Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Appendix of Common-Scientific Names
of Grasshopper Food Plants
Grasses
Sedges-RushesForbs and Shrubs
barnyardgrass β Echinochloa crusgalli
basin wildrye β Elymus cinereus
big bluestem β Andropogon gerardii
bluebunch wheatgrass β Pseudoroegneria (Agropyron) spicata
blue grama β Bouteloua gracilis
buffalograss β Buchloe dactyloides
burrograss β Scleropogon brevifolius
crested wheatgrass β Agropyron cristatum
curly mesquite β Hilaria belangeri
downy brome β Bromus tectorum
fall witchgrass β Leptoloma cognatum
foxtail barley β Hordeum jubatum
foxtail brome β Bromus rubens
giant wildrye β Elymus condensatus
green bristlegrass β Setaria viridis
green needlegrass β Stipa viridula
hairy grama β Bouteloua hirsuta
hare barley β Hordeum leporinum
Idaho fescue β Festuca idahoensis
intermediate wheatgrass β Elytrigia (Agropyron) intermedia
Japanese brome β Bromus japonicus
Johnsongrass β Sorghum halepense
Kentucky bluegrass β Poa pratensis
little barley β Hordeum pusillum
little bluestem β Schizachyrium scoparium
needleandthread β Stipa comata
oats β Avena sativa
orchardgrass β Dactylis glomerata
Parry oatgrass β Danthonia parryi
plains lovegrass β Eragrostis intermedia
poverty oatgrass β Danthonia spicata
prairie cordgrass β Spartina pectinata
prairie dropseed β Sporobolus heterolepis
prairie junegrass β Koeleria cristata
prairie sandreed β Calamovilfa longifolia
quackgrass β Elytrigia (Agropyron) repens
red fescue β Festuca rubra
red sprangletop β Leptochloa filiformis
red threeawn β Aristida longiseta
reed canarygrass β Phalaris arundinacea
Sandberg bluegrass β Poa secunda
sand bluestem β Andropogon hallii
sand dropseed β Sporobolus cryptandrus
Scribner panicum β Panicum scriberianum
sideoats grama β Bouteloua curtipendula
silver beardgrass β Bothriochloa saccharoides
sixweeks fescue β Vulpia octoflora
slender hairgrass β Deschampsia elongata
slender wheatgrass β Elymus (Agropyron) trachycaulum
smooth brome β Bromus inermis
soft brome β Bromus mollis
spikefescue β Leucopoa kingii
squirreltail β Sitanion hystrix
stinkgrass β Eragrostis cilianensis
subalpine needlegrass β Stipa nelsonii
switchgrass β Panicum virgatum
tall dropseed β Sporobolus asper
thickspike wheatgrass β Elymus (Agropyron) casystachyum
timothy β Phleum pratense
western needlegrass β Stipa occidentalis
western wheatgrass β Pascopyrum (Agropyron) smithii
wheat β Triticum aestivum
wild oat β Avena fatua
witchgrass β Panicum capillare
wolftail β Lycurus phleoides
yellow indiangrass β Sorghastrum nutans
Sedges-Rushes
Baltic rush β Juncus balticus
elk sedge β Carex geyeri
needleleaf sedge β Carex eleocharis
Penn sedge β Carex pennsylvanica
rock sedge β Carex rupestris
sun sedge β Carex heliophila
threadleaf sedge β Carex filifolia
Forbs and Shrubs
alfalfa β Medicago sativa
annual sowthistle β Sonchus oleraceus
antelope bitterbrush β Purshia tridentata
antelopehorns milkweed β Asclepias asperula
Arizona popcornflower β Plagiobothrys arizonicus
aromatic aster β Aster oblongifolius
arrowleaf balsamroot β Balsamorhiza sagittata
arrowleaf butterbur β Petasites sagittatus
ball mustard β Neslia paniculata
balsamroot β Balsamorhiza spp.
big sagebrush β Artemisia tridentata
birdsfoot trefoil β Lotus corniculatus
bitterroot β Lewisia rediviva
black sagebrush β Artemisia nova
blood ragweed β Ambrosia trifida var. texana
bracted spiderwort β Tradescantia bracteata
branchy goldfields β Baeria chrysostoma
breadroot scurfpea β Psoralea esculenta
broadleaf plantain β Plantago major
broom snakeweed β Gutierrezia sarothrae
budsage β Artemisia spinescens
burroweed β Haplopappus tenuisectus
bushy wallflower β Erysimum repandum
Canada goldenrod β Solidago canadensis
Canada thistle β Cirsium arvense
chicory β Cichorium intybus
clover β Trifolium spp.
common groundsel β Senecio vulgaris
common lambsquarters β Chenopodium album
common purslane β Portulaca oleracea
common sunflower β Helianthus annuus
common yarrow β Achillea millefolium
crested pricklepoppy β Argemone platyceras
cudweed sagewort β Artemisia ludoviciana
dandelion β Taraxacum officinale
dogweed β Dyssodia spp.
