TABLE OF CONTENTS 



SUMMARY ' , _ 1 



INTRODUCTION 2 



STUDY AREA 2 



METHODS 4 



RESULTS 5 



DISCUSSION 33 



LITERATURE CITED 37 



APPENDIX A. Vascular plants (ibserved in the study area. 39 



APPENDIX B. Distributions of species of special concern and of limited distribution. 43 



APPENDIX C. Location, population size, substrate, vegetation type, and elevation 83 



of occurrences of species of special concern and of limited distribution in 

 the Pryor Mountain Desert study area. 



