Scientific
Names of Species Mentioned in DecAID Narratives
FLORA
Trees
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| Alaska yellow cedar |
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
|
| bigleaf maple |
Acer macrophyllum |
| canyon live oak |
Quercus chrysolepis |
| Douglas-fir |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
| Engelmann spruce |
Picia engelmannii |
| golden chinquapin |
Castanopsis chrysophylla
|
| grand fir |
Abies grandis |
| incense cedar |
Calocedrus decurrens |
| Jeffery pine |
Pinus jeffreyi |
| lodgepole pine |
Pinus contorta |
| mountain hemlock |
Tsuga mertensiana |
| noble fir |
Abies procera |
| Pacific madrone |
Arbutus menziesii |
| Pacific silver fir |
Abies amabilis |
| Pacific yew |
Taxus brevifolia |
| ponderosa pine |
Pinus ponderosa |
| Port-Orford cedar |
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
|
| quaking aspen |
Populus tremuloides |
| red alder |
Alnus rubra |
| Shasta red fir |
Abies shastensis |
| subalpine fir |
Abis lasiocarpa |
| sugar pine |
Pinus lamertiana |
| tanoak |
Lithocarpus densiflorus |
| western hemlock |
Tsuga heterophylla |
| western larch |
Larix occidentalis |
| western redcedar |
Thuga plicata |
| western white pine |
Pinus monticola |
| white fir |
Abies concolor |
Shrubs
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| bitterbrush |
Purshia tridentaata |
| Cascade azalea |
Rhododendron albiflorum |
| ceanothus |
Ceanothus sp. |
| devil’s club |
Oplopanax horridus |
| dwarf Oregongrape |
Mahonia nervosa |
| evergreen huckleberry |
Vaccinium ovatum |
| hazel |
Corylus cornuta |
| huckleberry |
Vaccinium sp. |
| kinniikinnick |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| mallow leaf ninebark |
Physocarpus malvaceus |
| mountain mahogany |
Cercocarpus spp. |
| oceanspray |
Holodiscus discolor |
| Pacific rhododendron |
Rhododendron macrophyllum |
| pinemat manzanita |
Arctostaphylos nevadensis |
| poison oak |
Toxicodendron diversilobum |
| red elderberry |
Sambucus racemosa |
| rhododendron |
Rhododendron macrophyllum |
| Rocky Mountain maple |
Acer glabrum var. douglassii |
| salal |
Gaultheria shallon |
| serviceberry |
Amelanchier alnifolia |
| snowberry |
Symphoricarpos albus |
| trailing blackberry |
Rubus ursinus |
| vine maple |
Acer circinatum |
Grasses/Herbs/Ferns
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| beargrass |
Xerophyllum tenax |
| bracken fern |
Pteridium aquilinum |
| bunchberry dogwood |
Cornus canadensis |
| common whipplea |
Whipplea modesta |
| deerfern |
Blechnum spicant |
| foamflower |
Tiarella trifoliata |
| Oregon oxalis |
Oxalis oregana |
| prince’s pine |
Chimaphila umbellata |
| rattlesnake plantain |
Goodyera oblongifolia |
| sidebells |
Orthilia secunda |
| starry false solomonseal |
Maianthemum stellatum |
| swordfern |
Polystichum munitum |
| twinflower |
Linnaea borealis |
| vanillaleaf |
Achlys triphylla |
Pathogens
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| Annosus |
Heterobasidion annosum |
| Armillaria root disease |
Armillaria ostoyae |
| Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe |
Arceuthobium douglasii |
| Indian paint fungus |
Echinodontium tinctorium |
| Laminated root rot |
Phellinus weirii |
| Red ring rot |
Phellinus pini |
| Western hemlock dwarf mistletoe |
Arceuthobium tsugense subsp.
