Attachment D_Silver Branch 3 Bundle Forms.pdf

2026 List of Rare Plants for the Ottawa NF Regional Forester Sensitive Species, State listed, and other species of potential viability concern, known or likely to occur on the Forest (newer species on list in bold font).

Attachment D Silver Branch Plant Survey 3

Category Code Taxon Common Name Ottawa NF State Notes Plant ADFU Adlumia fungosa Climbing fumitory Extirpated Threatened One undated old collection.

Lichen AHAU Ahtiana aurescens Eastern Candlewax Lichen RFSS Not listed Plant ALSCS Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum Wild chives No records Threatened Plant AMRO Amerorchis rotundifolia Round-leaved orchis No records Endangered Lichen ANCO25 Anzia colpodes Black foam lichen Extirpated Not listed Last seen in 1968.

Plant APAM Apios americana Groundnut No records Not listed Collected from the Bad River in 1996.

Plant ARLU Artemisia ludoviciana White sage Watch Threatened Plant ARSE4 Artemisia serrata Sawtooth wormwood Watch Threatened Plant ASRH2 Asplenium rhizophyllum Walking fern No records Threatened Plant ASTR10 Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum Brightgreen spleenwort No records Special Concern = Asplenium viride Plant ASCA11 Astragalus canadensis Canadian milk-vetch RFSS Special Concern Plant ASNE2 Astragalus neglectus Cooper's milk-vetch RFSS Special Concern Plant BIDI Bidens discoidea Small beggarticks Watch Not listed Plant BOAC2 Botrychium acuminatum Pointed moonwort No records Not listed Plant BOAS2 Botrychium ascendens Trianglelobe moonwort No records Not listed Plant BOCR Botrychium crenulatum Scalloped moonwort No records Not listed Plant BOLU Botrychium lunaria Common moonwort No records Not listed Plant BOHE5 Botrychium michiganense Michigan moonwort RFSS Threatened = Botrychium hesperium (BOHE5) Plant BOMI Botrychium minganense Mingan moonwort RFSS Not listed Plant BOMO Botrychium mormo Goblin moonwort RFSS Endangered Plant BOON Botrychium oneidense Blunt-lobed grapefern RFSS Not listed Plant BOPA12 Botrychium pallidum Pale moonwort No records Special Concern Plant BOPS Botrychium pseudopinnatum False northwestern moonwort No records Not listed Plant BORU Botrychium rugulosum Ternate grapefern RFSS Not listed Plant BOSI Botrychium simplex Little moonwort RFSS Not listed Including B. tenebrossum.

Plant CASTI3 Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa New England Northern Reed Grass RFSS Not listed = C. lacustrus. We do not have C. stricta ssp. stricta.

Plant CAHE2 Callitriche hermaphroditica Autumnal water-starwort Watch Special Concern Plant CAHE3 Callitriche heterophylla Large water-starwort Watch Threatened Lichen CAPA77 Caloplaca parvula Firedot Lichen Species RFSS Not listed Plant CANA Caltha natans Floating marsh marigold No records Endangered ADDED 2024.

Plant CABU Calypso bulbosa Fair slipper RFSS Threatened Plant CAMA36 Cardamine maxima Large toothwort Watch Special Concern = Dentaria maxima Plant CAPR3 Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo-flower Watch Not listed Sue recommended we add to watch list.

Plant CAAS2 Carex assiniboinensis Assiniboia sedge Watch Threatened Plant CABA3 Carex backii Back's sedge Delisted Not listed Was RFSS on the Ottawa NF in 2008.

Plant CAGY2 Carex gynocrates Northern bog sedge No records Not listed Plant CALA19 Carex laxiflora Loose-flowered Sedge Watch Not listed Discovered on the ONF in 2022.

Plant CALE8 Carex lenticularis Lakeshore sedge Watch Not listed Sue recommended we add to watch list.

Plant CALI Carex livida Livid sedge No records Not listed Plant CAMI15 Carex michauxiana Michaux's sedge No records Not listed Plant CATR8 Carex trichocarpa Hairy-fruited sedge No records Special Concern Plant CAVA2 Carex vaginata Sheathed sedge Watch Not listed Plant CAWO2 Carex woodii Pretty segde Watch Not listed Sue recommended we add to watch list.

Plant CEEC2 Ceratophyllum echinatum Spineless hornwort Watch Not listed Plant CLOC2 Clematis occidentalis Purple clematis Watch Not listed

Regional Forester Sensitive Species, State listed, and other species of potential viability concern, known or likely to occur on the Forest (newer species on list in bold font).

Attachment D Silver Branch Plant Survey 3

Category Code Taxon Common Name Ottawa NF State Notes Plant COPA3 Collinsia parviflora Small blue-eyed mary Watch Special Concern Plant COAM Conopholis americana American cancer-root Watch Not listed Should we stop tracking this one?

Plant CRDO2 Crataegus douglasii Douglas's hawthorn No records Special Concern Planted at Black River Harbor.

Plant CRST2 Cryptogramma stelleri Slender cliff-brake Watch Not listed Plant CYAR5 Cypripedium arietinum Ram's head lady's-slipper RFSS Not listed Plant CYPAM3 Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin Smaller Yellow Lady's Slipper RFSS Not listed Plant CYPAP3 Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens Greater yellow lady’s slipper Watch Not listed Should we stop tracking this one?

Plant CTRE6 Cypripedium reginae Showy lady’s slipper RFSS Not listed Plant CYLA4 Cystopteris laurentiana Laurentian fragile fern P-RFSS Special Concern Discovered on the ONF in 2022. N2N3 & G3.

