The Vascular Flora of the Riparian Zones of the Clear Fork River and the New River in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA)

A survey of the riparian vascular flora of the Clear Fork River and New River in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSFNRRA) was conducted between February 1997 and November 1998. Documented were 398 species distributed among 261 genera and 98 families from a 330 ha study area. Of the 398 species, eight species are listed as rare in Tennessee. Previously unknown populations of Aster saxicastellii, Calamovilfa arcuata, Conradina verticillata, and Marshallia grandiflora were located. Species composition of the vascular riparian flora of the Clear Fork River and New River is similar to the species composition of the vascular riparian floras of the Obed River and North White Oak Creek.