Tamarack Nature Preserve Plant Inventory:
Compiled by Scott Namestnik
Site: Tamarack Nature Preserve (Compiled Plant Inventory)
Location: Marion County, Indiana
Practitioner: G. Harker, T. Kretz, P. Morera, S. Namestnik, S. Paine
Crossin, Bernie Pierce, A. Townsend, N. Wallman, Betty Yan, Purdue University
Date: Various, including January 23, 2024 and May 6, 2024, and Betty Yan visit May 28, 2024; Compiled list based on various observations and Tamarack Nature Preserve Photo Guides: Wildflowers (January 2024), Tamarack Nature Preserve Tree Trail Map, and list of plants observed by Purdue University
Notes: A number of species present as plantings or escapes from plantings on property. Also observed but not identifiable to species: Agrimonia sp. (called "tall agrimony" by Purdue), Carex sp. (maybe C. hyalinolepis), Crataegus sp., Geum sp. (called "yellow avens" by Purdue), Ligustrum sp., Muhlenbergia sp., Reynoutria sp., Rubus sp. (sect. Alleghenienses), Scirpus sp. (S. atrovirens, S. georgianus, or S. hattorianus), Silphium sp. (S. integrifolium or S. trifoliatum), Smilax sp. (called "common greenbrier” by Purdue), Stachys sp.
Conservatism-Based Metrics:
Total Mean C: 2.9
Native Mean C: 3.7
Total FQI: 50.6
Native FQI: 57.1
Adjusted FQI: 32.7
% C value 0: 27.5
% C value 1-3: 31.5
% C value 4-6: 29.8
% C value 7-10: 11.1
Native Tree Mean C: 4.0
Native Shrub Mean C: 3.0
Native Herbaceous Mean C: 3.7
Species Richness:
Total Species: 305
Native Species: 238. 78%
Non-native Species: 67. 22%
13.10% 6.90% 4.90%
62.30% 6.20% 5.20% 0.30% 1.00% 0.00%
Species Wetness:
Mean Wetness: 0.6
Native Mean Wetness: 0.1
Physiognomy Metrics:
Bryophyte: 0 0.00%