Plant DAIN Danthonia intermedia Wild oatgrass No records Special Concern Plant DRAN Drosera anglica English sundew No records Special Concern Plant DREX2 Dryopteris expansa Spreading woodfern Watch Not listed Plant DRFI2 Dryopteris filix-mas Male fern Watch Special Concern Plant DRFR Dryopteris fragrans Fragrant cliff woodfern Watch Special Concern Plant DRGO3 Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's wood fern Watch Not listed Plant DRMA4 Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern Watch Not listed No specific sites mapped.

Plant ELOL Eleocharis olivacea Olivaceous spike-rush No records Not listed Plant ELQU2 Eleocharis quinqueflora Few-flowered spikerush No records Not listed Plant ELGL Elymus glaucus Blue wild-rye Extirpated Special Concern Last seen in 1979. McCormick Wilderness.

Plant ERAC2 Erigeron acris Fleabane No records Extirpated Plant ERCH7 Eriophorum chamissonis Russet cotton-grass Watch Threatened = Eriophorum russeolum Plant ERAL9 Erythronium albidum White trout-lily Watch Not listed Bryophyte FRSE Frullania selwyniana Selwyn's Scalewort RFSS Not listed Plant GASP5 Galearis spectabilis Showy orchis RFSS Threatened = Orchis spectabilis Plant GABR6 Galium brevipes Limestone swamp bedstraw No records Not listed Plant GELI3 Gentiana linearis Narrow-leaved gentian Watch Threatened Plant GELI2 Geocaulon lividum False toadflax No records Not listed Plant GRAU Gratiola aurea Hedge-hyssop Watch Threatened = Gratiola lutea Plant GYJE Gymnocarpium jessoense Northern oak fern No records Endangered Plant GYRO Gymnocarpium robertianum Limestone oak fern No records Threatened Plant HEMO2 Helianthus mollis Downy sunflower Watch Threatened We consider our one site introduced.

Plant HIOD Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass Watch Not listed Plant HUAP Huperzia appalachiana Mountain fir-moss No records Special Concern Plant HUSE Huperzia selago Fir clubmoss RFSS Special Concern Plant HYVI Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia waterleaf Watch Not listed Plant HYPR Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John's-wort Watch Not listed Lichen HYRE4 Hypotrachyna revoluta Powdered Loop Lichen Watch Not listed Fryday & Wetmore (2002) Plant JUCI Juglans cinerea Butternut RFSS Not listed Plant JUST Juncus stygius Moor rush Watch Endangered Plant LILO Liparis loeselii yellow widelip orchid Watch Not listed Plant LIAU2 Listera auriculata Suricled twayblade No records Not listed Plant LIUN Littorella uniflora American shore-grass RFSS Special Concern Plant LYVI4 Lycopus virginicus Virginia water horehound No records Special Concern Known from Ewen.

Plant LYHY Lysimachia hybrida Swamp candles Extirpated Extirpated Last seen in 1919.

Plant MABR5 Malaxis brachypoda White adder's mouth No records Not listed = M. monophylla var. brachypoda

Regional Forester Sensitive Species, State listed, and other species of potential viability concern, known or likely to occur on the Forest (newer species on list in bold font).

Attachment D Silver Branch Plant Survey 3

Category Code Taxon Common Name Ottawa NF State Notes Plant MEPA Mertensia paniculata Northern bluebell Watch Special Concern Added 2024.

Plant MIGU Mimulus guttatus Western monkey-flower RFSS Special Concern Plant MIMO3 Mimulus moschatus muskflower Watch Not listed = Erythranthe moschata Plant MOMA3 Moehringia macrophylla Big-leaf sandwort RFSS Threatened = Arenaria macrophylla Plant MUUN Muhlenbergia uniflora bog muhly Watch Not listed Plant MYAL3 Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-leaved water-milfoil Watch Special Concern Plant MYFA2 Myriophyllum farwellii Farwell's water-milfoil Watch Not listed Delisted by MI in 2023.

Plant NEAQ2 Neobeckia aquatica Lakecress No records Special Concern = Armoracia lacustris & Rorippa aquatica Plant NUPU2 Nuphar pumila Small yellow pond-lily RFSS Endangered = Nuphar microphylla Plant OMSY Omalotheca sylvatica Woodland cudweed Watch Threatened = Gnaphalium sylvaticum Plant OPPU3 Ophioglossum pusillum Northern adder's-tongue RFSS Not listed Plant ORUN Orobanche uniflora One-flowered broomrape Watch Not listed Plant PAIN11 Packera indecora Rayless mountain ragwort No records Threatened = Senecio indecorus Plant PAQU Panax quinquefolius American ginseng RFSS Threatened Plant PAPA8 Parnassia palustris Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus No records Threatened Plant PEAT2 Pellaea atropurpurea Purple cliff-brake No records Threatened Plant PACA8 Persicaria careyi Carey's smartweed Extirpated Threatened = Polygonum careyi. Last seen in 1987.

Plant PEFRS5 Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus Sweet-coltsfoot RFSS Threatened = Petasites sagittatus Plant PHHE11 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beech Fern RFSS Not listed Plant PIVU Pinguicula vulgaris Butterwort No records Special Concern Plant PICA19 Piptatheropsis canadensis Canada rice-grass P-RFSS Threatened = Piptatherum canadense & Oryzopsis canadensis Plant PLDI3 Platanthera dilatata Tall white bog orchid Watch Not listed ADDED 2024.

