Nottingham plant list update

Hello,

I'm working with Roger Latham to compile an updated plant list for Nottingham County Park, drawing on updates by Bill Vanderwerff to his original list, observations by Jack Holt and Janet Ebert, PA DCNR serpentine seepage surveys, and individual observations. We hope to publish this in a local botanical journal in the near future, and I would also like to update the checklist here when it's complete. So far, I've reached 507 taxa (subspecies and varieties)! 92 are non-native.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that iNaturalist observations yielded a number of species which were not present in any of the other plant lists and observations. While most of them are not serpentine specialists (they include the flora around McPherson Lake and the "front country" recreation areas), they remain useful additions to the list. @vailbass has found 8 new to the list, @choess 3, @treichard 2, @keimwj 1, and @hollycybelle 1.

This is an area that's been well-examined by competent botanists, albeit generally focusing on the serpentine flora. I think this is a nice demonstration of how useful iNaturalist can be in compiling comprehensive species lists for an area.

Posted on April 26, 2018 05:36 PM by choess