Botany

exists outside their normal range

they did not care about plants, if it was on their property they could do whatever they want with them

rocky barins, rocky wetlands and rainforests etc.

endangered- they are the most severed cases of becoming extinct and need t be monitored closely.

rare- they need to be protected and monitored with close eye

threatened- their populations are diminshing quick and need to be protected from other invasive species etc.

its there to map out and inventory the rare elements of occurance

invasive species are hurting protected plants by becoming to over populated and crowding out some of the protected plants.

ex- garlic mustard and purple loosestrife

An organism or species of an earlier time surviving in an environment that has undergone considerable change.

disjunct and endemic

means it occurs in 5 or fewer locations

occurs in 6-20 locations

occurs in 12-50 locations

• species are likely to become threatened in the near future throughout
• all or a significant portion of their range within the state if causal
• factors continue unchecked