Plant PLOR4 Platanthera orbiculata Lesser Roundleaved Orchid Watch Not listed ADDED 2024.

Plant POOCL Polemonium occidentale ssp. lacustre Western Jacob's ladder No records Not known to occur RFSS on the Cheq-Nic.

Plant POLO4 Polystichum lonchitis Northern hollyfern Watch Not listed Plant POCO12 Potamogeton confervoides Alga pondweed RFSS Special Concern Plant POVA3 Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed Watch Threatened Plant PRMI Primula mistassinica Bird's-eye Primrose RFSS Not listed Plant PRHOH Prosartes hookeri var. oregana Fairy bells RFSS Threatened Plant PTAN2 Pterospora andromedea Pine-drops RFSS Not listed Bryophyte PYTE4 Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris Pylaisiadelpha moss Watch Not listed Removed from Ottawa RFSS list in 2024.

Plant PYAM Pyrola americana Round-leaved pyrola Watch Not listed ADDED 2024. = Pyrola rotundifolia.

Plant PYAS Pyrola asarifolia Pink pyrola Watch Not listed Plant PYMI Pyrola minor Lesser pyrola No records Special Concern Plant QUAL Quercus alba White oak Watch Not listed Plant QUEL Quercus ellipsoidalis Northern pin oak Watch Not listed Plant QUMA2 Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak Watch Not listed Plant RACY Ranunculus cymbalaria Seaside crowfoot No records Extirpated Plant RAGM Ranunculus gmelinii Small Yellow Water Crowfoot RFSS Special Concern Plant RARH Ranunculus rhomboideus Prairie buttercup RFSS Threatened Plant RHFU Rhynchospora fusca Brown beaksedge Watch Not listed Plant RIOX Ribes oxyacanthoides Northern gooseberry Watch Special Concern Plant SANO Sagina nodosa Pearlwort No records Threatened Plant SAPE3 Salix pellita Satiny willow Watch Threatened One questionable 1982 record.

Bryophyte SCPE9 Schistostega pennata schistostega moss Extirpated Not listed Last seen in 1975.

Regional Forester Sensitive Species, State listed, and other species of potential viability concern, known or likely to occur on the Forest (newer species on list in bold font).

Attachment D Silver Branch Plant Survey 3

Category Code Taxon Common Name Ottawa NF State Notes Plant SCTO3 Schoenoplectus torreyi Torrey's bulrush Watch Special Concern One known site.

Plant SINI Silene nivea Evening campion RFSS Threatened Plant SIMOM Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum Mountain Blue-eyed Grass No records Not listed ADDED 2024.

Plant SIST4 Sisyrinchium strictum Strict Blue-eyed Grass RFSS Threatened Plant SMHE Smilax herbacea Smooth carrion-flower Watch Special Concern ADDED 2024.

Plant Spinulum canadense Northern clubmoss No records Special Concern ADDED 2024. No USDA code yet.

Plant STPI6 Stachys pilosa Hairy hedge-nettle Watch Special Concern ADDED 2024.

Lichen STBE2 Sticta beauvoisii Beauvois' Spotted Felt Lichen Extirpated Not listed Last seen in 1975.

Plant STAM2 Streptopus amplexifolius Twisted-stalk Watch Not listed Plant THVEC Thalictrum venulosum var. confine Veiny meadow-rue Watch Not listed Plant THNO Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Watch Not listed = Amauropelta n. RFSS delisted 2024.

Plant TICO Tiarella cordifolia Heartleaf foamflower Watch Not listed Plant TRSP2 Trisetum spicatum Downy oat-grass No records Special Concern Plant ULTH Ulmus thomasii Rock elm Watch Not listed Lichen USLO50 Usnea longissima Beard lichen Watch Not listed Removed from Ottawa RFSS list in 2024.

Plant UTGE Utricularia geminiscapa Hidden-fruited bladderwort Watch Not listed Plant UTGI Utricularia gibba Humped bladderwort Watch Not listed Should we stop tracking this one?

Plant UTRE Utricularia resupinata Lavender bladderwort Watch Not listed Plant VACE Vaccinium cespitosum Dwarf bilberry RFSS Threatened Plant VEVI4 Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root Watch Not listed Plant VIED Viburnum edule Squashberry No records Threatened Plant VILA4 Viola lanceolata Lance-leaved violet Watch Not listed Plant VINO Viola novae-angliae New England violet RFSS Threatened Both ssp. grisea & ssp. novae-angliae.

Plant WOAL Woodsia alpina Northern woodsia No records Endangered Plant WOOB2 Woodsia obtusa Blunt-lobed woodsia No records Threatened Plant ZIAQ Zizania aquatica Southern wild-rice No records Threatened Plant ZIPA3 Zizania palustris Northern wild-rice Watch Not listed Plant ZIAP Zizia aptera Prairie golden alexanders RFSS Threatened 163 species total. 99 are RFSS or State-listed. 64 are not.

New populations that are RFSS, P-RFSS, Ottawa NF extiraped, or State-listed should be documentended with a Michigan Special Plant Survey Form. Other species may be documented with GPS location, date, observer, area, at least one photo, and notes on abundance and habitat.

