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Document Type
Research
Keywords
Des Moines County, Iowa; Iowa flora; endangered plant species
Abstract
Des Moines County is a 409 square mile (1060 km2) political subdivision located along the Mississippi River in southeastern Iowa. The vascular flora of the county was studied in the field and from herbarium specimens during 1975-80. The flora consists of 809 species, representing 109 families and 393 genera. This study adds 390 species to the previously known county flora, a 93% increase. Three species are added to the state flora: Chenopodium foggii H. A. Wahl, Holsosteum umbellatum L., and Lamium purpureum L. Nineteen species on the Iowa list of threatened and endangered vascular plants are reported from the county.
Publication Date
June 1983
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
90
Issue
2
First Page
55
Last Page
71
Copyright
©1983 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Lammers, Thomas G.
(1983)
"The Vascular Flora of Des Moines County, Iowa,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 90(2), 55-71.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol90/iss2/6