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Flora and Fauna of Storey County |
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RIPARIAN Trees: Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii French tamarisk Tamarix gallica Willow Salix spp. Silver buffalo berry Shepherdia argentea Shrubs: Rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseousus Quail brush or Big salt bush Atriplex lentiformis* Wild rose Rosa spp. Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata** *Salt Desert Big Greasewood **Northern Desert Big Sagebrush Shrub Grasses: Saltgrass Distichlis stricata Beardless wild rye or creeping wild rye Elymus triricaides Blue wild rye Elymus glaucus Alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides Grass-like: Sedge Carex spp.* *Conifer Forbs Dock Rumex spp. Alkali seepweed or Bush seepweed Suaeda moguinii
SALT DESERT SHRUB Big GreasewoodShrubs: Big greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus Inkwood Suaeda Torreyana ramosissma Kochia Kochia americana Shadscale Atriplex confertifolia Red sage Atriplex vestita Dalea Psorotharnnus polydenius Forbs: Halogeton Halogeton glomerata Globe mallow Sphaeralcea spp. Russian thistle Salsola tragus NORTHERN DESERT SHRUB Big SagebrushTrees: Pinyon pine Pinus monophylla Shrubs: Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata* Hop sage Grayia spinosa Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata Bud sagebrush Artemisia spinescens Spinless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens* Rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus* Stickey-leaf , yellow , green rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus* Dryland greaswood Sarcobatus baileyi Little leaf horsebrush Tetradymia glabrata Low sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula* Winterfat Ceratoides lanata** Short-spine horsebrush Tetradymia spinose Shadscale Atriplex confertifolia Squaw tea Ephedra viridis* Desert peach Prunus andersonii Currant, gooseberry Ribes spp.* Rose Rosa spp. * Pinion**Grassland Shrub Grasses: Nevada blugrass Poa nevadensis Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda* Squirrel tail Sitanion histrix* Desert needlegrass Stipa thurberiana Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides** Galleta Hilaria jamesii Great basin wild rye Elymus cinereus *Low Sage Pinion **Grassland Grass Shrubs: Low sagebrush Artemisia arbuscula* Prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens* Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata* Mormon tea Ephedra virides** Snowberry Symphoricarpus spp.*** Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata*** Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia*** Ocean spray Holodiscus discolor*** Buckwheat or Shrubby eriogonum Erigonum spp.* Currant, gooseberry Ribes spp.* Bud sage Artemisia spinescens *Pinion Shrub **Grassland Shrub ***Mountain Brush Forbs: Indianpaint brush Castilleja spp.* Lupine Lupinus spp.* Phlox Phlox spp.* Mules ears Wyethia amplexicaulis** *Pinion**Mountain Brush
Grasses: Sandber bluegrass Poa secunda** Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum* Squirrel tail Sitanion hystrix Great Basin wild rye Elymus cinerus* Thurber needlehrass Stipa thurberiana *Mountain Grass PINON - JUNIPER Trees: Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides* Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii *Mountain Bru shShrubs: Hop sage Grayia spinosa Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata* Mountain mahogany Cercocapus ledifolius** Skeleton plant Stephanomeria * Conifer**Grassland Shrub Forbes: Locoweed Astragalus spp. Grasses: Nevada bluegrass Poa nevadensis* *Mountain Grass GRASSLAND Shrubs: Dryland greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus var. baileyi Short-spine horsebrush Tetradymia spinosa Fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens
Forbs: Russian thistle Salsola tragus Halogeton Halogeton glomeratus Pickleweed Salicornia ambigua
Grasses: Saltgrass Distichlis stricta Alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides
