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APPENDIX A
COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS MENTIONED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE FILE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Appendix A. Common and scientific names of plants and animals mentioned in the Environmental Baseline File for Biological Resources and their status as designated under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), by the Nevada Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and by the State of Nevada (NV)

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Common Name Scientific Name ESA1 BLM1 NV1

PLANTS
alkaliplant, Amargosa Nitrophila mohavensis E   CE
ash, velvet Fraxinus velutina      
baccharis, Emory's Baccharis emoryi      
beardtongue, Nevada sanddune Penstemon arenarius   S  
beardtongue, Death Valley Penstemon fruticiformis ssp. amargosae   S  
beardtongue, Paiute Penstemon pahutensis   S  
beardtongue, Pinto (rosy twotone) Penstemon bicolor ssp. roseus   S  
beardtongue, Pinto (yellow twotone) Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor   S  
beardtongue, whitemargin Penstemon albomarginatus   S  
bearpoppy, California Arctomecon californica   S CE
bearpoppy, desert (white) Arctomecon merriamii   S  
bedstraw, Hilend’s (Kingston) Galium hilendiae ssp kingstonense   S  
bird's beak, Tecopa Cordylanthus tecopensis   S  
blackbrush Coleogyne ramosissima      
blazingstar, Ash Meadows Mentzelia leucophylla T   CE
brome, foxtail Bromus rubens      
buckwheat, Eastern Mojave (California) Eriogonum fasciculatum      
buckwheat, Pahrump Valley Eriogonum bifurcatum   S  
bullrush Scirpus sp.      
burreed Sparganium sp.      
burrobush, white Ambrosia dumosa      
cactus, redspined (Mojave) fishhook Sclerocactus polyancistrus     Ca
catseye Cryptantha sp.      
catseye, Welsh’s (White River) Cryptantha welshii   S  
cattail Typha sp.      
centaury, springloving Centaurium namophilum T   CE
cottonwood, black Populus trichocarpa      
cottonwood, Fremont's Populus fremontii      
creosotebush Larrea tridentata      
desertholly Atriplex hymenelytra      
elkweed, Modoc Frasera albicaulis (=pahutensis) var. modocensis   S  
ephedra Ephedra sp.      
fiddleneck, bristly Amsinckia tessellata      
fir, white Abies concolor     Ch
fleabane, sheep Erigeron ovinus   S  
globemallow, Rusby's Sphaeralcea rusbyi ssp eremicola      
greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus (=baileyi)      
gumweed, Ash Meadows Grindelia fraximopratensis T   CE
heathgoldenrod> Ericameria sp.      
heathgoldenrod (stickyleaf rabbitbrush) Ericameria (=Chrysothamnus) paniculata      
heathgoldenrod, Cooper's Ericameria cooperi

heathgoldenrod, narrowleaf Ericameria linearifolia      
hopsage, spiny Grayia spinosa      
horsebrush, littleleaf Tetradymia glabrata      
jointfir, Nevada Ephedra nevadensis      
Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia     Y
juniper Juniperus sp.     Ch
ladiestresses, Ash Meadows Spiranthes infernalis   S  
menodora, spiny Menodora spinescens      
mesquite, honey Prosopis glandulosa      
mesquite, screwbean Prosopis pubescens      
milkvetch, Ash Meadows Astragalus phoenix T   CE
milkvetch, Clokey’s egg Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus   S  
milkvetch, egg (long-calyx) Astragalus oophorus var. lonchocalyx   S  
milkvetch, Funeral Mountain Astragalus funereus   S  
milkvetch, Gilman's Astragalus gilmanii   S  
milkvetch, Mojave (halfring) Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus   S CE
milkvetch, Needle Mountain Astragalus eurylobus   S  
milkvetch, Spring Mountain Astragalus remotus   S  
milkvetch, Geyer’s (threecorner) Astragalus geyeri spp. triquetrus   S  
milkweed, Eastwood Asclepias eastwoodiana   S  
mormon tea Ephedra viridis      
mousetail, King’s (Ash Meadows ivesia) Ivesia kingii (=eremica) T   CE
needle-and-thread Hesperostipa comata      
pickleweed Salicornia sp.      
pine, Great Basin bristlecone Pinus longaeva     Ch
pine, limber Pinus flexilis     Ch
pine, ponderosa Pinus ponderosa     Ch
pinyon, singleleaf Pinus monophylla     Ch
pondweed Potamogeton sp.      
primrose, Nevada Primula nevadensis   S  
rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus sp.      
rabbitbrush, rubber Chrysothamnus nauseosus      
ratany, littleleaf Krameria erecta      
reed, common Phragmites australis      
ricegrass Achnatherum sp.      
sage, woolly (Death Valley) Salvia funerea      
sagebrush Artemisia sp.      
sagebrush, big Artemisia tridentata      
sagebrush, bud Artemisia spinescens      
saltbush, fourwing Atriplex canescens      
saltbush, shadscale Atriplex confertifolia

saltbush, Torrey’s Atriplex torreyi      
saltgrass Distichlis sp.      
sedge Carex sp.      
scorpionweed, Beatley’s Phacelia beatleyae   S  
scorpionweed, Parish’s Phacelia parishii   S  
smokebush Psorothamnus sp.      
snakeweed, broom Gutierrezia sarothrae      
springparsley, Ripley’s (sanicle biscuitroot) Cymopterus ripleyi var saniculoides   S  
suncup, largeflower (Cane Spring) Camissonia megalantha      
sunray, nakedstem (Ash Meadows) Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata T   CE
tamarisk, fivestamen Tamarix chinensis (=pentandra)      
willow, desert Chilopsis linearis      
winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata      
wolfberry Lycium sp.      
wolfberry, Anderson’s Lycium andersonii      
yucca Yucca sp.     Y

1 Ca = Cactus; C = Candidate; CE = Critically endangered (plants); Ch = Christmas tree; E = Endangered; FB = Furbearing; G = Game; P = Protected; PE = Protected, further classified as endangered; PT = Protected, further classified as threatened; S = Sensitive; T = Threatened; U = Unprotected; Y = Yucca

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