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NMSU: Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

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This is a list of all the plants in the database.

(Peganum harmala)

(a.k.a wild rue, rue weed, Syrian rue, Harmal, isband, oz)

(a.k.a Arizona alder)

(Berberis trifoliolata)

(a.k.a agarita, agrito, currant-of-Texas, wild currant)

Antelope bitterbrush

Tsék’ina’ałch’ízhii

(Purshia tridentata)

(a.k.a buckbrush, bitterbrush)

Azee’l̷a’dilt’éhé

(Asclepias asperula)

(a.k.a green-flowered milkweed, spider antelope horns)

Tł’ohk’aa’í

(Triglochin maritima)

(a.k.a seaside arrowgrass)

Beeplant, Rocky Mountain

(Cleome serrulata)

(a.k.a Rocky Mountain beeplant, Navajo spinach)

Tsésnádáá’

(Cordylanthus wrightii)

(Lomatium spp.)

(a.k.a Foothill biscuit root, Giant biscuit root, Gray's biscuit root)

Chi’ilbílátahłitsxoidíchi’i’í

(Hymenoxys spp.)

Ch’ilłizhiní

(Coleogyne ramosissima)

Ch’ilbílátahózhóón

(Gaillardia spp.)

Blue-eyed-grass

(Sisyrinchium spp.)

(a.k.a Arizona blue-eyed grass)

Dahiitiíhídą́ą́’dootł’izhí

(Campanula rotundifolia)

(a.k.a American bellflower, Bluebell bellflower, Harebell)

Bluegrass, kentucky

Tsétahtł’oh

(Poa pratensis)

Bluestem, little false

Tł’ohdeiłichi’í

(Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium)

(a.k.a beard grass)

Bottlebrush squirreltail

Azéé’iilwo’iindtsaaí

(Elymus elymoides)

(Bromus racemosus)

(a.k.a Meadow brome, Hairy brome, Hairy chess)

(Bromus arvensis )

(a.k.a Cenchrus incertus)

Brome, Japanese

(Bromus japonicus)

Brome, mountain

Tł’ohtsohndtł’izí

(Bromus carinatus)

(a.k.a California brome)

Bi’zé yilwo’ lichi’í

(Bromus rubens)

Tł’oh da a gighí

(Bromus diandrus)

Bįįh tł’óh

(Bromus inermis)

Bisnideeshchii’

(Eriogonum spp.)

(a.k.a slender buckwheat, sand buckwheat)

Lók’aatł’ohtsoh

(Schoenoplectus acutus)

(a.k.a Tule, common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush)

K’ei’chilí

(Desmanthus cooleyi)

California burclover

(Medicago polymorpha)

(Alhagi camelorum)

(a.k.a Alhagi maurorum)

Shíyináldzidí

(Bromus tectorum)

Didzédik’ǫ́zhí

(Prunus virginiana)

(Cylindropuntia spp. )

(a.k.a Walking stick cholla, Cane cholla)

Cliff fendlerbush

(Fendlera rupicola)

Awééts’áál

(Purshia mexicana )

(a.k.a Cowania neomexicana)

Tániits’éhii

(Xanthium saccharatum)

Colorado piñon

(a.k.a Piñon pine, common pinyon, two needle pinyon, twoneedle/two needle pinyon, Colorado pinyon)

Common Mediterranean grass

(Schismus barbatus)

Common purslane

Tsiighájiłchíí

(Portulaca oleracea)

(a.k.a Little hogweed, red root, pursley)

K’iiłtsoinitł’izí

(Oxytenia acerosa)

Cordgrass, alkali

Tł’ohdá’ákáłiitsoh

(Spartina gracilis)

(Heracleum maximum)

(a.k.a Indian celery, indian rhubarb, pushki)

K’ei’łibáhí

(a.k.a Sandbar willow, Narrowleaf willow)

Curlycup gumweed

Ch’ilbílátahaltsóíí

(Grindelia squarrosa)

Nidíyíliiłigaii

(Perityle emoryi)

(a.k.a Emory's rock daisy)

Dalmatian toadflax/ butter and eggs

(Linaria dalmatica)

Bééshyilt’ą́ą’í

(Taraxacum officinale)

Yiíłtsíniitsoh

(Zigadenus paniculatus)

(a.k.a Foothill deathcamas)

Desert sand verbena

K’íneeshdlíshiidą́ą́’

Ni’ ił tł’ hii

(Chloracantha spinosa)

(a.k.a aster, Aster spinosus, buena mujer, spiny chloracantha)

Dropseed, giant

Tł’ohyilzólítsoh

(Sporobolus giganteus)

(a.k.a giant sacaton)

(Sporobolus flexuosus)

Tł’ohyilzólí

(Blepharoneuron tricholepis)

(a.k.a hairy dropseed)

Tł’ohtsohzhóó’

(Sporobolus cryptandrus)

Dropseed, spike

Tł’ohyilzólídeeníní

(Sporobolus contractus)

(Errazurizia rotundata)

(a.k.a Roundleaf Errazurizia, round dunebroom, roundleaf )

Evening primrose

Tł’é’yiigáhii

(Oenothera spp.)

