[The species recommended for use in shelterbelt
plantings in the Plains region are indicated by asterisks]
COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME |
Adelia, Texas (swamp privet) | Forestiera acuminata Poir. |
*Ailanthus (tree-of-heaven) | Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle. |
Alder, European | Alnus glutinosa Gartn. |
Almond, Russian | Prunus nana Stokes. |
Apple | Pyrus malus L. |
*Apricot | Prunus sp. |
Apricot, common | Prunus armeniaca L. |
Arborvitae, Chinese. (See Oriental arborvitae.) |
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*Arborvitae, oriental (Chinese arborvitae) | Thuja orientalis L. |
Ash, European | Fraxinus excelsior L. |
Ash, green | Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. |
*Ash, prairie | Fraxinus campestris Britt. |
Ash, red | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. |
Ash, Wafer. (See Hoptree.) |
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Ash, white | Fraxinus americana L. |
Aspen | Populus tremuloides Michx. |
Aspen, European | Populus tremula L. |
Baccharis, willow (groundsel tree) | Baccharis salicina T. and G. |
Basswood | Tilia glabra Vent. |
Beardgrass, prairie (little bluestem) | Andropogon scoparius Michx. |
Beardgrass, silver | Andropogon saccharoides Swartz. |
Beech, European | Fagus sylvatica L. |
Birch, European white | Betula alba L. |
Birch, mountain. (See Red birch.) |
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Birch, paper | Betula papyrifera Marsh. |
Birch, red (mountain birch) | Betula fontinalis Sarg. |
Bittersweet, American | Celastrus scandens L. |
Blackberry, highbush | Rubus argutus Link. |
Blackcap, common (wild black raspberry) | Rubus occidentalis L. |
Blackthorn | Prunus spinosa L. |
Bluegrass, bulbous | Poa bulbosa L. |
Bluestem (western wheatgrass) | Agropyron smithii Rydb. |
Bluestem, big. (See Turkeyfoot.) |
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Bluestem, big. (See Bluejoint turkeyfoot.) |
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Bluestem, little. (See Prairie beardgrass.) |
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Boxelder | Acer negundo L. |
Do | Acer negundo violaceum Kirch. |
Bromegrass, Smooth | Bromus inermis Leyss. |
Broom | Cytisus austriacus L. |
Broom | Cytisus biflorus L'Herit. |
Buckthorn, common (European buckthorn) | Rhamnus cathartica L. |
Buckthorn, European. (See Common buckthorn.) |
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Buckthorn, Texas. (See Texas jujube.) |
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Buffaloberry, russet (bullberry) | Shepherdia canadensis Nutt. |
*Buffaloberry, Silver | Shepherdia argentea Nutt. |
Buffalo grass | Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. |
Bullberry. (See Russet buffaloberry.) |
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Burningbush. (See Wahoo.) |
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Burningbush, European (spindle tree) | Euonymus europaeus L. |
Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. |
Caragana. (See Pea-shrub.) |
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Catalpa, common | Catalpa bignonioides Walter. |
*Catalpa, hardy | Catalpa speciosa Warder. |
Catclaw | Acacia greggii Gray. |
*Cedar, eastern red | Juniperus virginiana L. |
*Cedar, Rocky Mountain red | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. |
Cherry | Prunus mirabilis Hort. |
Cherry, Bessey (western sand cherry) | Prunus besseyi Bailey. |
Cherry, black | Prunus serotina Ehrh. |
*Cherry, choke | Prunus virginiana L. |
Cherry, dwarf | Prunus chamaecerasus Jacq. |
Cherry, European bird | Prunus padus L. |
Cherry, pin | Prunus pennsylvanica L. |
*Cherry, western choke | Prunus virginiana melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg. |
Cherry, western sand. (See Bessey cherry.) |
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Chittimwood. (See Gum elastic.) |
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*Coffeetree | Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) Koch. |
*Coralberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench. |
Cornel, silky. (See Silky dogwood.) |
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Cornelian-cherry (dogwood) | Cornus mas L. |
Cottonwood | Populus sargentii Dode. |
Cottonwood, eastern | Populus deltoides Marsh. |
Cottonwood, lanceleaf | Populus acuminata Rydb. |
Cottonwood, narrowleaf | Populus angustifolia James. |
