Here are all the findings from this Floristic Quality Assessment: July 2005. All values are calculated
live from the species list reported for this region at this time.
Description
The data here are arbitrary.
Detailed Findings
Here are the summary data from this study. Please note the following:
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Results are based on the species found during this evaluation — listed in the section below.
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These data are calculated from Kansas coefficient of conservatism data.
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You can browse lists of species that have various CoCs in the "Conservation of Conservatism Tallies" row below.
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Floristic Quality Indices have these general meanings:
| < 20 |
Definitely degraded |
| 20-25 |
Possibly degraded; restoration potential |
| 25-30 |
Quality natural area |
| > 35 |
Really special natural area |
| Total species richness, all taxa |
10
|
| Native species richness |
10
|
| Percent adventive species |
0.00
|
| Mean conservatism, all taxa |
6.50
|
| Floristic quality index, all taxa |
20.55
|
| Mean conservatism, natives only |
6.50
|
| Floristic quality index, natives only |
20.55
|
| Number of state rare species (S1 & S2) |
5
|
| Number of federally threatened or endangered species (T & E) |
0
|
| Mean wetland quality coefficient, natives only |
-0.10
|
| Number of species used in above calculation (native) |
10
|
| Mean wetland quality coefficient, all species |
-0.10
|
| Number of species used in above calculation (native+adventive) |
10
|
| Coefficient of Conservatism Tallies |
| 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Missing |
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Wetland Indicator Coefficient Tallies (Native) |
| -5 |
-4 |
-3 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Missing |
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Wetland Indicator Coefficient Tallies (Adventive) |
| -5 |
-4 |
-3 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Missing |
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Longevity Tallies |
| Annual |
Biennial |
Perennial |
Annual/Biennial |
Annual/Biennial/Perennial |
Missing |
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Growth Habit Tallies (all *phytes) |
| Chama |
Geo |
Helo |
Hemi |
Hydro |
Nanoph |
Phanero |
Thero |
Mixed class |
Missing |
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
10 Species In Study
These are the species identified during this study.
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
CoC States |
|
Acacia angustissima var. hirta
|
prairie acacia
|
KS
|
|
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
|
western yarrow
|
KS, SD/ND
|
|
Agalinis aspera
|
tall false foxglove
|
IA, IL, KS, MO, SD/ND
|
|
Argythamnia humilis var. humilis
|
low silverbush
|
KS
|
|
Asarum canadense
|
Canadian wildginger
|
IA, IL, KS, MI, MO, SD/ND
|
|
Berlandiera lyrata
|
lyreleaf greeneyes
|
KS
|
|
Carex cephalophora
|
oval-leaf sedge
|
IA, IL, KS, MI, MO
|
|
Ceratophyllum echinatum
|
spineless hornwort
|
KS, MI
|
|
Symphyotrichum fendleri
|
Fendler's aster
|
KS
|
|
Wolffia borealis
|
northern watermeal
|
KS, SD/ND
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