Vascular Flora of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Long Island, New York

Abstract

STALTER, R. (Dept. Biol. Sci., St. John's Univ., Jamaica, NY 11439) AND E. E. LAMONT (N.Y. Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458). Vascular flora of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Long Island, New York. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 129: 346-358. 2002.-The vascular flora of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, New York, consists of 456 species within 270 genera and 90 families. Twelve of the species are listed as rare in New York. Largest families are Asteraceae (77 species) and Poaceae (57 species), and largest genera are Polygonum, Cyperus, Aster, Panicum, Trifolium, Carex and Eupatorium. Each taxonomic entry in the checklist is accompanied by an annotation that includes the habitat in which each taxon occurs, frequency of occurrence, rarity status and pertinent synonyms. A summary of the land use history of Jamaica Bay is also presented.