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Appendix: FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE PARK The following lists represent the various flora and fauna found in Platt National Park. The lists have been given discrete headings ("Grasses," "Trees," "Birds," and so on), and each section has been arranged to present both the common and the scientific names of each species, as well as a column for noting observations. GRASSES Big bluestem Andropogon GerardiHairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta Hairy tall dropseed Sporobolus asper var. pilosus Hairy triodia Tridens pilosus Little bluestem Andropogon scoparius Purple Three awn Aristida purpurea Rough triodia Tridens elongatus Side oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula Switch grass Panicum virgatum Yellow Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans TREES/COMMON SPECIES Ash, green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1anceolataAsh, Texas Fraxinus texensis Cedar, red Juniperus virginiana Cottonwood, southern Populus deltoides Dogwood, roughleaf Cornus drummondii Elm, American Ulmus americana Elm, slippery Ulmus fulva Elm, winged Ulmus alata Hackberry, southern Celtis laevigata Hickory, bitternut Carya cordiformis Oak, burr Quercus macrocarpa Oak, chinquapin Quercus muehlenbergii Oak, post Quercus stellata Oak, spotted, or Texas red Quercus schmardii v. texana Oak, short-lobed Quercus breviloba Redbud, Texas Cercis reniformis Engelm Sumac, shining Rhus copallina Sumac, smooth Rhus glabra Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis Walnut, black Juglans nigra Willow, black Salix nigra TREES/UNCOMMON SPECIES Ash, prickly Zanthoxylum americanumAsh, red Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh Ash, white Fraxinus americana Bittersweet Celastrus scandens Bois d'Arc or Osage Orange Toxylon pomiferum Box Elder Acer negundo Catalpa, common Catalpa bignonioides Cherry, Indian Rhamnus caroliniana Cherry, perfumed Prunus mahaleb Chinaberry Melia azedarach Chittam wood Bumelia lanuginosa Dogwood, flowering Cornus florida Hackberry, Georgia dwarf Celtis pumila georgiana Hackberry, Texas Celtis laevigate texana Haw, black Viburnum rufidulum Hickory, Arkansas Carya buckleyi arkansana Hickory, black Carya buckleyi Durand Hoptree Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree, softleaf Ptelea trifoliata Mollis Locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia Locust, honey Gliditsia triacanthos Maple, silver Acer saccarinum Mulberry, paper Broussonetia papyrifera Mulberry, red Morus rubra L. Mulberry, white Morus alba L. Oak, blackjack Quercus marilandica Oak, reddish post Quercus stellata rufescens Sarg. Pecan Carya pecan Persimmon Diosypros virginiana Pine, shortleaf or yellow Pinus ecninata Plum, bigtree Prunus mexicana Plum, Chickasaw Prunus angustifolia Plum, wild Prunus americana Plum, wildgoose Prunus munsoniana Paloblanco, Netleaf Hackberry Celtis reticulata Torr. Poplar, silver Populus alta L. Soapberry Sapindus drummondii Sqauwbush Rhus trilobata Willow, sandbar Salix interior Rowlee MAMMALS/COMMON SPECIES Armadillo, Nine-banded Dasypus novemcinctusBison Bison bison Bobcat Lynx rufus Coyote Canis latrans Fox, Gray Urocyon cinereoargenteus Mole, Eastern Scalopus aquaticus Mouse, Deer Peromyscus maniculatus Mouse, House Mus musculus Mouse, White-footed Peromyscus leucopus Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Opossum Didelphis marsupialis Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Raccoon Procyon lotor Rat, eastern wood Neotoma floridana Rat, Hispid Cotton Sigmodon, hispidus Shrew, Short-tailed Blarina brevicauda