| Symbols |
Scientific
name |
Common
name |
Where
found |
| Pinaceae
- Pine Family |
| NPT |
Pinus
contorta Dougl.
var. contorta |
Lodgepole
pine |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPT |
Pinus
flexilis James |
Limber
pine |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPT |
Pseudotsuga
menziesii (Mirbel.) Franco
var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco |
Rocky
Mountain douglas fir |
Big
Southern Butte |
| Plantaginaceae
- Plantain Family |
| IPF |
Plantago
major L.
var. major |
Common
Plantain |
Big
Lost River |
| NAF |
Plantago
patagonica Jacq.
var. gnaphalioides (Nutt.)
Gray |
Desert
plantain, India-wheat
(now no varietal status) |
scattered
throughout site |
| Poaceae
(Gramineae) - Grass Family |
| NPG |
Agropyron
x Elymus |
Wheatgrass/Ryegrass
cross |
uncommon,
scattered |
| NPG |
Agropyron
albicans Scribn. & Smith
var. albicans |
Wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus lanceoloatus ssp. albicans) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
caninum (L.) Beauv.
ssp. majus (Vasey) Hitchc.
var. majus |
Slender
wheatgrass, Bearded wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
caninum (L.) Beauv.
ssp. major (Vasey) Hitchc.
var.
unilaterale (Vasy) Hitchc. |
Slender
wheatgrass, Bearded wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus) |
| IPG |
Agropyron
cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
ssp. pectinatum (Bieb.)
Tzvelev |
Crested
wheatgrass |
commonly
planted along roadsides, burns, fields, etc. |
| NPG |
Agropyron
dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.
var. dasystachyum |
Thick-spiked
wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.
var. riparium (Scribn. &
Smith) Bowden |
Thick-spiked
wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus) |
| IPG |
Agropyron
desertorum (Link) Schultes |
Desert
wheatgrass |
commonly
planted along roadsides, burns, fields, etc. |
| IPG |
Agropyron
pectiniforme Roemer & Schultes |
Creasted
wheatgrass |
(see
Agropyron crisatum ssp. pectinatum) |
| IPG |
Agropyron
repens (L.) Beauv. |
Quackgrass |
(see
Elytrigia repens var. repens) |
| IPG |
Agropyron
sibiricum Beauv. |
Crested
wheatgrass |
(see.
A. cristatum) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
smithii Rydb.
var. smithii |
Western
wheatgrass |
(see
Pascopyrum smithii) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. & Smith
var. spicatum |
Bluebunch
wheatgrass |
(see
Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
trachycaulum (Link.) Malte
var. glaucum (Pease &
Moore) Malte |
Slender
wheatgrass, Bearded wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus) |
| NPG |
Agropyron
trachycaulum (Link.) Malte
var. trachycaulum |
Slender
wheatgrass, Bearded wheatgrass |
(see
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus) |
| IPG |
Agrostis
alba L.
var. stolonifera (L.) Smith |
Bentgass,
Redtop |
(see.
A. stolonifera) |
| IPG |
Agrostis
stolonifera L.
var. stolonifera |
Bentgrass,
Redtop (now no varietal status) |
Big
Lost River, Webb Springs |
| NPG |
Alopecurus
aequalis Sobol. |
Shortawn
foxtail, Little meadow-foxtail |
Webb
Springs |
| NPG |
Aristida
fendleriana Steud. |
Three-awn |
(see
A. purpurea var. longiseta) |
| NPG |
Aristida
longiseta Steud. |
Three
awn |
(see
A. purpurea var. longiseta) |
| NPG |
Aristida
purpurea Nutt.
var. longiseta (Steudel) Vasey |
Three
awn |
north
and northeast parts of site |
| IAG |
Avena
fatua L. |
Wild
oat |
along
roadsides, west edge of site |
| IAG |
Avena
sativa L. |
Common
oat |
south
of old Dairy Farm, rare on site |
| NAG |
Beckmannia
syzigachne (Steud.) Fern. |
Slough
grass |
Big
Lost River, roadside along west boundary |
| NPG |
Bromus
carinatus Hook. & Arn. |
California
bromegrass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| IPG |
Bromus
inermis Leys.
