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Overview

• Michigan's Plants (An Overview) There are just over 1,800 species of native Michigan plants. Of these, 31 are considered endangered, 210 threatened, and 110 of special concern.

• Protection for Plants in Michigan Numerous plants in Michigan are protected by state law. Plants may be protected because they're very rare or to prevent overharvest.

• Michigan's Special Plants This list presents the Endangered, Threatened, and Probably Extirpated plant species of Michigan, in addition to plant species of special concern.

• MNFI Rare Species Explorer Michigan Natural Features Inventory has compiled a database with information and images for 400+ rare plant species in Michigan.

Associated Legislation

• Christmas Greens Legislation

• Michigan Ginseng Act

• Michigan's Endangered Species Legislation

Floristic Quality Assessment

• What is it?Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) is a tool to assist environmental consultants, scientists, natural resource managers, land stewards, environmental decision-makers, and restorationists in assessing the floristic, and implicitly, natural significance of any given area throughout Michigan. It is intended to be a simple, consistent, and repeatable method for evaluating the relative significance of tracts of land in terms of their native floristic composition.

• Entire Document (2.8 MB) PDF icon Floristic Quality Assessment with Wetland Categories and Examples of Computer Applications for the State of Michigan.

• Text Only (364 KB) PDF icon Introductory and explanatory text without the associated appendicies.

• Appendix A (16 KB) PDF icon An example of the Inventory Program output.

• Appendix B (26 KB) PDF icon An example of the Transect Program output.

• Appendix C (750 KB) PDF icon This state flora database was developed for use with the Floristic Quality Assessment system for the State of Michigan.

• Appendix D (27 KB) PDF icon Non-intuitive acronyms.

• Appendix E (19 KB) PDF icon Selected synonyms.

• Appendix F (926 KB) PDF icon Floristic Quality Assessment in the Chicago Region and Application Computer Programs.

• Appendix G (735 KB) PDF icon Technical Comments on the Proposed Revisions to the 1989 Wetland Delineation Manual.