Contract Invasive Plant Priority List, Ottawa National Forest 2025

Priority Common name Scientific name High Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii High Glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus High Bell’s honeysuckle Lonicera × bella High Morrow’s honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii High Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tartarica High Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum* High Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica New Invader/High Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens New Invader/High Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale New Invader/High Paradise plant Daphne mezereum New Invader/High Cutleaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatus New Invader/High Autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata New Invader/High Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum**, * New Invader/High Paleyellow iris Iris pseudacorus New Invader/High Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea New Invader/High Common reed Phragmites australis New Invader/High Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga New Invader/High Japanese knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum* New Invader/High Giant knotweed Polygonum sachalinense New Invader/High Curlyleaf pondweed Potamogeton crispus* New Invader/High Tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea New Invader/High Japanese hedgeparsley Torilis japonica Medium Bishop’s goutweed Aegopodium podagraria Medium Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata Medium Wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris Medium European swamp thistle Cirsium palustre Medium Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula Medium Dames rocket Hesperis matronalis Medium Flat pea Lathyrus sylvestris Medium Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria* Medium Wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa Medium Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea Medium Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Medium Crown-vetch Securigera varia Medium Garden valerian Valeriana officinalis

* Michigan listed noxious weed, or Michigan prohibited or restricted species. ** Federally listed noxious weed.

WATCH: Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush), Conium laculatum (poison hemlock), Dipsacus fullonum (Common teasel), Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (European frogbit), Sorbaria sorbifolia (false spiraea). None of these are known on the Ottawa.

Record locations of invasive species on the ONF Invasive Plant Priority List (not including low priority species).

Contractor need not record sites of two Medium priority species: Cirsium palustre and Phalaris arundinacea; they are abundant. 38 species should be recorded (7 high, 15 new invader, 11 medium, 5 watch).

Contractors may use the Ottawa National Forest Weed Reporting Form to document new invasive plant sites. Note the six required fields: species, location (GPS latitude & longitude, NAD83), gross area, percent cover, observer, and date. Additional information such as number of plants and location details are encouraged but not required.

Contractors may fill out a form for each site or prepare an Excel spreadsheet with rows for all sites and columns for all required fields. If Contractors find any other exotic lants that seem noteworthy or to be cause for concern, please

Attachment D Silver Branch Plant Survey 3 note them in the stand tracker. For example, you might mention an uncommon exotic plant not on the list, or abundant Cirsium palustre along a road or in a wetland.

LOW PRIORITY: Arctium minus (burdock), Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum), Bromus inermis (smooth brome), Centaurea stoebe (spotted knapweed), Cirsium arvense* (Canada thistle), Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle), Dactylis glomerata (orchard grass), Daucus carota* (Queen Anne’s lace), Galeopsis tetrahit (hemp-nettle), Hieracium aurantiacum (orange hawkweed), Hieracium piloselloides (tall hawkweed), Hypericum perforatum (common St.

Johnswort), Lapsana communis (nipplewort), Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy), Linaria vulgaris (butter-and-eggs), Lotus corniculata (bird’s-foot trefoil), Lupinus polyphyllus (bigleaf lupine), Melilotus officinalis (sweet-clover), Myosotis scorpioides (true forget-me-not), Ranunculus acris (tall buttercup), Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust), Rumex crispus (curly dock), Salix fragilis & S. X rubens (crack willow), Solanum dulcamara (climbing nightshade), Sonchus arvensis* (field sowthistle), Tanacetum vulgare (common tansy), Vinca minor (common periwinkle).

Red text are low priority species we may still track in GIS, especially if the infestation is somehow noteworthy. But recording Low Priority species is not required.

The six items in bold must be filled out! 7 December 2022

Ottawa National Forest Invasive Plant Reporting Form

Weed Species: ____________________________________ Occurrence number: ____________

Project name: ____________________________________ Site name: ____________________

Location (Fill in either the legal description, latitude and longitude, UTM, or attach a map)

Legal Description: Twp ______ Rng ______ Sec _____ ¼ sec ______ ¼¼ sec _____

Latitude _______________ Longitude _______________

UTM __________________________________________________

District: ________ Compartment: _______ Stand: _______

Directions to site (or include a detailed map) : _____________________________________________________

Owner: ______________________________ County: _________________________________

Infested gross area (acres): ____________________

% Gross Area Infested (typically 100%): __________________

% Cover (canopy cover of the weed, 1 to 100): _____________

Count: ____________________ (Circle one: plants or stems)

Dominant life form (circle one): Forbs, Graminoids, Nonvascular plants, Shrubs, Trees

Phenology (circle one): Pre-flowering , Flowering , Fruiting , Senescent

Distribution (circle one): Clumpy , Scattered patchy , Scattered even , Linear

Observer: ____________________________________________ Date observed: _______________

Address: ____________________________________________ Phone: _______________

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________ living room = .004 acres (12’ x 16’) baseball diamond = 0.2 acres (90’ x 90’) football field = 1.1 acres (300’ x 160’)

Attachment D Silver Branch Plant Survey 3

7 December 2022

Ottawa National Forest Weed Reporting Form: Field Definitions

These definitions are primarily taken from the 2005 Invasive Plant Inventory, Monitoring and Mapping Protocol Field Guide, available at the NRIS FSWeb web page: http://fsweb.nris.fs.fed.us/index.shtml

Weed species: Enter the scientific or common name for the weed species observed. Priority weeds to report include garlic mustard, Japanese barberry, non-native honeysuckles, purple loosestrife, non-native buckthorns, Eurasian water-milfoil, curlyleaf pondweed, Japanese knotweed, giant knotweed, wild chervil, crown vetch, garden valerian, leafy spurge, autumn olive, large knapweed or thistle infestations, and major infestations of any other non-native species.

