Vascular Plants of the Forest River Bi- Ology Station, North Dakota
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln The Prairie Naturalist Great Plains Natural Science Society 6-2015 VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE FOREST RIVER BI- OLOGY STATION, NORTH DAKOTA Alexey Shipunov Kathryn A. Yurkonis John C. La Duke Vera L. Facey Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tpn Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Botany Commons, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Systems Biology Commons, and the Weed Science Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Great Plains Natural Science Society at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Prairie Naturalist by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The Prairie Naturalist 47:29–35; 2015 VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE FOREST RIVER BI- known to occur at the site. Despite this effort, 88 species OLOGY STATION, NORTH DAKOTA—During sum- in La Duke et al. (unpublished data) are not yet supported mer 2013 we completed a listing of the plant species of the with collections, but have been included with this list. No- joint University of North Dakota (UND) Forest River Biol- menclature and taxon concepts are given in the accordance ogy Station and North Dakota Game and Fish Department with USDA PLANTS database (United States Department of Wildlife Management Area (FRBS).The FRBS is a 65 ha Agriculture 2013), and the Flora of North America (Flora of tract of land that encompasses the south half of the SW ¼ of North America Editorial Committee 1993). section 11 (acquired by UND in 1952) and the north half of We recorded 498 plant species from 77 families in the the NW ¼ of section 14 (acquired by UND in 1954) in Ink- FRBS (Appendix A), which is greater than the number of ster Township (T154N, R55W). The two parcels are bisected species listed for the UND Oakville Prairie Field Station by the Forest River, a tributary of the Red River of the North. (Facey et al. 1986).Seventy-five percent of the species are The area contains a unique mix of representative eastern native to North America (USDA 2013), and we conducted North Dakota upland prairie and riparian plant communi- a site-wide Floristic Quality Analysis using C values (coef- ties. Several spring-fed creeks flow into the river, and the ficients of conservatism) from Northern Great Plains Floristic site contains numerous ravines that lead from drier upland Quality Assessment Panel (2001).The native flora of the site prairies to wide terraces along the river bottom. As a result had a mean C value of 5.38 and a Floristic Quality Index of of this variation in topography and moisture, the site con- 26, indicating that the site contains native flora indicative of tains a wide variety of sharply contrasting vegetation types. a disturbed natural area. Data collected as part of this proj- We collated species lists and collection dates (if known) ect will contribute to developing future management bench- from previous survey efforts (La Duke et al., unpublished marks to reduce woody and non-native invaders throughout data) and regional herbaria. We visited the site monthly (Jun– FRBS.—Alexey Shipunov1, Kathryn A. Yurkonis2, John C. La Aug) in summer 2013 and collected more than 150 plant Duke3, and Vera L. Facey2, 4.1Department of Biology, Minot samples. Specimens were jointly deposited into the Minot State University, Minot, ND 58707, USA, 2Department of Bi- State University (MISU) and UND (GFND) herbaria. ology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, Our collection efforts were focused on documenting rare USA, 3College of Natural and Social Sciences, University of or regionally unlisted species. We documented 24 species Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849, USA, 4deceased; that had not previously been associated with the site, and Corresponding author email address: alexey.shipunov@mi- collected vouchers for an additional 21 species which were notstateu.edu. Appendix A. Vascular plant species list. I. Adoxaceae V. Anacardiaceae 1. Viburnum lentago L. 17. Rhus glabra L. 2. Viburnum opulus L. 18. Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze 3. Viburnum rafinesqueanum Schult. VI. Apiaceae II. Alismataceae 19. Cicuta maculata L. 4. Alisma subcordatum Raf. 20. Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. 5. Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon 21. Cymopterus acaulis (Pursh) Raf. 6. Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 22. Daucus carota L. III. Amaranthaceae 23. Heracleum maximum Bartram 7. Amaranthus albus L. 24. Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) J.M. Coult. & Rose 8. Amaranthus retroflexus L. 25. Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose 9. Chenopodium album L. 26. Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke 10. Chenopodium leptophyllum (Moq.) Nutt. ex S. Watson 27. Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. 11. Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf. 28. Sanicula marilandica L. 12. Corispermum villosum Rydb. 29. Sium suave Walter 13. Salsola tragus L. 30. Zizia aptera (A. Gray) Fernald IV. Amaryllidaceae 31. Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J. Koch 14. Allium stellatum Fraser ex Ker Gawl. VII. Apocynaceae 15. Allium textile A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. 32. Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 16. Allium tricoccum Aiton 33. Apocynum cannabinum L. 30 The Prairie Naturalist • 47(1): June 2015 34. Asclepias incarnata L. 77. Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E.E. Lamont 35. Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt. 78. Gaillardia aristata Pursh 36. Asclepias ovalifolia Decne. 79. Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal 37. Asclepias syriaca L. 80. Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby 38. Asclepias verticillata L. 81. Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. VIII. Araceae 82. Helianthus strumosus L. 39. Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 83. Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet 40. Lemna minor L. 84. Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners 41. Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. 85. Hieracium canadense Michx. IX. Araliaceae 86. Hieracium umbellatum L. 42. Aralia nudicaulis L. 87. Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. X. Asparagaceae 88. Liatris punctata Hook. 43. Asparagus officinalis L. 89. Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. 44. Maianthemum canadense Desf. 90. Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small 45. Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link 91. Packera aurea (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve 46. Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 92. Packera plattensis (Nutt.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve 47. Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda 93. Prenanthes albaL. 48. Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott 94. Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. XI. Asteraceae 95. Rudbeckia hirta L. 49. Achillea millefolium L. 96. Rudbeckia laciniata L. 50. Achillea sibirica Ledeb. 97. Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC. 51. Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. 98. Solidago canadensis L. 52. Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. 99. Solidago flexicaulis L. 53. Ambrosia trifida L. 100. Solidago gigantea Aiton 54. Antennaria howellii Greene 101. Solidago missouriensis Nutt. 55. Antennaria neglecta Greene 102. Solidago mollis Bartlett 56. Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. 103. Solidago nemoralis Aiton 57. Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson 104. Sonchus arvensis L. 58. Arctium minus Bernh. 105. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill 59. Artemisia absinthium L. 106. Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom 60. Artemisia campestris L. 107. Symphyotrichum ciliatum (Ledeb.) G.L. Nesom 61. Artemisia dracunculus L. 108. Symphyotrichum ciliolatum (Lindl.) Á. Löve & D. Löve 62. Artemisia frigida Willd. 109. Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L. Nesom 63. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 110. Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom 64. Bidens cernua L. 111. Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve 65. Bidens frondosa L. 112. Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G.L. Nesom 66. Carduus nutans L. 113. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom 67. Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. 114. Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) G.L. Nesom 68. Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. 115. Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve 69. Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. 116. Tanacetum vulgare L. 70. Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist 117. Taraxacum laevigatum (Willd.) DC. 71. Cyclachaena xanthifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. 118. Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. 72. Echinacea angustifolia DC. 119. Tragopogon dubius Scop. 73. Erigeron glabellus Nutt. 120. Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) M. Lainz 74. Erigeron philadelphicus L. 121. Vernonia baldwinii Torr. 75. Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. 122. Vernonia fasciculata Michx. 76. Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. 123. Xanthium strumarium L. NOTES 31 XII. Balsaminaceae 163. Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F. Blake 124. Impatiens capensis Meerb. 164. Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. 125. Impatiens pallida Nutt. XIX. Caryophyllaceae XIII. Betulaceae 165. Cerastium arvense L. 126. Betula papyrifera Marsh. 166. Cerastium nutans Raf. 127. Corylus americanaWalter 167. Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl 128. Corylus cornuta Marsh. 168. Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. 129. Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch XX. Celastraceae XIV. Boraginaceae 169. Celastrus scandens L. 130. Cynoglossum officinale L. XXI. Convolvulaceae 131. Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb.) Opiz 170. Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. 132. Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnst. 171. Convolvulus arvensis L. 133. Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort. 172. Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. 134. Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. XXII. Cornaceae 135. Lithospermum incisum Lehm. 173. Cornus sericea L. 136. Onosmodium bejariense DC. ex A. DC. XXIII. Cucurbitaceae XV. Brassicaceae 174. Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray 137. Arabis drummondii A. Gray XXIV. Cyperaceae 138. Arabis holboellii