Appendix A

Common and Scientific Names

Common and scientific names of animals, pathogens, and plants mentioned in this report are listed in alphabetic order by common name.

Insects

Bark beetles
Common name Scientific name
California fivespined ips Ips paraconfusus
Cedar bark beetles Phloeosinus sp.
Douglas-fir beetle Dendroctonus pseudotsugae
Fir engraver Scolytus ventralis
Fir engravers Scolytus spp.
Jeffrey pine beetle Dendroctonus jeffreyi
Mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae
Pine engravers Ips sp.
Red turpentine beetle Dendroctonus valens
Western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis

Defoliators
Common name Scientific name
Alder flea beetle Altica ambiens
California oakworm Phryganidia californica
Douglas-fir tussock moth Orgyia pseudotsugata
Elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola
Eucalyptus snout beetle Gonipterus scutellatus
Fruittree leafroller Archips argyrospilus
Gypsy moth (European) Lymantria dispar
Walkingstick Timema douglasi
Western tent caterpillars Malacosoma spp.
 
Tree regeneration insects
Common name Scientific name
Clearwing moth Synanthedon sp.
Pine needle sheathminer Zelleria haimbachi
Western pineshoot borer Eucosma sonomana
 
 Wood borers
Common name Scientific name
Eucalyptus longhorned borer Phoracantha semipunctata
Flatheaded fir borer Melanophila drummondi
Pacific oak twig girdler Agrilus angelicus
Yellow phoracantha Phoracantha recurva
 
Other
Common name Scientific name
Africanized honey bee Apis mellifera scutellata
Ash whitefly Siphoninus phillyreae
Blue gum psyllid Ctenarytaina eucalypti
Citrus thrips Scirtothrips citri
Encyrtid wasp Psyllaephagus pilosus
Eugenia psyllid Trioza eugeniae
Eulophid wasp Tamarixia sp.
Juniper scale Carulaspis juripani 
Mymarid wasp Anaphes nitens
Oak pit scales Asterolecanium spp.
 

Pathogens

Cankers
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Cytospora canker Cytospora abietis
Oak canker (branch dieback) Diplodia quercina
Pine pitch canker Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini
 
Dwarf mistletoes
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium douglasii
Pinyon dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium divaricatum
Red fir dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium abietinum f. sp. magnifica
Sugar pine dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium californicum
Western dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium campylopodum
White fir dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium abietinum f. sp. concoloris
 
Foliage diseases
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Leaf spot of arbutus Coccomyces arbutifolius
Powdery mildew Mycosphaerella fraxinicola
Septoria leaf blight Septoria spp.
 
Root diseases
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Annosus root disease Heterobasidion annosum
Black stain root disease Leptographium wageneri
Oak root fungus Armillaria mellea
Port-Orford-cedar root disease Phytophthora lateralis

Rusts
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
White pine blister rust Cronartium ribicola
 
True mistletoes
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Leafy mistletoe Phoradendron spp.

Wilts
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Dutch elm disease Ophiostoma ulmi
 
Other
Common name of the disease Scientific name of pathogen
Oak twig blight Cryptocline cinerescens
Oak anthracnose (twig blight) Discula quercina
Oak canker rot Inonotus andersonii
No common name Inonotus arizonicus


Other (Conifers)

 Cypresses (Cupressus spp.)
Common name Scientific name
Cuyamaca cypress Cupressus stephensonii
Gowan cypress Cupressus goveniana
Monterey cypress Cupressus macrocarpa
Santa Cruz cypress Cupressus abramsiana
Tecata cypress Cupressus forbesii

Pines (Pinus spp.)
Common name Scientific name
Bishop pine Pinus muricata
Bristlecone pine Pinus aristata
Coulter pine Pinus coulteri
Foxtail pine Pinus balfouriana
Gray (foothill) pine Pinus sabiniana
Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi
Knobcone pine Pinus attenuata
Limber pine Pinus flexilis
Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta var. murrayana
Monterey pine Pinus radiata
Parry pinyon Pinus quadrifolia
Pinyon Pinus californiarum
Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa
Singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla
Sugar pine Pinus lambertiana
Torrey pine Pinus torreyana
Western white pine Pinus monticola
Whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis
 
True firs (Abies spp.)
Common name Scientific name
Grand fir Abies grandis
Red fir Abies magnifica
Santa Lucia fir Abies bracteata
Shasta red fir Abies magnifica var. shastensis
White fir Abies concolor

Others
Common name Scientific name
Bigcone Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum
Incense-cedar Libocedrus decurrens
Mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana
Port-Orford-cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Redwood Sequoia sempervirens
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis
Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla
Western juniper Juniperus occidentalis

Hardwoods (Oaks)
Common name Scientific name
Blue oak Quercus douglasii
California black oak Quercus kelloggii
Canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis
Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia
Engelmann oak Quercus engelmannii
Interior live oak Quercus wislizenii
Oregon white oak Quercus garryana
Valley oak Quercus lobata

Hardwoods (California natives)
Common name Scientific name
Alder Alnus sp.
Ash  Fraxinus spp.
Bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum
California buckeye Aesculus californica
California-laurel Umbellularia californica
California redbud Cercis occidentalis
California sycamore Platanus racemosa
Cottonwood Populus sp.
Elms Ulmus spp.
Maple Acer sp.
Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides
Tanoak Lithocarpus densiflorus
Willow Salix sp.

Hardwoods (exotics)
Common name Scientific name
Apricot Prunus armeniaca
Arizona sycamore Platanus wrightii
Citrus Citrus spp.
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus spp.
Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata
London plane Platanus acerifolia
Pear Pyrus communis


Shrubs

Common name Scientific name 
Antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata
Current, gooseberry Ribes spp.
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Sagebrush Artemisia spp.
Wingscale (fourwing) saltbush Atriplex canescens
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia


Animals

Mammals
Common name Scientific name
Beaver Castor canadensis
Black bear Ursus americanus
Deer Odocoileus hemionus
Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
Elk Cervus elaphus
Ground squirrel Spermophilus spp.
Hares Lepus spp.
Kangaroo rats Dipodomys spp.
Meadow mice (voles) Microtus spp.
Mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa
Pocket gophers Thomomys spp.
Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
Rabbits Sylvilagus spp.
Western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus
Woodrats Neotoma spp.

Birds
Common name Scientific name
Northern spotted owl Strix occidentalis caurina

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