A first approximation of the historical and extant vascular flora of New York City: Implications for native plant species conservation1

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Robert DeCandido234

Department of Biology, The City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031

Adrianna A. Muir

Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

Margaret B. Gargiullo

Natural Resources Group of the City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, New York, NY 10029

2 A Database of the New York City flora in Microsoft Excel format is available from the senior author.

3 This paper is dedicated to the late Jess Hanks of the City College of New York (CUNY) since he encouraged everyone to take an active interest in the local flora. We also want to thank the Andrew M. Greller, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Queens College (CUNY) for his encouragement and thoughtful suggestions.

4 Present Address: International Bird Research Center, Eilat, Israel; E-mail: rdeny@carthlink.net.

Received for publication September 2, 2003, and in revised form February 11, 2004.