[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. |