Appendix A - Scientific names of plants and birds cited in Grassland Habitat Accounts
Plants a
Common Name | Scientific Name |
Alfalfa | Medicago sativa |
American Elm | Ulmus americana |
American Hazelnut | Corylus americana |
American Plum | Prunus american |
Barley | Hordeum vulgare |
Big Blue-stem | Andropogon gerardii |
Bird’s-foot Trefoil | Lotus corniculata |
Black Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens |
Black Mustard | Brassica nigra |
Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
Bluejoint Grass | Calamagrostis canadensis |
Box Elder | Acer negundo |
Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa |
Canada Bluegrass | Poa compressa |
Canada Thistle | Cirusium arvense |
Canada Wild Rye | Elymus canadensis |
Cherries | Prunus spp. |
Corn | Zea mays |
Common Buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica |
Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
Common Lake Sedge | Carex lacustris |
Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
Common Prickly-ash | Zanthoxylum americanum |
Common Ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
Common Reed | Phragmites australis |
Compass-plant | Silphium laciniatum |
Cowbane | Oxypolis rigidior |
Crown-vetch | Coronilla varia |
Dogwoods | Cornus spp. |
Eastern Red-cedar | Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern Shooting-star | Dodecatheon meadia |
Fleabane | Conyza canadensis |
Flowering Spurge | Eurphorbia corollata |
Glossy Buckthorn | Rhamnus frangula |
Golden Alexanders | Zizea aurea |
Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
Gray Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis |
Hairy Grama | Bouteloua hirsuta |
Hawthorn | Crataegus spp. |
Honeysuckles | Lonicera spp. |
June Grass | Koeleria macrantha |
Kentucky Bluegrass | Poa pratensis |
Lead-plant | Amorpha canescens |
Leafy Spurge | Euphorbia esula |
Little Blue-stem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
Multiflora Rose | Rosa multiflora |
Narrow-leaved Woolly Sedge | Carex lasiocarpa |
Needle Grass | Stipa spartea |
New England Aster | Aster novae-angliae |
Northern Bedstaw | Galium boreale |
Oats | Avena sativa |
Orchard Grass | Dactylis glomerata |
Pasque Flower | Anemone patens |
Poverty Oat Grass | Danthonia spicata |
Prairie Blazing-star | Liatris pycnostachya |
Prairie Cord Grass | Spartina pectinata |
Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum |
Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
Prairie Satin Grass | Muhlenbergia cuspidata |
Prickly Lettuce | Lactuca serriola |
Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
Purple Prairie-clover | Dalea purpurea |
Quackgrass | Elytrigia repens |
Queen Anne’s Lace | Daucus carota |
Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |
Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera |
Redtop | Agrostis gigantea |
Reed Canary Grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
Rye | Sercale cereale |
Saw-tooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus |
Showy Tick-trefoil | Desmodium canadense |
Side-oats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula |
Silky Aster | Aster sericeus |
Sky-blue Aster | Aster oolentangiensis |
Smooth Aster | Aster laevis |
Smooth Brome | Bromus inermis |
Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra |
Soybean | Glycine max |
Spike-rush | Eleocharis spp. |
Spotted Knapweed | Centaurea biebersteinii |
Stiff Goldenrod | Solidago rigida |
Stiff Sandwort | Arenaria stricta |
Sumac | Rhus spp |
Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum |
Tall Fescue | Festuca arundinacea |
Tall Meadow-rue | Thalictrum dasycarpum |
Thimbleweed | Anemone cylindrica |
Thistle | Carduus spp., Cirsium spp. |
Timothy | Phleum pratense |
Upland Wild Timothy | Muhlenbergia racemosa |
Water-hemlock | Cicuta maculata |
Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis |
Wheat | Triticum spp. |
White Clover | Trifolium repens |
Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata |
Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
Wild Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa |
Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana |
Willows | Salix spp. |
Yellow Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata |
Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans |
Yellow-eyed Grass | Hypoxis hirsuta |
Birds b
Common Name | Scientific Name |
MVP Canada Goose | Branta canadensis interior |
Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus |
American Black Duck | Anas rubripes |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors |
Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus |
Sharp-tailed Grouse | Tympanuchus phasianellus |
Greater Prairie-Chicken | Tympanuchus cupido |
Wild Turkey | Meleagris galapavo |
Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus |
Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus |
Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
Sora | Porzana carolina |
Whooping Crane | Grus americana |
American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |
Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa |
Wilson’s Snipe | Gallinago delicata |
American Woodcock | Scolopax minor |
Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii |
Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus |
Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus |
Bell’s Vireo | Vireo bellii |
Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis |
Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris |
Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum |
Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora pinus |
Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia |
Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas |
Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida |
Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla |
Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus |
Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis |
Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
Henslow’s Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii |
Le Conte’s Sparrow | Ammodramus leconteii |
Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia |
Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana |
Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus |
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
Dickcissel | Spiza americana |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta |
Brewer’s Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus |
American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis |
Mammals
Plains Pocket Gopher | Geomys bursarius |
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus tridecemlineatus |
Badger | Taxidea taxus |
a Species are listed in alphabetical order by common name. Taxonomy follows that in the Wisconsin State Herbarium – University of Wisconsin-Madison: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/
b Species are listed in taxonomic order following the 7th edition, 48th supplement of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) check-list of North American Birds: http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3