The Vascular Flora of Coffee County, Alabama

A survey of the vascular flora of Coffee County, Alabama was conducted from June 1999 through April 2001. Coffee County includes 173,235 ha and is located in the southeastern section of the state, entirely within the Coastal Plain Province. To increase the diversity of taxa collected, an attempt was...

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Published in:Castanea 2002-09, Vol.67 (3), p.227-246
Main Authors: Martin, Brian H., Woods, Michael, Diamond, Alvin R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ditches
Floodplains
Flora
Pitcher plants
Plants
Riverbanks
Roadside
Taxa
Timber
Vascular plants
Wetlands
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Summary:A survey of the vascular flora of Coffee County, Alabama was conducted from June 1999 through April 2001. Coffee County includes 173,235 ha and is located in the southeastern section of the state, entirely within the Coastal Plain Province. To increase the diversity of taxa collected, an attempt was made to sample all major habitats within the county. Also, a search of pertinent literature was conducted, and the herbaria of Troy State University (TROY), Auburn University (AUA), and The University of Alabama (UNA) were searched for taxa not collected during this study. A total of 797 taxa, representing 460 genera and 147 families, were reported for Coffee County. Asteraceae was the largest family with 96 species, followed by Poaceae with 70 species and Fabaceae with 61 species. Quercus was the largest genus with 16 species, followed by Rhynchospora with 10 species. Twelve of the species documented here are globally or state ranked for rarity of occurrence.
ISSN:0008-7475
1938-4386