Plants

Though the NCBN is not currently funding new plant inventories, species lists of plants currently known to occur within the park boundaries are being compiled by Network staff and verified by botanists and taxonomic specialists. High priority species include federally and state listed threatened and endangered species, as well as species of special concern within the park (including endemic and nonnative species and others identified by legislation). Vascular plants are a high priority because they often require management actions, including actions related to threatened and endangered status. However, in parks containing significant ecosystems in which vascular plants are not the primary ecosystem components, such as in marine areas, nonvascular plants are being added to the basic species list requirements. The objective of this effort is to document the presence of at least 90% of plant species within the parks.

Visit the nationalNPSpecies site for more information.