Skunk, Striped Mephitis mephitis Squirrel, Fox Sciurus niger Squirrel, Southern Flying Glaucomys volans Vole, Woodland Microtus pinetorum MAMMALS/UNCOMMON SPECIES Bat, Evening Nycticeius humeralisBat, Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellis subflavus Bat, Red Lasiurus borealis Beaver Castor canadensis Deer, White-tailed Odocoileus virginianus Fox, Kit Vulpes velox Fox, Red Vulpes fulva Gopher, Plains Pocket Geomys bursarius Mink Mustela vison Mouse, Brush Peromyscus boylii Mouse, Harvest Reithrodontomys fulvescens Mouse, Northern Grasshopper Onychomys leucogaster Mouse, Plains Harvest Reithrodontomys montanus Rabbit, Black-tailed Jack Lepus californicus Rabbit, Swamp Sylvilagus aquaticus Rat, Norway, Rattus norvegicus Shrew, Least Cryptotis parva Skunk, Spotted Spilogale putorius Squirrel, Gray Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel, Thirteen-lined grnd Citellus tridecemlineatus Weasel, Long-tailed Mustela frenats BIRDS/COMMON SPECIES Bluebird, Eastern Sialia sialisBobwhite, Eastern Colinus virginianus Cardinal, Eastern Richmondena cardinalis Cowbird, Brown-headed Molothrus ater Crow, Common Corvus brachyrhynchos Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied Coccyzus americanus Dickcissel Spiza americana Dove, Western Mourning Zenaidura macroura Flicker, Red Shafted Colaptes cafer Flicker, Southern Yellow Shafted Colaptes auratus Flycatcher, Northern Crested Myiarchus crinitus Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray, Polioptila caerula Goldfinch, Common Spinus tristis Hawk, Northern Sparrow Falco sparverius Hummingbird, Ruby-throated Archilochus colubris Jay, Northern Blue Cyanocitta cristata Junco, Pink-sided Junco mearnsi Junco, Slate-colored Junco hyemalis Killdeer, Northern Charadrius vociferous Kingbird, Eastern Tyrannus tyrannus Kingbird, Western Tyrannus verticalus Kingfisher, Eastern Belted Megaceryle alcyon Kinglet, Eastern Golden Crowned Regulus satrapa Meadowlark, Eastern Sturnella magna Meadowlark, Western Sturnella neglecta Mockingbird, Eastern Mimus polyglottos Nighthawk, Chordeiles minor Nuthatch, White-breasted Sitta carolinensis Oriole, Baltimore Icterus galbula Oriole, Orchard Icturus spurius Owl, Northern Barred Strix varia Pewee, Wood Contopus virens Phoebe, Eastern Sayornis phoebe Marten, Purple Pronge subis Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Robin, Eastern Thurdus migratorius Sparrow, Eastern Lark Chondestes grammacus Sparrow, Eastern Vesper Pooecetes gramineus Sparrow, Harris' Zonotrichia querula Sparrow, House Passer domesticus Sparrow, Song Melospiza melodia Sparrow, Western Field Spizella pusilla Swift, Chimney Chaetura pelagica Titmouse, Tufted Parus bicolor Thrasher, Brown Toxostoma rufum Thrush, Eastern Swainson's Hylocichla ustulata Vulture, Black Coragyps atratus Vulture, Turkey Cathartes aura Waxwing, Cedar Bombycilla cedorum Warbler, Eastern Yellow Dendroica petechia Warbler, Myrtle Dendroica coronata Woodpecker, Red-headed Melanerpes erythrocephlus Woodpecker, Southern Downy Dendrocopus pubescens Woodpecker, Southern Hairy Dendrocopus villosus Woodpecker, Western Red-bellied Centurus carolinus Wren, Carolina Parus carolinensis Wren, Texas Thryomanes bewickii BIRDS/UNCOMMON SPECIES Blackbird, Brewer's Euphagus cyanocephalusBluebird, Mountain Sialia currocoides Bunting, Indigo Passerina cyanea Bunting, Painted Passerina ciris Catbird Dunetella carolinensis Chat, Yellow-breasted Icteria virens Creeper, Brown Certhia familiaris Cuckoo, Black-bellied Coccyzus erythrophthalmus Eagle, Golden Aquila chrysaetos Falcon, Prairie Falco mexicanus Finch, Eastern Purple Carpodacus purpureus Finch, House Carpodacus