Table 1. Common Names and Their Associated Genera as Reported in Compendium A

Common Name

Genus

Almond

Prunus

Apricot

Prunus

Ash

Fraxinus

Aspen

Populus

Bean

Phaseolus

Bean, common

Phaseolus

Bean, lima

Phaseolus

Bean, runner

Phaseolus

Bean, tepary

Phaseolus

Bean, wild

Phaseolus

Bedstraw

Galium

Beeweed

Cleome, Peritoma

Bitterbrush

Purshia

Boxelder

Acer, Negundo

Bugseed

Corispermum

Bulrush

Scirpus

Cactus

Opuntia

Cactus, cholla

Opuntia

Cactus, hedgehog

Echinocereus

Cactus, pricklypear

Opuntia

Chokecherry

Padus, Prunus

Cliff-rose

Cowania

Corn

Zea

Cottonwood

Populus

Dock

Rumex

Douglas fir

Abies, Pseudotsuga

Ephedra

Ephedra

Fendlerbush

Fendlera

Globemallow

Sphaeralcea

Goldeneye

Gymnolomia, Viguiera

Goosefoot

Chenopodium

Gourd

Lagenaria

Gourd, wild

Cucurbita

Grass, needle-and-thread

Stipa

Greasewood

Sarcobatus

Groundcherry

Physalis

Hackberry

Celtis

Horehound

Marrubium

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus

Joshua tree

Yucca

Juniper

Juniperus

Juniper, alligator

Juniperus

Juniper, common

Juniperus

Juniper, one-seed

Juniperus

Juniper, Rocky Mountain

Juniperus

Juniper, Utah

Juniperus

Juniper, Virginia

Juniperus

Knotweed

Polygonum

Lemonadebush

Rhus, Schmaltzia

Maple

Acer

Mountain mahogany

Cercocarpus

Needlegrass

Stipa

New Mexican privet

Forestiera

New Mexico feathergrass

Stipa

Oak

Quercus

Oak, Gambel

Quercus

Peach

Amygdalus, Prunus

Penstemon

Penstemon

Pigweed

Amaranthus

Pigweed, winged

Cycloloma

Pine

Pinus

Pine, limber

Pinus

Pine, pinyon

Pinus

Pine, ponderosa

Pinus

Pine, singleleaf

Pinus

Plantain

Plantago

Plum

Prunus

Poison ivy

Rhus

Poplar

Populus

Purslane

Portulaca

Rabbitbrush

Bigelovia, Chrysothamnus

Reed

Phragmites

Ricegrass

Eriocoma, Oryzopsis

Rose

Rosa

Rush

Juncus

Sagebrush

Artemisia

Saltbush

Atriplex

Serviceberry

Amelanchier

Spurge

Euphorbia

Squash

Cucurbita

Stickleaf

Mentzelia

Stickseed

Lappula

Stoneseed

Lithospermum

Sumac

Rhus, Schmaltzia

Sunflower

Helianthus

Tansy-mustard

Descurainia, Sisymbrium, Sophia

Tobacco

Nicotiana

Wheat

Triticum

Willow

Salix

Wolfberry

Lycium

Yucca

Yucca

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