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The reference keys used for plant species identification are Michigan Flora, the three part series by Voss (1972, 1985, and 1996); and, Manual of Vascular Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada by Gleason and Cronquist (2nd edition, 1991).
Supporting references used along with the keys include:
- The Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual by Holmgren (1998)
- Michigan Trees by Barnes and Wagner (1981, 2004)
- Weeds of the Northeast by Uva, Neal, and DiTomaso (1997)
- Michigan Flora Online. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. (http://michiganflora.net/home.aspx)
- The USDA Plants Database (http://plants.usda.gov/java/)
- Flora of North America (http://fna.huh.harvard.edu/)
The source used for current plant nomenclature is Michigan Flora Online. If a species is not listed in Michigan Flora Online, the USDA Plants Database will be the source for current nomenclature. When nomenclature differences occur in Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) plant data from Wisconsin, the alternate name will be displayed along with the KBS name.
Past references also included Gray’s Manual of Botany by Fernald (8th edition, 1950); and, Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the United States by Knobel (1980).
Date modified: Friday, Jan 20 2023
Datatables
- Standardized codes for identifying plant species (KBS019-000)
- Biomass Compilation for Herbaceous Systems (KBS019-021)
- Plant Biomass in the Extensive Sites (GLBRC080-002)
- Standardized codes for identifying plant species (KBS000-001)
- Plant Species Composition via Nested Circles Method (KBS080-003)
- Plant Species Composition (Nested Circles Method) (GLBRC080-003)
- Plant Species Composition (Transect method) in the Extensive Sites (GLBRC080-005)
- Temporal Harvest (KBS019-018)
- Scope of Non-crop Biomass (KBS019-010)
- Non-crop (Weed) Biomass (KBS019-004)
- Cover Crop Biomass (KBS019-005)
- Peak Biomass (GLBRC082-002)
- Plant Species Composition via Transect Method (KBS080-005)
- Plant Biomass (KBS080-002)
- Annual Crops Population Estimates (KBS019-016)
- Species composition on the successional treatment (G9) (GLBRC121-001)
- Top Non-crop species by Biomass (KBS019-019)
- Early Successional Microplot Biomass (Sorted to species) (KBS055-001)
- Annual Crops and Alfalfa Biomass (KBS019-003)
- Top Tree Species in the forested treatments (KBS019-020)
- Non-Crop (Weed) Species Diversity Index (KBS019-014)
- Above Ground Biomass - Annual Crops (KBS063-002)
- Above Ground Biomass of Herbaceous Perennial Crops; treatments 5,6,7,9,10 (KBS063-003)
- Biomass of the GLBRC Scale-up Fields (KBS063-001)
- Forest Aboveground Net Primary Productivity (KBS019-022)
- Above Ground Biomass of Annual and Perennial Crops (GLBRC082-006)
- Above Ground Biomass of Herbaceous Perennial crops; treatments 5,6,7,9,10 (GLBRC082-004)
- Above Ground Biomass of Annual Crops; treatments 1-4 (GLBRC082-003)
Protocol name changed from Weed Species Composition. Protocol changed to include only identification details; sampling information removed as that is present in sampling protocols. Added references and text based on discussions between Sven, Suzanne, Carol, and Gary Oates (WI). SV 3/12/12