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Part 3:
Plant Classification
Examples of Common Western
Rangeland Forbs
This list is a sample of forbs commonly found on western rangelands.
As with grasses, this is not a complete list. The wide range of
climatic and topographical characteristics produces vastly different
environments throughout western rangelands that support many different
species of plants.
You can find great resources for plant information and identification
by accessing the following web sites:
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Photo |
Alpine milkvetch
|
Astragalus alpinus
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Annual
ragweed |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
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Broadleafed
pepperweed |
Lepidium latifolium (I) |
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Butter
and eggs |
Linaria vulgaris (I) |
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Common
St. Johnswort |
Hypericum perforatum (I) |
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Common
sunflower |
Helianthus annuus |
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Garden
vetch |
Vicia sativa (I) |
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Globemallow |
Sphaeralcea ambigua |
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Hoary
tansyaster |
Machaeranthera canescens |
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Knotweed,
buckwheat, American bistort |
Polygonum bistortoides |
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Missouri
goldenrod |
Solidago missouriensis |
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Old
man’s wisker’s |
Geum triflorum |
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Prickly
Russian thistle |
Salsola tragus (I) |
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Prostrate
pigweed |
Amaranthus albus |
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Red
clover |
Trifolium pratense (I) |
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Spotted
water hemlock |
Cicuta maculata |
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Wooly
plantain |
Plantago patagonica |
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