tsugense |
FAUNA
Amphibians
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| California slender salamander |
Batrachoseps attenuatus |
| clouded salamander |
Aneides ferreus |
| ensatina |
Ensatina eschscholtzii |
| Oregon slender salamander |
Batrachoseps wrighti |
| VanDyke’s salamander |
Plethodon vandykei |
| Western red-backed salamander |
Plethodon vehiculum |
Birds
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| American kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
| black-backed woodpecker |
Picoides arcticus |
| boreal owl |
Aegolius funereus |
| brown creeper |
Certhia americana |
| chestnut-backed chickadee |
Poecile rufescens |
| flammulated owl |
Otus flammeolus |
| hairy woodpecker |
Picoides villosus |
| house wren |
Troglodytes aedon |
| Lewis’s woodpecker |
Melanerpes lewis |
| northern flicker |
Colaptes auratus |
| northern pygmy owl |
Glaucidium gnoma |
| olive-sided flycatcher |
Contopus cooperi |
| pileated woodpecker |
Dryocopus pileatus |
| red-breasted nuthatch |
Sitta canadensis |
| red-breasted sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus ruber |
| red-naped sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus nuchalis |
| spotted owl |
Strix occidentalis |
| three-toed woodpecker |
Picoides tridactylus |
| Vaux’s swift |
Chaetura vauxi |
| white-headed woodpecker |
Picoides albolarvatus |
| Williamson’s sapsucker |
Sphyrapicus thyroideus |
Mammals
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| American marten |
Martes americana |
| big brown bat |
Eptesicus fuscus |
| black bear |
Ursus americanus |
| bushy-tailed woodrat |
Neotoma cinerea |
| coast mole |
Scapanus orarius |
| deer mouse |
Peromyscus maniculatus |
| Douglas squirrel |
Tamiasciurus douglasii |
| dusky shrew [montane shrew] |
Sorex monticolus |
| fisher |
Martes pennanti |
| fringed myotis |
Myotis thysanodes |
| long-eared myotis |
Myotis evotis |
| long-legged myotis |
Myotis volans |
| long-tailed vole |
Microtus longicaudus |
| mountain beaver |
Aplodontia rufa |
| northern flying squirrel |
Glaucomys sabrinus |
| pacific jumping mouse |
Zapus trinotatus
|
| pacific shrew |
Sorex pacificus |
| pacific water shrew |
Sorex bendirii |
| pallid bat |
Antrozous pallidus |
| pygmy shrew |
Sorex hoyi |
| red tree vole |
Phenacomys longicaudus |
| shrew mole |
Neurotrichus gibbsii |
| silver-haired bat |
Lasionycteris noctivagans |
| southern red-backed vole |
Clethrionomys gapperi |
| Townsend’s chipmunk |
Tamias townsendii |
| Trowbridge shrew |
Sorex trowbridgii |
| vagrant shrew |
Sorex vagrans |
| western red-backed vole |
Clethrionomys californicus |
Insects
| Common Name |
Scientific
Name |
| Balsam woolly adelgid |
Adelges piceae |
| California fivespined ips |
Ips paraconfusus |
| Douglas-fir beetle |
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae |
| Douglas-fir engraver |
Scolytus unispinosis |
| Douglas-fir pole beetle |
Pseudohylesinus nebulosis |
| Douglas-fir tussock moth |
Orgyia pseudotsugata |
| Fir engraver |
Scolytus ventralis |
| Flatheaded fir borer |
Melanophila drummondii |
| Jeffrey pine beetle |
Dendroctonus jeffreyi |
| Mountain pine beetle |
Dendroctonus ponderosae |
| Pine engraver |
Ips pini |
| Silver fir beetles |
Pseudohylesinus sericeus,
P. granulatus |
| Spruce beetle |
Dendroctonus rufipennis |
| Western balsam bark beetle |
Dryocoetes confusus |
| Western hemlock looper |
Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa |
| Western pine beetle |
Dendroctonus brevicomis |
| Western spruce budworm |
Choristoneura occidentalis |