquatilis Wahl.

Western Wheatgrass                Agropyron smithii

Wheatgrass                        Agropyron sp.

White Sweet Clover                Melilotus albus Desr.

Wild Alfalfa                      Psoralea tenuiflora

Wild Grape                        Vitis riparia Michx.

Wild Plum                         Prunus americana Marsh.

Wild Rose                         Rosa woodsii Lindl.

Woodbine                          Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) Hitchc.

*Common and scientific names follow Great Plains Flora Association (1977).

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