Cottonwood, southern (Carolina poplar) | Populus deltoides virginiana (Cast.) Sudw. |
Cranberry, highbush. (See American cranberrybush.) |
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Cranberrybush, American (highbush cranberry) | Viburnum trilobum Marsh. |
Cranberrybush, European | Viburnum opulus L. |
Currant, American black (wild black currant) | Ribes americanum Mill. |
Currant, flowering. (See Golden currant.) |
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Currant, flowering. (See Slender golden currant.) |
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Currant, golden (flowering currant) | Ribes odoratum Wendl. |
*Currant, slender golden (flowering currant) | Ribes aureum Pursh. |
Currant, squaw (wild currant) | Ribes inebrians Lindl. |
Currant, wild. (See Squaw currant.) |
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Currant, wild black. (See American black currant.) |
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*Cypress, Arizona | Cupressus arizonica Greene. |
*Desertwillow (desert flowering willow) | Chilopsis linearis (Cavanilles) D. C. |
Dogbrier (rose) | Rosa canina L. |
Dogwood | Cornus femina Mill. |
Dogwood | Cornus instolonea A. Nels. |
Dogwood | Cornus interior Peters. |
Dogwood. (See Cornelian-cherry.) |
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Dogwood, Bailey | Cornus baileyi Coult. and Evans. |
Dogwood, bloodtwig | Cornus sanguinea L. |
Dogwood, gray | Cornus racemosa Lam. |
Dogwood, red-osier | Cornus stolonifera Michx. |
*Dogwood, roughleaf | Cornus asperifolia Michx. |
Dogwood, silky (silky cornel) | Cornus amomum Mill. |
Dropseed, longleaf | Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth. |
*Elder, American | Sporobolus heterolepis Gray. |
Dropseed, prairie | Sambucus canadensis L. |
Elder, European | Sambucus nigra L. |
Elm | Ulmus pedunculata Foug. |
*Elm, American (white elm) | Ulmus americana L. |
*Elm, Chinese | Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. |
Elm, Chinese. (See Dwarf Asiatic elm.) |
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*Elm, dwarf Asiatic (Chinese elm) | Ulmus pumila L. |
*Elm, English | Ulmus campestris L. |
Elm, red. (See Slippery elm.) |
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Elm, Scotch | Ulmus glabra Huds. |
Elm, slippery (red elm) | Ulmus fulva Michx. |
Elm, white. (See American elm.) |
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False-indigo | Amorpha fruticosa angustifolia Pursh. |
Feathergrass | Stipa pennata L. |
Fescue, meadow | Festuca elatior L. |
Fescue, sheep | Festuca ovina L. |
Filbert (hazel; Volga hazel) | Corylus avellana L. |
Fir, balsam | Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. |
*Fir, Douglas | Pseudotsuga taxifolia (La M.) Britt. |
Fir, silver | Abies alba Mill. |
Foxtail, meadow | Alopecurus pratensis L. |
Golden drop | Onosma echiodes L. |
Gooseberry, common wild. (See Missouri gooseberry.) |
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Gooseberry, Missouri (common wild gooseberry) | Grossularia missouriensis (Nutt.) Coy, and Britt. |
Gooseberry, redshoot (western wild gooseberry) | Grossularia setosa (Lindl.) Cov. and Britt. |
Gooseberry, western wild. (See Redshoot gooseberry.) |
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Gorse, common | Ulex europaeus L. |
Grama, blue | Bouteloua gracilis (H. B. K.) Lag. |
Grama, side-oats | Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. |
Grape, doan (wild grape) | Vitis doaniana Muns. |
Grape, early wild. (See Riverbank grape.) |
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Grape, Long's (shrubby grape) | Vitis longii Prince. |
Grape, Oregon. (See Oregon hollygrape.) |
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Grape, riverbank (early wild grape) | Vitis vulpina L. |
Grape, sand (Wild grape) | Vitis rupestris Scheele. |
Grape, shrubby. (See Long's grape.) |
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Grape, sweet winter | Vitis cinerea Engelm. |
Grape, wild. (See Doan grape.) |
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Grape, wild. (See Sand grape.) |
Greenbrier, bristly | Smilax hispida Muhl. |
Groundsel tree. (See Willow baccharis.) |
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*Gum elastic (chittimwood) | Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers. |
Gutierrezia. (See Broom snakeweed.) |
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*Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis L |