Project name: If the observation of this weed was not associated with any specific project or inventory, then enter “None”.

Occurrence number: Will be completed in the office.

Site name: Enter a name for the site. For example, “Bobcat Lake Campground.”

Location: Fill in either the legal description, latitude and longitude, or UTM. If using GPS, set your receiver to map datum = NAD83.

Directions to site: Include other location details, such as the name of an associated road, lake, or stream.

Owner: Record the landownership where the site is located. For example, “USFS” for Ottawa National Forest land.

Infested gross area: Defined by drawing a line around the general perimeter of the infestation.

Percent (%) gross area infested: Proportion of the gross area that contains the target invasive weed. Typically = 100%. If, for some reason, your polygon is larger then the infestation boundary, use less than 100% (e.g. linear infestations within a larger area).

Percent (%) cover: The canopy cover of the weed within the infested gross area. Use a whole number, 1 to 100.

Infested area: Not on the form. Gross area X percent infested = Infested Area. Infested Area was redefined in 2009 as the area of land, in acres, containing a single invasive species delineated by the actual perimeter of the infestation or population as defined by the outer edge of the canopy cover of the plants or the visible population of other taxa, excluding adjacent areas not infested and outside the perimeter of the population. Now infested area will usually equal gross area.

Count: The total number of plants or stems across the population or infestation. Estimates are okay, although we cannot enter a range of numbers.

Dominant life form: Dominant life form on the site (not the life form of the weed). Dominant life form is defined as the characteristic form or appearance of a species at maturity.

Phenology: The stage of plant development of the weed related to buds, flowers, or fruit. The field indicates the phenology of most of the plants at the time of sampling.

Distribution: The spatial distribution of individual plants within a population and across the landscape

Comments: Include other details, such as a description of the habitat and surroundings, associated species, and specific resource concerns. Please note if you conducted any treatment (pull, spray) of the weeds.

Attachment D

Instructions for Reporting Plants of Cultural Significance Ottawa National Forest, 26 February 2026

The Ottawa NF uses plant surveys to record locations of not just rare and invasive plants, but also plants of cultural significance. Our original list of plants of cultural significance came from the GLIFWC Climate Change Team (2023)1, with some changes in consultation with Tribal partners. The 2026 list adds more species in support of the Gete Miinikaanan Project (red text).

Ojibwemowin English Scientific Name Method Wiikenh Sweet Flag Acorus americanus A Bagwaji’zhigaagawanzh Wild Leek Allium tricoccum D Gozigwaakominagaawanzh Serviceberry Amelanchier spp. D Wiingashk Sweetgrass Anthoxanthum hirtum A Opin Ground Nut Apios americana A Mashkodewashk Wild Sage Artemisia ludoviciana A Namepin Wild Ginger Asarum canadense A Ininiwanzh Milkweed Asclepias syriaca D Wiigwaasaatig Paper Birch Betula papyrifera C Miskwaabiimizh Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea D Ode’imin Strawberry Fragaria virginiana; F. vesca D Aagimaak White Ash Fraxinus americana E Baapaagimaak Black Ash Fraxinus nigra E Nsakemizhiins Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana A Ashkibwaa Sunchoke Helianthus tuberosus A

Gaagigebag Princess Pine Lycopodium obscurum, L.

dendroideum, L. hickeyi D

Anaaganabag Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris D Zaasab Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa D Jiisens American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius A Bagesaanaatig Wild Plum Prunus americana; Prunus nigra A Bawa'iminagaawanzh Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica D

Amikominaatig & Zhaboominagaawanzhiig Currants & Gooseberries

Ribes americanum, R. triste, R.

lacustre, R. cynosbati, R.

glandulosum, R. hudsonianum, R.

hirtellum

D

Odatagaagominagaawanzh Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis, R. canadensis, R. pensilvanicus D

Datgaagminan Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus D Bagwajipin Broadleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia B Miskojiibik Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis B

Miin Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium; V.

myrtilloides D

Aniibimin Large Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon A Manoomin Northern Wild Rice Zizania palustris A

1 GLIFWC Climate Change Team. 2023. Aanji-bimaadiziimagak o’ow aki. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah, Wisconsin. 332 p. https://glifwc.org/ClimateChange/VulnerabilityAssessment.html

Attachment D https://glifwc.org/ClimateChange/VulnerabilityAssessment.html

We have assigned each species one of five recording methods:

A. Record all locations by date, location, and abundance.

B. Record large patches by date and location. Contractor may define large patches and stop after five locations. Mentioning in stand tracker is optional.

C. Paper Birch. Record date and location of trees greater than 12 inches diameter, without excessive curving, branching, or branch scars below 8 feet. Contractor may stop after five locations total.

D. Record large patches that are easily accessible (near a road open to motor vehicles). Record date and location. Contractor may stop after five locations total.

E. White & Black Ash: Note large stands of dead or dying individuals located near to roadways, to allow for sustainable harvest. Note apparently healthy or resistant individuals or populations for conservation.

