New vascular plant species discoveries in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: 2009 update
Fertig W, Topp S, Meszaros R. 2010. New vascular plant species discoveries in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: 2009 update. Moenave Botanical Consulting. Kanab, UT
In late 2008 and early 2009, the National Park Service published revised vascular plant species checklists for each of the 16 park units in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN). These reports were based on a review of existing herbarium collections and new field work associated with rare plant surveys, weed monitoring, vegetation mapping, and general floristic studies conducted from 2004-2007. Additional studies have taken place in many parks since 2008 and new plant species continue to be discovered or relocated. In 2008 alone, 62 new species were documented in nine NCPN park units. The following report describes new discoveries and changes in status based on field work and data mining conducted for network parks in 2009. The largest number of new species reports comes from rare plant and post-fire vegetation monitoring studies in Zion National Park. New discoveries have also been made in Arches National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Dinosaur National Monument, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Timpanogos Cave National Monument by park staff, network scientists, and outside researchers. This report is intended as an addendum to the annotated checklists published in 2008-09. Additional discoveries are likely in the coming years, and we will attempt to keep the species lists as current as possible with future addenda.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fertig, Walter; Topp, Sarah; Meszaros, Ryan
- Date of Issue
- 2010-03-01
- Publisher
- Moenave Botanical Consulting
- Units
- ARCH , BLCA , BRCA , CANY , CARE , CEBR , COLM , CURE , DINO , FOBU , GOSP , HOVE , NABR , NCPN , PISP , TICA , ZION
- Keywords
- NCPN Vascular Plant Inventory, Plant Studies, Vascular Plants, Vegetation