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Table 2 Graminoid, forb, and shrub species listed with scientific names, common names, and whether native (N) or non-native (I, introduced). All nomenclature and nativity is consistent with the USDA Plants Database (http://plants.usda.gov/). Seeded species are marked with an asterisk (*), and species designated as “noxious” in one or more states or Canadian provinces (invader.dbs.umt.edu/Noxious_Weeds/noxlist. asp) are marked with the dagger symbol (†).

From: Vegetation Response after Post-Fire Mulching and Native Grass Seeding

Scientific name

Common name

Native (N) or introduced (I)

Graminoids

Agrostis scabra Willd.

rough bentgrass

N

Alopecurus sp. L.

foxtail

N

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.*

California brome

N

Bromus spp. L.

brome

N, I

Bromus tectorum L. †

cheatgrass

I

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv.

bluejoint

N

Calamagrostis rubescens Buckley

pinegrass

N

Carex geyeri Boott

Geyer’s sedge

N

Carex rossii Boott

Ross’ sedge

N

Dactylis glomerata L. †

orchardgrass

I

Elymus glaucus Buckley *

blue wildrye

N

Festuca idahoensis Elmer *

Idaho fescue

N

Poa secunda J. Presl. *

Sandberg bluegrass

N

Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) Á. Löve

bluebunch wheatgrass

N

Triticum aestivum L.

common wheat

I

Forbs

Achillea millefolium L.

common yarrow

N

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

red bane berry

N

Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze

nettleleaf giant hyssop

N

Allium spp. L.

onion

N

Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.

western pearly everlasting

N

Anemone piperi Britton ex Rydb.

Piper’s anemone

N

Antennaria spp. Gaertn.

pussytoes

N

Arnica cordifolia Hook.

heartleaf arnica

N

Astragalus spp. L.

milkvetch

N

Calochortus apiculatus Baker

pointedtip mariposa lily

N

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. †

shepherd’s purse

I

Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub

fireweed

N

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. †

Canada thistle

I

Cirsium spp. Mill.

thistle

N, I

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. †

bull thistle

I

Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

miner’s lettuce

N

Collinsia grandiflora Lindl.

giant blue eyed Mary

N

Collomia linearis Nutt.

tiny trumpet

N

Crepis elegans Hook.

elegant hawksbeard

N

Delphinium bicolor Nutt.

little larkspur

N

Epilobium spp. L.

willowherb

N

Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh

yellow avalanche-lily

N

Eurybia conspicua (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom

western showy aster

N

Fragaria vesca L.

woodland strawberry

N

Galium boreale L.

northern bedstraw

N

Galium triflorum Michx.

fragrant bedstraw

N

Hackelia spp. Opiz

stickseed

N

Heuchera spp. L.

alumroot

N

Hieracium scouleri Hook. var. albertinum (Farr) G.W. Douglas & G.A. Allen

Scouler’s woollyweed

N

Hieracium albiflorum Hook.

white hawkweed

N

Hydrophyllum capitatum Douglas ex Benth.

ballhead waterleaf

N

Forbs, continued

Iliamna rivularis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene

streambank wild hollyhock

N

Lactuca serriola L. †

prickly lettuce

I

Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. Ex Torr. & A. Gray

smallflower woodland-star

N

Lupinus spp. L.

lupine

N

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

starry false lily of the valley

N

Mitella breweri A. Gray

Brewer’s miterwort

N

Mitella stauropetala Piper

smallflower miterwort

N

Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl

bluntleaf sandwort

N

Nothocalais troximoides (A. Gray) Greene

sagebrush false dandelion

N

Osmorhiza berteroi DC.

sweetcicely

N

Packera spp. Á. Löve & D. Löve

ragwort

N

Penstemon spp. Schmidel

beardtongue

N

Penstemon glandulosus Douglas

stickystem penstemon

N

Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr.

arctic sweet coltsfoot

N

Phacelia spp. Juss.

phacelia

N

Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook.

Jacob’s-ladder

N

Polygonum douglasii Greene

Douglas’ knotweed

N

Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don

woodland buttercup

N

Rudbeckia alpicola Piper

showy coneflower

N

Sedum stenopetalum Pursh

wormleaf stonecrop

N

Stellaria spp. L.

starwort

N

Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

common chickweed

N

Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. †

common dandelion

I

Thalictrum occidentale A. Gray

western meadow-rue

N

Tragopogon dubius Scop.

yellow salsify

I

Trautvetteria caroliniensis (Walter) Vail

Carolina bugbane

N

Trifolium repens L.

white clover

I

Triteleia grandiflora Lindl.

largeflower triteleia

N

Valeriana occidentalis A. Heller

western valerian

N

Viola spp. L.

violet

N

Zizia aptera (A. Gray) Fernald

meadow zizia

N

Shrubs

Acer glabrum Torr.

Rocky Mountain maple

N

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

Saskatoon serviceberry

N

Ceanothus velutinus Douglas ex Hook.

snowbrush ceanothus

N

Physocarpus malvaceus (Greene) Kuntze

mallow ninebark

N

Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) D. Dietr.

bitter cherry

N

Ribes spp. L.

currant

N

Rosa spp. L.

rose

N

Rubus parviflorus Nutt.

thimbleberry

N

Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.

Scouler’s willow

N

Sambucus racemosa L.

red elderberry

N

Spiraea betulifolia Pall.

white spirea

N

Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F. Blake

common snowberry

N

Vaccinium membranaceum Douglas ex Torr

thinleaf huckleberry

N

Trees

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl.

grand fir

N

Larix occidentalis Nutt.

western larch

N

Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.

Engelmann spruce

N

Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Watson

lodgepole pine

N

Pinus ponderosa Lawson and C. Lawson

ponderosa pine

N

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Douglas-fir

N