Four plants of cultural significance are also designated as rare species on the Ottawa NF. Also follow rare plant species reporting requirements, including photos, for those species:

• Opin, Ground Nut, Apios americana

• Mashkodewashk, Wild Sage, Artemisia ludoviciana

• Jiisens, American Ginseng, Panax quinquefolius

• Manoomin, Northern Wild Rice, Zizania palustris

Attachment D

Ottawa National Forest Botany Program Protocol for Rare Plant Surveys

3/17/26 Update Ian Shackleford

I. Survey Protocol Pre-field review Review topographic maps; aerial photographs; compartment maps; stand type and other information prior to field work to select the most likely rare plant habitat areas within your survey area. Use rare plant guides;

element stewardship abstracts; floras; and other relevant information to determine which listed species are likely to occur in the project area. Review locations of documented element occurrences in/near your survey area. Select access routes and check with COR or District personnel regarding condition of roads, trails, location of gates, etc. Contact Ranger or COR if administrative use of roads not on Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) is needed.

Stand type legend:

Code Forest/Cover Type 01 jack pine 02 red pine 03 white pine 04 eastern white pine - hemlock 05 hemlock 08 white spruce 11 balsam fir - aspen/paper birch 12 black spruce 14 northern white cedar 15 tamarack 16 white spruce - balsam fir 17 upland black spruce 18 mixed swamp conifer (fir, hemlock, black spruce, tamarack, white cedar) 19 northern white cedar - aspen/paper birch 20 northern hardwoods - hemlock 21 mixed northern hardwoods 22 upland northern white cedar 24 balsam fir 30 mixed pines 41 eastern white pine - northern red oak/white ash 43 oak - eastern white pine 47 oak - aspen 48 jack pine - oak 49 red pine - oak 55 northern red oak 70 sugar maple & black cherry 71 black ash - American elm/red maple 76 red maple (wet site) 79 mixed lowland hardwoods

80 sugar maple -northern red oak 81 sugar maple - yellow birch 82 sugar maple - basswood 84 red maple (dry site) 85 sugar maple 87 sugar maple - yellow birch/hemlock 89 mixed upland hardwoods 91 quaking aspen 92 paper birch 93 bigtooth aspen 95 aspen - white spruce /balsam fir 97 lowland shrubs (alder, dogwood, willow) 98 upland shrubs 99 open (could be upland or lowland)

Stand size density legend:

Code Stocking 0 nonstocked (<16% stocked) 1 seedling/sapling (16-39%) 2 seedling/sapling (40-69%) 3 seedling/sapling (>70%) 4 poletimber (16-39%) 5 poletimber (40-69%) 6 poletimber (>70%) 7 sawtimber (16-39%) 8 sawtimber (40-69%) 9 sawtimber (>70%) poletimber = 5-8.9" DBH for aspen & conifers; 5-10.9" DBH for hardwoods sawtimber = >= 9" DBH for aspen & conifers; >= 11" DBH for hardwoods

Field surveys Conduct field surveys on a controlled intuitive or meander basis. That is, crisscross the survey stands while detouring to the most likely habitats for listed plants, such as rock outcrops, wetland inclusions, etc. Check both homogenous and heterogenous parts of stands, paying particular attention to ecotones. Sample the full range of habitats and site conditions included in the survey stands. Conduct one or two rounds of surveys in hardwood and other mesic stands, with greater potential for rare plants. Surveys should occur between May 15 and July 14 and July 15 and September 15, with repeat surveys at least 3 weeks apart. In drier cover types with lower potential for rare plants, and for projects with lesser disturbance (such as wildlife openings, special use permits, culvert replacements), conduct only one round of survey, between May 15 and Sept. 15. Follow different routes on repeat surveys to obtain greater stand coverage (unless rechecking specific areas or species of interest).

Mark in the field (e.g. with flagging tape) and/or take a GPS waypoint for particular areas or plant populations noted while surveying that need special attention in a subsequent survey, so you can easily relocate them. Use

Botany assigned-color flagging: yellow/black diagonal stripe (can be tied with orange for greater visibility but do not flag with orange alone). Do not extensively mark populations of listed plants other than temporarily, to avoid drawing undue attention to these areas.

For small populations, where, in the Contractor’s professional judgment, it would be difficult to relocate the population using handheld GPS readings (accurate to about 50 feet under tree canopy) and description of landmarks, complete an additional monumenting process as follows. Locate three live and healthy-appearing witness trees, at least 5 inches in diameter at breast height, close to the rare plant population but in varying directions from the population. Record the species and dbh of these witness trees. Then measure and record the distance from the population to each of the three trees, and the bearing from the population to the tree.

For example, the site record might read “8 inch red maple at 34 feet and 70 degrees, 12 inch white spruce at 25 feet and 180 degrees, 5 inch balsam at 15 feet and 290 degrees”. At the base of the three witness trees, nail a metal tag in the direction facing the population. Tags and nails will be supplied.

Record a GPS track for your survey (use NAD83 datum). Submit tracks in format compatible with the Ottawa GIS, showing dates surveyed. Check with COR to ensure compatibility of computer systems.

II. Final Report

Ottawa National Forest employees and volunteers may continue using the “Plant Survey General Form” and “Plant Survey Species Form” as described in recent protocols for rare plant surveys. For plant survey contracts, we instead seek a final report. The final report must be a Microsoft Word document and will include:

• A summary of the area surveyed. List the Ranger Districts and Counties in which the surveys occurred, number of stands, and total acres surveyed. Identify everyone that conducted the surveys.

• List all habitats encountered, following “A Field Guide to the Natural Communities of Michigan” by Cohen et al. (2015). Discuss each habitat, including tree canopy species, subcanopy, and typical species found in each habitat. Discuss any noteworthy plants and features such as geomorphology for each habitat.

