Table G-1. American Indian traditional-use plants present at the NTS
Scientific Name | Common Name | GC/UTTR | YM | PM/RM |
1. Ambrosia dumosa | White bursage | X | ||
2. Amelanchier utahensis | serviceberry | X | ||
3. Amsinckia tesselata | fiddleneck | X | ||
4. Anemopsis californica | yerba mansa | X | ||
5. Arabis pulchra | wild mustard | X | ||
6. Artemisia ludoviciana | sagebrush, wormwood | X | X | |
7. Artemisia nova | black sagebrush | X | X | |
8. Artemisia tridentata | big sagebrush | X | X | |
9. Atriplex canescens | four-winged saltbush | X | ||
10. Atriplex confertifolia | shadscale | X | ||
11. Brodiaea pulchella | desert hyacinth | X | ||
12. Calochortus bruneaunis | sego lily | X | ||
13. Calochortus flexuosus | mariposa lily | X | ||
14. Carex spp. | sedge | X | ||
15. Castilleja chromosa | Indian paintbrush | X | ||
16. Castilleja martinii | narrowleaf paintbrush | X | ||
17. Ceratoides lanata | winterfat | X | ||
18. Chenopodium fremontii | Fremont goosefoot | X | ||
19. Chrysothamnus nauseosus | rabbitbrush | X | X | X |
20. Cirsium mohavense | desert thistle | X | ||
21. Coleogyne ramosissima | black brush | X | ||
22. Coryphantha vivipara var. | fishhook cactus | X | X | |
23. Coryphantha vivipara var. | foxtail cactus | X | ||
24. Datura meteloides | jimsonweed | X | X | |
25. Descurainia pinnata | tansy mustard | X | ||
26. Distichlis spicata | salt grass | X | ||
27. Echinocactus polycephalus | cotton-top cactus | X | ||
28. Echinocereus englemannii | hedge hog cactus | X | X | |
29. Eleocharis palustris | spikerush | X | ||
30. Elymus elymoides | squirrel tail | X | ||
31. Encelia virginensis var. | brittlebush | X | ||
32. Ephedra nevadensis | Indian tea | X | X | X |
33. Ephedra viridis | Indian tea | X | X | |
34. Eriastrum eremicum | desert eriastrum | X | ||
35. Eriogonum inflatum | desert trumpet | X | ||
36. Erodium cicutarium | herringbill | X | ||
37. Euphorbia albomarginata | rattlesnake weed | X | X | |
38. Geastrum spp. | earthstar | X | ||
39. Gilia inconspicua | gilia | X | ||
40. Grayia spinosa | spiny hop sage | X | ||
41. Gutierrezia microcephala | matchweed | X | X | |
42. Juncus mexicanus | wire grass | X | ||
43. Juniperus osteosperma | juniper, cedar | X | X | X |
44. Krameria parvifolia | range ratany | X | ||
45. Larrea tridentata | creosote bush | X | X | |
46. Lewisia rediviva | bitter root | X | ||
47. Lycium andersonii | wolfberry | X | X | |
48. Lichen | lichen | X | X | |
49. Lycium pallidum | wolfberry | X | ||
50. Menodora spinescens | spiny menodora | X | ||
51. Mentzelia albicaulis | desert corsage | X | X | |
52. Mirabilis multiflora | four o'clock | X | X | |
53. Nicotiana attenuata | coyote tobacco | X | ||
54. Nicotiana trigonophylla | Indian tobacco | X | X | |
55. Opuntia basilaris | beavertail cactus | X | X | |
56. Opuntia echinocarpa | golden cholla cactus | X | ||
57. Opuntia erinacea | Mojave prickly pear | X | X | |
58. Opuntia polycantha | grizzly bear cactus | X | ||
59. Orobanche corymbosa | broomrape, wild asparagus | X | ||
60. Oryzopsis (Stipa) hymenoides | Indian ricegrass | X | X | X |
61. Penstemon floridus | Panamint beard tongue | X | ||
62. Penstemon pahutensis | Pahute beard tongue | X | ||
63. Peraphyllum ramosissimum | squawapple | X | ||
64. Phragmites australis | cane, reed | X | X | |
65. Pinus monophylla | pinyon pine | X | X | |
66. Prosopis glandulosa | mesquite | X | X | |
67. Prosopis pubescens | screwbean | X | ||
68. Psorothamnus polydenius | dotted dalea | X | ||
69. Purshia glandulosa | buckbrush | X | ||
70. Purshia mexicana | cliffrose | X | ||
71. Purshia tridentata | buckbrush | X | ||
72. Quercus gambelii | scrub oak | X | X | |
73. Rhus aromatica | skunkbush, sumac | X | ||
74. Rhus trilobata var. anisophylla | squawbush | X | ||
75. Rhus trilobata var. simplicifolia | squawbush | X | X | |
76. Ribes cereum | white squaw currant | X | ||
77. Ribes velutinum | desert gooseberry | X | ||
78. Rosa woodsii | woods rose | X | ||
79. Rumex crispus | curly dock, wild rhubarb | X | ||
80. Salix exigua | willow | X | X | |
81. Salix gooddingii | black willow | X | X | |
82. Salsola iberica | Russian thistle | X | X | |
83. Salvia columbariae | chia sage | X | ||
84. Salvia dorrii | purple sage, Indian | X | ||
85. Sarcobatus vermiculatus | greasewood | X | ||
86. Sisymbrium altissimum | tumbling mustard | X | ||
87. Sphaeralcea ambigua | globe mallow | X | X | X |
88. Stanleya pinnata | Indian spinach | X | X | X |
89. Stephanomeria sp. spinosa | spiny wire lettuce, gum | X | X | |
90. Stipa speciosa | bunchgrass | |||
91. Streptanthella longirostris | wild mustard | X | ||
92. Streptanthus cordatus | wild mustard | X | ||
93. Suaeda torreyana | seepweed | X | ||
94. Symphoricarpos longiflorus | snowberry | X | ||
95. Symphoricarpos spp. | snowberry | |||
96. Tessaria sericeae | arrowweed | X | X | |
97. Thamnosma montana | turpentine bush | X | X | |
98. Thelypodium integrifolium | wild cabbage | X | ||
99. Typha domingensis | cattail | X | ||
100. Typha latifolia | cattail | X | X | |
101. Veronica anagallis-aquatica | speedwell | X | ||
102. Vitis arizonica | wild grape | X | X | |
103. Xylorhiza tortifolia | desert aster | X | ||
104. Yucca baccata | banana yucca | X | X | X |
105. Yucca brevifolia | Joshua tree | X | ||
106. Yucca spp. | yucca | X | ||
107. Yucca schidigera | Mojave yucca |
X | ||
NOTE: American Indian traditional-use plants present in the NTS area are identified in the project reports entitled Native American Plant Resources in the Yucca Mountain Area, Nevada (YM) (Stoffle et al., 1989b) and Native American Cultural Resources on Pahute and Rainier Mesas, Nevada Test Site (PM/RM) (Stoffle et al., 1994b). This table includes traditional-use plants identified in the Colorado River Corridor Study (GC) and in the Utah Test and Training Range Study (UTTR) that are also present at the NTS (see NTS EIS, Table 4-38). |
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