<<

Contents STBL ...... 1 Species ...... 1 Species by Module ...... 3

STBL STBL is the species to be learned for each module. Each module will have 10 species to be identified. Through identification students will learn physiology and adaptations. This will be the essential plant species students will need to know to successfully understand the EBIPM program.

It is recommended that the class consistently uses one or more of the following techniques as a learning activity or understanding species.

Wanted posters

Herbarium (template)

ID card (template)

Resources NRCS Plant guides. Reynolds Creek Watershed Plant Guide. By ARS & NRCS Grasses identification

Species Trees

Western Juniper- JUOC-Juniperus occidentalis

Utah Juniper- JUOS-Juniperus osteosperma

Douglas Fir- PSMEM-Pseudotsuga menziesii

Ponderosa Pine-PIPO-Pinus ponderosa Quaking Aspen-POTR5-Populus tremuloides

Shrubs Big Sagebrush-ARTR2- tridentata

Wyoming Big Sagebrush-ARTRW8-Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis

Basin Big Sagebrush-ARTRT-Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata

Mountain Big Sagebrush-ARTRV-Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana

Little Sagebrush-ARAR8-Artemisia arbuscula

Black Sagebrush-ARNO4-

Yellow Rabitbrush-CHVI8-Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Rubber Rabitbrush-ERNA10-Ericameria nauseosa

Winterfat-KRLA2-Krascheninnikovia lanata

Spineless Horsebrush-TECA2-Tetradymia canescens

Shortspine Horsebrush-TESP2-Tetradymia spinosa

Fourwing Saltbush-ATCA2-Atriplex canescens

Forbs

Common Sunflower-HEAN3-

Showy milkweed-ASSP- speciosa

Prickly lettuce-LASE-Lactuca serriola

Western Yarrow-ACMIO-Achillea millefolium L. var. occidentalis

Twolobe Larkspur-DENU2-Delphinium nuttallianum

Anderson’s Larkspur-DEAN-Delphinium andersonii

Snake River Milkvetch-ASPUO-Astragalus purshii Douglas ex Hook. var. ophiogenes

Tall Tumblemustard-SIAL2-Sisymbrium altissimum

Russian Thistle-SAKA-Salsola kali

Silvery Lupine-LUAR3-Lupinus argenteus

Whitetop-CADR-Cardaria draba

Grasses

Sandberg Bluegrass-POSE-Poa secunda Bulbous Bluegrass-POBU-Poa bulbosa

Squirrel tail-ELEL5-Elymus elymoides

Idaho Fescue-FEID-Festuca idahoensis

Indian Ricegrass-ACHY-Achnatherum hymenoides

Needle and Thread grass-HECO26-Hesperostipa comata

Basin Wildrye-LECI4-Leymus cinereus

Russian Wildrye-PSJU3-Psathyrostachys juncea

Bluebunch Wheatgrass-PSSP6-Pseudoroegneria spicata

Siberian Wheatgrass-AGFR-Agropyron fragile

Crested wheatgrass-AGCR-Agropyron cristatum

Cheat grass-BRTE-

Medusa Head wild rye-TACA8-Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Species by Module Module 1

Western Juniper- JUOC-Juniperus occidentalis Bluebunch Wheatgrass-PSSP6-Pseudoroegneria spicata Big Sagebrush-ARTR2-Artemisia tridentata Squirrel tail-ELEL5-Elymus elymoides Common Sunflower-HEAN3-Helianthus annuus 6 week fescue Silvery Lupine-LUAR3-Lupinus argenteus Medusa Head wild rye-TACA8-Taeniatherum caput-medusae Cheat grass-BRTE-Bromus tectorum

Module 2

Ponderosa Pine-PIPO-Pinus ponderosa Big Sagebrush-ARTRW8-Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis Little Sagebrush-ARAR8-Artemisia arbuscula Yellow Rabitbrush-CHVI8-Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Winterfat-KRLA2-Krascheninnikovia lanata Showy milkweed-ASSP-Asclepias speciosa Prickly lettuce-LASE-Lactuca serriola Sandberg Bluegrass-POSE-Poa secunda Fescue-FEID-Festuca idahoensis Basin Wildrye-LECI4-Leymus cinereus

Module 3

Douglas Fir- PSMEM-Pseudotsuga menziesii Basin Big Sagebrush-ARTRT-Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. tridentata Black Sagebrush-ARNO4-Artemisia nova Spineless Horsebrush-TECA2-Tetradymia canescens Western Yarrow-ACMIO-Achillea millefolium L. var. occidentalis Whitetop-CADR-Cardaria draba Russian Thistle-SAKA-Salsola kali Bulbous Bluegrass-POBU-Poa bulbosa Indian Ricegrass-ACH Y-Achnatherum hymenoides

Module 4

Quaking Aspen-POTR5-Populus tremuloides Mountain Big Sagebrush-ARTRV-Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana Fourwing Saltbush-ATCA2-Atriplex canescens Tall Tumblemustard-SIAL2-Sisymbrium altissimum Twolobe Larkspur-DENU2-Delphinium nuttallianum Russian Wildrye-PSJU3-Psathyrostachys juncea Needle and Thread grass-HECO26-Hesperostipa comata

Module 5

Utah Juniper- JUOS-Juniperus osteosperma Rubber Rabitbrush-ERNA10-Ericameria nauseosa Shortspine Horsebrush-TESP2-Tetradymia spinosa Anderson’s Larkspur-DEAN-Delphinium andersonii Snake River Milkvetch-ASPUO-Astragalus purshii Douglas ex Hook. var. ophiogenes Siberian Wheatgrass-AGFR-Agropyron fragile Crested wheatgrass-AGCR-Agropyron cristatum