Truckee River Species List
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- Black cottonwood – Populus balsamifera
- Fremont cottonwood – Populus fremontii
- Red willow – Salix laevigata
- Incense-cedar – Calocedrus decurrens
- Sierra white fir – Abies lowiana
- Sierra lodgepole pine – Pinus contorta var. murrayana
- Jeffrey pine – Pinus jeffreyi
- Ponderosa pine – Pinus ponderosa
- Russian olive – Elaeagnus angustifolia*
- Siberian elm – Ulmus pumila*
- Salt cedar (Tamarisk) – Tamarix ramosissima*
- Big sagebrush – Artemisia tridentata
- Rubber rabbitbrush – Ericameria nauseosa
- Four-wing saltbush – Atriplex canescens
- Greasewood – Sarcobatus vermiculatus
- Redosier dogwood – Cornus sericea
- Blue elderberry – Sambucus nigra
- Thinleaf alder – Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
- Coyote willow – Salix exigua
- Silver buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea
- Sierra gooseberry – Ribes roezlii
- Serviceberry – Amelanchier utahensis
- Desert peach – Prunus andersonii
- Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana
- Antelope bitterbrush – Purshia tridentata
- Woods’ rose – Rosa woodsii
- Yellow willow – Salix lutea
- Golden currant – Ribes aureum
- Sticky currant – Ribes viscosissimum
- Brewer’s angelica – Angelica breweri
- Poison hemlock – Conium maculatum*
- Common yarrow – Achillea millefolium
- Common sunflower – Helianthus annuus
- White sagebrush (wormwood) – Artemisia ludoviciana
- Musk thistle – Carduus nutans*
- Curlycup gumweed – Grindelia squarrosa
- Rough cocklebur – Xanthium strumarium
- Broadleaved pepperweed (tall whitetop) – Lepidium latifolium*
- Smooth horsetail – Equisetum laevigatum
- Sweetclover – Melilotus officinalis
- Dogbane (indian hemp) – Apocynum cannabinum
- Showy milkweed – Asclepias speciosa
- Hooker’s evening primrose – Oenothera elata
- Seep monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus
- Coyote tobacco – Nicotiana attenuata
- Stinging nettle – Urtica dioica
- Needle spikerush — Eleocharis acicularis
- Hardstem bulrush – Schoenoplectus acutus
- Saltgrass – Distichlis spicata
- Basin wildrye – Leymus cinereus
- Cattail – Typha latifolia
- Canadian waterweed – Elodea canadensis
- Water buttercup – Ranunculus aquatilis
- Rust fungus – Puccinia monoica
- Wolf Lichen – Letharia vulpina
- Canada Goose – Branta canadensis
- Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos
- Green-winged Teal – Anas carolinensis
- Bufflehead – Bucephala albeola
- Common Goldeneye – Bucephala clangula
- Barrow’s Goldeneye – Bucephala islandica
- Hooded Merganser – Lophodytes cucullatus
- Common Merganser – Mergus merganser
- American Coot – Fulica americana
- Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus
- American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias
- Black-crowned Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax
- Osprey – Pandion haliaetus
- Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis
- Red-shouldered Hawk – Buteo lineatus
- Rock Pigeon – Columba livia
- Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura
- Belted Kingfisher – Megaceryle alcyon
- California Quail – Callipepla californica
- Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus
- Downy Woodpecker – Picoides pubescens
- Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum
- Brown Creeper – Certhia americana
- American Dipper – Cinclus mexicanus
- Western Scrub Jay – Aphelocoma californica
- Steller’s Jay – Cyanocitta stelleri
- Black-billed Magpie – Pica hudsonia
- Cliff Swallow – Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoenicus
- Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Mountain Chickadee – Poecile gambeli
- House Sparrow – Passer domesticus*
- European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris*
- American Robin – Turdus migratorius
- Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans
- Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus
- Mule deer – Odocoileus hemionus
- Coyote – Canis latrans
- Striped skunk – Mephitis mephitis
- American mink – Neovison vison
- Raccoon – Procyon lotor
- American black bear – Ursus americanus
- Brazilian (Mexican) free-tailed bat – Tadarida brasiliensis
- Desert cottontail – Sylvilagus audubonii
- Muskrat – Ondatra zibethicus
- California ground squirrel – Otospermophilus beecheyi
- Douglas’ squirrel – Tamiasciurus douglasii
- American beaver – Castor canadensis
- Mustang (feral horse) – Equus ferus caballus*
- Mountain sucker – Catostomus platyrhynchus
- Tahoe sucker – Catostomus tahoensis
- Cui-ui – Chasmistes cujus
- Speckled dace – Rhinichthys osculus
- Lahontan redside – Richardsonius egregius
- Tui chub – Siphateles bicolor
- Lahontan cutthroat trout – Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi
- Mountain whitefish – Prosopium williamsoni
- Paiute sculpin – Cottus beldingii
- Common carp – Cyprinus carpio*
- Rainbow trout – Oncorhynchus mykiss*
- Brown trout – Salmo trutta*
- Western toad – Anaxyrus boreas
- Pacific chorus (tree) frog – Pseudacris regilla
- Bullfrog – Lithobates catebeiana*
- Northern leopard frog – Rana pipiens
- Northern rubber boa – Charina bottae
- Western yellow-bellied racer – Coluber constrictor mormon
- Gopher snake –Pituophis catenifer
- Western aquatic garter snake – Thamnophis couchii
- Western terrestrial garter snake – Thamnophis elegans
- Western fence lizard – Sceloporus occidentalis
- Western pond turtle – Actinemys marmorata
- Araneae (Spiders)
- Cat-faced spider – Araneus gemmoides
- Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Red milkweed beetle – Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
- Ephemoptera (Mayflies)
- Hemiptera (True bugs)
- Water strider – Family: Gerridae
- Western Boxelder Bug – Boisea rubrolineata
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
- Monarch butterfly – Danaus plexippus
- Western tiger swallowtail – Papilio rutulus
- Common buckeye – Junonia coenia
- Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies)
- Dragonfly – Suborder: Epiprocta
- Blue-eyed Darner – Aeshna multicolor
- Eight-spotted skimmer – Libellula forensis
- Damselfly – Suborder: Zygoptera
- Vivid dancer damselfly – Argia vivida
- Pacific forktail – Ischnura cervula
- Dragonfly – Suborder: Epiprocta
- Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
- Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
*Introduced species.
All plant names (common and scientific) are from the USDA Plants Database.