var. inermis |
Smooth
bromegrass |
along
roadsides, scattered |
| IAG |
Bromus
japonicus Thunb. |
Japanese
brome |
west
foothills |
| NPG |
Bromus
marginatus Nees. |
California
bromegrass |
East
Butte |
| IAG |
Bromus
tectorum L.
var. glabratus Spenner |
Cheatgrass,
Downy chess, June grass |
common,
widespread over site in disturbed areas |
| IAG |
Bromus
tectorum L.
var. tectorum |
Cheatgrass,
Downy chess, June grass |
common,
widespread over site in disturbed areas |
| IPG |
Dactylis
glomerata L. |
Orchard
grass |
roadside
along west boundary |
| NPG |
Distichlis
spicata (L.) Greene
var. stricta (Torr.) Scribn. |
Desert
saltgrass |
saline
areas near TAN |
| NPG |
Distichlis
stricta (Torr.) Rydb.
var. stricta |
Desert
saltgrass |
(see
D. spicata var. stricta) |
| NAG |
Echinochloa
crusgalli (L.) Beauv. |
Barnyard
grass |
in
Central Facilities Area along lawns and edges of
lagoons near facilities |
| NPG |
Elymus
ambiguus Vasey and Scribn.
var. salmonis Hitchc. |
Salmon
River wildrye |
(see
Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis) |
| NPG |
Elymus
cinereus Scribn. & Merr.
var. cinereus |
Giant
wildrye, Great Basin wildrye |
(see
Leymus cinereus) |
| NPG |
Elymus
elymoides (Raf.) Swezey |
Bottlebrush,
Squirreltail, Bottlebrush squirreltail |
common
and widespread with sagebrush |
| NPG |
Elymus
flavescens Scribn. and Smith |
Golden
wildrye |
(see
Leymus flavenscens) |
| NPG |
Elymus
lanceolatus (Scribn. & Smith) Barkworth
and Dewey |
Wheatgrass |
roadside
along west boundary |
| NPG |
Elymus
lanceolatus (Scribn. & Smith) Gould
ssp. lanceolatus |
Thick-spiked
wheatgrass |
widespread
in sagebrush areas |
| NPG |
Elymus
trachycaulus (Link) Gould
ssp. subsecundus (Link)
A. & D. Love |
Slender
wheatgrass, Bearded wheatgrass |
East
Butte |
| NPG |
Elymus
trachycaulus (Link) Gould
ssp. trachycaulus |
Slender
wheatgrass, Bearded wheatgrass |
north
end, Birch Creek |
| NPG |
Elymus
triticoides Buckl. |
Creeping
wildrye, Beardless wildrye |
(see
Leymus triticoides) |
| IPG |
Elytrigia
repens (L.) Desv.
var. repens |
Quackgrass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Festuca
idahoensis Elmer |
Idaho
fescue |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Festuca
kingii (Wats.) Cassidy |
Spike
fescue |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NAG |
Festuca
octoflora Walt.) |
Six-weeks
fescue |
(see
Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora) |
| NPG |
Glyceria
grandis Wats. |
American
mannagrass |
Big
Lost River |
| NPG |
Hesperochloa
kingii (Wats.) Rydb. |
Spike
fescue |
(see
Festuca kingii) |
| NPG |
Hordeum
jabatum L. |
Foxtail
barley, Foxtail |
roadsides,
disturbed areas throughout site, common |
| NPG |
Koeleria
cristata Pers. |
Prairie
june grass |
(see
K. macrantha) |
| NPG |
Koeleria
macrantha (Ledeb.) J. A. Schultes |
Prairie
june grass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Koeleria
nitida Nutt. |
Prairie
june grass |
(see
K. macrantha) |
| NPG |
Leucopoa
kingii (Wats.) Weber |
Spike
fescue |
(see
Festuca kingii) |
| NPG |
Leymus
cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Love |
Giant
wildrye, Great Basin wildrye |
scattered
throughout site |
| NPA |
Leymus
flavescens (Scribn. & Smith) Pilger |
Golden
wildrye |
north
end |
| NPG |
Leymus
salinus (Jones) A. Love
ssp. salmonis (Hitchc.)
