POSSIBILITIES OF SHELTERBELT PLANTING IN THE PLAINS REGION
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APPENDIX
COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF SPECIES REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT

[The species recommended for use in shelterbelt plantings in the Plains region are indicated by asterisks]

COMMON NAMESCIENTIFIC NAME
Adelia, Texas (swamp privet)Forestiera acuminata Poir.
*Ailanthus (tree-of-heaven)Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle.
Alder, EuropeanAlnus glutinosa Gartn.
Almond, RussianPrunus nana Stokes.
ApplePyrus malus L.
*ApricotPrunus sp.
Apricot, commonPrunus armeniaca L.
Arborvitae, Chinese. (See Oriental arborvitae.)
*Arborvitae, oriental (Chinese arborvitae)Thuja orientalis L.
Ash, EuropeanFraxinus excelsior L.
Ash, greenFraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg.
*Ash, prairieFraxinus campestris Britt.
Ash, redFraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
Ash, Wafer. (See Hoptree.)
Ash, whiteFraxinus americana L.
AspenPopulus tremuloides Michx.
Aspen, EuropeanPopulus tremula L.
Baccharis, willow (groundsel tree)Baccharis salicina T. and G.
BasswoodTilia glabra Vent.
Beardgrass, prairie (little bluestem)Andropogon scoparius Michx.
Beardgrass, silverAndropogon saccharoides Swartz.
Beech, EuropeanFagus sylvatica L.
Birch, European whiteBetula alba L.
Birch, mountain. (See Red birch.)
Birch, paperBetula papyrifera Marsh.
Birch, red (mountain birch)Betula fontinalis Sarg.
Bittersweet, AmericanCelastrus scandens L.
Blackberry, highbushRubus argutus Link.
Blackcap, common (wild black raspberry)Rubus occidentalis L.
BlackthornPrunus spinosa L.
Bluegrass, bulbousPoa bulbosa L.
Bluestem (western wheatgrass)Agropyron smithii Rydb.
Bluestem, big. (See Turkeyfoot.)
Bluestem, big. (See Bluejoint turkeyfoot.)
Bluestem, little. (See Prairie beardgrass.)
BoxelderAcer negundo L.
    DoAcer negundo violaceum Kirch.
Bromegrass, SmoothBromus inermis Leyss.
BroomCytisus austriacus L.
BroomCytisus biflorus L'Herit.
Buckthorn, common (European buckthorn)Rhamnus cathartica L.
Buckthorn, European. (See Common buckthorn.)
Buckthorn, Texas. (See Texas jujube.)
Buffaloberry, russet (bullberry)Shepherdia canadensis Nutt.
*Buffaloberry, SilverShepherdia argentea Nutt.
Buffalo grassBuchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.
Bullberry. (See Russet buffaloberry.)
Burningbush. (See Wahoo.)
Burningbush, European (spindle tree)Euonymus europaeus L.
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis L.
Caragana. (See Pea-shrub.)
Catalpa, commonCatalpa bignonioides Walter.
*Catalpa, hardyCatalpa speciosa Warder.
CatclawAcacia greggii Gray.
*Cedar, eastern redJuniperus virginiana L.
*Cedar, Rocky Mountain redJuniperus scopulorum Sarg.
CherryPrunus mirabilis Hort.
Cherry, Bessey (western sand cherry)Prunus besseyi Bailey.
Cherry, blackPrunus serotina Ehrh.
*Cherry, chokePrunus virginiana L.
Cherry, dwarfPrunus chamaecerasus Jacq.
Cherry, European birdPrunus padus L.
Cherry, pinPrunus pennsylvanica L.
*Cherry, western chokePrunus virginiana melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg.
Cherry, western sand. (See Bessey cherry.)
Chittimwood. (See Gum elastic.)
*CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus (L.) Koch.
*CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench.
Cornel, silky. (See Silky dogwood.)
Cornelian-cherry (dogwood)Cornus mas L.
