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Plants and Animals of the Basin and Range

Learn about the plants and animals of the Basin and Range

This page contains information on plants and animals within the basin and range region and it will be updated as we post information on the blog.  We hope to grow this page into a great and useful tool.  If there are any species you would like to see added to the list, please email renee@basinandrange.org

Thank you so much for your patience. 


Plants of the Basin and Range Region
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Great Basin Violet
Native:
Bitterbrush
Bristlecone Pines

Daggerpod
Desert Peach 
Dustymaiden 

Dwarf Waterleaf
Great Basin Violet
Green Ephedra/Mormon Tea
Hot-Rock Penstemon
Indian paintbrush
Quaking Aspen
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Sagebrush
 
Tufted Evening Primrose
Yarrow
Yellow Bell

Western Columbine 
Western Peony
Invasive and Noxious Weeds:
Medusahead
Musk Thistle

Perennial Pepperweed
Saltcedar


Animals of the Basin and Range Region
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Bighorn Sheep
Mammals: 
Bighorn Sheep

Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Coyote

Kit Fox

Mountain Lion
Mule Deer
Pronghorn


Birds:
Golden Eagle
Greater Sage-Grouse
Great Horned Owl
Mountain Bluebird

Red-Tailed Hawk

Reptiles and Amphibians:

American Bullfrog

Columbia Spotted Frog
Desert Horned Lizard
Gopher Snake
Western Fence Lizard

Western Rattlesnake

Fish:
Desert Dace
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout



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