the vascular flora of the natchez trace parkway - NPS Inventory and ...

A. Kruse 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
LIST OF FIGURES 6
LIST OF TABLES 7
1.0 INTRODUCTION 8
1.1 History of the Natchez Trace Parkway 8
1.2 Land Use along the Natchez Trace Parkway 10
1.3 Climate 13
2.0 METHODS 15
2.1 Literature Review 15
2.2 Herbaria Search 15
2.3 Field and Laboratory Methods 16
2.3.1 Field Collection Schedule and Methods 16
2.3.2 Specimen Identification 16
2.3.3 Voucher Processing 17
3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 18
3.1 Literature Search 18
3.1.1 Review of National Park Service Sources 18
3.1.2 Review of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi State Floras 19
3.1.3 Review of Regional (Southeastern United States) Floras 19
3.2 Herbaria Search 20
3.3 Field Collections 22
3.3.1 Field Schedule and Collecting Effort 22
3.3.2 Taxonomic Distribution of the Natchez Trace Parkway Flora 24
3.3.3 Nativity of Natchez Trace Parkway Flora 25
3.3.4 Longevity of Natchez Trace Parkway Flora 26
3.3.5 Growth Habit of Natchez Trace Parkway Flora 26
3.3.6 Endemism of the Natchez Trace Parkway Flora 27
3.3.7 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plant Taxa of the Natchez Trace Parkway 28
3.3.8 Weedy and Invasive Taxa of the Natchez Trace Parkway 29
3.3.9 Verification of Vouchers at NATR Headquarters 30
4.0 THE VASCULAR FLORA OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY 32
5.0 REFERENCES 138
APPENDICES
Appendix A Collection Locations by State, County, and Date 141
Appendix B Endemic Vascular Plants of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee 186
Appendix C Locations of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plant Taxa on the
Natchez Trace Parkway 190
Appendix D Alphabetical List (by Genus) of the Vascular Flora of the Natchez Trace Parkway 196
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