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Bidens frondosa

Family:Asteraceae
Species:Bidens frondosa L.
Common Name:devil’s beggar ticks
Habitat:A wide variety of wetlands as well as disturbed areas. Banks of streams, pond margins, marshes, roadside ditches, wet to mesic disturbed areas, and floodplains. Along with B. connata one of our most common Bidens.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herbaceous
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NCNE), FACW (EMP), S5 (State Rank), CoC: 2
References:**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

SupraordinalEudicots
Order Asterales
FamilyAsteraceae
Genus Bidens
SpeciesBidens frondosa L. - devil’s beggar ticks

Citation

Citation Bidens frondosa L.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

CountyYearHerbariaNotesSubmission Info
Albany1988 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Albany1992 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Albany1989 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Albany  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Bronx  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Bronx1994 BKL – BKL00037888
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Broome2005 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Broome2004 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Cattaraugus  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Cayuga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Cayuga1919 BH
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
Werier (2017) voucher!; A.J. Eames et al. 13194 3/6/2018 - David Werier
Chautauqua2016 BUF – 99375
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
N. Pompiano s.n. 12/26/2022 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Chautauqua1993 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Chautauqua1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Chemung  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Chemung1883 BUF – Herbarium # 67628
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Columbia  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Columbia1993 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Delaware1992 HHH
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  4/20/2009 - Connie Tedesco
Dutchess  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Dutchess1995 BKL – BKL00006928
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Dutchess1995 BKL – BKL00006944
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Erie  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Erie1997 BUF – Herbarium # 76573
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1990 BUF – Herbarium # 59949
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1988 BUF – Herbarium # 67626
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1976 BUF – Herbarium # 73337
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1976 BUF – Herbarium # 73341
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1974 BUF – Herbarium # 73338
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1974 BUF – Herbarium # 73371
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1932 BUF – Herbarium # 53237
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1932 BUF – Herbarium # 84548
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1921 BUF – Herbarium # 73340
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Erie1888 BUF – Herbarium # 67629
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Essex  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Essex1931 BKL – BKL00037901
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Genesee1932 BUF – Herbarium # 84432
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Genesee1986 BUF – Herbarium # 73326
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Genesee1944 BUF – Herbarium # 73343
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Genesee  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Greene  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Hamilton  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Jefferson1993 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Jefferson  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Kings1968 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Kings1898 BKL – BKL00037898
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1989 BKL – BKL00029472
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1988 BKL – BKL00037890
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1890 BKL – BKL00037907
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1882 BKL – BKL00037910
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1993 BKL – BKL00007489
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings  BKL – BKL00037916
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1992 BKL – BKL00007495
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1992 BKL – BKL00007492
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1934 BKL – BKL00037896
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1901 BKL – BKL00037917
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1891 BKL – BKL00037899
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings2001 BKL – BKL00026515
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1890 BKL – BKL00037867
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings2011 BKL – BKL00101720
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings2001 BKL – BKL00017479
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1933 BKL – BKL00037895
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1866 BKL – BKL00037909
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Kings1988 BKL – BKL00037883
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Livingston  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Madison  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Montgomery2005 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
Town of Canajoharie 8/30/2009 - Connie Tedesco
Montgomery2005 FMCC
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
Town of Canajoharie 8/30/2009 - Connie Tedesco
Nassau1973 OBPF – Log_num: 11914
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Nassau1987 OBPF – Log_num: LIL407
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Nassau1920 BKL – BKL00037926
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1915 BKL – BKL00037922
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1920 BKL – BKL00037925
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau2008 BKL – BKL00091254
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1996 BKL – BKL00016163
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau2008 BKL – BKL00092505
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau  BKL – BKL00037913
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1918 BKL – BKL00037924
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1920 BKL – BKL00037927
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1895 BKL – BKL00037911
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1918 BKL – BKL00037928
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Nassau1902 BKL – BKL00037919
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York2003 BKL – BKL00066364
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York2004 BKL – BKL00033795
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York1893 BKL – BKL00037904
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York2003 BKL – BKL00066362
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
New York2003 BKL – BKL00062782
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Niagara2001 BUF – Herbarium # 77562
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Niagara1987 BUF – Herbarium # 55836
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Niagara1991 BUF – Herbarium # 74023
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Niagara1985 BUF – Herbarium # 52518
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Niagara1884 BUF – Herbarium # 67623
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Niagara1895 BUF – Herbarium # 67631
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Oneida  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Onondaga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Ontario  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Orange1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Orange1990 BKL – BKL00029473
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2004 BKL – BKL00033756
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2006 BKL – BKL00078881
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange2010 BKL – BKL00098138
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Orange1990 BKL – BKL00029471
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Oswego  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Oswego1970 RCFS – accession # 10419
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Oswego1998 RCFS – accession # 12169
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Oswego2007 RCFS – accession # 13170
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson)
Otsego2004 SUCO
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
Town of Plainfield  
Putnam2000 BKL – BKL00013376
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1988 BKL – BKL00037891
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1996 BKL – BKL00084555
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Queens1971 BKL – BKL00037912
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rensselaer1997 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Rensselaer1996 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Rensselaer1999 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Richmond1962 BKL – BKL00037900
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1889 BKL – BKL00037902
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1988 BKL – BKL00037812
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Richmond1989 BKL – BKL00037887
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Rockland1990 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Saratoga  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
St. Lawrence  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
St. Lawrence1990 BH
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
  Anne Johnson
St. Lawrence1993 STLA
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
  Anne Johnson
St. Lawrence1993 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Steuben1889 BKL – BKL00037885
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1872 BKL – BKL00037908
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2001 BKL – BKL00019873
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1909 BKL – BKL00037918
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2011 BKL – BKL00101680
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1904 BKL – BKL00037813
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1890 BKL – BKL00037914
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1992 BKL – BKL00037894
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2008 BKL – BKL00037897
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2006 BKL – BKL00079603
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1962 BKL – BKL00080821
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1914 BKL – BKL00037882
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2006 BKL – BKL00078421
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1915 BKL – BKL00037923
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1920 BKL – BKL00037929
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1890 BKL – BKL00037915
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk2002 BKL – BKL00023087
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1932 BKL – BKL00037930
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Suffolk1993 OBPF – Log_num: 7359
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Suffolk1973 OBPF – Log_num: RZ2625
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Suffolk1992 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Suffolk  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Tompkins  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Tompkins1948 BING
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  1/18/2020 - BING (Julian Shepherd)
Ulster  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Ulster1918 BKL – BKL00037903
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2010 BKL – BKL00098699
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Ulster2009 BKL – BKL00095800
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Warren1899 BKL – BKL00037963
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  2/8/2012 - BKL (Steve Glenn)
Warren  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Washington  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Washington1989 NYS
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Westchester1973 CONN
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   
Wyoming1983 BUF – Herbarium # 73316
Herbarium Name Used: Bidens frondosa
  12/18/2009 - BUF (Ed Fuchs)
Wyoming  NYFA_1990
Herbarium Name Used: none Bidens frondosa
   

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymTypeNotes
Bidens frondosa var. pallida Bidens frondosa L. var. pallida (Wiegand) Wiegand   
Listed Status: New York
Listed Status: (New York): Rare plants are protected under New York State Environmental Conservation Law section 9-1503. Part (f) which reads as follows: "It is a violation for any person, anywhere in the state to pick, pluck, sever, remove, damage by the application of herbicides or defoliants, or carry away, without the consent of the owner, any protected plant. Each protected plant so picked, plucked, severed, removed, damaged or carried away shall constitute a separate violation." At this time, the Atlas only identifies those species listed as threatened or endangered.
Endangered:
  1. 5 or fewer extant sites, or
  2. fewer than 1,000 individuals, or
  3. restricted to fewer than 4 U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 minute topographical maps, or
  4. species listed as endangered by the U. S. Department of Interior, as enumerated in the Code of Federal Regulations 50 CFR 17.11.
Threatened:
  1. 6 to fewer than 20 extant sites, or
  2. 1,000 to fewer than 3,000 individuals, or
  3. restricted to not less than 4 or more than 7 U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 minute topographical maps, or
  4. listed as threatened by the U. S. Department of the Interior, as enumerated in the Code of Federal Regulations 50 CFR 17.11.
Rare:
  1. 20 to 35 extant sites, or
  2. 3,000 to 5,000 individuals statewide.
Exploitably vulnerable: species which are likely to become threatened in the near future throughout all or a significant portion of their range within the state if causal factors continue unchecked.
 