(a.k.a Tufted evening primrose, stemless primrose, fragrant evening primrose, white stemless evening primrose, gumbo lily)

Fescue, Arizona

Tsinyaatł’ohyilzólí

(Festuca arizonica)

Fescue, six weeks

Tł’ohyilzólídijoolí

(Vulpia octoflora)

(a.k.a Sixweeks fescue)

Ch’il natł’oi łigaí

(Convolvulus arvensis)

Dahįįtiíhídą́ą́’łikaní

(Erodium cicutarium)

(a.k.a Storksbill, Redstem filaree, Alfilaria, Redstem stork's bill)

(Pennisetum setaceum)

K’ińeeshdlíshiidą́ą́’łigai

(Allionia incarnata)

(a.k.a trailing windmills, guapile)

Four-winged saltbush

Díwózhiiłbéíí

(Atriplex canescens)

(a.k.a chamiza, fourwing saltbush, fourwinged saltbush)

Azéé’iilwo’iitsoh

(Hordeum jubatum)

(a.k.a bobtail barley, squirreltail barley)

Fremont cottonwood

(Populus fremontii)

(a.k.a Rio Grande cottonwood, Valley cottonwood)

(Poliomintha incana)

(a.k.a rosemary mint, purple sage)

Galleta, James'

Tł’ohdich’ízhí

(Hilaria jamesii)

(a.k.a Galleta)

(Quercus gambelii)

Dahįįtííhídą́ą́’tsó

(Geranium spp.)

Azeenitł’inii

(Sphaeralcea spp.)

(a.k.a Scarlet globemallow)

Goatgrass, jointed

Cl’oh ałhe ni’lí

(Aegilops cylindrica )

Tł’ohnást’ąsłizhiní

(Bouteloua eriopoda)

Tł’ohnást’ąsi

(Bouteloua gracilis)

Grama, sideoats

Tł’ohłichi’í

(Bouteloua curtipendula)

Díwózhiishjiin

(Sarcobatus vermiculatus)

Groundsel, lobeleaf

(Packera multilobata)

(a.k.a Uinta groundsel, basin butterweed, butterweed)

Groundsel, threadleaf

Azeehááldzidí

(Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus)

(a.k.a wooly groundsel, Senecio longilobus)

Chil’bit’ą́ą́h t’ó

(Halogeton glomeratus)

(Marribium vulgare)

(Tetradymia canescens)

(a.k.a spineless horsebrush, gray horsebrush)

(a.k.a Bee balm, Mountain mint, Oregano de la Sierra)

Ch’ilabe’éts’óóz

(Equisetum arvense)

Horsetail, smooth

Ch’ilabe’éts’óóz

(Equisetum laevigatum)

Indian paintbrush

Dahiitįį́hídą́ą́’tsoh

(Castilleja spp.)

(a.k.a Pepperweed, perennial pepperweed, whitetop, mesa pepperwort)

Bílátahyígaii

(Iris missouriensis)

(a.k.a Blue flag, Flag lily. Liver lily)

Azee’naachii’

(Polemonium foliosissimum)

(a.k.a Jacobs ladder)

K’iiłtsoiłizhiní

(Isocoma pluriflora)

(a.k.a Rayless goldenrod, goldenweed)

Ch’óhojiééh

(a.k.a sacred thorn-apple)

(Sorghum x almum)

Junegrass, prairie

Tł’ooléts’ózí

(Koeleria macrantha)

(Juniperus spp.)

Ch’it Bilat’a dootłizhigí

(Centaurea spp.)

(a.k.a Spotted knapweed, yellow starthistle)

Knapweed, diffuse

Ch’il lat’á dei nínigí

(Centaurea diffusa)

(a.k.a White knapweed, spreading knapweed, tumble knapweed)

Knapweed, Russian

Ch’ildích’l’iłibáhí

(Acroptilon repens)

(a.k.a Centaurea picris, Rhaponticum repens ,, Turestan thistle, creeping knapweed, mountain bluet, Russian cornflower, hardheads)

Knapweed, squarrose

(Centaurea virgata)

Ch’il nilt’ǫlí

(Bassia scoparia)

(a.k.a Kochia scoparia)

Tł’oh dei hałgaí

(Chenopodium album var. missouriense)

(a.k.a lamb's quarters, Chenopodium missouriense, Aellen)

Tádídiíńdootł’izh

(Delphinium spp.)

