The vascular flora of the bare zone of the Copper Hill basin, Polk County, Tennessee and Fannin County Georgia

A vascular plant inventory of The Bare Zone of the Copper Hill Basin, Polk County, Tennessee and Fannin County, Georgia was conducted during the growing seasons of 2017 through 2019. The site encompasses 3215 ha in the Blue Ridge ecoregion. A total of 444 species and lesser taxa from 113 families were documented during this survey. There were five rare species (Chelone obliqua ssp. erwinae, Clematis vinacea, Eriophorum virginicum, Lilium philadelphicum, and Lobelia amoena), documented in the Basin. There were 107 non-native species found at the site. A total of 17 ecological systems containing 25 associations were delineated during this study. A comparison of six other Blue Ridge floras show the Copper Hill Basin is most like those that have a history of disturbance, such as the Vascular Flora of Steele Creek. A phytogeographical analysis showed the Bare Zone differs from these floras by having more of a southern affinity.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Shelton, John

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shaw, Joey
• Craddock, J. Hill; Chatzimanolis, Stylianos
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Phytogeography

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English, eng

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https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/662

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oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1823