Listed Status: US
Listed Status: US (U.S.) Source - List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Endangered: Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened: Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
 
WAP: Wetland AssessmentProcedure

Wetland Assessment Procedure (WAP): Source - Southwest Florida Water Management District, Wetland Assessment Procedure Instruction Manual for Isolated Wetlands (March 2005).

AD: Adaptive Species. Plant species designated as FAC or Upland by DEP, but commonly seen in the transition zone in limited numbers.
D: Deep Species. Plant species commonly found in the deep zone, and designated either FAC or OBL by DEP.
OD: Outer Deep Species. Plant species commonly found in the outer deep zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
T: Transition Species. Plant species commonly found in the transition zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
U: Upland Species. Plant species that are not expected to be seen in wetlands.
  • ANY - WAP critieria is not taken into consideration
  • Yes - Show results with WAP designations
  • No - Show results without WAP designations
 
EPPC: Exotic Pest Plant Council
EPPC:

Source - Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Florida's Most Invasive Species

Category I - Species that are invading and disrupting native plant communities in Florida. This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage caused.

Category II - Species that have shown a potential to disrupt native plant communities. These species may become ranked as Category I, but have not yet demonstrated disruption of natural Florida communities.

 
DEP: Department of Environmental Protection

Wetland Status, Department of Environmental Regulation (DEP): Source - Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters, Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code. 1994.

OBL: Obligate wetland. Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW: Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC: Facultative. equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands.
 
NWPL: National Wetland Plant List

National Wetland Plant List (NWPL): Source - Lichvar, R.W., M. Butterwick, N.C. Melvin, and W.N. Kirchner. 2014. The National Wetland Plant List: 2014 Update of Wetland Ratings. Phytoneuron 2014-41: 1-42.

OBL: Obligate Wetland. Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW: Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
FAC: Facultative. Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66%).
FACU: Facultative Upland. Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).
UPL: Obligate Upland. Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in non-wetlands in the regions specified.
 
NWPL: National Wetland Plant List (NCNE and EMP Regions)

National Wetland Plant List (NWPL): Source - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2020. National Wetland Plant List, version 3.5 https://wetland-plants.sec.usace.army.mil/nwpl_static/v34/home/home.html U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH.

Indicator status rating definitions according to Lichvar et al. 2012.

OBL: Obligate Wetland Plants - almost always occur in wetlands.
FACW: Facultative Wetland Plants - usually occur in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands.
FAC: Facultative Plants - occur in wetlands and non-wetlands.
FACU: Facultative Upland Plants - usually occur in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands.
UPL: Upland Plants - almost always occur in uplands.

Wetland indicator status ratings are provided for each of the two regions that exist in NY, the Northcentral and Northeast Region (NCNE) and the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region (EMP). See the Atlas guide for further details.

 
NWPL: National Wetland Plant List (NCNE and EMP Regions)

National Wetland Plant List (NWPL): Source - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2020. National Wetland Plant List, version 3.5 https://wetland-plants.sec.usace.army.mil/nwpl_static/v34/home/home.html U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH.

Indicator status rating definitions according to Lichvar et al. 2012.

OBL: Obligate Wetland Plants - almost always occur in wetlands.
FACW: Facultative Wetland Plants - usually occur in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands.
FAC: Facultative Plants - occur in wetlands and non-wetlands.
FACU: Facultative Upland Plants - usually occur in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands.
UPL: Upland Plants - almost always occur in uplands.

Wetland indicator status ratings are provided for each of the two regions that exist in NY, the Northcentral and Northeast Region (NCNE) and the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region (EMP). See the Atlas guide for further details.