CottonwoodPopulus sargentii Dode.
Cottonwood, easternPopulus deltoides Marsh.
Cottonwood, lanceleafPopulus acuminata Rydb.
Cottonwood, narrowleafPopulus angustifolia James.
Cottonwood, southern (Carolina poplar)Populus deltoides virginiana (Cast.) Sudw.
Cranberry, highbush. (See American cranberrybush.)
Cranberrybush, American (highbush cranberry)Viburnum trilobum Marsh.
Cranberrybush, EuropeanViburnum opulus L.
Currant, American black (wild black currant)Ribes americanum Mill.
Currant, flowering. (See Golden currant.)
Currant, flowering. (See Slender golden currant.)
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.)
Currant, wild black. (See American black currant.)
*Cypress, ArizonaCupressus arizonica Greene.
*Desertwillow (desert flowering willow)Chilopsis linearis (Cavanilles) D. C.
Dogbrier (rose)Rosa canina L.
DogwoodCornus femina Mill.
DogwoodCornus instolonea A. Nels.
DogwoodCornus interior Peters.
Dogwood. (See Cornelian-cherry.)
Dogwood, BaileyCornus baileyi Coult. and Evans.
Dogwood, bloodtwigCornus sanguinea L.
Dogwood, grayCornus racemosa Lam.
Dogwood, red-osierCornus stolonifera Michx.
*Dogwood, roughleafCornus asperifolia Michx.
Dogwood, silky (silky cornel)Cornus amomum Mill.
Dropseed, longleafSporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth.
*Elder, AmericanSporobolus heterolepis Gray.
Dropseed, prairieSambucus canadensis L.
Elder, EuropeanSambucus nigra L.
ElmUlmus pedunculata Foug.
*Elm, American (white elm)Ulmus americana L.
*Elm, ChineseUlmus parvifolia Jacq.
Elm, Chinese. (See Dwarf Asiatic elm.)
*Elm, dwarf Asiatic (Chinese elm)Ulmus pumila L.
*Elm, EnglishUlmus campestris L.
Elm, red. (See Slippery elm.)
Elm, ScotchUlmus glabra Huds.
Elm, slippery (red elm)Ulmus fulva Michx.
Elm, white. (See American elm.)
False-indigoAmorpha fruticosa angustifolia Pursh.
FeathergrassStipa pennata L.
Fescue, meadowFestuca elatior L.
Fescue, sheepFestuca ovina L.
Filbert (hazel; Volga hazel)Corylus avellana L.
Fir, balsamAbies balsamea (L.) Mill.
*Fir, DouglasPseudotsuga taxifolia (La M.) Britt.
Fir, silverAbies alba Mill.
Foxtail, meadowAlopecurus pratensis L.
Golden dropOnosma echiodes L.
Gooseberry, common wild. (See Missouri gooseberry.)
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.)
Gorse, commonUlex europaeus L.
Grama, blueBouteloua gracilis (H. B. K.) Lag.
Grama, side-oatsBouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
Grape, doan (wild grape)Vitis doaniana Muns.
Grape, early wild. (See Riverbank grape.)
Grape, Long's (shrubby grape)Vitis longii Prince.
Grape, Oregon. (See Oregon hollygrape.)
Grape, riverbank (early wild grape)Vitis vulpina L.
Grape, sand (Wild grape)Vitis rupestris Scheele.
Grape, shrubby. (See Long's grape.)
Grape, sweet winterVitis cinerea Engelm.
Grape, wild. (See Doan grape.)
Grape, wild. (See Sand grape.)
Greenbrier, bristlySmilax hispida Muhl.
Groundsel tree. (See Willow baccharis.)
*Gum elastic (chittimwood)Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers.
Gutierrezia. (See Broom snakeweed.)
*HackberryCeltis occidentalis L
*Hackberry.Celtis occidentalis crassifolia (La M.) Gray.
