Floristic Inventory of Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia
Streets BP, Vanderhorst JP, Good C, Short G. 2008. Floristic Inventory of Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2008/105. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region. Philadelphia, PA
A floristic inventory of Bluestone National Scenic River, located in southern West Virginia, wasconducted from 2003 to 2006 by the West Virginia Natural Heritage Program. Prior to fieldwork, literature and databases were reviewed to compile a list of vascular plants already knownto occur in Bluestone National Scenic River. Six hundred sixty-eight vascular plant taxa wereidentified during the 2003–2006 field surveys including 367 taxa not previously documentedfrom the study area. The documented flora of Bluestone National Scenic River now consists of786 taxa representing 762 species (some with multiple subspecies or varieties) in 116 plantfamilies. Six hundred eighty taxa (86% of the flora) are native to West Virginia, seven taxa(0.9%) are introduced, 99 taxa (13%) are exotic, one taxon (0.1%) is adventive, and one taxon(0.1%) is of unknown origin. Seventy-seven taxa are listed as invasive in West Virginia.Thirty-nine taxa are tracked as rare, threatened, or endangered in West Virginia, nine of whichare considered globally rare. One occurrence of the federally listed threatened Virginiameadowsweet (Spiraea virginiana) is known from the park. Six hundred twenty-one taxa (79%of the known flora) are represented by known collections from the park. Eighteen collectionsfrom the 2003–2006 surveys are considered Mercer County records and 31 are consideredSummers County records. Collections of two species, rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum) andquill sedge (Carex tenera), are possible state records.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Streets, Brian; Vanderhorst, James; Good, Celeste; Short, Greg
- Date of Issue
- 2008-07
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region
- Units
- BLUE , ERMN
- Keywords
- Flora, floristic, Inventory, Plants, Vascular Plant, Vegetation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex