APPENDIX B: PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES FOUND IN JACKSON HOLE

PLANT SPECIES

An asterisk indicates a nonnative species.

Abies bifolia Sub-alpine fir Juncus species Rushes Aconitum columbianum Columbian monkshood Kieleria macrantha June grass Agropyron cristatum Crested wheatgrass* Ligusticum filicinem Fern-leaved lovage Agrostis spp. Bentgrasses Lonicera involucrata Bearberry honeysuckle Agrostis stolonj/era Redtop Lupinus argenteus Silvery Lupine Alnus incana Mountain alder Medicago sativa Alfalfa Alopecurus aequalis Meadow foxtail Mertensia ciliata Mountain bluebells Alopecurus arundinaceus Creeping foxtail Muhlenbergia glomerata, M. Muhly montana Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Pentaphylloides floribunda Shrubby cinquefoil Arenaria congesta Thread-leaved sandwort Phalaris arundinacea Reed canarygrass Artemesia cana Silver sagebrush Phleum alpinum Mountain timothy Artemesia frigida Fringed sage Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Artemisia tridentata Big sagebrush Picea pungens Blue Spruce Artemisia tripartita Three-tipped sagebrush Pinus albicaulis Whitebark pine Betula spp. Birch Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Bromus inermis Smooth brome* Pinus flexilisand Limber pine Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint reedgrass Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass* Calamagrostis rubescens Pinegrass Poa spp. Bluegrasses Calamagrostis species Reedgrasses Populus angustifolia Narrowleaf cottonwood Carex spp. Sedges Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen Carex aquatilis Water sedge Potamogeton species Pondweed Carex microptera Small-winged sedge Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Carex utriculata Beaked sedge Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Carex vesixaria Inflated sedge Pursia tridentata Bitterbrush Chrysothammus viscidiflous Green rabbitbrush Rorippa spp. Watercress Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rubber rabbitbrush Rosa spp. Wild rose Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Douglas rabbitbrush Rudbeckia occidentalis Western rayless cone- flower Claytonia lanceolata Western Springbeauty Salix spp. Willows Cornus stolonjfera Red-osier dogwood Salix bebbiana Bebb’s willow Delphimiym occidentale Tall mountain larkspur Salix boothii Booth’s willow Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hairgrass Salix drummongii Drummond’s willow Eleagnus commutata Silverberry Salix exigua Sandbar willow Elymus cinereus Great basin wildrye* Salix geyeriana Geyer’s willow Elymus smithii Western wheatgrass Salix lutea Yellow willow Elymus spp. Wheatgrasses Salix planifolia Plane leaf willow Elytrigia intermedia Intermediate wheatgrass* Salix wolfii Wolf willow Equisetum arvense Horsetail (common) Scripus acutus Hard-stemmed bulrush Equisetum spp. Horsetails Scripus spp. Bulrushes Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Shepherdia canadensis Buffaloberry Glycorrhiza lepidota Licorice root Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod Gutierrezia sarothrae Brome snakeweed Stipa spp. Needlegrasses Gutierrezia sarothrae Snakeweed Synphoricarpos oreophilus Snowberry Heterotheca villosa Golde-naster Tragopogon dubius Yellow salsify Hordeum jubatum Foxtail barley Typha latifolia Cattails Hydrophyllum capitatum Ballhead waterleaf

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ANIMAL SPECIES

Insectivora Microtus richardsoni Water vole Soricidae Microtus richardsoni Richardson’s vole Sorex cinereus Masked shrew Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat Sorex merriami Merriam’s shrew Phenacomys intermedius Heather vole Sorex monticolus Dusky or montane shrew Murinae (subfamily) Sorex nanus Dwarf shrew Mus musculus House mouse Sorex palustris Water shrew Rattus norvegicus Norway rat Sorex vagrans Vagrant shrew Dipodidae Chiroptera Zapus princeps Western jumping mouse Verspertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus Big brown bat Erethizontidae Euderma maculatum Spotted bat Erethizon dorsatum Porcupine Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired bat Lasiurus cinereus Hoary bat Carnivora Myotis ciliolabrum Small-footed myotis Canidae Myotis evotis Long-eared myotis Canis latrans Coyote Myotis lucifugus Little brown myotis Canis lupus Gray wolf Myotis volans Long-legged myotis Vulpes vulpes Red fox Plecotus townsendii Townsend’s big-eared bat Ursidae Ursus americanus Black bear Lagomorpha Ursus arctos Grizzly bear Ochotonidae Ochotona princeps Pika Procyonidae Procyon lotor Raccoon Leporidae Lepus americanus Snowshoe hare Mustelidae Sylvilagus nutalli Nuttall’s cottontail Gulo gulo Wolverine Lutra canadensis Northern river otter Rodentia Martes americana American marten Sciuridae Martes pennanti Fisher Glaucomys sabrinus Northern flying squirrel Mephitis mephitis Striped skunk Marmota flaviventris Yellow-bellied marmot Mustela erminea Ermine (short-tailed weasel) Spermophilus armatus Uinta ground squirrel Mustela frenata Long-tailed weasel Spermophilus lateralis Golden-mantled ground Mustela nivulis Least weasel squirrel Mustela vison Mink Tamias amoenus Yellow-pine chipmunk Spilogale gracilis Western spotted skunk Tamias minimus Least chipmunk Taxidea taxus Badger Tamias umbrinus Uinta chipmunk Felidae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red squirrel (pine Lynx lynx Lynx squirrel, chickaree) Lynx rufus Bobcat Geomyidae Puma concolor Mountain lion Thomomys talpoides Northern pocket gopher Artiodactyla Castoridae Cervidae Castor canadensis Beaver Alces alces Moose Cricetidae Antilocarpa americana Pronghorn Neotoma cinerea Bushy tailed woodrat Cervus elaphus Elk (Wapiti) Peromyscus maniculatus Deer mouse Odocoileus hemionus Mule deer Odocoileus virgianus White-tailed deer Arvicolinae (subfamily) Clethrionomys gapperi Southern red-backed vole Bovidae Lemmiscus curtatus Sagebrush vole Bison bison Bison (American buffalo) Microtus longicaudus Long-tailed vole Oreamnos americanus Mountain goat Microtus montanus Montane vole Ovis canadensis Mountain sheep (bighorn Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow vole sheep)