Hackberry. (See Paloblanco.)
Haw, black. (See Nannyberry.)
Haw, red. (See Washington thorn.)
HawthornCrataegus chrysocarpa Ashe.
Hawthorn, spikeCrataegus occidentalis Britt.
Hawthorn, EnglishCrataegus oxyacantha L.
HawthornCrataegus oxyacantha monogyna L.
HawthornCrataegus sanguinea Pall.
Hazel. (See Filbert.)
Hazel, Volga. (See Filbert.)
Hazelnut, AmericanCorylus americana Walt.
Hazelnut, beakedCorylus rostrata Ait.
Hollygrape, Oregon (Oregon grape)Odostemon aquifolium Rydb.
*HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos L.
*Honeysuckle, tatarianLonicera tatarica L.
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch.
Hoptree (wafer ash)Ptelea trifoliata L.
Hornbeam, EuropeanCarpinus betulus L.
Indigo, false. (See False-indigo.)
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.)
Jujube, Texas (Texas buckthorn)Zizyphus obtusifolia Gray.
JunegrassKoeleria cristata (L.) Pers.
Juniper, creeping (horizontal juniper)Juniperus horizontalis Moench.
Juniper, dwarfJuniperus communis L.
Juniper, horizontal. (See Creeping juniper.)
*Juniper, one-seedJuniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
*Juniper, redberryJuniperus pinchotii Sudw.
Larch, SiberianLarix sibirica Ledeb.
Lash tree. (See Russian pea-shrub.)
LeadplantAmorpha canescens Pursh.
Leadplant, smooth. (See Dwarf indigobush.)
*Lilac (syringa)Syringa sp.
Linden, littleleaf EuropeanTilia cordata Mill.
*Locust, blackRobinia pseudoacacia L.
Mahogany, mountain. (See Valley-mahogany.)
Maple, dwarf (mountain maple)Acer glabrum Torr.
Maple, field. (See Hedge maple.)
Maple, hedge (field maple)Acer campestre L.
Maple, mountain. (See Dwarf maple.)
Maple, NorwayAcer platanoides L.
Maple, silver (soft maple)Acer saccharinum L.
Maple, soft. (See Silver maple.)
Maple, tartar. (See Tatarian maple.)
Maple, tatarian (Tartar maple)Acer tataricum L.
MazzardPrunus avium L.
Mesquite, honeyProsopis juliflora glandulosa
Moonseed, commonMenispermum canadense L.
Mountain-ashSorbus intermedia Pers.
Mountain-ashSorbus torminalis Crantz.
Mountain-ash, EuropeanSorbus aucuparia L.
Mulberry, blackMorus nigra L.
*Mulberry, redMorus rubra L.
*Mulberry, RussianMorus alba tatarica (L.) Loudon.
Mulberry, whiteMorus alba L.
*Nannyberry (blackhaw)Viburnum lentago L.
Needle-and-thread (western needlegrass)Stipa comata Trin. and Rupr. (Torr.) Cook.
Needlegrass. (See Porcupine grass.)
Needlegrass, western. (See Needle-and-thread.)
NinebarkOpulaster intermedius Rydb.
Ninebark, common (spiraea)Opulaster opulifolius (L.) Kuntz.
Oak, blackjackQuercus marilandica Muench.
*Oak, burQuercus macrocarpa Michx.
Oak, chinquapinQuercus muehlenbergii Engelm.
Oak, EnglishQuercus robur L.
Oak, European turkeyQuercus cerris L.
Oak, havard (shin oak)Quercus havardii Rydb.
*Oak, postQuercus stellata Wang.
Oak, postQuercus stellata parviloba Sarg.
Oak, shinQuercus mohriana Rydb.
Oak, shin. (See Havard oak.)
Oak, southern redQuercus rubra L.
*Osage-orangeToxylon 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, SiberianCaragana arborescens Lam.
Pear, commonPyrus communis L.