Douglas rabbitbrush β Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
draba mustard β Draba spp.
emory globemallow β Sphaeralcea emoryi
European sticktight β Lappula echinata
false boneset β Kuhnia eupatorioides
false dandelion β Agoseris glauca
Fendler sandwort β Arenaria fendleri
Fendler springparsley β Cymopterus fendleri
field bindweed β Convolvulus arvensis
filaree β Erodium spp.
fireweed fiddleneck β Amsinckia intermedia
flax β Linum spp.
flixweed β Descurainia sophia
foothill trefoil β Lotus humistratus
fringed sagebrush β Artemisia frigida
giant ragweed β Ambrosia trifida
gilia β Gilia spp.
globemallow β Sphaeralcea spp.
gray rabbitbrush β Chrysothamnus nauseosus
greenflower pepperweed β Lepidium densiflorum
gromwell β Lithospermum ruderale
groundplum milkvetch β Astragalus crassicarpus
groundsel β Senecio stygius
hairyleaved aster β Aster hirtifolius
hayfield tarweed β Hemizonia congesta
heath aster β Aster ericoides
hoary puccoon β Lithospermum canescens
hoary vervain β Verbena stricta
Hooker balsamroot β Balsamorhiza hookeri
horseweed β Conyza canadensis
kochia β Kochia scoparia
larkspur β Delphinium spp.
leadplant β Amorpha canescens
lemon scurfpea β Psoralea lanceolata
lespedeza β Lespedeza spp.
littleleaf horsebrush β Tetradymia glabrata
little mallow β Malva parviflora
lotus milkvetch β Astragalus lotiflorus
lupine β Lupinus spp.
meadow salsify β Tragopogon pratensis
milkvetch β Astragalus spp.
Missouri goldenrod β Solidago missouriensis
Missouri milkvetch β Astragalus missouriensis
narrowleaf bluet β Hedyotis nigricans
narrowleaf gromwell β Lithospermum incisum
narrowleaved collomia β Collomia linearis
narrowleaved microseris β Microseris linearifolia
netseed lambsquarters β Chenopodium berlandieri
Newmexico groundsel β Senecio neomexicanus
peavine β Lathyrus spp.
penstemon β Penstemon spp.
peppermint β Mentha piperita
pepperweed β Lepidium spp.
perennial sowthistle β Sonchus arvensis
plains bahia β Picradeniopsis oppositifolia
prairie onion β Allium textile
prairie spiderwort β Tradescantia occidentalis
prairie sunflower β Helianthus petiolaris
prairie wild rose β Rosa arkansana
prickly lettuce β Lactuca serriola
prostrate knotweed β Polygonum aviculare
rabbitbrush β Chrysothamnus spp.
red clover β Trifolium pratense
redroot pigweed β Amaranthus retroflexus
redstem filaree β Erodium cicutarium
rubber rabbitbrush β Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Russianthistle β Salsola iberica
rusty lupine β Lupinus pusillus
saltbush β Atriplex gardneri
sand sagebrush β Artemisia filifolia
scarlet gaura β Gaura coccinea
scarlet globemallow β Sphaeralcea coccinea
serrated balsamroot β Balsamorhiza serrata
shadscale β Atriplex confertifolia
shortstem lupine β Lupinus brevicaulis
skeletonweed β Lygodesmia juncea
silver sagebrush β Artemisia cana
skunkbush sumac β Rhus trilobata
slenderleaved microseris β Microseris gracilis
slimflower scurfpea β Psoralea tenuiflora
slimleaf bursage β Ambrosia confertiflora
soybean β Glycine max
spiny hopsage β Grayia spinosa
splendid fiddleneck β Amsinckia gloriosa
spreading fleabane β Erigeron divergens
spreading wildbuckwheat β Eriogonum effusum
springparsley β Cymopterus spp.
starlily β Leucocrinum montanum
tall lettuce β Lactuca canadensis
tansy aster β Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
tar weed β Hemizonia congesta
tar weed β Hemizonia spp.
tarragon β Artemesia dracunculus
thistle β Cirsium spp.
threadleaf snakeweed β Gutierrezia microcephala
tumble mustard β Sisymbrium altissimum
turbinella oak β Quercus turbinella
turkey mullein β Eremocarpus setigerus
twinpod β Physaria spp.
type penstemon β Penstemon hirsutus
upright prairie coneflower β Ratibida columnifera
vetch β Vicia spp.
Virginia pepperweed β Lepidium virginicum
wavyleaf thistle β Cirsium undulatum
western ragweed β Ambrosia psilostachya
western sticktight β Lappula occidentalis
whitedaisy tidytips β Layia glandulosa
white sweetclover β Melilotus alba
wildbuckwheat β Eriogonum spp.
wild licorice β Glycyrrhiza lepidota
wild mustard β Brassica kaber
wild onion β Allium spp.
willowleaf lettuce β Lactuca saligna
woolly groundsel β Senecio canus
woolly loco β Astragalus mollissimus
woolly plantain β Plantago patagonica
yellow eveningprimrose β Oenothera flava
yellow sweetclover β Melilotus officinalis