*Hackberry. | Celtis occidentalis crassifolia (La M.) Gray. |
Hackberry. (See Paloblanco.) |
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Haw, black. (See Nannyberry.) |
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Haw, red. (See Washington thorn.) |
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Hawthorn | Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe. |
Hawthorn, spike | Crataegus occidentalis Britt. |
Hawthorn, English | Crataegus oxyacantha L. |
Hawthorn | Crataegus oxyacantha monogyna L. |
Hawthorn | Crataegus sanguinea Pall. |
Hazel. (See Filbert.) |
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Hazel, Volga. (See Filbert.) |
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Hazelnut, American | Corylus americana Walt. |
Hazelnut, beaked | Corylus rostrata Ait. |
Hollygrape, Oregon (Oregon grape) | Odostemon aquifolium Rydb. |
*Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos L. |
*Honeysuckle, tatarian | Lonicera tatarica L. |
Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch. |
Hoptree (wafer ash) | Ptelea trifoliata L. |
Hornbeam, European | Carpinus betulus L. |
Indigo, false. (See False-indigo.) |
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Indigobush, dwarf (smooth leadplant) | Amorpha nana Nutt. |
Jersey-tea, inland (New Jersey tea) | Ceanothus ovatus Deaf. |
Jersey-tea, inland (New Jersey tea) | Ceanothus ovatus pubescens T. and C. |
Jersey-tea, New. (See Inland Jersey-tea.) |
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Jujube, Texas (Texas buckthorn) | Zizyphus obtusifolia Gray. |
Junegrass | Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. |
Juniper, creeping (horizontal juniper) | Juniperus horizontalis Moench. |
Juniper, dwarf | Juniperus communis L. |
Juniper, horizontal. (See Creeping juniper.) |
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*Juniper, one-seed | Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. |
*Juniper, redberry | Juniperus pinchotii Sudw. |
Larch, Siberian | Larix sibirica Ledeb. |
Lash tree. (See Russian pea-shrub.) |
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Leadplant | Amorpha canescens Pursh. |
Leadplant, smooth. (See Dwarf indigobush.) |
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*Lilac (syringa) | Syringa sp. |
Linden, littleleaf European | Tilia cordata Mill. |
*Locust, black | Robinia pseudoacacia L. |
Mahogany, mountain. (See Valley-mahogany.) |
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Maple, dwarf (mountain maple) | Acer glabrum Torr. |
Maple, field. (See Hedge maple.) |
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Maple, hedge (field maple) | Acer campestre L. |
Maple, mountain. (See Dwarf maple.) |
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Maple, Norway | Acer platanoides L. |
Maple, silver (soft maple) | Acer saccharinum L. |
Maple, soft. (See Silver maple.) |
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Maple, tartar. (See Tatarian maple.) |
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Maple, tatarian (Tartar maple) | Acer tataricum L. |
Mazzard | Prunus avium L. |
Mesquite, honey | Prosopis juliflora glandulosa |
Moonseed, common | Menispermum canadense L. |
Mountain-ash | Sorbus intermedia Pers. |
Mountain-ash | Sorbus torminalis Crantz. |
Mountain-ash, European | Sorbus aucuparia L. |
Mulberry, black | Morus nigra L. |
*Mulberry, red | Morus rubra L. |
*Mulberry, Russian | Morus alba tatarica (L.) Loudon. |
Mulberry, white | Morus alba L. |
*Nannyberry (blackhaw) | Viburnum lentago L. |
Needle-and-thread (western needlegrass) | Stipa comata Trin. and Rupr. (Torr.) Cook. |
Needlegrass. (See Porcupine grass.) |
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Needlegrass, western. (See Needle-and-thread.) |
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Ninebark | Opulaster intermedius Rydb. |
Ninebark, common (spiraea) | Opulaster opulifolius (L.) Kuntz. |
Oak, blackjack | Quercus marilandica Muench. |
*Oak, bur | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. |
Oak, chinquapin | Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. |
Oak, English | Quercus robur L. |
Oak, European turkey | Quercus cerris L. |
Oak, havard (shin oak) | Quercus havardii Rydb. |
*Oak, post | Quercus stellata Wang. |
Oak, post | Quercus stellata parviloba Sarg. |
Oak, shin | Quercus mohriana Rydb. |
Oak, shin. (See Havard oak.) |