Pear, oleasterPyrus eleagrifolia Pail.
*PecanHicoria pecan (Marsh.) Britt.
PersimmonDiospyros virginiana L.
*Pine, AustrianPinus nigra austriaca Schneid.
Pine, Cembra. (See Swiss stone pine.)
Pine, CrimeanPinus nigra pallasiana Schneid.
Pine, jackPinus banksiana Lamb.
*Pine, limberPinus flexilis James.
Pine, northern whitePinus strobus L.
*Pine, ponderosa (western yellow pine)Pinus ponderosa Laws.
*Pine, ScotchPinus sylvestris L.
Pine, Swiss stonePinus cembra L.
Pine, western yellow. (See Ponderosa pine.)
*Pistache, TexasPistacia texana Swingle.
*Plum, chickasawPrunus angustifolia Marsh.
*Plum, sand (western chickasaw plum)Prunus angustifolia watsoni Waugh.
Plum, western chickasaw. (See Sand plum.)
*Plum, WildPrunus americana Marsh.
Poison-ivyToxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntz.
Poison-ivy, westernToxicodendron rydbergii (Small) Greene.
PoplarPopulus laurifolia Ledeb.
Poplar, balsamPopulus balsamifera L.
Poplar, blackPopulus nigra L.
Poplar, Carolina. (See Southern cottonwood.)
Poplar, Carolina (hybrid) (Norway poplar)Populus eugenei Hort. ex Dode.
Poplar, gray (silver poplar)Populus alba canescens (Smith) Loudon.
Poplar, lombardyPopulus nigra italica Du Roi.
Poplar, MongolianPopulus maximowiczii Henry.
Poplar, Norway. (See Carolina poplar (hybrid).)
Poplar, silver. (See Gray poplar.)
Poplar, whitePopulus alba L.
Porcupine grass (needlegrass)Stipa spartea Trin.
Porcupine grass, EuropeanStipa capillata L.
Prickly-ash, commonXanthoxylum americanum Mill.
Privet, common. (See European privet.)
Privet, European (common privet)Ligustrum vulgare L.
Privet, swamp. (See Texas adelia.)
QuackgrassAgropyron repens Beauv.
RabbitbrushChrysothamnus graveolens (Nutt.) Greene.
RabbitbrushChrysothamnus howardii (Parry) Greene.
RabbitbrushChrysothamnus pulchellus (Gray) Greene.
Raspberry, wild black. (See Common blackcap.)
Raspberry, Wild redRubus idaeus aculeatissimus (C. A. Mey) R. and T.
*RedbudCercis canadensis L.
RoseRosa villosa L.
Rose. (See Dogbrier.)
Rose, ArkansasRosa arkansana Porter.
Rose, Austrian brierRosa eglanteria L.
Rose, Fendler (wild rose)Rosa fendleri Crep.
Rose, JapaneseRosa japonica Waitz.
Rose, Macoun (wild rose)Rosa macounii Greene.
Rose, meadow (wild rose)Rosa blanda Alt.
Rose, prickly (wild rose)Rosa acicularis Lindl.
Rose, ScotchRosa spinosissima L.
Rose, wild. (See Fendler rose.)
Rose, wild. (See Macoun rose.)
Rose, wild. (See Meadow rose.)
Rose, wild. (See Prickly rose.)
Rose, wild prairieRosa pratincola Greene.
*Russian-oliveElaeagnus angustifolia L.
SageSalvia nutans L.
SagebrushArtemisia tridentata Nutt.
Sagebrush, sandArtemisia filifolia Torr.
Seabuckthorn, commonHippophae rhamnoides L.
*ServiceberryAmelanchier canadensis (L.) Medicus.
Serviceberry. (See European shadblow.)
Serviceberry. (See Low shadblow.)
Serviceberry, alder-leavedAmelanchier alnifolia Nutt.
Shadblow, European (serviceberry)Amelanchier vulgaris Moench.
