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Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the Big Bend Reach in Nebraska


Appendices


Appendix A. Common and scientific names of plants mentioned in text and major plant species in the Platte River Basin.

SPECIES SCIENTIFIC
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
American elm Ulmus americana
Annual eriogonum Eriogonum annuum
Aspen Populus spp.
Barnyard grass     Echinochloa crusgalli
Basswood Tilia americana
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardi
Box elder Acer negundo
Black medic Medicago lupulina
Black sage Artemisia tridentata
Black spruce Picea pungens
Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis
Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum
Broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae
Buckbrush Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Buffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
Canada bluegrass Poa canadensis
Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis
Cattail Typha glauca (hybrid)
Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium
Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Common reed Phragmites australis
Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum
Corn Zea mays
Cottonwood Populus deltoides
Coyote willow Salix exigua
Crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum
Diamond willow Salix eriocephala
Dotted gayfeather Liatris punctata
Downy brome Bromus tectorum
Dwarf sagebrush Artemisia cana
Eastern pricklypear Opuntia humifusa
False boneset Kuhnia eupatoroides
False indigo Amorpha fruticosa
False solomon's seal Smilacina stellata
Fescue sedge Carex brevior
Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea
Fringed sage Artemisia frigida
Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
Fog fruit Lippia lanceolata
Greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green needlegrass Stipa viridula
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Hairy goldaster Chrysopsis villosa
Hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta
Hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
Hardstem bulrush Scirpus acutus
Heath aster Aster ericoides
Hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans
Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides
Intermediate wheatgrass Agropyron intermedium
Japanese brome Bromus japonicus
Junegrass Koeleria pyramidata
Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis
Lady's thumb Polygonum persicaria
Lead plant Amorpha canescens
Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Little bluestem Andropogon scoparius
Little pricklypear Opuntia fragillis
Lovegrass Eragrostis cilianensis
Mead's sedge Carex meadi
Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis
Mound scale Atriplex nuttallii
Musk grass Chara spp.
Needle-and-thread Stipa comata
New Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceous
Panicled aster Aster simplex
Plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata
Platte lupine Lupinus plattensis
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa
Prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera
Prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata
Prairie goldenpea Thermopsis rhombifolia
Prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia
Prairie sandwort Arenaria spp.
Prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
Prickly poppy Agremone polyanthemos
Prickly rose Rosa acicularis
Purple prairie-clover Dalea purpurea
Purple three-awn Aristida purpurea
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides
Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Red cedar Juniperus virginiana
Red mulberry Morus rubra
Red oak Quercus rubra
Red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera
Red three-awn Aristida longiseta
Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea
River-bank grape Vitis riparia
Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum
Rough-leaved dogwood Cornus drummondii
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sago pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus
Salt cedar Tamarix ramosissima
Sandberg bluegrass Poa sandbergii
Sand bluestem Andropogon hallii
Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sand lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes
Sand sagebrush Artemesia filifolia
Saw-beak sedge Carex rostrata
Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea
Scurfpea Psoralea tenuifolia
Shell-leaf penstemon Penstemon grandiflorus
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila
Side-oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula
Silky prairie clover Dalea villosa
Silverleaf scurfpea Psoralea argophylla
Silver maple Acer saccharinum
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra
Smartweed Polygonum spp.
Smooth brome Bromus inermis
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra
Soapweed yucca Yucca glauca
Soybean Glycine max
Spikerush Eleocharis spp.
Squash Cucurbita maxima
Summer cypress Kochia scoparia
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia
Three-square bulrush Scirpus americanus
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Water sedge Carex aquatilus
Western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii
White coralberry Symphoricarpos albus
White sage Artemisia ludoviciana
White sweetclover Melilotus alba
Wild lettuce Lactuca canadensis
Wild rose Rosa arkansana
Winter wheat Triticum aestivum
Woodland sedge Carex pensylvanica
Wooly sedge Carex lanuginosa


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