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Nguyen Project Floristic Quality Assessment August 2023 3 AREAM RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A total of 27 plant species were identified within all four Relevés during the survey (Table 1). This included 13 tree/shrub species, ten forb species, 3 graminoid species, and one vine species. This species list differed slightly from what was observed during the wetland delineation in 2022. Table 1. Comprehensive species list detected within Relevés during the survey Species Latin Name C-Value Growth Habit American elm Ulmus americana 3 Tree Annual fleabane Erigeron annus 0 Forb Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides 2 Tree Basswood Tilia americana 5 Tree Bebb’s willow Salix bebbiana 6 Tree/Shrub Black willow Salix nigra 4 Tree Box elder Acer negundo 1 Tree Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica * Tree/Shrub Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis 0 Forb Narrowleaf cattail Typha angustifolia * Forb Dandelion Taraxacum offinale * Forb Giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea 3 Forb Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2 Tree Ironwood Ostrya virginiana 4 Tree/Shrub Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca None listed Forb Prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus 2 Forb Pussy willow Salix discolor 3 Tree/Shrub Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea 3 Tree/Shrub Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea * Graminoid Sandbar willow Salix interior 2 Shrub/Tree Smooth brome Bromus inermis * Graminoid Spotted ladysthumb Polygonum persicaria * Forb Sweetclover Melilotus officinalis * Forb Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica * Shrub Tussock sedge Carex stricta 5 Graminoid Virginia creeper Parthennocissus vitacea 2 Vine White avens Geum canadense 2 Forb Of the 27 plant species identified within the Relevés, 18 were native species and 9 were introduced (29.6%) introduced. Overall, Wetland 2 had a mean C-Value of 2.7 (for native plants) and Ci-Value of 1.9 (for all species) (Table 2). The corresponding FQI and FQIi values were 11.5 and 9.77, respectively. No rare plant species were identified during the survey.