shows the number of collections made, the shape
Plant nomenclature
The nomenclature or plant names for both vas-
of the inventory site (area, point, or line), and
cular and cryptogam species in this report are
whether or not cryptogams were also collected.
based on the University of Alaska Museum Alaska
The maps in this section were produced by the
Plants database (ALABASE), which is not avail-
Geographic Information System to show the loca-
able to the public and is unpublished but is based
tions of each of the inventory sites.
on the latest taxonomic revisions of the various
Thirty-one sites were inventoried for vascular
plant groups and the Flora of North America
plants in the cantonment area (Fig. 16, Table 1);
(FNAEC 1993). As a result of these recent revisions
cryptogams were also collected at six of these sites.
5060 of the vascular plant names provided in the
An additional 38 sites were visited in the YMA
checklists are different from the names of the same
with cryptogams collected at 10 of them (Fig. 17).
plants used in Hulten (1968). Where the names
Fifty-one sites were visited on Tanana Flats
have changed, the Hulten name is given in brack-
Tanana River floodplain areas (Blair Lakes, Buttes,
ets with an equal sign. If a name in Hulten still
Fens, Lowlands). Because of its large size, the
does not match a name in the checklist, two other
Tanana FlatsFloodplain area was subdivided into
authorities can be checked to determine the most
four areas, and maps were produced for each (Fig.
recent name for that plant: Kartesz (1994) and the
1821). Cryptogams were also collected at 17 of
NRCS Plants database available over the Internet
the 51 sites in the Tanana FlatsTanana River flood-
at http://plants.usda.gov.
plain areas.
Vascular collections
During the field season, 1005 collections were
RESULTS
completed, representing 227 genera in 72 families.
The 491 taxa (including subspecies and varieties)
Inventory sites
collected and identified are listed in Appendix C
For the vascular plant inventory, 120 sites were
(alphabetical) and D (by family). Although the flo-
visited over the course of the study. Actual collec-
ristic survey cannot be considered 100% complete,
tions were made at approximately 100 of these
sites. The sites are listed using site identification
the vascular plant species lists presented in Ap-
numbers subdivided by floristic region (Table 1)
pendix C and D provide an excellent basis for de-
and by map area (Appendix B). Appendix B also
scribing the flora of the Fort Wainwright military
Table 1. Floristic inventory site numbers where collections were made during 1995 listed by floristic
subdivision of FWA. ( ) indicates sites that overlap between two sudivisions. NC indicates the number
of additional sites visited where no collections were made.
Tanana Flats
YMA
Cantonment
Low-
Flood-
Low-
Low-
Dis-
land
Fen
Butte
Lakes
plain
land
Slope
Alpine
land
Slopes
turbed
36
49
2
30
43
16
26
12
11
10
1
37
67
3
31
44
17
52b
13a
19
15
27
38
68
4
32
51a
18
72
13b
21
20
46
39
5
64
51b
22
88
13c
23
29
57
41
6
65
51c
47
89
14
24
42
59
(43)
7
70
52a
90
25
28
48
60
(44)
8
74
53c
71
33
66
(67)
9
77
53b
45
75
(68)
34
78
54
50
76
80
35
79
55
58
81
40
83
56
61
82
69
84
73
62
(85)
87
85
91
63
86
93
92
(72)
TOT
14
3
13
6
13
14
6
7
15
6
9
NC
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
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