 
Category
Vascular: Any of various plants that have the vascular tissues xylem and phloem. The vascular plants include all seed-bearing plants (the gymnosperms and angiosperms) and the pteridophytes (including the ferns, lycophytes, and horsetails). Also called tracheophyte.
Bryophyte: A large group of seedless green plants including the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Bryophytes lack the specialized tissues xylem and phloem that circulate water and dissolved nutrients in the vascular plants. Bryophytes generally live on land but are mostly found in moist environments, for they have free-swimming sperm that require water for transport. In contrast to the vascular plants, the gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes constitutes the larger plant form, while the small sporophyte (diploid) generation grows on or within the gametophyte and depends upon it for nutrition.
Lichen: The mutualistic symbiotic association of a fungus with an alga or a cyanobacterium, or both. The fungal component of a lichen absorbs water and nutrients from the surroundings and provides a suitable environment for the alga or cyanobacterium. These live protected among the dense fungal hyphae and produce carbohydrates for the fungus by photosynthesis. Owing to this partnership, lichens can thrive in harsh environments such as mountaintops and polar regions. The more familiar lichens grow slowly as crusty patches, but lichens are found in a variety of forms, such as the tall, plantlike reindeer moss. The association between the different organisms in a lichen is so close that lichens are routinely referred to as a single organism, and scientists classify lichens using the name of the fungal component.

(Definitions from: American Heritage Science Dictionary)

 
State Rank

This numeric rank provides the relative rarity for each species based on a scale from 1 (very rare) to 5 (common). These ranks carry no legal status.

  • S1 - Typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable in New York State.
  • S2 - Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in New York State.
  • S3 - Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in New York State.
  • S4 - Apparently secure in New York State.
  • S5 - Demonstrably secure in New York State.
  • SE - State exotic or non-native
  • SH - Historically known from New York State, but not seen in the past 15 years.
  • SNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. This is mainly those species which are now excluded from flora for various reasons.
  • SNR - Not yet ranked
  • SX - Apparently extirpated from New York State.
 
Global Rank

Each species' global rank is determined by NatureServe. These ranks carry no legal weight. The global rank reflects the species worldwide rarity.

  • G1 - Critically Imperiled — At very high risk of extinction or elimination due to very restricted range, very few populations or occurrences, very steep declines, very severe threats, or other factors.
  • G2 - Imperiled — At high risk of extinction or elimination due to restricted range, few populations or occurrences, steep declines, severe threats, or other factors.
  • G3 - Vulnerable — At moderate risk of extinction or elimination due to a fairly restricted range, relatively few populations or occurrences, recent and widespread declines, threats, or other factors.
  • G4 - Apparently Secure — At fairly low risk of extinction or elimination due to an extensive range and/or many populations or occurrences, but with possible cause for some concern as a result of local recent declines, threats, or other factors.
  • G5 - Secure — At very low risk of extinction or elimination due to a very extensive range, abundant populations or occurrences, and little to no concern from declines or threats.
  • GH - Possibly Extinct — Known from only historical occurrences but still some hope of rediscovery.  Examples of evidence include (1) that a species has not been documented in approximately 20-40 years despite some searching and/or some evidence of significant habitat loss or degradation; (2) that a species has been searched for unsuccessfully, but not thoroughly enough to presume that it is extinct or eliminated throughout its range.
  • GNA - Not Applicable — A conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities. A global conservation status rank may be not applicable for several reasons, related to its relevance as a conservation target. Typically the species is a hybrid without conservation value, or of domestic origin.
  • GNR - Global rank not yet assessed.
  • GX - Presumed Extinct — Not located despite intensive searches and virtually no likelihood of rediscovery.
 
Associated Ecological Communities
 
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Definition: Vouchered Specimen

A voucher specimen is a pressed and thoroughly dried plant sample deposited in a herbarium, and is intended to be a permanent record supporting research purposes. A voucher may be a record of a plant's occurrence in a particular area, or a specific example of a plant used in a scientific investigation.

Proper vouchers display all the necessary attributes for complete identification of the plant, and are to be accompanied by accurate locality, habitat, collection time, and collector data.

Only plant populations vouchered by specimens deposited in Index Herbariorum (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/) recognized herbaria are represented on this map.