Atkins |
Salmon
River wildrye |
west
foothills |
| NPG |
Leymus
triticoides (Buckl.) Pilger |
Creeping
wildrye, Beardless wildrye |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Melica
bulbosa (Geyer) |
Oniongrass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Oryzopsis
hymenoides (R. & S.) Ricker |
Indian
ricegrass |
common
and widespread |
| NAG |
Panicum
cappillare L. |
Common
witchgrass, Panicgrass |
roadsides
in Central Facilities Area |
| NPG |
Pascopyrum
smithii (Rydb.) A. Love |
Western
wheatgrass |
widespread,
patchy |
| NPG |
Phalaris
arundinacea L. |
Reed
canary grass |
Big
Lost River |
| IPG |
Phleum
pratense L. |
Timothy,
Common timothy |
along
roadsides in north end of site |
| IPG |
Poa
bulbosa L. |
Bulbous
bluegrass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Poa
cusickii Vasey |
Cusick's
bluegrass |
(see
P. fedleriana ssp. fendleriana) |
| NPG |
Poa
fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey
ssp. fenderliana |
Cusick's
bluegrass |
Big
Southern Butte, west foothills |
| NPG |
Poa
nervosa (Hook.) Vasey
var. wheeleri (Vasey)
Hitchc. |
Wheeler
bluegrass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Poa
nevadensis Vasey |
Nevada
bluegrass |
(see
P. secunda) |
| IPG |
Poa
pratensis L. |
Kentucky
bluegrass |
Big
Southern Butte, roadsides by east boundary,
lawns in Central Facilities Area |
| NPG |
Poa
sandbergii Vasey |
Sandberg's
bluegrass |
(see
P. secunda) |
| NPG |
Poa
scabrella (Thurb.) Benth. |
Pine
bluegrass |
(see
P. seconda) |
| NPG |
Poa
secunda Presl. |
Sandberg's
bluegrass, Nevada bluegrass, Pine bluegrass |
common
and widespread in sagebrush areas |
| NPG |
Pseudoroegneria
spicata (Pursh) A. Love
ssp. spicata |
Bluebunch
wheatgrass |
patchy
throughout sagebrush areas |
| IAG |
Setaria
viridis (L.) Beauv. |
Green
bristle-grass |
Big
Southern Butte, roadsides in Central Facilities
Area |
| NPG |
Sitanion
hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Smith |
Bottlebrush,
Squirreltail, Bottlebrush squirreltail |
(see
Elymus elymoides) |
| NPG |
Sporobolus
cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray |
Western
dropseed |
scattered
in sagebrush, lava flow areas, roadsides in
Central Facilities Area |
| NPG |
Stipa
columbiana Macoun
var. nelsonii (Scribn.)
St. John |
Columbia
needlegrass |
(see
S. nelsonii ssp. nelsonii var. nelsonii) |
| NPG |
Stipa
comata Trin. and Rupr. |
Needle-and-thread
grass |
common
and widespread |
| NPG |
Sipa
nelsonii Scribn.
ssp. nelsonii
var. nelsonii |
Columbia
needlegrass |
Birch
Creek |
| NPG |
Stipa
occidentalis Thurb. |
Western
needlegrass |
Big
Southern Butte |
| NPG |
Stipa
thurberiana Piper |
Thurber's
needlegrass |
Webb
Springs, lower slopes off Big Southern and East
Buttes |
| IAG |
Triticum
aestivum L. |
Common
wheat |
roadsides
near cultivated areas in northeast corner of
site, Dairy Farm |
| NAG |
Vulpia
octoblora (Walt.) Rydb.
var. octoflora |
Six-weeks
fescue |
Big
Southern Butte |
| Polemoniaceae
- Phlox Family |
| NAF |
Collomia
linearis Nutt. |
Narrow-leaf
collomia |
Big
Southern Butte, west foothills |
| NAF |
Collomia
tenella Gray |
Diffuse
collomia |
Webb
Springs |
| NAF |
Eriastrum
sparsiflorum (Eastw.) Mason
var. wilcoxii (A. Nels.)
