Because of the diverse habitats at Pleasant Valley Conservancy, the flora is quite large. Our species check list has over 400 species of grasses and forbs. This list, which is probably not complete, also does not include many woody plants. The list given below is an abbreviated version, emphasizing those species of greatest ecological or botanical interest. Weeds are not listed.

A list such as this one is called a "check list". It is just a list of species found at the Conservancy, with no attempt to connect a species with specific locations, or to express how widespread the species is. A species found just once, and another found all over the Conservancy, would each rate a single entry. However, such a list is useful because it tells us what to expect and what not to expect.

This check list is based primarily on intensive plant surveys done each year since 2002 through 2007. In those surveys, detailed records were kept of locations as well as flowering and seed setting dates.

For this check list, four major habitat types have been defined. For each species, the principal habitats where it has been found are given. These are the habitats where a species is most likely to be found and some species may be found in lesser amounts in other habitats.

Plant Check List, Pleasant Valley Conservancy
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