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    Ohio Rare Plants & Habitats

    Talk // Ohio’s Rarest Plants & Habitats

    I recently attended an amazing talk given by Andrew Lane Gibson from The Buckeye Botanist Blog and Instagram. The talk was held at the Llyod Library, which unbelievably, was the first time I had ever been there! Definitely already planning a trip back to take a look around the library.

    To a full audience, Gibson showed the most incredible photos of some of the rarest plants and habitats in Ohio, giving details and interesting back story on quite a few of them. I had no idea that Ohio had so many rarities: 617 native species of plants, mosses and lichens are currently listed as rare, including 47 species of native orchids and 1 native species of cactus. It was sad to hear that Ohio has lost 90% of its wetlands, I think he mentioned only one other state has lost more.

    The images Gibson showed were really beautiful, and I would highly recommend checking out his blog and Instagram for some plant eye-candy. I want to share some of the habitats he covered, because I had never heard about most of them before and I think this list makes a great Visit Checklist for some of Ohio’s wild places.

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    He shared this physiographic region graphic and went into details on certain habitat types that occur in Ohio. Some of the habitat types are rare themselves, and some are home to rare species.

    Boreal Fen
    Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve

    Prairie Fen
    Owens/Liberty Fen State Nature Preserve
    Gallagher Fen State Nature Preserve

    Kettle Bog
    Nutrient poor, very rare species, carnivorous plants. Just a handful of high-quality locations left in Ohio.
    Brown’s Lake Bog State Nature Preserve
    Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve

    Tall Grass Prairie
    Interesting winter topography.
    Bigelow Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve (Darby Plains)
    Smith Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve (Darby Plains)
    Trella Romine Prairie and Nature Preserve (Sandusky Plains)

    Oak Savanna
    Daughmer Savanna State Nature Preserve

    Barrens (Cedar & Sand)
    Cedar – edge of Appalachia, Sand – Northwest Ohio
    Oak Openings Region

    Old Growth Woodlands
    Visits in winter may be the best!
    Fort Hill State Memorial
    Shawnee State Forest
    Davey Woods State Nature Preserve
    Goll Woods State Nature Preserve
    Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve

    Swamps & Wet Woods
    Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve
    Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve

    Alvars
    Globally rare ecosystem, 5 acres left in state that’s privately owned by limestone quarry company. Some can be found in Northern Lake Michigan area. Pure limestone, looks like a parking lot, result of glacial activity.

    Gorge / Bluff / Rockhouse
    Hocking Hills Region
    Clear Creek State Nature Preserve

     

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    Resources used while researching this post:

    Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    ODNR Rare Plants List
    The Nature Conservancy – Ohio
    Ohio Prairie Association – Region Map

    Talk // Ohio’s Rarest Plants & Habitats was last modified: September 28th, 2017 by Nikki Ridenour
    October 3, 2017
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Hello! I'm Nikki and I'm in the second year of establishing my farm in Cincinnati, OH. I grow cut flowers for sale, food for my family, and experiment with native varieties for bouquets, food and dyes. I'm working to restore a large portion of my 5 acres to a more native state. I'm also the founder of Plantalytics, a technology startup creating digital tools to save small farmers time on planning and recordkeeping.

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