Conq. |
Great
Basin eriastrum |
(see
E. wilcoxii) |
| NAF |
Eriastrum
wilcosii (A. Nels.) Mason |
Great
Basin eriastrum |
common
and widespread |
| NVF |
Gilia
aggregata (Pursh) Spreng.
var. attenuata Gray |
Scarlet
gilia |
(see
Ipomopsis aggregata) |
| NPF |
Gilia
congesta Hook.
var. congesta |
Ball-head
gilia |
(see
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta) |
| NPF |
Gilia
congesta Hook.
var. palmifrons (A.
Brand) Cronq. |
Ball-head
gilia |
(see
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. palmifrons) |
| NAF |
Gilia
inconspicua (J. E. Smith) Sweet
var. inconspicua |
Inconspicuous
gilia |
west
foothills |
| NAF |
Gilia
inconspicua (J. E. Smith) Sweet
var. sinuata (Dougl.)
Gray |
Sinuate
gilia |
(see
G. sinuata) |
| NAF |
Gilia
inconspicua (J. E. Smith) Sweet
var. tweedyi (Rydb.)
Cronq. |
Tweedy's
gilia |
(see
G. tweedyi) |
| NAF |
Gilia
leptomeria Gray
var. leptomeria |
Sand
gilia, Great Basin gilia |
common,
widespread |
| NAF |
Gilia
minutiflora Benth. |
Small
flowered gilia |
(see
Ipomopsis minutiflora) |
| NAF |
Gilia
polycladon Torr. |
Spreading
gilia |
(see
Ipomopsis polycladon) |
| NAF |
Gilia
sinuata Dougl. |
Sinuate
gilia |
west
foothills |
| NAF |
Gilia
tenerrima Gray |
Delicate
gilia |
west
foothills, Big Southern Butte, scattered
elsewhere |
| NAF |
Gilia
tweedyi Rydb. |
Tweedy's
gilia |
scattered
throughout site |
| NAF |
Gymnosteris
nudicaulis (H. & A.) Greene |
Large
flowered gymnosteris |
scattered
throughout south end of site, Big Southern
Butte, west foothills |
| NVF |
Ipomopsis
aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant
ssp. aggregata |
Scarlet
gilia |
west
foothills |
| NPF |
Ipomopsis
congesta (Hook.) V. Grant
ssp. congesta |
Ball-head
gilia |
common
and widespread |
| NPF |
Ipomopsis
congesta (Hook.) V. Grant
ssp. palmifrons
(Brand) Day |
Ball-head
gilia |
common
and widespread |
| NAF |
Ipomposis
minutiflora (Benth.) V. Grant |
Small
flowered gilia |
common,
scattered throughout site |
| NAF* |
Impomopsis
polycladon (Torr.) V. Grant |
Spreading
gilia
STATE PRIORITY 2 |
west
foothills |
| NAF |
Langloisia
punctata (Cov.) Goodd. |
Spotted
langloisia |
(see.
L. setosissima ssp. punctata) |
| NAF |
Langloisia
setosissima (Torr. & Gray) Greene
ssp. punctata (Gray)
Timbrook |
Spotted
langloisia |
scattered
throughout site |
| NPS |
Leptodactylon
pungens (Torr.) Nutt.
var. pungens |
Prickly
pholox |
common,
widespread with sagebrush |
| NPS |
Leptodactylon
watsonii (Gray) Rydb. |
Watson's
prickly phlox |
west
foothills, Big Southern Butte, basalt adjacent
to Big Southern Butte |
| NAF |
Linanthus
septentrionalis Mason |
Northern
linanthus |
scattered
throughout site |
| NPF |
Phlox
aculeata A. Nels. |
Prickly-leavaed
phlox |
west
foothills |
| NPF |
Phlox
hoodii Rich.
ssp. canescens (T.
