The Vascular Flora of Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish is located in the southwesternmost corner of Louisiana. There are seven basic vegetational regions within the parish. These may be recognized by the vascular plant species composition and by distinguishing physiographic features. A survey of the vascular flora of the approximately 1,087,360 acres of Cameron Parish was conducted and includes collections made from September 1983 to April 1985. Specimens housed in several other Louisiana herbaria were also examined, as was pertinent literature. Both are included here. Names of the 1,103 species representing 142 families found during this study have been compiled in an annotated catalogue which includes references to the vegetational region in which they occur, habitat, frequency of occurrence, and whether each species is native or non-native. Six species new to the state were discovered during this survey.