The Vascular Flora of Boyle County, KY

<p>The vascular flora of Boyle County, Kentucky, was conducted from March 2013 to March 2015. Boyle County is located in central Kentucky and is part of the Bluegrass Physiographic Section. A total of 127 families, 392 genera, and 722 species, varieties, and subspecies were documented from Boyle County. Twelve plant communities were described: acidic mesophytic forest, acidic sub-xeric forest, acidic xeric forest, Bluegrass woodland, bottomland ridge/terrace forest, calcareous mesophytic forest, calcareous sub-xeric forest, depression pond/mudflat, dry limestone cliff/outcrops, riparian forest, wet prairie/meadow, and one rare state-listed plant community, the shale/siltstone glade. Five rare species with state rankings were discussed: American chestnut (<italic>Castanea dentata</italic>), eastern eulophus (<italic>Perideridia americana</italic>), grass pink (<italic>Calopogon tuberosus</italic>), softleaf arrowwood (<italic>Viburnum molle</italic>), and yellow lady-slipper (<italic>Cypripedium parviflorum</italic>). Seventeen other species that are rare, infrequent, or of special interest are also discussed. There were 156 non-native species (22% of the flora), and 80 of these species are considered invasive in Kentucky. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biological Sciences

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Braunreiter, Heidi M.

• Bluegrass Region
• Boyle County
• Kentucky
• KY
• Floristic survey
• Knobs Region
• Vascular flora
• Botany

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2015 Heidi M. Braunreiter

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/242

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1240