mexicanus Flycatcher, Ash-throated Myiarchus cinerascens Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed Muscivora forficata Grosbeak, Rose-breasted Pheucticus ludovicianus Hawk, Eastern Red-tailed Buteo jamaicensis Kinglet, Eastern Ruby-throated Reglus calendula Ovenbird Seurus aurocapillus Owl, Eastern Horned Bubo virginianus Redwing, Eastern Agelaius phoeniceus Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Sparrow, Eastern Chipping Spizella passerina Sparrow, Gambel's Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli Sparrow, Lincoln's Melospiza lincolnii Sparrow, White-crowned Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys Sparrow, White-throated Zonotrichia albicollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow, Bank Riparia riparia Swallow, Barn Hirundo rustica Tanager, Summer Piranga rubra Vireo, Bell's Vireo belli Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo solitarius Vireo, Eastern Warbling Vireo gilvus Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo olivaceous Warbler, Northern Black-throated Green Dendroica virens Warbler, Orange-crowned Vermivora celata Wren, Western House Troglodytes aedon REPTILES LIZARDS/COMMON SPECIES Lizard, Fence Sceloporus undulatusRacerunner, Six-lined Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Racerunner, Spotted Cnemidophorus gularis Skink, Five-lined Eumeces fasciatus Skink, Ground Lygosoma laterale LIZARDS/UNCOMMON SPECIES Lizard, Eastern Collared Crotaphytus collarisLizard, Texas Horned Phrynosoma undulatus Skink, Broad-headed Eumeces laticeps Skink, Great Plains Eumeces obsoletus Skink, Southern Prairie Eumeces spetentrionalus SNAKES/COMMON SPECIES Kingsnake, Speckled Lampropeltis getulusSnake, Black Rat Elaphe obsoleta Snake, Blotched Water Natrix erythrogaster Snake, Diamond-backed Water Natrix rhombifera Snake, Eastern Hognose Heterodon platyrbinos Snake, Prairie Ringneck Diadophis punctatus Snake, Western Ribbon Thamnophis sauritus SNAKES/UNCOMMON SPECIES Coachwhip, Eastern Masticophis flagellumKingsnake, Prairie Lampropeltis calligaster Racer, Eastern Yellow-bellied Coluber constrictor Snake, Plains Blind Leptotyphlops dulcis Snake, Red-sided Garter Thamnophis sirtalis Snake, Rough Earth Haldea striatula Snake, Slender Flat-headed Tantilla gracilis Snake, Texas Brown Storeria dekayi Snake, Western Milk Lampropeltis doliata Snake, Western Rough Green Opheodrys aestivus TURTLES/COMMON SPECIES Turtle, Common Snapping Chelydra serpentinaTurtle, Ornate Box Terrapene ornata Turtle, Red-eared Pseudemys scripta Turtle, Three-toed Box Terrapene carolina TURTLES/UNCOMMON SPECIES Slider, Missouri Pseudemys floridanaStinkpot Sternotherus carinatus FISH Bass, Largemouth Micropterus salmoidesBass, Spotted Micropterus punctulatus Bass, White Roccus chrysops Bullhead, Black Ictalurus melas Carp Cyprinus carpie Carpsucker, River Carpoides carpie Crappie, White Promoxis annularis Dace, Southern Redbelly Chrosomus erythrogaster Darter, Orangethroat Etheostoma spectabile Gambusia Gambusia affinis Killifish, Plains Fundulus kansae Minnow, Bullhead Pimephales vigilex Shad, Gizzard Dorosoma cepedianum Shiner, Bigeye Notropis boops Shiner, Blacktail Notropis venustus Shiner, Golden Notemigonus chrysoleucus Shiner, Plains Notropis percobromis Shiner, Red Notropis lutrensis Shiner, Sand Notropis deliciosus Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum Sunfish, Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Sunfish, Green Lepomis cyanellus Sunfish, Longear Lepomis megalotus Sunfish, Redear Lepomis microlophus Sunfish, Warmouth Chaenobryttus coronarius |
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