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Vascular Plants of the Gorge at
Buttermilk Falls State Park (Ithaca, NY)
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Metrics (By the Numbers)

Table 1. Species Counts for the Entire Area Surveyed.

	Number of Families:	87
	Number of Genera:	242
	Number of Species:	379

Table 2. Species Counts by Plant Category for the Entire Area Surveyed

		N	%
	Trees	53	14.0
	Shrubs & woody vines	48	12.7
	Ferns & related	17	4.5
	Herbaceous flowering **	261	68.8
	Total Species	379	100.0

Table 3. Species Counts by Plant Category along the Gorge Trail

		N	%
	Trees	29	22.0
	Shrubs & woody vines	26	19.7
	Ferns & related	9	6.8
	Herbaceous flowering **	68	51.5
	Total Species	132	100.0

Table 4. Species Counts by Plant Category along the Rim Trail

		N	%
	Trees	41	21.8
	Shrubs & woody vines	31	16.5
	Ferns & related	11	5.9
	Herbaceous flowering **	105	55.8
	Total Species	188	100.0

Table 5. Species Counts by Plant Category within the North Crest

		N	%
	Trees	25	22.7
	Shrubs & woody vines	15	13.6
	Ferns & related	8	7.3
	Herbaceous flowering **	62	56.4
	Total Species	110	100.0

Table 6. Species Counts by Plant Category in the Vacant Lot

		N	%
	Trees	8	6.1
	Shrubs & woody vines	11	8.3
	Ferns & related	0	0
	Herbaceous flowering **	112	85.6
	Total Species	131	100.0

Table 7. Species Nativity by Plant Category for the Entire Area Surveyed

		Native Species	Non-Native Species	Unknown	Total Species	% Native
	Trees	45	8	0	53	84.9
	Shrubs & woody vines	31	17	0	48	64.6
	Ferns & related	16	0	0	16	100.0
	Herbaceous flowering **	162	98	3	263	61.6
	Total Species	253	123	3	379	66.7

Table 8. Species Nativity by Plant Category along the Gorge Trail

		Native Species	Non-Native Species	Total	Percent Native
	Trees	26	3	29	89.7
	Shrubs & woody vines	16	10	26	61.5
	Ferns & related	9	0	9	100.0
	Herbaceous flowering **	55	13	68	80.9

	Total Species	106	26	132	80.3

Table 9. Species Nativity by Plant Category along the Rim Trail

		Native Species	Non-Native Species	Total	Percent Native
	Trees	37	4	41	90.2
	Shrubs & woody vines	21	10	31	67.7
	Ferns & related	11	0	11	100.0
	Herbaceous flowering **	92	13	105	87.6

	Total Species	161	27	188	85.6

Table 10. Species Nativity by Plant Category within the North Crest

		Native Species	Non-Native Species	Total	Percent Native
	Trees	23	2	25	92.0
	Shrubs & woody vines	9	6	15	60.0
	Ferns & related	8	0	8	100.0
	Herbaceous flowering **	46	16	62	74.2

	Total Species	86	24	110	78.2

Table 11. Species Nativity by Plant Category in the Vacant Lot

		Native Species	Non-Native Species	Indet.	Total	Percent Native
	Trees	6	2	0	8	75.0
	Shrubs & woody vines	4	7	0	11	36.4
	Ferns & related	0	0	0	0	0.0
	Herbaceous flowering **	45	65	2	112	40.9

	Total Species	55	74	2	131	42.6

** Grasses, sedges and rushes are included in this category.

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