University of Utah Mallway - Species list March 2000

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Species listed alphabetically by family and common name

Species with fact sheets available show common names as links

Common Name	Scientific Name	Family	Habit
Utah Agave	Agave utahensis	Agave	succulent
Black Sagebrush	Artemisia nova	Aster	shrub
Butterwort	Senecio multilobatus	Aster	herb
Fringed Sage	Artemisia frigida	Aster	herb
Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis	Aster	herb
Hopi Blanketflower	Gaillardia pinnatifida	Aster	herb
Mountain Big Sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata vaseyana	Aster	shrub
Rubber Rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus	Aster	shrub
Showy Goldeneye	Viguera multiflora	Aster	herb
Sundancer Daisy	Hymenoxys scaposus	Aster	herb
Hoary Dwarf Aster	Townsendia incana	Aster	herb
Creeping Oregon Grape	Mahonia repens	Barberry	subshrub
James Buckwheat	Eriogonum jamesii	Buckwheat	subshrub
Sulfurflower Buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum	Buckwheat	subshrub
Rocky Mountain Columbine	Aquilegia coerulea	Buttercup	herb
Beavertail Cactus	Opuntia basilaris	Cactus	succulent
Grizzlybear Cactus	Opuntia erinacea	Cactus	succculent
Engelmann Hedgehog Cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	Cactus	succulent
Utah Juniper	Juniperus osteosperma	Cypress	tree
Netleaf Hackberry	Celtis reticulata	Elm	tree
Bronze Evening Primrose	Oenothera howardii	Evening Primrose	herb
Firechalice	Zauschneria latifolia	Evening Primrose	herb
Pale Evening Primrose	Oenothera pallida	Evening Primrose	herb
Autumn Paintbrush	Castilleja linearifolia	Figwort	herb
Indian Paintbrush	Castilleja chromosa	Figwort	herb
Low Penstemon	Penstemon humilis	Figwort	herb
Palmer Penstemon	Penstemon palmeri	Figwort	herb
Rocky Mountain Penstemon	Penstemon strictus	Figwort	herb
Utah Penstemon	Penstemon utahensis	Figwort	herb
Whipple Penstemon	Penstemon whippleanus	Figwort	herb
Lewis Flax	Linum lewisii	Flax	herb
Desert Four O'Clock	Mirabilis multiflora	Four O'Clock	herb
Fourwing Saltbush	Atriplex canescens	Goosefoot	shrub
Shadscale	Atriplex confertifolia	Goosefoot	shrub
Winterfat	Ceratoides lanata	Goosefoot	shrub
Basin Wildrye	Elymus cinereus	Grass	grass
Indian Ricegrass	Oryzopsis hymenoides	Grass	grass
Shining Muttongrass	Poa fendleriana	Grass	grass
Squirreltail	Sitanion hystrix	Grass	grass
Green Mormon Tea	Ephedra viridis	Jointfir	shrub
Joshua Tree	Yucca brevifolia	Lily	tree
Blazing Star	Mentzelia laevicaulis	Loasa	herb
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow	Sphaeralcea grossulariafolia	Mallow	herb
Spider Milkweed	Asclepias asperula	Milkweed	herb
Doublecomb Draba	Draba oligosperma	Mustard	herb
Sandpaper Draba	Draba asprella	Mustard	herb
Silky Lupine	Lupinus sericeus	Pea	herb
Utah Ladyfinger Milkvetch	Astragalus utahensis	Pea	herb
Western Redbud	Cercis occidentalis	Pea	tree
Scarlet Gilia	Gilia aggregata	Phlox	herb
Southern Mountain Phlox	Phlox austromontana	Phlox	herb
Bristlecone Pine	Pinus aristata	Pine	tree
Moss Campion	Silene acaulis	Pink	herb
Apache Plume	Fallugia paradoxa	Rose	shrub
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany	Cercocarpus montanus	Rose	shrub
Cliffrose	Cowania mexicana	Rose	shrub
Fernbush	Chamaebatiaria millefolium	Rose	shrub
Mountain Spray	Holodiscus dumosus	Rose	shrub
Squawapple	Peraphyllum ramosissimum	Rose	shrub
Utah Serviceberry	Amelanchier utahensis	Rose	shrub
Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Saxifrage	shrub