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Oak, southern red | Quercus rubra L. |
*Osage-orange | Toxylon pomiferum Raf. |
Osier, common (willow) | Salix viminalis L. |
Paloblanco (hackberry) | Celtis reticulata Torr. |
Paloblanco (hackberry) | Celtis reticulata vestita Sarg. |
Pea-shrub, Russian (lash tree) | Caragana frutex Nutt. |
*Pea-tree, Siberian | Caragana arborescens Lam. |
Pear, common | Pyrus communis L. |
Pear, oleaster | Pyrus eleagrifolia Pail. |
*Pecan | Hicoria pecan (Marsh.) Britt. |
Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana L. |
*Pine, Austrian | Pinus nigra austriaca Schneid. |
Pine, Cembra. (See Swiss stone pine.) |
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Pine, Crimean | Pinus nigra pallasiana Schneid. |
Pine, jack | Pinus banksiana Lamb. |
*Pine, limber | Pinus flexilis James. |
Pine, northern white | Pinus strobus L. |
*Pine, ponderosa (western yellow pine) | Pinus ponderosa Laws. |
*Pine, Scotch | Pinus sylvestris L. |
Pine, Swiss stone | Pinus cembra L. |
Pine, western yellow. (See Ponderosa pine.) |
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*Pistache, Texas | Pistacia texana Swingle. |
*Plum, chickasaw | Prunus angustifolia Marsh. |
*Plum, sand (western chickasaw plum) | Prunus angustifolia watsoni Waugh. |
Plum, western chickasaw. (See Sand plum.) |
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*Plum, Wild | Prunus americana Marsh. |
Poison-ivy | Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntz. |
Poison-ivy, western | Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small) Greene. |
Poplar | Populus laurifolia Ledeb. |
Poplar, balsam | Populus balsamifera L. |
Poplar, black | Populus nigra L. |
Poplar, Carolina. (See Southern cottonwood.) |
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Poplar, Carolina (hybrid) (Norway poplar) | Populus eugenei Hort. ex Dode. |
Poplar, gray (silver poplar) | Populus alba canescens (Smith) Loudon. |
Poplar, lombardy | Populus nigra italica Du Roi. |
Poplar, Mongolian | Populus maximowiczii Henry. |
Poplar, Norway. (See Carolina poplar (hybrid).) |
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Poplar, silver. (See Gray poplar.) |
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Poplar, white | Populus alba L. |
Porcupine grass (needlegrass) | Stipa spartea Trin. |
Porcupine grass, European | Stipa capillata L. |
Prickly-ash, common | Xanthoxylum americanum Mill. |
Privet, common. (See European privet.) |
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Privet, European (common privet) | Ligustrum vulgare L. |
Privet, swamp. (See Texas adelia.) |
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Quackgrass | Agropyron repens Beauv. |
Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus graveolens (Nutt.) Greene. |
Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus howardii (Parry) Greene. |
Rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus pulchellus (Gray) Greene. |
Raspberry, wild black. (See Common blackcap.) |
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Raspberry, Wild red | Rubus idaeus aculeatissimus (C. A. Mey) R. and T. |
*Redbud | Cercis canadensis L. |
Rose | Rosa villosa L. |
Rose. (See Dogbrier.) |
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Rose, Arkansas | Rosa arkansana Porter. |
Rose, Austrian brier | Rosa eglanteria L. |
Rose, Fendler (wild rose) | Rosa fendleri Crep. |
Rose, Japanese | Rosa japonica Waitz. |
Rose, Macoun (wild rose) | Rosa macounii Greene. |
Rose, meadow (wild rose) | Rosa blanda Alt. |
Rose, prickly (wild rose) | Rosa acicularis Lindl. |
Rose, Scotch | Rosa spinosissima L. |
Rose, wild. (See Fendler rose.) |
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Rose, wild. (See Macoun rose.) |
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Rose, wild. (See Meadow rose.) |
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Rose, wild. (See Prickly rose.) |
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Rose, wild prairie | Rosa pratincola Greene. |
*Russian-olive | Elaeagnus angustifolia L. |
Sage | Salvia nutans L. |
Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata Nutt. |
Sagebrush, sand | Artemisia filifolia Torr. |
Seabuckthorn, common | Hippophae rhamnoides L. |
*Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medicus. |
Serviceberry. (See European shadblow.) |
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Serviceberry. (See Low shadblow.) |
