Vascular plants of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan
Read RH. 1975. Vascular plants of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Alger County, Michigan. The Michigan Botanist. 14(1):3-43
Names of 569 species of vascular plants of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI are catalogued alphabetically by family name with brief notes on habitat for each. A separate, alphabetical list of common names of plants provides a reference for the scientific names. The introduction addresses major and noteworthy minor vegetation types of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and provides tables which list representative species of deciduous woods, pine woods and barrens, wet woods, and beach strand and dunes. The significance of disjunct western plant species, boreal species, and beach species is discussed. History of botanical exploration in the Pictured Rocks area is provided.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Read, Robert
- Units
- PIRO
- Keywords
- Checklist, Habitats, Photographs, Plant Communities, Plants (Plantae), Shrubs, Trees, Vegetation