Appendix F Detailed Cover Type Tables - USDA Rural Development

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Bemidji – Grand Rapids Biological Assessment and Evaluation Species Description Sweet grass grows from 30 cm to 60 cm. tall with few to several leafy shoots and slender creeping rhizomes. Leaf blades are 2 to 5 mm wide. The panicle is a somewhat pyramidal shape, 4 to 12 cm long with slender drooping branches and mostly short pediceled, bronze colored spikelets (Hitchcock, 1950). The name derives from the sweet, vanilla‐like smell of all parts. Species Habitat Most commonly known from wet meadows, bogs and moist places, though may be found in drier sandy sites. Species Distribution and Occurrences within the Study Area The taxonomy of this species is in dispute, and synonyms include Anthoxanthum monticola, Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica, ssp. hirta and ssp. dahurica. The USDA plants database lists Northern Sweetgrass (Hierochloe hirta spp. arctica) as the only species in this genus from Minnesota. H. hirta spp. arctica is known from Alaska to Labrador, south to New Mexico and Arizona to New Jersey. The DRMlists this plant as: “Traditionally used; fairly uncommon, unrecognized, or underreported on reservation.” The following distribution map shows the herbarium records for the synonym Hierochloe hirta spp. arctica. USDA Plants Database at: http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Minnesota&statefips=27&symbol=HIHIA Hierochloe odorata is only listed by the DRM, so point data from DNR and CNF is not available. Risk Factors Risks to this species include direct disturbance of existing populations and succession from openings to closed canopy settings. 4.2.5.24 Butternut (Juglans cinerea) Butternut is listed as DNR Special Concern and DRM Sensitive. Potential effects for this species are described in the following Guilds: Riparian Habitats and Lowland Forest. Species Description Butternut is a small to medium‐sized tree averaging 40 to 60 feet (12‐18m) in height and 12 to 24 inches (30‐60 cm) in d.b.h. This tree has a short trunk which is divided into a few ascending limbs with large spreading, sparsely forked branches. The smaller branches tend to bend downwards and then turn up at the ends. The crown is open, broad, irregular in outline, and rounded at the top (Coladonato, 1991). Species Habitat This tree occurs in mesic hardwoods, stream banks and bottomlands, swamp forests, and also on dry, rocky, limestone soils. Associates include Tilia americana, Acer saccharum and Quercus sp. July 2010 Species and Associated Habitat Page 4‐65
Bemidji – Grand Rapids Biological Assessment and Evaluation Butternut is shade intolerant and can only reproduce in openings without shade. Thus, seedlings will not develop under the parent tree. Good seed crops are only produced every 2‐3 years, and seed production does not begin until about age 20. As young trees grow, they need to stay in the upper canopy to fully develop (Ostry et al., 1994). Species Distribution and Occurrences within the Study Area Coladonato (1991) provides the following Distribution information: Butternut is distributed from southeastern New Brunswick throughout the New England States except for northern Maine and Cape Cod. Its range extends south to include northern New Jersey, western Maryland, Virginia, and Tennessee. Small isolated pockets occur in North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, northern Georgia, northern Alabama, northern Mississippi, and Arkansas. Westward it is found in eastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. Disjunct populations occur in Wisconsin, Michigan, and northeast into Ontario and Quebec. Throughout most of its range, butternut is not a common tree and its frequency is declining. The ranges of butternut and black walnut overlap, but butternut occurs farther north than and not as far south as black walnut. USDA Plants Database at: http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Minnesota&statefips=27&symbol=JUCI DNR Element Occurrence Data shows no known occurrences of Juglans cinerea within the Study Area. According to DRM, there is a small population found in Northern Cass County within the LLR. Risk Factors Risks to occurrences of this species are direct loss of individuals due to forest clearing. This species may benefit from additional forest opening. 4.2.5.25 Auricled Twayblade (Listera auriculata) Auricled twayblade is listed as DNR Endangered. Potential effects for this species are described in the following Guilds: Riparian Habitats and Lowland Forest. Species Description Listera auriculata produces a flowering stem 10‐20 cm (4‐8 in.) high with small distinctive flowers that necessitate a close examination for positive identification. Flowers are pale green with 3 sepals and 3 petals. The lower petal is modified into a broad lip that is dilated near the summit. The lip is cleft 1/4 to 1/3 its length and auricled at the base. There is a single pair of opposite, ovate, sessile leaves. Two other species of Listera occur in the state. One of these, L. cordata, is similar but the lip is not dilated above. Listera convallarioides is also similar and does have a dilated lip, but the base in not auricled. Species Habitat In the Great Lakes region, L. auriculata is reported to colonize sites near the mouths of streams, above the normal high‐water line, either in sand under Alnus spp. (alders) or on mossy banks under forest trees (Case, 1964). In Minnesota, it is characteristically found along streams or pond margins in low, moist hardwood forests, mixed hardwood‐coniferous forest, and shrub swamps. It is also found on the July 2010 Species and Associated Habitat Page 4‐66
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