Vascular plant flora of the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area and additions to the flora of Cedar Breaks National Monument
Fertig W. 2009. Vascular plant flora of the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area and additions to the flora of Cedar Breaks National Monument. Moenave Botanical Consulting. Kanab, UT
From 2005-2008, the National Park Service funded several research projects to document the vascular plant flora and distribution of selected rare plant species in Cedar Breaks National Monument. In 2009, some carry-over funds were available to continue this work. Studies in 2009 focused on three specific objectives: 1. Confirmation of the presence of Zion draba (Draba asprella var. zionensis) in Ashdown Canyon; 2. Additional surveys for new vascular plant species in the Ashdown Canyon region of Cedar Breaks National Monument; 3. Compilation of a vascular plant checklist for the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area of Dixie National Forest, located immediately north and west of Cedar Breaks National Monument (and recently proposed for potential annexation by the National Park Service if Cedar Breaks were to be changed legislatively from a national monument to a national park). The following report summarizes findings from the 2009 field season. It contains updated information on the status of Zion draba, a revised statistical summary of the flora of Cedar Breaks National Monument, an annotated checklist of the flora of Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area, and a comparison of the floristic composition of the wilderness and the monument.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fertig, Walter
- Date of Issue
- 2009-11-24
- Publisher
- Moenave Botanical Consulting
- Units
- CEBR , NCPN
- Keywords
- NCPN Vascular Plant Inventory, Plant Studies, Vascular Plants, Vegetation