Vascular plant inventory report of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
Rochefort RM. 2010. Vascular plant inventory report of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NCCN/NRTR—2010/346. Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
A vascular plant inventory was conducted within Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA) between 2002 and 2005. Inventory methods included data mining and field surveys. The data mining component consisted of bibliographic searches for reports documenting plant species presence and herbarium searches for specimens collected within EBLA. Field surveys, called “Botany Forays”, were conducted by experienced volunteers organized by the University of Washington to find and collect new plant specimens from EBLA. Initially, the reserve had a species list of 182 species, all of which had been verified by observation or field study. During the course of the inventory, data mining located 8 herbarium specimens verifying 7 species. During the four Botany Forays 305 specimens were collected, documenting 221 species. The vascular plant species list at the conclusion of the EBLA inventory included 374 species with 61% verified by voucher specimen and the remaining 39% verified by observation or scientific study.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rochefort, Regina
- Date of Issue
- 2010-06
- Publisher
- Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- EBLA , NRSS
- Keywords
- Botany, Castilleja levisecta, Data mining, Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, EBLA, Endangered, field study, foray, Forb, Fort Casey State Park, Fort Ebey State Park, golden paintbrush, graminoid, Herbarium, Nature conservancy, NCCN, North Coast and Cascades Network, Plant, Rhododendron County Park, shrub, Specimen, Threatened, Tree, University of Washington, Vegetation Inventory, vine, voucher specimen, Whidbey Island
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Grassland/Herbaceous Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | At-risk Biota | T&E Species and Communities , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes