Grassy Balds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Vascular Plant Floristics, Rare Plant Distributions, and an Assessment of the Floristic Data Base

摘要

This report integrates previous studies of the grassy balds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to produce (1) a basic balds flora, past and present, (2) an assessment of rare plants in the balds flora, (3) an analysis of the importance of exotic species, and (4) an evaluation of the data base for monitoring continuing floristic changes.