Looking outward and looking inward: Wyoming plant data deficits

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Data were compiled on rare Wyoming plant species known only from historical records and rare out-of-state species known from records in counties that adjoin Wyoming. The former represents rare plant species that have the least amount of information for addressing in environmental reviews and surveys, and the latter have no information for addressing in environmental reviews and surveys, though located in the immediate vicinity. While there are many forms of botanical data deficits, the sets in this report reflect species that are either scantily addressed or omitted in Wyoming botany work. There are 24 rare plants known only from historical records in Wyoming (28 records total), and 648 rare plants known from the six adjoining states (4767 records total), of which 17 species are within 10 km of the state border but not known from the Wyoming flora. Those 17 species include 11 globally rare species, two of which are Threatened. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office has the highest numbers of historical species and the BLM Rock Springs Field Office has the highest numbers of species within 10 km of the border not known from Wyoming.

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Location: ELECTRONIC FILE - BOTANY: MULTIPLE SPECIES