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Plant Checklist: Trees, Shrubs, Grasses Name RA NS HC Name RA NS HC Grasses Grasses (continued) Capitol Reef National Park Kentucky bluegrass C X SPFR Notes National Park Service Poales: Cyperaceae (Sedge family) U.S. Department of the Interior Common spikerush A N R Poa pratensis Eleocharis palustris Alkali sacaton A N GSPRW Sporobolus airoides var. airoides Poales: Juncaceae (Rush family) Spike dropseed C N GSP Plant Checklist: Baltic rush A N R Sporobolus contractus Juncus arcticus Sand dropseed A N GSP Trees, Shrubs, Grasses Sporobolus cryptandrus Poales: Poaceae (Grass family) Needle-and-thread A N GSPF Redtop C X RW Stipa comata var. comata Agrostis stolonifera Indian ricegrass A N BSPFRW Big bluestem U N SPFRW Achnatherum hymenoides Andropogon gerardii var. gerardii Desert needlegrass C N GSP Purple three-awn A N GSPFW Stipa speciosa Aristida purpurea Poales: Typhaceae (Cattail family) Blue grama A N GSPF Bouteloua gracilis Broad-leaved cattail C N R Smooth brome A X PFR Typha latifolia Two-needle Bromus inermis var. inermis pinyon pine Cheatgrass A X BGSPFRW Bromus tectorum Orchard grass U X SFR Relative Abundance (RA) Dactylis glomerata Indian ricegrass A = Abundant: large numbers of individuals, occurring in Desert saltgrass U N SR many areas of the park Distichlis spicata C = Common: large numbers of individuals, occurring in Squirreltail A N GSPFRW specific habitats and/or in certain areas of the park Elymus elymoides Salina wildrye A N SPF U = Uncommon: few to moderate numbers of individuals, Elymus salinus occurring in specific habitats in certain areas of the park Slender wheatgrass C N SFRW Elymus trachycaulus Plants listed as rare or unconfirmed are not included here. Foxtail barley A N SPFRW Hordeum jubatum Foxtail muhly A N RW Nativeness Status (NS) Muhlenbergia andina N = Native Scratchgrass C N RW X = Non-native Muhlenbergia asperifolia Sandhill muhly A N GSP Muhlenbergia pungens This checklist is a only a partial listing of currently-known Habitat/Community Codes (HC) Timothy C X GPFRW species at Capitol Reef National Park. For more information, B = Badlands Phleum pratense visit the NPS Northern Colorado Plateau Network Inventory G = Grasslands Common reed C N R and Monitoring website: Phragmites australis http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/speciesSelect.cfm S = Upland Shrublands Galleta A N BGSP P = Pinyon-juniper Woodlands Pleuraphis jamesii Non-native trees and shrubs commonly seen in park orchards F = Upland Forest and Woodlands Muttongrass A N SPFRW and other areas directly associated with human settlement are Poa fendleriana R = Riparian and Wetland Communities not included on this list. W = Ephemeral Washes 4/15 Name RA NS HC Name RA NS HC Name RA NS HC Name RA NS HC Trees Shrubs Shrubs (continued) Shrubs (continued) Cupressales: Cupressaceae (Cypress family) Asterales: Compositae (Aster/composite family) Slender wild buckwheat A N SPF Lamiales: Oleaceae (Olive family) Utah juniper A N GSPRW Bigelow’s sagebrush A N GSP Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii Singleleaf ash A N SPFW Juniperus osteosperma Artemisia bigelovii Caryophyllales: Sarcobataceae (Greasewood) Fraxinus anomala Rocky Mountain juniper U N PFR Sand sagebrush U N GSP Greasewood C N S Liliales: Agavaceae (Agave family) Juniperus scopulorum Artemisia filifolia Sarcobatus vermiculatus Fringed sagebrush U N GSFW Narrowleaf yucca C N GSPF Fagales: Betulaceae (Birch family) Artemisia frigida Caryophyllales: Tamaricaceae (Tamarisk) Yucca angustissima Water birch U N R Harriman’s yucca C N GSP Black sagebrush U N SPF Five-stamen tamarisk A X RW Betula