Species Rationales Index - Monocots

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Recommendation: R2 Sensitive Species
The current Regional Forester sensitive monocot plants and their evaluations are on the "Sensitive Species List" page.
Recommendation: Not R2 Sensitive Species, But Should Be Considered For Other Emphasis Species Lists
Common Name Scientific Name
narrowleaf water plantain Alisma gramineum
wild chives Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum (Allium sibiricum)
southwestern showy sedge Carex bella
Bolander's sedge Carex bolanderi (Carex deweyana var. bolanderi)
capitate sedge Carex capitata ssp. arctogena (C. c. var. arctogena)
Eggleston's sedge Carex egglestonii
limestone meadow sedge Carex granularis var. haleana
greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens
bristlystalked sedge Carex leptalea
mud sedge Carex limosa
shortleaved sedge Carex misandra
Nelson's sedge Carex nelsonii
longstalk sedge Carex pedunculata
Richardson's sedge Carex richardsonii
Sartwell's sedge Carex sartwellii var. sartwellii
little green sedge Carex viridula
yellow coralroot Corallorrhiza trifida
clustered lady's slipper Cypripedium fasciculatum
slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
ovate spikerush Eleocharis ovata
arctic cottongrass Eriophorum callitrix var. callitrix
white cottongrass Eriophorum scheuchzeri
thinleaf cottonsedge Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Siberian bog sedge Kobresia sibirica (K. schoenoides)
wood lily Lilium philadelphicum (L. p. var. andinum)
Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii (L. hitchcockii)
sand muhly Muhlenbergia arenicola
spiked muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata
mountain ricegrass Piptatherum pungens (Oryzopsis pungens)
Fries' pondweed Potamogeton friesii
Rocky Mountain bulrush Schoenoplectus saximontanus (Scirpus saximontanus scirpus, Scirpus supinus var. saximontanus)
panicled bulrush Scirpus microcarpus
pale blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium pallidum
broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum
Great Plains ladies'-tresses Spiranthes magnicamporum
giant dropseed Sporobolus giganteus
marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre
Pacific trillium Trillium ovatum
Colorado false hellebore Veratrum tenuipetalum
Recommendation: Not R2 Sensitive Species and Not of Concern
Common Name Scientific Name
Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Oryzopsis hymenoides, Stipa hymenoides)
prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
black grama Bouteloua eriopoda
brownish sedge Carex brunnescens
silvery sedge Carex canescens
hammock sedge Carex fissa
deer sedge Carex hallii (C. parryana var. unica)
western sedge Carex occidentalis
grassyslope sedge Carex oreocharis
Peck's sedge Carex peckii
western singlespike sedge Carex pseudoscirpoidea
northern singlespike sedge Carex scirpoidea
slender flatsedge Cyperus bipartitus
fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus
white lady's slipper Cypripedium candidum
yellow spikerush Eleocharis flavescens var. thermalis
beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata
hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
rough fescue Festuca campestris
spotted fritillary Fritillaria atropurpurea
northern green orchid Platanthera hyperborea
James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii
muttongrass Poa fendleriana
timberline bluegrass Poa glauca ssp. rupicola
smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
Kansas arrowhead Sagittaria ambigua
hooded arrowhead Sagittaria calycina var. calycina
common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens (Scirpus pungens)
blackgirdle bulrush Scirpus atrocinctus
woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans
alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides
sheathed pondweed Stuckenia vaginatus (Potamogeton vaginatus)
longbract spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata
Insufficient Information Available to Make a Recommendation
Common Name Scientific Name
Oregon bentgrass Agrostis oregonensis
Havard's threeawn Aristida havardii (A. barbata)
slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta
low northern sedge Carex concinna
coastal sand sedge Carex incurviformis
woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa
woodrush sedge Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
boreal bog sedge Carex magellanica var. irrigua (C. paupercula)
fewseeded bog sedge Carex microglochin
rosy sedge Carex rosea
sparseflower sedge Carex tenuiflora
autumn coralroot Corallorrhiza odontorhiza var. odontorhiza
annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides
diverseglume wildrye Elymus diversiglumis
Morton's alpineoatgrass Helictotrichon mortonianum
northern white rush Juncus albescens
moss rush Juncus bryoides
thread rush Juncus filiformis
Vasey's rush Juncus vaseyi
least duckweed Lemna minuta
northern twayblade Listera borealis
broadlipped twayblade Listera convallarioides
ice grass Phippsia algida
sparse-flowered bog orchid Platanthera sparsiflora var. ensifolia (Limnorchis ensifolia)
waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius
whitestem pondweed Potamogeton praelongus
Robbins' pondweed Potamogeton robbinsii
simplestem bur-reed Sparganium erectum ssp. stoloniferum (S. chlorocarpum)
small bur-reed Sparganium natans (S. minimum)
Rolland's bulrush Trichophorum pumilum
Removed from the Sensitive Species List
Whitebristle cottongrass (Eriophorum altaicum var. neogaeum) - Removed on 8/29/2015, due to existing differences in taxonomy causing uncertainty whether it meets criteria for RFSS