• A section on rare plants, listing all rare plants found. Remember all RFSS and State-listed plant populations must also be documented with an MNFI Special Plant Survey Form. Other rare plants identified in the 2026 ONF Rare Plants List require less detail: GPS location, date, observer, area, at least one photo, and notes on abundance and habitat. Give details in the final report, or indicate where the details can be found (such as a separate Excel file, a GIS shapefile, or iNaturalist observations).

• A section listing all plant specimens collected as part of the surveys, to be submitted to an herbarium.

See collecting details below.

• A section on invasive plants. If a population of an Ottawa non-native invasive plant (NNIP) species of concern is found, information about the plant identity, number of individuals, location, infestation extent and habitat characteristics will be recorded. Contractor may use the Ottawa National Forest Weed Reporting form (see attachments). Alternatively, an Excel spreadsheet with all the required fields on the Weed Reporting form may be used. The final report should list the species found and where to find the site details.

• A section on plants of cultural concern. See separate “Instructsions for Reporting Plants of Cultural Signficiance.”

• A section on conservation and management recommendations for the project area.

• A section on other observations, such as wildlife, historic sites, dump sites, or signs of improper human activity.

III. Species List

Prepare one comprehensive species list for all vascular plants observed under this contract. For contractors, this replaces the “Plant Survey Species Form” we previously required for each habitat type. Include the scientific and common name for each species. Score the abundance of each species as follows: A for abundant, C for common, F for frequent, O for occasional, T for trace. Sort the species list by trees, shrubs/subshrubs/vines, forbs, graminoids, and ferns & allies. The species list should include identification of grasses and sedges to species. Listing plants to the genus level is only acceptable when flowers or other necessary features were not found during the course of the contract. Additional notes for each species are optional, but could include collection numbers or details on where uncommon plants were observed. Listing bryophyte, lichen, and fungal species is optional. Submit as either a Microsoft Word form or Excel spreadsheet.

IV. Plant Collections

For those species that you collect to press and submit to an herbarium, record details while in the field for an herbarium label. Details should include:

• Collector's name

• Collection number

• Tentative ID

• Precise location where the plant is collected. Include latitude and longitude, as well as relevant details such as road numbers or local landmarks;

• Habitat, topography, geology, soil moisture or water regime,aspect;

• Color and apparent health or vigor (details that may not be evident when the specimen is old and dry)

• Abundance

• Associated species

• Anomalies

• Other details of interest

Subsequently, you must prepare a typed label for the voucher specimen and include it in the newspaper with the plant. FOLLOW ETHICAL COLLECTING PRACTICES and take good care of your specimens so that the herbarium sheet prepared with them will be as informative as possible. Specimens should easily fit within a standard folded ½ page of newspaper; do not extend the newspaper folder with additional paper. Please review Dr. Ed Voss’ article on labeling prior to preparing labels (1999). Typed labels may be submitted on paper or electronically; if the latter, the Forest will print onto high quality paper and submit with specimens.

NOTE: As a federal employee, or contractor to the Ottawa National Forest, you do not need a permit to collect plants on Ottawa national forest system lands, even if the plants are included on the State of Michigan special plants list. Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) disagrees with this. The issue has been discussed and no agreement reached with MNFI, but this is USDA Forest Service policy verified by the Office of General Counsel. If you collect MI-listed plants off the Forest or on private land within the Forest, you do need a collection permit from the DNR.

RARE PLANT SEARCH TIMES

SPECIES APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

Ahtiana aurescens X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Asplenium rhizophyllum + + + + + + X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X + + + + + +

Astragalus canadensis + + + + X X X X X X X X X X

Astragalus neglectus + + X X X X X X X X X X X X

Bidens discoidea + X X X X X X X

Botrychium lunaria + + X X X X X X X X + +

Botrychium michiganense X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Botrychium minganense X X X X X X X X X + + + +

Botrychium mormo + + + + X X X X X X X X + + + +

Botrychium oneidense + + + + Old leaves? + + X X X X X X X X X X + +

Botrychium pallidum + X X X X X X X X

Botrychium rugulosum X X X + + + + + + X X X X X X X X + + + +

Botrychium simplex + X X X X X X X X X + + + +

Calamagrostis lacustris + + + + X X X X X X X X

Calypso bulbosa + X X X +

Cardamine maxima + X X X X + + + + +

Carex backii X X X X X X X X

Crataegus douglasii + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + X X X X + + + + + + + +

Cypripedium arietinum + X X X +

Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin + X X X X X +

Cypripedium reginae + X X X X X +

Cystopteris laurentiana X X X X X X X X X X

Dryopteris expansa

Eleocharis olivacea X X X X X X X X X X

Erythronium albidum + X X X X + + +

Frullania selwyniana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Galearis spectabilis + X X X X +

Geocaulon lividum + + X X X X X X X X

Huperzia selago + + + + X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X + + + +

Juglans cinerea X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Juncus stygius X X X X X X X X X X

Juncus vaseyi + + + + X X X X X X X X

Listera auriculata X X X X X X X X

Littorella uniflora + + + X X X X X X +

Malaxis brachypoda + X X X X X X X X X X +

Mimulus guttatus + + X X X X X X X X X X + +

Moehringia macrophylla X X X X X X X X

Muhlenbergia uniflora + X X X X X X X X + +

X = Optimum time to seach + = OK time with good conditions, or search time is uncertain