Ch’il abcí tsoh

(Euphorbia esula)

(a.k.a Faitours-grass, wolf's milk)

Ch’ilaghání’dool ghasí

(Astragalus praelongus var. ellisiae )

Loco, rattleweed

Dá’ághálii

(Astragalus allochrous)

(a.k.a rattleweed, Half-moon milkvetch)

Ch’ilaghání

(Astragalus mollissimus)

(a.k.a Patterson loco)

Łį́į́dą́ą́

Ch’ilabe’é

(Asclepias spp.)

(a.k.a tall mormon tea, longleaf ephedra, joint fir, green ephedra)

Mountain mahogany

Tsé’ásdaazii

(Cercocarpus montanus)

Muhly, mountain

Bé’ézhóó’

(Muhlenbergia montana)

Bé’ézhóó’łichií’í

(Muhlenbergia torreyi)

Muhly, sandhill

Béé’ézhóó’

(Muhlenbergia pungens)

(a.k.a wickiup grass)

Bé’ézhóó’ tsahí

(Muhlenbergia wrightii)

Bįįhyiljáa’í

(Verbascum thapsus)

(Brassica spp.)

Tł’ohnikání

(Poa fendleriana)

Ch’ilgohwéhí’deí

(Thelesperma megapotamicum)

(a.k.a Thelesperma subnudum)

(Rumex crispus)

(a.k.a curly dock)

Navajo wild carrot

Chaasht’ezhiitsoh

(Rumex hymenosepalus)

(a.k.a sand dock, dock root, canyaigre, wild rhubarb)

Needle-and-threadgrass

Ch'il Bilata dee'ni'ni'

(Hesperostipa comata subsp. comata)

(a.k.a Hesperostipa comata, Stipa comata, Stipa cometa, spear-grass)

Needlegrass, desert

(Pappostipa speciosa)

(a.k.a Stipa speciosa, Achnatherum speciosa)

Needlegrass, Scribner

(Achnatherum scribneri)

New Mexico feathergrass

Tł’ohdit’ódítsoh

(Hesperostipa neomexicana)

(a.k.a Stipa neomexicana)

Ma’iidą́ą́’

(a.k.a silver nightshade, western horsenettle)

Nutsedge, yellow

(Cyperus esculentus)

Tséch’ilndtł’izíyilt ’ą́ą ’í

(Berberis aquifolium )

(a.k.a Oregon grape holly, Mahonia aquifolium)

(Penstemon spp.)

(a.k.a Rocky Mountain penstemon, beardtongue, penstemon strictus)

(Lepidium alyssoides)

(a.k.a Tall whitetop, giant whiteweed, perennial pepperweed, broadleaved pepperweed, clasping pepperweed, Lepidium virginicum)

Ch’ilłibáhilátahtsoi

(Hymenoxys richardsonii)

(Toxicodendron rydbergii)

Ńdíshchíí’

(Pinus ponderosa)

(a.k.a Big heavy, black jack, bull pine, ponderosa white )

(a.k.a Plains prickly pear, Opuntia phaeacantha)

Ch’ilhoshíǫ Naakaibihosh

(Tribulus terrestris)

(a.k.a Goathead)

(Populus tremuloides)

Ch’ildiilyésiits’óóz

(Ericameria spp.)

(a.k.a rubber rabbitbrush)

Rabbitbrush, green

Ch’ildiilyésiits’ǫ́ǫ́z

(Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

(a.k.a yellow rabbitbrush, Douglas rabbitbrush)

(Saccharum ravennae)

(a.k.a elephant grass)

Didzétsoh dík’ǫ́zhígíí

(Prunus americana)

(a.k.a American plum )

Red stem peavine

Ch’ilna’át’ó’í

(Astragalus emoryanus)

(a.k.a locoweed, Emory's milkvetch)

Tł’ohlátahyíchii’í

(Agrostis gigantea )

(a.k.a blackbent, Agrostus gigantea)

(Bromus catharticus)

(a.k.a grazing brome, prairie grass)

Ricegrass, Indian

(Achnatherum hymenoides)

(a.k.a Oryzopsis hymenoides, Stipa hymenoides)

(Chaetopappa ericoides)

(a.k.a Sand aster, heath-leaved chaetopappa)

Roundleaf buffaloberry

Dibédą́ą́’

(Shepherdia rotundifolia)

(a.k.a silverleaf)

Rubberweed, bitter

Né’éshjaa’yilkee’é

(Hymenoxys odorata)

