Elliott Chaparral Reserve

09 Apr, 02 AM - 30 Jun, 11 AM

The Botany Department of the San Diego Natural History Museum is spear-heading an exciting new research project focused on scientifically documenting the floristic diversity of San Diego County. The San Diego County Plant Atlas Project came to life in 2002, when a group of interested professional biologists and land managers met to discuss the need to work together to build on current botanical collections and study the county's flora in a more coordinated and comprehensive manner. The San Diego Partners for Biodiversity took the first steps towards making this vision a reality by developing a common mission to document local floristic diversity over the next five years. Plant Atlas Project Goal To improve our scientific knowledge and documentation of the flora of San Diego County by training members of the public how to collect voucher specimens of native and naturalized plants throughout the county. The Plant Atlas will fulfill the need for accurate botanical information that will be freely accessible and available for land management, scientific, conservation, and educational purposes. The end product will be an internet-accessible, databased plant atlas based upon vouchered specimens?both those historically and new collections to be made by community volunteers and professionals. Project Overview San Diego County is the most botanically diverse county in the contiguous United States. This county alone is more diverse than many states, and it has even been identified as an international 'hotspot' of biodiversity. Our county has a combination of climatic, geographic, geologic, and floristic features that are unique in the USA. It represents the SW region of the California Floristic Province and the Sonoran Region of the Desert Province, spanning a range of habitats from the Pacific coast to mesas, foothills, mountains, and desert. Over 1500 native plant species and almost 500 non-native species have been identified and documented to date. The project will provide more accurate and detailed geographic information on the flora of our County for science, education, the interested public, and land managers.

Visit #17840 @Elliott Chaparral Reserve

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Under Project # 19854 | Research

San Diego Plant Atlas

graduate_student - University of California, San Diego

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Christopher Kopp Apr 9 - Jun 30, 2009 (83 days)
Christopher Kopp Apr 9 - Jun 30, 2009 (83 days)

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Grounds use only 2 Apr 9 - Jun 30, 2009