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

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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