Flora of a Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, Iowa

Authors

Glenn H. Crum, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Carex leptalea Wahl; Flora; Prairie

Abstract

A 14.6 ha (36 acre) natural area consisting of marshes, moist to dry sandy prairie, and wet to moist swale was found 16 km (10 miles) northwest of the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. An annotated flora of 280 species of vascular plants was compiled during the 1970 growing season. In addition to many species of vascular plants restricted to prairie remnants, sphagnum moss occurs in small patches in the swale. The occurrence of Carex leptalea Wahl represents the first reported collection in Iowa.

Publication Date

January 1972

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

78

Issue

3-4

First Page

81

Last Page

87

Copyright

©1972 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Crum, Glenn H. (1972) "Flora of a Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, Iowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 78(3-4), 81-87.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol78/iss3/16