(a.k.a Rubberweed)

Lok’aá bit’zooz

(Elaeagnus angustifolia)

(a.k.a silverberry, oleaster, wild olive, Persian olive)

Sacaton, alkali

Tl̷ohdá’ákáłiitsoh

(Sporobolus airoides)

(a.k.a Salt grass)

(Artemisia tridentata)

Sagebrush, Bigelow

Ts’ahłibáhí

(Artemisia bigelovii)

(a.k.a Flat sagebrush)

Sagebrush, black

Tsétah Ts’ah

(Artemisia nova)

Sagebrush, fringed

(Artemisia frigida)

(a.k.a Prairie sagewort)

Sagebrush, sand

Ch’ilzhóó’

(Artemisia filifolia)

K’eiłichii’its’óóz

(Tamarix spp. )

Tł’ohdík’ózhíǫtł’oolédich’ízhí

(Distichlis spicata)

(Cenchrus spinifex)

(a.k.a Schrader's brome)

Gáagiibitł’ohchin

(Calochortus nuttallii)

Ch’ilbilátahaltsoi

(a.k.a Ragwort, groundsel)

Dá’ák’ǫ́ǫ́zhdijoolí

(Atriplex confertifolia)

Naasts’ósí bit’iis

Ch’ilłichiin

(Rhus trilobata)

(a.k.a Skunkbrush)

Ch’il Diilyésii dzaa

(Gutierrezia sarothrae)

(a.k.a broom snakeweed)

Nií’ii’nił

(Helenium autumnale)

(Symphoricarpos albus)

(a.k.a Mountain snowberry, Utah snowberry, waxberry, ghostberry)

Spreading wallflower

Bist’á azéé tsoh

(Erysimum repandum)

Biłhaazhch’ih

(Hypericum perforatum)

Ch’oh deeníní

(Abies lasiocarpa subsp. Arizonica)

Sulphur cinquefoil

Azee tsoxíí, Chil di tsoxíí

(Potentilla recta )

(a.k.a rough-fruited cinquefoil)

(Helianthus annuus)

(Croton texensis)

(Cirsium vulgare)

Thistle, Canada

Azéé hakaní yázhí

(Cirsium arvense)

Azee’okani’whooshí, Azee’okani’deniní

(Carduus nutans)

(a.k.a nodding plumeless thistle)

Thistle, Scotch

Zéé hókanííł béí, Whosh Waa’

(Onopordum acanthium)

(a.k.a scotch cottonthistle )

Three-awns, annual

Azéé’iilwo’iiyázhí

(Aristida spp.)

Three-awns, perennial

Azéé’iilwo’iiyázhí

(Aristida spp.)

T’iis Nattói

(Ailanthus altissima)

Tufted horse grass

Tł’oh Deits’óózí

(Deschampsia cespitosa)

(a.k.a tufted hairgrass)

Ch’ildeeníní

(Salsola tragus)

(a.k.a Russian thistle, prickly Russian thistle, slender thistle, Salsola kali)

Uruguayan pampas grass

(Cortaderia selloana)

Utah serviceberry

Dídzéi dit’odi

(Amelanchier utahensis)

(a.k.a Shadbush, sarvis, Juneberry)

(Betula occidentalis)

(a.k.a Rocky Mountain birch)

(Cicuta douglasii)

K’ínijiłahí

Tééhch’ihóózhood

(Achillea lanulosa)

(a.k.a wooly yarrow)

Wheatgrass, crested

Tł’ohdeindtł’izí

(Agropyron cristatum)

Wheatgrass, slender

Tł’ooléyilts’oozí

(Elymus trachycaulus)

Wheatgrass, western

(Pascopyrum smithii)

(a.k.a Agropyron smithii)

Chil bi la t’ahłigaí

(Lepidium draba)

(a.k.a Hoary Cress, Cardaria draba)

Wildrye, Canadian

Tł’ohndtł’izítsoh

(Elymus canadensis)

(a.k.a Nodding wild rye)

Wildrye, Russian

Tł’oolétsohndtł’izí

(Psathyrostachys juncea)

Gahtsohdą́ą́’

(Krascheninnikovia lanata )

(a.k.a White-sage; Eurotia ceratoides, Ceratoides lanata, Eurotia lanata)

Haasch’ééhdą́ą́’

(a.k.a Pale wolfberry (one species), Anderson wolfberry (another species))

Wooly Indian wheat

Azee’haatł’inii

(Plantago patagonica)

Tsé’ázhiíh

(Dysphania ambrosioides)

(a.k.a Banana yucca, narrowleaf yucca, yucca angustissima, yucca baccata)

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