The Vascular Flora of The Cucumber Creek Nature Preserve, Leflore County, Oklahoma

The Cucumber Creek Nature Preserve is located in the Ouachita Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma, a region of high plant diversity in the state. An inventory of the preserve yielded 341 taxa of vascular plants in 231 genera and 98 families. The largest families were the Asteraceae (46) and Poaceae (...

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Published in:Castanea 2009-03, Vol.74 (1), p.78-87
Main Authors: Hoagland, Bruce W, Buthod, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birds
Bouncers
Colleges & universities
Creeks
Cucumbers
Dry forests
Flora
Floristics and Phytogeography
Introduced species
Mountains
Nature conservation
Plant diversity
Plants
Protected areas
Research s
Roads & highways
Taxa
Vascular plants
Wilderness areas
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
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Summary:The Cucumber Creek Nature Preserve is located in the Ouachita Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma, a region of high plant diversity in the state. An inventory of the preserve yielded 341 taxa of vascular plants in 231 genera and 98 families. The largest families were the Asteraceae (46) and Poaceae (27). The flora consisted of 52 annuals, 1 biennial, 287 perennials, and 95 woody taxa. Sixteen exotic species were collected, representing 4.7% of the flora. Twenty-five species were present that are tracked by the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory: Actaea pachypoda, Carex cephalophora, C. latebracteata, C. ouachitana, C. striatula, Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis, Chionanthus virginicus, Dirca palustris, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Galium arkansanum, Halesia tetraptera, Hamamelis vernalis, H. virginiana, Hypericum gentianoides, Ilex opaca, Iris cristata, Magnolia tripetala, Mitchella repens, Panax quinquefolius, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Polygala polygama, Ribes cynosbati, Spigelia marilandica, Stachys eplingii, and Uvularia grandiflora.
ISSN:0008-7475
1938-4386
DOI:10.2179/07-35.1