AWN Provides: Sedges, Rushes, Grasses, Wildflowers, Forbs, Woody Trees and Shrubs. To inquire about the availability of species, contact us.

Wetland Species:

Scientific Name Common Name
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag
Agrostis alba Redtop
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bentgrass
Andropogon- Elymus lanceolatus Streambank Wheatgrass
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweeed
Asclepias incarnata Marsh Milkweed
Beckmannia syzigachne Sloughgrass
Bouteloua curtipendila Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Gramma
Buchloe dactyloides Buffalograss
Calamagrostis canadensis Blue-Joint Reed Grass
Carex aquatilis Water Sedge
Carex bebbi Bebb’s Sedge
Carex emoryii Emory Sedge
Carex hystericina Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex lanuginosa Wooly Sedge
Carex microptera Small-wing Sedge
Carex nebrascensis Nebraska Sedge
Carex praegracilis Clustered Field Sedge
Carex scoparia Broom Sedge
Carex scopulorum Rocky Mountain Sedge
Carex stipata Awl Fruited Sedge
Carex utriculata/rostrata Beaked Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass
Distichlis spicata Inland SaltGrass
Eleocharis acicularis Least Spikerush
Eleocharis palustris Creeping Spikerush
Elymus lanceolatus Streambank Wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus Slender Wheatgrass
Equisetum hyemale Scouringrush Horsetail
Eupatorium maculatum Joe Pye Weed
Festuca glauca Blue Fescue
Glyceria maxima/grandis Tall Mannagrass
Glyceria striata Fowl Mannagrass
Geum macrophyllum Large Leaf Avens
Helianthus maxamilii Maximillian Sunflower
Helianthus nutalli Marsh Sunflower
Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain Iris
Juncus balticus Baltic Rush
Juncus bufonius Toad Rush
Juncus compressa Round-fruit Rush
Juncus confusus Colorado Rush
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Juncus ensifolius Dagger Leaf Rush
Juncus hallii Hall’s Rush
Juncus longistylus Longstyle Rush
Juncus mertensianus Merten’s Rush
Juncus nodosus Knotted Rush
Juncus saximontanus Rocky Mountain Rush
Juncus tenuis Poverty Rush
Juncus torreyi Torrey’s Rush
Leymus cinerus Basin Wild Rye
Muhlenbergia asperifolia Alkali Muhly
Oenethera elata Hooker Evening Primrose
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Pascopyrum smithii Western Wheatgrass
Poa palustris Fowl Bluegrass
Puccinellia distans Weeping Alkaligrass
Puccinellia nuttaliana Nuttall’s Alkaligrass
Sagittaria latifolia Arrowhead
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Scirpus acutus Hard-stem Bulrush
Scirpus americanus Three-square Bulrush
Scirpus fluviatilis River Bulrush
Scirpus maritimus/paludosus Alkali Bulrush
Scirpus microcarpus Small-fruit Bulrush
Scirpus pallidus Cloaked Bulrush
Scirpus pungens Three-square Bulrush
Scirpus validus Soft-stem Bulrush
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass
Sparganium eurycarpum Giant Burreed
Spartina gracilis Alkali Cordgrass
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass
Sporobolus airoides Alkali Sacaton
Triglochin maritimum Arrowweed
Typha angustifolia Narrowleaf Cattail
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain
Solidago Canadensis Golden Rod

Riparian and Upland Species:

Scientific Name Common Name
Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain Maple
Acer negundo Box Elder
Alnus incana tenuifolia Thin-leaf Alder
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amorpha canesens Leadplant
Amorpha fruticosa Desert False Indigo
Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry
Artemisia frigida Fringed Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata Big Sage
Atriplex canescens Four Wing Saltbush
Betula occidentalis Water Birch
Celtis laevigata (reticulata) Net Leaf Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus Mountain Mahogany
Chrysostamnus nauseosus Rubber Rabbitbrush
Cornus sericea Red Twig Dogwood
Crataegus douglasii Douglas Hawthorn
Forestiera neomexicana New Mexico Privet
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash
Lonicera involucrata Twinberry
Physocarpus monogymus Mtn. Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark
Populus acuminata Lanceleaf Cottonwood
Populus angustifolia Narrowleaf Cottonwood
Populus fremonti Fremont Cottonwood
Populus sargentii/deltoides Plains Cottonwood
Potentilla fruticosa Native Potentilla
Prunus americana Wild Plum
Prunus besseyii Western Sand Cherry
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
Quercus gambelii Gambell’s Oak
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra cis montana Rocky Mountain Sumac
Rhus trilobata Three Leaf Sumac
Ribes aureum Golden Currant
Ribes cereum Wax Currant
Rosa woodsii Wood’s Rose
Salix amygdaloides Peach Leaf Willow
Salix bebbiana Bebb’s Willow
Salix boothii Booth’s Willow
Salix brachycarpa Shortfruit Willow
Salix drummondiana Drummond Willow
Salix exigua Coyote Willow
Salix geyeriana Geyer’s Willow
Salix irrorata Blue Stem Willow
Salix lasiandra Pacific Willow
Salix ligulifolia Strapleaf Willow
Salix monticola Mountain  Willow
Salix planifolia Planeleaf Willow
Salix scouliana Scouler’s Willow
Sambucus racemosa ssp pubens  Native Red Elderberry
Shepherdia argentea Buffaloberry
Shepherdia canadensis Russet Buffaloberry
Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Western Snowberry
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
Yucca glauca Yucca/Soapweed