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REPRESENTATIVE BIRD SPECIES OF JACKSON HOLE

Hummingbirds Vermivora celat Orange-crowned warbler Selasphorus platycercus Broad-tailed hummingbird Vireo gilvus Warbling vireo Selasphorus platycercus Rufous hummingbird Wilsonia pusilla Wilson’s warbler Stellula calliope Calliope hummingbird Xanthocephalus xantho- Yellow-headed blackbird cephalus Perching Birds Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned sparrow Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged blackbird Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar waxwing Woodpeckers Carduelis tristis American goldfinch Colaptes auratus Northern flicker Catharus fuscescens Veery Melanerpes lewis Lewis’ woodpecker Catharus guttatu Hermit thrush Picoides pubescens Downy woodpecker Catharus ustulatus Swainson’s thrush Picoides villosus Hairy woodpecker Contopus sordidulus Western wood-pewee Sphyrapicus nuchalis Red-naped sapsucker Corvus brachyrhynchos Common crow Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson’s sapsucker Corvus corax Common raven Dendroica petechia Yellow warbler Gallinaceous Birds Dumetella carolinensis Gray catbird Bonasa umbellus Ruffed grouse Empidonax minimus Least flycatcher Centrocercus uropha- Sage grouse Empidonax oberholseri Dusky flycatcher sianus Empidonax occidentalis Cordilleran flycatcher Dendragapus obscurus Blue grouse Empidonax trailii Willow flycatcher Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s blackbird Waterfowl Geothlypis trichas Common yellowthroat Anas americana American widgeon Icteria virens Yellow-breasted chat Anas crecca Green-winged teal Icterus bullockii Bullock’s oriole Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon teal Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed junco Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln’s sparrow Anas strepera Gadwall Melospiza melodia Song sparrow Aythya collaris Ringed-neck duck Molothrus ater Brown-headed cowbird Branta canadensis Canada goose Oporornis tolmiei MacGillivray’s warbler Bucephala clangula Common Golden-eye Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah sparrow Bucephala islandica Barrow’s golden-eye Passerella iliaca Fox sparrow Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter swan Passerina amoena Lazuli bunting Cygnus columbianus Tundra swan Pheucticus melano- Black-headed grosbeak Mergus merganser Common merganser cephalus Pica hudsonia Black-billed magpie Shorebirds Piranga ludoviciana Western tanager Capella gallinago Common snipe Poecile atricapilla Black-capped chickadee Catoptrophorus semi- Willet Poecile gambile Mountain chickadee palmatus Pooecetes gramineus Vesper sparrow Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated plover Seiurus noveboracensis Northern waterthrush Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Setophaga ruticilla American redstart Ereubetes mauri Western sandpiper Sialia currucoides Mountain bluebird Eupoda montana Mountain plover Sialia mexicana Western bluebird Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked stilt Spizella breweri Brewer’s sparrow Numenius americanus Long-billed curlew Spizella passerina Chipping sparrow Recurvirostra americana American avocet Sturnella neglecta Western meadowlark Sturnus vulgaris European starling Rails and Coots Tachycineta thalassina Tree swallow Coturnicops noveboracensis Yellow rail Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green swallow Fulica americana American coot Troglodytes aedon House wren Porzana carolina Sora Turdus migratorius American robin Rallus limicola Virginia rail Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western kingbird Cranes Grus canadensis Sandhill crane

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Bitterns and Herons Owls Ardea herodias Great blue heron Athene cunicularia Burrowing owl Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern Bubo virginianus Great-horned owl Bubulcus ibis Cattle egret Otus kennicottii Western screech owl Leucophoyx thula Snowy egret Strix nebulosa Great grey owl Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned night heron Tyto alba Barn owl

Raptors Seabirds Aquila chrysaetos Golden eagle Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White pelican Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed hawk Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested cormorant Circus cyaneus Northern harrier Podiceps caspicus Eared grebe Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon Falco sparverius American kestral Gulls and Terns Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle Chlidonias niger Black tern Pandion haliaetus Osprey Larus philadelphia Bonaparte’s gull Larus pipixcan Franklin’s gull Sterna caspia Caspian tern

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