occidentalis Yucca harrimaniae Artemisia nova var. nova Tamarix chinensis Fagales: Fagaceae (Oaks and Beeches) Pygmy sagebrush U N SPF Malpighales: Salicaceae (Willow family) Artemisia pygmaea Cornales: Cornaceae (Dogwood family) Gambel’s oak C N SPFRW Coyote willow C N R Budsage U N BSP Red-osier dogwood U N R Quercus gambelii var. gambelii Salix exigua var. stenophylla Artemisia spinescens Cornus sericea var. sericea Malpighales: Salicaceae (Willow family) Big Basin sagebrush A N GSP Ranunculales: Berberidaceae (Barberry family) Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckles) Narrow-leaved cottonwood U N RW Fremont’s mahonia C N SPW Longleaf brickellbush U N RW Mountain snowberry U N SFW Populus angustifolia Mahonia fremontii Brickellia longifolia Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis Fremont cottonwood A N RW Rough brickellbush C N SP Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Populus fremontii var. fremontii Brickellia microphylla var. scabra Ephedrales: Ephedraceae (Ephedra family) Quaking aspen U N FR White virgin’s-bower U N R Mohave brickellbush C N SPF Torrey’s ephedra A N BGSPW Populus tremuloides Clematis ligusticifolia Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia Ephedra torreyana Pinales: Pinaceae (Pine family) Rubber rabbitbrush C N GSPFRW Green ephedra A N BGSPW Rosales: Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) Ericameria nauseosa Ephedra viridis var. viridis Engelmann spruce U N F Roundleaf buffaloberry A N SPFW Green rabbitbrush C N GSPF Picea engelmannii Ericales: Ericaceae (Heath family) Shepherdia rotundifolia Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Blue spruce U N FR Broom snakeweed A N GSP Greenleaf manzanita U N SPFW Rosales: Rosaceae (Rose family) Picea pungens Gutierrezia sarothrae Arctostaphylos patula Two-needle pinyon pine A N SPF Utah serviceberry A N SPFRW Spineless horsebrush U N GSF Pinus edulis Fabales: Fabaceae (Legume family) Amelanchier utahensis Tetradymia canescens Western bristlecone pine U N F Dwarf mountain mahogany A N SPFW Littleleaf horsebrush U N GSP Fremont’s indigo-bush U N GSP Pinus longaeva Cercocarpus intricatus Tetradymia glabrata Psorothamnus fremontii Ponderosa pine C N FW Curl-leaf mountain mahogany U N FP Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae (Amaranths) Lamiales: Lamiaceae (Mint family) Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus Blackbrush U N S Douglas-fir U N FW Four-wing saltbush A N SP Purple sage U N SPW Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Poliomintha incana Coleogyne ramosissima Atriplex canescens var. canescens Apache plume A N SPRW Rosales: Cannabaceae (Hemp family) Shadscale A N BGSP Fallugia paradoxa Atriplex confertifolia Netleaf hackberry U N SRW Rock spiraea U N PW Mat saltbush U N BS Celtis reticulata Petrophyton caespitosum Atriplex corrugata Cliff-rose A N SPFW Rosales: Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) Castle Valley saltbush A N BSP Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana Russian-olive U X R Atriplex gardneri var. cuneata Antelope bitterbrush C N SPF Elaeagnus angustifolia Winterfat A N SP Purshia tridentata Krascheninnikovia lanata var. lanata Woods’ rose C N FR Sapindales: Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae (Buckwheats) Rosa woodsii Box elder U N RW Acer negundo Fremont’s buckwheat A N BSP Sapindales: Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) Eriogonum corymbosum var. corymbosum Skunkbush A N RW San Juan wild buckwheat A N SP Fremont’s mahonia (barberry) Rhus aromatica var. trilobata Eriogonum leptocladon var. ramosissimum.
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