A FLORISTIC SURVEY OF FORT MATANZAS NATIONAL MONUMENT, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA

摘要

Fort Matanzas National Monument, administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, comprises 127 ha (313 acres) that includes portions of two barrier islands in St. Johns County, Florida: northern Rattlesnake Island, where the historic Fort Matanzas is located, and southern Anastasia Island. A floristic survey was conducted to provide Park Service personnel with a vouchered checklist of vascular plant species, supplemented with salient information such as relative abundance,locality data, and community type. Four intensive collecting trips conducted in 2003-2004 yielded 237 species of vascular plants in 189 genera of 73 families. The four largest families are Poaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Euphorbiaceae.A map, descriptions, and photographs of the various plant communities are also provided.