Appendix A - Scientific names of plants and birds cited in Grassland Habitat Accounts
Plants a
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana |
| American Plum | Prunus american |
| Barley | Hordeum vulgare |
| Big Blue-stem | Andropogon gerardii |
| Bird’s-foot Trefoil | Lotus corniculata |
| Black Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens |
| Black Mustard | Brassica nigra |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Bluejoint Grass | Calamagrostis canadensis |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa |
| Canada Bluegrass | Poa compressa |
| Canada Thistle | Cirusium arvense |
| Canada Wild Rye | Elymus canadensis |
| Cherries | Prunus spp. |
| Corn | Zea mays |
| Common Buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica |
| Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Common Lake Sedge | Carex lacustris |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
| Common Prickly-ash | Zanthoxylum americanum |
| Common Ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
| Common Reed | Phragmites australis |
| Compass-plant | Silphium laciniatum |
| Cowbane | Oxypolis rigidior |
| Crown-vetch | Coronilla varia |
| Dogwoods | Cornus spp. |
| Eastern Red-cedar | Juniperus virginiana |
| Eastern Shooting-star | Dodecatheon meadia |
| Fleabane | Conyza canadensis |
| Flowering Spurge | Eurphorbia corollata |
| Glossy Buckthorn | Rhamnus frangula |
| Golden Alexanders | Zizea aurea |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
| Gray Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis |
| Hairy Grama | Bouteloua hirsuta |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus spp. |
| Honeysuckles | Lonicera spp. |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha |
| Kentucky Bluegrass | Poa pratensis |
| Lead-plant | Amorpha canescens |
| Leafy Spurge | Euphorbia esula |
| Little Blue-stem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
| Multiflora Rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Narrow-leaved Woolly Sedge | Carex lasiocarpa |
| Needle Grass | Stipa spartea |
| New England Aster | Aster novae-angliae |
| Northern Bedstaw | Galium boreale |
| Oats | Avena sativa |
| Orchard Grass | Dactylis glomerata |
| Pasque Flower | Anemone patens |
| Poverty Oat Grass | Danthonia spicata |
| Prairie Blazing-star | Liatris pycnostachya |
| Prairie Cord Grass | Spartina pectinata |
| Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
| Prairie Satin Grass | Muhlenbergia cuspidata |
| Prickly Lettuce | Lactuca serriola |
| Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Purple Prairie-clover | Dalea purpurea |
| Quackgrass | Elytrigia repens |
| Queen Anne’s Lace | Daucus carota |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera |
| Redtop | Agrostis gigantea |
| Reed Canary Grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Rye | Sercale cereale |
| Saw-tooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus |
| Showy Tick-trefoil | Desmodium canadense |
| Side-oats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula |
| Silky Aster | Aster sericeus |
| Sky-blue Aster | Aster oolentangiensis |
| Smooth Aster | Aster laevis |
| Smooth Brome | Bromus inermis |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra |
| Soybean | Glycine max |
| Spike-rush | Eleocharis spp. |
| Spotted Knapweed | Centaurea biebersteinii |
| Stiff Goldenrod | Solidago rigida |
| Stiff Sandwort | Arenaria stricta |
| Sumac | Rhus spp |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum |
| Tall Fescue | Festuca arundinacea |
| Tall Meadow-rue | Thalictrum dasycarpum |
| Thimbleweed | Anemone cylindrica |
| Thistle | Carduus spp., Cirsium spp. |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense |
| Upland Wild Timothy | Muhlenbergia racemosa |
| Water-hemlock | Cicuta maculata |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis |
| Wheat | Triticum spp. |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens |
| Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
| Wild Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa |
| Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana |
| Willows | Salix spp. |
| Yellow Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans |
| Yellow-eyed Grass | Hypoxis hirsuta |
Birds b
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| MVP Canada Goose | Branta canadensis interior |
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Tympanuchus phasianellus |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Tympanuchus cupido |
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris galapavo |
| Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura |
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
| Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Sora | Porzana carolina |
| Whooping Crane | Grus americana |
| American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus |
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa |
| Wilson’s Snipe | Gallinago delicata |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus |
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus |
| Bell’s Vireo | Vireo bellii |
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis |
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora pinus |
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla |
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
| Henslow’s Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii |
| Le Conte’s Sparrow | Ammodramus leconteii |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana |
| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta |
| Brewer’s Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus |
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis |
Mammals
| Plains Pocket Gopher | Geomys bursarius |
| Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus tridecemlineatus |
| Badger | Taxidea taxus |
a Species are listed in alphabetical order by common name. Taxonomy follows that in the Wisconsin State Herbarium – University of Wisconsin-Madison: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/
b Species are listed in taxonomic order following the 7th edition, 48th supplement of the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) check-list of North American Birds: http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3