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• Michigan's Plants (An Overview) There are just over 1,800 species of native Michigan plants. Of these, 31 are considered endangered, 210 threatened, and 110 of special concern. | • Protection for Plants in Michigan Numerous plants in Michigan are protected by state law. Plants may be protected because they're very rare or to prevent overharvest. | • Michigan's Special Plants This list presents the Endangered, Threatened, and Probably Extirpated plant species of Michigan, in addition to plant species of special concern. | • MNFI Rare Plant Reference Guide Michigan Natural Features Inventory has compiled a database with information and images for 400+ rare plant species in Michigan. |
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• What is it? Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) is a tool to assist environmental consultants, scientists, natural resource managers, land stewards, environmental decision-makers, and restorationists in assessing the floristic, and implicitly, natural significance of any given area throughout Michigan. It is intended to be a simple, consistent, and repeatable method for
evaluating the relative significance of tracts of land in terms of their native floristic composition. | • Entire Document (2.8 MB) Floristic Quality Assessment with Wetland Categories and Examples of Computer Applications for the State of Michigan. | • Text Only (364 KB) Introductory and explanatory text without the associated appendicies. | • Appendix A (16 KB) An example of the Inventory Program output. | • Appendix B (26 KB) An example of the Transect Program output. | • Appendix C (750 KB) This state flora database was developed for use with the Floristic Quality Assessment system for the State of Michigan. | • Appendix D (27 KB) Non-intuitive acronyms. | • Appendix E (19 KB) Selected synonyms. | • Appendix F (926 KB) Floristic Quality Assessment in the Chicago Region and Application Computer Programs. | • Appendix G (735 KB) Technical Comments on the Proposed Revisions to the 1989 Wetland Delineation Manual. |
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