Great Basin Naturalist
Article Title
Abstract
The floristic composition of Angel Island, Marin County, California, is presented. The vascular flora consists of 416 native and naturalized plants, representing 252 genera and 73 families. Eighty species of ornamental plants persisting from cultivation, representing 64 genera and 39 families, are also identified. The nonvascular flora consists of 42 species of fungi, 7 species of green algae, 8 species of brown algae, and 41 species of red algae. The vascular flora occurs in seven plant communities and is composed mainly of the following plant types: forbs (69 percent), grasses (13 percent), shrubs (8 percent), and trees (4 percent). Approximately 25 percent of the 1605 native and naturalized vascular plants of Marin County occur on Angel Island.
Recommended Citation
Ripley, J. D.
(1980)
"Plants of Angel Island, Marin County, California,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 40:
No.
4, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol40/iss4/10