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Serviceberry, alder-leaved | Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt. |
Shadblow, European (serviceberry) | Amelanchier vulgaris Moench. |
Shadblow, low (serviceberry) | Amelanchier humilis Wieg. |
Silverberry | Elaeagnus argentea Pursh. |
Sloughgrass | Beckmannia erucaeformis (L.) Host. |
Skunk brush. (See Lemonade sumac.) |
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Skunk brush, western | Rhus nortonii (Greene) Rydb. |
Smoketree, common | Cotinus coggygrea Scop. |
Snailseed, Carolina | Cocculus carolinus (L.) D. C. |
Snakeweed, broom (gutierrezia) | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh.) Britt. and Rus. |
Snowball, common | Viburnum opulus roseum L. |
*Snowberry, Western (wolfberry) | Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. |
*Soapberry, western | Sapindus drummondii H. and A. |
Spindle tree | Euonymus verrucosus Scop. |
Spindle tree. (See European burningbush.) |
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Spiraea, snow | Spiraea crenata L. |
Spiraea, (See Common ninebark.) |
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Spiraea, meadow | Spiraea alba Du Roi. |
Spiraea, willowleaf | Spiraea salicifolia L. |
Spruce, Black Hills. (See Western white spruce.) |
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*Spruce, blue | Picea pungens Engelm. |
Spruce, Koster's blue | Picea pungens var. glauca Kosteri Hort. |
Spruce, Norway | Picea excelsa Link. |
Spruce, Sitka | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carriere |
Spruce, western white (Black Hills spruce) | Picea glauca albertiana (S. Brown) Rehd. |
Spruce, white | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss. |
Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata Willd. |
*Sumac, lemonade (skunk brush) | Rhus trilobata Nutt. |
*Sumac, smooth | Rhus glabra L. |
*Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis L. |
Syringa. (See Lilac.) |
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*Tamarisk | Tamarix gallica L. |
Thicket creeper (Virginia creeper) | Parthenocissus vitacea Hitchc. |
*Thorn, Washington (red haw) | Crataegus phaenopyrum (L.) Medicus. |
Three-awn grass (wire grass) | Aristida sp. |
Timothy | Phleum sp. |
Tree-of-heaven. (See Ailanthus.) |
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Turkeyfoot (big bluestem) | Andropogon hallii Hack. |
Turkeyfoot, bluejoint (big bluestem) | Andropogon furcatus Muhl. |
Valley-mahogany (mountain mahogany) | Cercocarpus montanus Raf. |
Valley-mahogany | Cercocarpus parvifolius Nutt. |
Viper's bugloss | Echium rubrum Jacq. |
Virginia creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia Planch. |
Virginia creeper. (See Thicket creeper.) |
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Virgins-bower | Clematis virginiana L. |
Virgins-bower, western | Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. |
Wayfaring-tree | Viburnum lantana L. |
Wahoo (burning bush) | Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. |
*Walnut, black | Juglans nigra L. |
*Walnut, little | Juglans rupestris Engelm. |
Wheatgrass, slender | Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. |
Wheatgrass, western. (See Bluestem.) |
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Willow. (See Common osier.) |
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Willow, beak | Salix bebbiana Sarg. |
Willow, black | Salix nigra Marsh. |
Willow, brittle | Salix fragilis L. |
Willow, desert flowering. (See Desertwillow.) |
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Willow, diamond | Salix mackenziana Barr. |
*Willow, European white | Salix alba L. |
Willow, goat | Salix caprea L. |
*Willow, golden | Salix alba vitellina Stokes. |
Willow, gray | Salix cinerea L. |
Willow, hoary | Salix candida Fluegge. |
*Willow, laurel | Salix pentandra L. |
Willow, peachleaf. | Salix amygdaloides Anders. |
Willow, prairie | Salix humilis Marsh. |
Willow, pussy | Salix discolor Muhl. |
Willow, sandbar (silky sandbar willow) | Salix exigua Nutt. |
Willow, sandbar | Salix longifolia Muhl. |
Willow, shiny | Salix lucida Muhl. |
Willow, silky sandbar. (See Sandbar willow.) |
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Willow, yellow | Salix lutea Nutt. |
Wire grass. (See Three-awn grass.) |
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Wolf-berry. (See Western snowberry.) |
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Yucca | Yucca sp. |