CONIFER Trees: Western white pine Pinus monticola Limber pine Pinus flexilis Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi White fir Abies concolor* *Mountain Brush Tree Grasses: Needlegrass Stipa spp. June grass Koeleria nitida* *Mountain GrassMOUNTAIN BRUSH Shrubs: Ocean spray Holodiscus discolor Chockecherry Prunus virginiana Curlileaf mountain mahogeny Cercoparpus ledifolius Elderberry Sambucus caerulea Snowbrush Ceanothus velutinus Forbes: Sunflower Helianthus spp. Balsamroot Balsamorrhiza sagittata Sneezeweed Helenium hoopesii Beardtongue Penstemon spp. Desert parsley Lomatium spp. Horsemint Agastache urticifola Goldenbush Haplopappus spp. Grasses: Needle and threadgrass Stipa comata Columbia needlegrass Stipa columbiana Western needlegrass Stipa occidentalis Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda Mutton grass Poa fendleriana Mountain brome Bromus marginatus Smooth brome Bromus inermism Creeping or beardless wildrye Elymus triticoides Hesperchloa Hesperochloa kingii Idaho fescur Festuca idahoensis Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum Wheatgrass Agropyron spp. Trees: Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides
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FAUNA
MAMMALS Cat Family Mountain Lion Felis concolor Bobcat Lynx rufus Dog Family Coyote Canis latrans Red Fox Vulpus fulva Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Kit Fox Vulpus macrotis Herbivores Horse Equus caballus Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Rabbit Family Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Nuttail Cottontail Sylvilagus Weasel Family Short-tailed Weasel Mustela erminea Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata Rodent Family Porcupine Erithizon dorsatum Muskrat Ondatria zibethica Belding Ground Squirrel Citellus beldingi Least Chipmunk Eutamis minimus Cliff Chipmunk Eutamis dirsalis Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus Canyon Mouse Peromyscuse crinitus Pinon Mouse Peromyscuse truei Bushy Tailed Wood Rat Neotoma cinerea Panamint Kangaroo Rat Microdipodops Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys Valley Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae
BIRDS Hawks and Eagles AccipitridaeGolden Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
Falcons Falconidae Prairie Falcon American Kestrel Sparrow Hawk Owls Strigiformes Great Horned Long-eared Burrowing Vultures Falsoniformes cathartidae Turkey Vulture Quails Phasianidae California Quail Chukkar (introduced) Goatsuckers Caprimulgiformes Poor-will Common Nighthawk Flycatchers Passeriformes Picodae Say's Phoebe Woodpeckers Piciformes picidae Downey Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Common Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Jays & Magpies Covidae Stellar's Jay Scrub Jay Pinyon Jay Magpie Chickadees, Titmice, etc. Paridae/Sittidae Mountain Chickadee Plain Titmouse Common Bushtit Red-breasted Nuthatch Tanager Thraupidae Western Tanager Hummingbirds Trochlidae Black-chinned Broad-tailed Calliope
Finches, Grosbeaks, Sparrows Fringillidae Evening Grosbeak Cassin's Finch Lesser Goldfinch American Goldfinch Green-tailed Towhee House Finch Pine Siskin Savannah Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Sage Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow White Crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Wrens Troglodytidae House Bewick's Canyon Rock Thrushes, Bluebirds, Solitaires Turdidae Mountain Bluebird Robin Townsend's Solitaire Meadowlarks, Blackbirds Icteridae Wester Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Warblers Parulidae Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Larks Alauidiae Horned Lark
Swallows Hirundinidae Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Waxwings Bobbycillidae Cedar Waxwing Doves Columbidae Mourning Dove Gulls Laridae California Gull Plovers Charadriiformes Killdear
Coots Rallidae American Coot Geese, Ducks Anseriformes Canada Goose Mallard Pintail Cinnamon Teal REPTILES Spadefoot Toad Family PelobatidaeGreat Basin spadefoot True Frogs Ranidae Bullfrog Northern Leopard Frog Toads Bufonidae Western Toad Woodhouse Toad Treefrog Hylidae Pacific Treefrog Iguana Iguanidae Zebra Tailed Lizzard Desert Collared Lizard Leopard Lizard Deset Horned Lizard Sagebrush Lizard Desert Spiney Lizard Western Fence Lizard Sidebloch Lizard Wiptaile & Racerunner Teiidae Wester Whiptail
SNAKES Boa & Python BoidaeRubber Boa Colubrid Family Colubridae Races Ringneck Night Snake Coachwip Snake Striped Whipsnake Pine-Gopher Snake Western Patch Nosed Snake Ground Snake Western Aquatic Western Rattlesnake
List compiled from Storey County Master plan with updates from helpful friends.
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