31 July 2025 This is not a comprehensive list of rare plants known or suspected on the Ottawa NF.

RARE PLANT SEARCH TIMES

SPECIES APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

Myriophyllum farwellii + + + + X X X X X X X X

Neobeckia aquatica X X X X X X X X X X X X

Nuphar pumila + + + + X X X X X + +

Ophioglossum pusillum + + X X X X X X X X X + + + +

Orobanche uniflora + X X X + +

Oryzopsis canadensis X X X X X X X + + + + + + + +

Panax quinquefolius X X X X X X X X X X X X + + + +

Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus + + X X X X X X X X X X X X X +

Phegopteris hexagonoptera + + X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Piptatheropsis canadensis + X X X X +

Polemonium occidentale + X X X + +

Polygonum careyi + + + + X X X X X X X X

Potomogeton confervoides + X X X X X X X X X + +

Prosartes hookeri var. oregana X X X X + + + + + + + + + +

Pterospora andromeda Old stems + + + + + + X X X X X X X X X X

Pyrola asarifolia X X X X X X X +

Pyrola minor + X X X X X +

Ranunculus gmelinii + X X X X X X X X X + +

Ranunculus rhomboideus X X X X X X X

Salix pellita + + + + + + + + X X X X X X X X + +

Scirpus subterminalis + + X X X X X X X X X X X X

Silene nivea X X X X X X X X X X + +

Sisyrinchium strictum + + X X X X X X X X +

Thelypteris noveboracensis + + X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Tiarella cordifolia + + X X X X X X + + + + + + + + +

Utricularia geminiscapa + + X X X X X X X X + +

Vaccinium cespitosum X X X X X X X X X X X X + + + + + +

Viola lanceolata + + X X X X X X X X X X X

Viola novae-angliae + X X X + +

Zizia aptera + X X X X X +

X = Optimum time to seach + = OK time with good conditions, or search time is uncertain

31 July 2025 This is not a comprehensive list of rare plants known or suspected on the Ottawa NF.

Silver Branch Plant Survey 3: Stand Tracker Example

Dist Comp Stand Acres EV Code YOO Date1 Date2 Comments

3 21 35 7.0 18 1930

3 21 41 26.0 11 1980

3 21 64 4.7 18 1930

3 21 73 3.8 11 1930

3 21 77 18.2 91 1980

3 22 6 33.8 91 1985

3 22 23 17.4 11 1945

3 22 24 12.4 91 1989

3 22 53 16.4 18 1943

3 22 54 18.2 89 1987

3 22 55 21.8 18 1918

3 22 56 31.1 11 1986

3 26 2 22.7 11

3 26 19 11.6 91 2001

3 26 27 24.7 95 1998

3 26 32 14.4 95 2001

3 26 35 8.2 95 1970

3 26 36 9.2 92 1930

3 26 43 20.1 91 2001

3 29 15 20.1 95 1945

3 29 40 14.8 89

3 30 8 41.5 18 1984

3 30 15 9.8 91 1986

Silver Branch Plant Survey 3: Stand Tracker Example

3 30 17 28.7 89 1930

3 30 28 41.7 11 1927

3 30 30 14.3 18 1996

3 30 37 33.8 11 1995

3 30 38 5.4 18 1995

3 30 39 13.0 95 1946

3 30 48 10.3 11 1930

3 31 1 5.4 11 1984

3 31 2 24.7 91 1984

3 31 3 25.3 89

3 31 5 11.2 95 1910

3 31 8 18.7 89

3 31 10 11.8 89

3 31 11 6.1 89 1905

3 31 16 8.7 89

3 31 18 24.1 2

3 31 25 8.0 91 1953

3 31 28 8.6 91 1991

3 31 31 28.2 95 1991

28 January 2026

Ottawa National Forest Plant Surveys Stand Tracker Instructions

Here are details and recommendations to accompany the Stand Tracker spreadsheet.

Dist = District. The Ottawa NF has six Ranger Districts. 1 = Bergland, 2 = Bessemer, 3 = Iron River, 4 = Kenton, 5 = Ontonagon, 6 = Watersmeet.

Comp = Compartment.

EV Code = Existing Vegetation. Formerly known as forest type or cover type. See the Protocol for Rare Plant Surveys for a list of all the codes.

YOO = Year Of Origin.

Prop Tr = Proposed treatment. Common codes include the following.

4117 = Stand clearcut 4210 = Improvement cut 4131 = Shelterwood cut 4220 = Commercial thinning 4151 = Single-tree selection cut 6131 = Rehabilitate openings

Comments. Please write something for every stand. Noteworthy items may include:

• Habitat. Which habitat from the General Form and which Species Form goes with this stand?

• Earthworms. Does the stand have great earthworm impacts? Or a lack of earthworms?

• Are there any rock features in the stand? List type, abundance, etc.

• Large trees.

• Abundant oak trees.

• Fire scars.

• Abundance of down wood.

• Steep slopes.

• Embedded wetlands.

• Sedge lawns.

• Not as typed (stand does not match the reported EV code).

• Garbage to be removed or deer blinds. Please record a GPS point too.

• Heritage sites likely greater than 50 years old. Please record a GPS point too.

• Non-native invasive plants. Also see contract specifications for reporting details.

• Plants of interest. Rare plants, Asclepias spp., Quercus ellipsoidalis, Quercus macrocarpa, Taxus canadensis, Botrychium spp.

• High potential for rare plants. Stand should receive another survey.

• Large abundance of plants of cultural significance, especially wild ginger, white ash, bloodroot, blueberries, and basswood.

• Justification for doing a second survey or not doing a second survey.

• Pockets of mature aspen within other forest types (please GPS as well).

Attachment D