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Utah Master Naturalist : Mountains Field Book

This guide is meant to provide a look at some of the common, rare, and invasive flora and fauna living in Utah's mountain ecosystems.

Blue Bunch Wheat Grass 1
Elymus spicatus
Western Wheat Grass 2
Elymus smithii
Needle-and-Thread 3
Hesperostipa comata
Indian ricegrass 4
Achnatherum hymenoides
slender wheat grass 5
Elymus trachycaulus
Intermediate Wheatgrass 6
Thinopyrum intermedium
Pine bluegrass 7
Poa secunda
Smooth Meadow-grass 7
Poa pratensis
Columbia needlegrass 7
Achnatherum nelsonii
California brome 7
Bromus carinatus
mountain brome 8
Bromus marginatus
Nodding Brome 7
Bromus anomalus
smooth brome 9
Bromus inermis
Drooping Brome 10
Bromus tectorum
Nuttall's larkspur 11
Delphinium nuttallianum
Low Larkspur 12
Delphinium bicolor
Subalpine Larkspur 13
Delphinium × occidentale
glacier lily 14
Erythronium grandiflorum
fremont geranium 15
Geranium caespitosum fremontii
Richardson's geranium 16
Geranium richardsonii
sticky geranium 17
Geranium viscosissimum
goldenrods 7
Solidago
fleabanes 18
Erigeron
buttercup family 19
Ranunculaceae
beardtongues 20
Penstemon
Paintbrushes 21
Castilleja
Polemonium 22
Alpine Sunflower 23
Hymenoxys grandiflora
Arctic Gentian 24
Gentiana algida
silvery lupine 7
Lupinus argenteus
western cone-flower 25
Rudbeckia occidentalis
spearleaf stonecrop 7
Sedum lanceolatum
Rocky Mountain maple 26
Acer glabrum
bigtooth maple 27
Acer grandidentatum
wax currant 28
Ribes cereum
Utah serviceberry 7
Amelanchier utahensis
mountain snowberry 29
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
blue elder 30
Sambucus cerulea
skunkbush sumac 31
Rhus aromatica simplicifolia
alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 26
Cercocarpus montanus
creeping mahonia 7
Berberis repens
trembling aspen 7
Populus tremuloides
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
Gambel oak 32
Quercus gambelii
chokecherry 33
Prunus virginiana
white fir 34
Abies concolor
common Douglas-fir 35
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Great Basin bristlecone pine 36
Pinus longaeva
lodgepole pine 37
Pinus contorta
subalpine fir 38
Abies lasiocarpa
Engelmann spruce 39
Picea engelmannii
ponderosa pine 40
Pinus ponderosa
common sagebrush 7
Artemisia tridentata
yellow rabbitbrush 41
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Curl-leaf mountain-mahogany 7
Cercocarpus ledifolius
common yarrow 42
Achillea millefolium
blue grama 43
Bouteloua gracilis
antelope brush 44
Purshia tridentata
dogwoods 45
Cornus
shrubby cinquefoil 46
Dasiphora fruticosa
Sego lily 25
Calochortus nuttallii
Woods' rose 47
Rosa woodsii
Fendler's Meadow-rue 48
Thalictrum fendleri
Saskatoon 49
Amelanchier alnifolia
western cone-flower 25
Rudbeckia occidentalis
columbines 50
Aquilegia
heartleaf arnica 51
Arnica cordifolia
wild geranium 52
Geranium maculatum
Oregon grape 53
Berberis aquifolium
blue columbine 54
Aquilegia coerulea
Utah juniper 41
Juniperus osteosperma
greenleaf manzanita 55
Arctostaphylos patula
Elk Sedge 56
Carex garberi
blue wild rye 7
Elymus glaucus
willows 57
Salix
idaho fescue 7
Festuca idahoensis
Bluebunch Wheatgrass 58
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Sheep's Fescue 59
Festuca ovina
muttongrass 7
Poa fendleriana
black sagebrush 7
Artemisia nova
Silver-haired Bat 60
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Mountain Cottontail 61
Sylvilagus nuttallii
North American Porcupine 62
Erethizon dorsatum
Wild Turkey 63
Meleagris gallopavo
Steller's Jay 64
Cyanocitta stelleri
Common Raven 65
Corvus corax
Western Bluebird 66
Sialia mexicana
Canyon Wren 67
Catherpes mexicanus
Northern Flicker 68
Colaptes auratus
Great Horned Owl 69
Bubo virginianus
Mule Deer 70
Odocoileus hemionus
Abert's Squirrel 29
Sciurus aberti
Tiger Salamander 71
Ambystoma tigrinum
Rocky Mountain juniper 72
Juniperus scopulorum
Colorado pinyon 73
Pinus edulis
blue spruce 74
Picea pungens
Ross's sedge 75
Carex rossii
Timber Milkvetch 7
Astragalus miser
Silver Sagebrush 7
Artemisia cana
Dwarf mistletoe 76
Korthalsella lindsayi

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