& G.) Wherry |
Hood's
phlox, Carpet phlox |
very
common, widespread throughout site |
| NPF |
Phlox
longifolia Nutt.
ssp. longifolia |
Longleaf
phlox |
common,
scattered throughout site |
| Polygonaceae
- Buckwheat Family |
| NAF |
Chorizanthe
brevicornu Torr.
var. spathulata
(Small) Hitchc. |
Brittle
spine-flower |
scattered
throughout site |
| NAF |
Chorizanthe
watsonii (T. & G. |
Watson's
spine flower |
scattered
throughout site |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
caespitosum Nutt. |
Mat
buckwheat |
buttes
and west foothills |
| NAF |
Eriogonum
cernuum Nutt. |
Nodding
buckwheat |
common
throughout site |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
heracleoides Nutt.
var. heracleoides |
Parsnip-flowered
buckwheat |
buttes |
| NAF |
Eriogonum
maculatum Heller |
Spotted
buckwheat |
Lemhi
foothills, center of site, uncommon |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
mancum Rydb. |
Imperfect
buckwheat |
west
foothills |
| NPS |
Eriogonum
microthecum Nutt.
var. laxiflorum Hook. |
Shrubby
buckwheat |
common,
scattered throughout site |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
ovalifolium Nutt.
var. celsum Nels. |
Cushion
buckwheat |
(see.
E. ovalifolium var. purpureaum) |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
ovalifolium Nutt. |
Cushion
buckwheat |
scattered
throughout site |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
ovalifolium Nutt.
var. purpureum (Nutt.)
Dur. |
Cushion
buckwheat |
rocky
areas on buttes and west foothills |
| NPF |
Eriogonum
umbellatum Torr.
var. umbellatum |
Sulfurflower
buckwheat |
buttes |
| NAF* |
Oxytheca
dendroidea Nutt. |
Oxytheca
STATE SENSITIVE |
uncommon,
scattered throughout site in sandy areas |
| NAF |
Polygonum
achoreum Blake |
Prostrate
knotweed |
spreading
areas |
| NAF |
Polygonum
avisulare L. |
Doorweed,
Prostrate knotweed |
scattered
throughout site on disturbed areas |
| NAF |
Polygonum
lapathifolium L. |
Willow
weed, Curl-top ladysthumb |
spreading
area and Big Lost River |
| NAF |
Polygonum
persicaria L. |
Heartweed,
Spotted ladysthumb |
Big
Lost River, highway along west edge |
| IPF |
Rumex
crispus L. |
Curly
dock |
scattered
throughout site on temporarily or permanently
moist areas |
| NAF |
Rumex
maritimus L. |
Seaside
dock |
Webb
Springs, spreading area |
| NPF |
Rumex
salicifolius Weinm.
var. mexicanus (Meisn.)
Hitchc. |
Willow
dock, Willow-leaved dock |
Webb
Springs, spreading area, Big Lost River |
| NPF |
Rumex
salicifolius Weinm.
ssp. triangulivalvis
Danser
var.
triangulivalvis |
Willow
dock, Willow-leaved dock |
(see
R. salicifolius var. mexicanus) |
| NPF |
Rumex
venosus |
Wild
begonia |
sandy
areas in west foothills and on sand dunes in
northeast portion of the site |
| Portulacaceae
- Purslane Family |
| NAF |
Calyptridium
roseum Wats. |
Rosy
pussypaws |
(see
Cistanthe rosea) |
| NAF |
Cistanthe
rosea (Wats.) Hershkovitz |
Rosy
pussypaws |
uncommon,
south-central areas near SPERT |
| NPF |
Lewisia
rediviva Pursh |
Bitterroot |
tip
of the Lemhi Range |
