WEBFACW (Facultative Wetland Plants)—Usually occur in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands. These plants predominately occur with hydric soils, often in geomorphic settings where water saturates the soils or floods the soil surface at least seasonally. Examples include Carex scoparia (broom sedge), Aconitum columbianum
Wetland Indicator Status - USDA Plants Database
WEBSearch for plants by their wetland indicator status, a system that ranks how likely a plant is to occur in a wetland.
WEBEach Plant in Alaska has been assigned an indicator status. Five indicator statuses include: Obligate – 99% of the time found in wetlands. Facultative wetland – usually found in wetlands. Facultative – half the time it is found in wetlands and half the time it is …
WEBThe NWPL is a list of wetland plants and their assigned indicator statuses. An indicator status reflects the likelihood that a particular plant occurs in a wetland or upland. The five indicator...
WEBfor each wetland indicator status rating within the region. Table 1. Wetland indicator status ratings used in the NWPL. 2 Wetland Indicator Status Rating Definition Obligate (OBL) Almost always occur in wetlands Facultative Wetland (FACW) Usually occur in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands
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WEBAll Things Wetland Plants : ATWP Field Guides: ATWP Video Series: With Plant Identification: Interviews & Research : NWPL Mapper Tool : Species/Synonym Search Custom Geography Taxonomy Browsing Biological Attributes Printable Reports Species Detail = (1,2,3,4,5,6) * NWPL Mobile Tool : Accepted Name Search
Wetland indicator status - Wikipedia
WEBWetland indicator status. Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), an Obligate Wetland (OBL) species in a salt marsh. Wetland indicator status denotes the probability of individual species of vascular plants occurring in freshwater, brackish and saltwater wetlands in the United States.
National Wetland Plant List - Federal Register
WEBMay 18, 2020 · On the NWPL, there are five categories of wetland indicator status ratings, used to indicate a plant's likelihood for occurrence in wetlands versus non-wetlands: Obligate Wetland (OBL), Facultative Wetland (FACW), Facultative (FAC), Facultative Upland (FACU), and Upland (UPL).
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WEBThis web site represents a national effort led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to update and maintain the National Wetland Plant List (NWPL). Interest in wetland plants comes from all...
National Wetland Plant List - Federal Register
WEBJun 10, 2019 · The National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) is used to delineate wetlands for purposes of the Clean Water Act and the Wetland Conservation Provisions of the Food Security Act. Other applications of the list include wetland restoration, establishment, and enhancement projects.