Shadblow, low (serviceberry)Amelanchier humilis Wieg.
SilverberryElaeagnus argentea Pursh.
SloughgrassBeckmannia erucaeformis (L.) Host.
Skunk brush. (See Lemonade sumac.)
Skunk brush, westernRhus nortonii (Greene) Rydb.
Smoketree, commonCotinus coggygrea Scop.
Snailseed, CarolinaCocculus carolinus (L.) D. C.
Snakeweed, broom (gutierrezia)Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh.) Britt. and Rus.
Snowball, commonViburnum opulus roseum L.
*Snowberry, Western (wolfberry)Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.
*Soapberry, westernSapindus drummondii H. and A.
Spindle treeEuonymus verrucosus Scop.
Spindle tree. (See European burningbush.)
Spiraea, snowSpiraea crenata L.
Spiraea, (See Common ninebark.)
Spiraea, meadowSpiraea alba Du Roi.
Spiraea, willowleafSpiraea salicifolia L.
Spruce, Black Hills. (See Western white spruce.)
*Spruce, bluePicea pungens Engelm.
Spruce, Koster's bluePicea pungens var. glauca Kosteri Hort.
Spruce, NorwayPicea excelsa Link.
Spruce, SitkaPicea sitchensis (Bong.) Carriere
Spruce, western white (Black Hills spruce)Picea glauca albertiana (S. Brown) Rehd.
Spruce, whitePicea glauca (Moench) Voss.
SugarberryCeltis laevigata Willd.
*Sumac, lemonade (skunk brush)Rhus trilobata Nutt.
*Sumac, smoothRhus glabra L.
*SycamorePlatanus occidentalis L.
Syringa. (See Lilac.)
*TamariskTamarix gallica L.
Thicket creeper (Virginia creeper)Parthenocissus vitacea Hitchc.
*Thorn, Washington (red haw)Crataegus phaenopyrum (L.) Medicus.
Three-awn grass (wire grass)Aristida sp.
TimothyPhleum sp.
Tree-of-heaven. (See Ailanthus.)
Turkeyfoot (big bluestem)Andropogon hallii Hack.
Turkeyfoot, bluejoint (big bluestem)Andropogon furcatus Muhl.
Valley-mahogany (mountain mahogany)Cercocarpus montanus Raf.
Valley-mahoganyCercocarpus parvifolius Nutt.
Viper's buglossEchium rubrum Jacq.
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia Planch.
Virginia creeper. (See Thicket creeper.)
Virgins-bowerClematis virginiana L.
Virgins-bower, westernClematis ligusticifolia Nutt.
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana L.
Wahoo (burning bush)Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.
*Walnut, blackJuglans nigra L.
*Walnut, littleJuglans rupestris Engelm.
Wheatgrass, slenderAgropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc.
Wheatgrass, western. (See Bluestem.)
Willow. (See Common osier.)
Willow, beakSalix bebbiana Sarg.
Willow, blackSalix nigra Marsh.
Willow, brittleSalix fragilis L.
Willow, desert flowering. (See Desertwillow.)
Willow, diamondSalix mackenziana Barr.
*Willow, European whiteSalix alba L.
Willow, goatSalix caprea L.
*Willow, goldenSalix alba vitellina Stokes.
Willow, graySalix cinerea L.
Willow, hoarySalix candida Fluegge.
*Willow, laurelSalix pentandra L.
Willow, peachleaf.Salix amygdaloides Anders.
Willow, prairieSalix humilis Marsh.
Willow, pussySalix discolor Muhl.
Willow, sandbar (silky sandbar willow)Salix exigua Nutt.
Willow, sandbarSalix longifolia Muhl.
Willow, shinySalix lucida Muhl.
Willow, silky sandbar. (See Sandbar willow.)
Willow, yellowSalix lutea Nutt.
Wire grass. (See Three-awn grass.)
Wolf-berry. (See Western snowberry.)
YuccaYucca sp.


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