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REPORT DOCUMENTATION 

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1. REPORT NO. 



Biological Report 88(24) 



4. TItl* and Subtltia 



National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands 

 National Summary 



3. Raciplanf t AccMtion No. 



5. Report 0(t* 



September 1988 



7. Authors) 



Porter B. 



Reed, Jr. 



8. Performing Orsanization Rapt. No. 



Parforming Organization Nam* and Addrass 



National Ecology Research Center 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Creekside One Bldg., 2627 Redwing Rd. 

 Fort Collins, CO 80526-2899 



10. Proiact/Task/Work Unit No. 



11. Contract(C) or Grant(G) No. 

 (O 



(G) 



12. Sponsoring Organization Nama and Addrass 



Department of the Interior 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Research and Development 

 Washington. DC 20240 



13. Typa of Report & Period Covered 



14. 



IS. Supplementary Notes 



16. Abstract (Limit 200 words) 



The National List of Plant Species That Occur i£ Wetlands represents the combined 

 efforts of many biologists over the last decade to define the wetland flora of the 

 United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initially developed the list 

 in order to provide an appendix to the Classification of Wetlands and^ Deepwater 

 Habitats of the United States (FWS/OBS 79/31) to assist in the field identification 

 of wetlands. Plant species that occur in wetlands, as used in the National List , 

 are defined as species that have demonstrated an ability to achieve maturity and 

 reproduce in an environment where all or portions of the soil within the root zone 

 become, periodically or continuously, saturated or inundated during the growing 

 season. The list will facilitate the implementation and management of the wetland 

 regulatory programs of the Federal Government and most State governments. 



17. Document Analysis a. Descriptors 



Plants 



Plant ecology 



b. Identifiers/Open-Ended Terms 



Wetland plant species 



c. COSATI Field/Group 



IS. Availability Statement 



Release unlimited 



19. Security Class (This Report) 



Unclassified 



20. Security Class (This Page) 



Unclassified 



21. No. of Pages 



244 



22. Price 



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