OregonFlora is developing an interactive tool to explore rare species. Similar to the Grow Natives tool, users will be able to filter on characters, scroll through field photos, and view a distribution map. Information for each species is summarized in a printable profile page; three examples are shown below.
The Rare Plant Guide will launch with the presentation of ORBIC List 1 taxa—plant species at greatest risk and threatened with extinction or presumed to be extinct throughout their entire range. With continued support, OregonFlora will expand this resource to include List 2 species—those threatened with extirpation in Oregon.
Thanks to the Native Plant Society of Oregon, Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, OR/WA Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service Region 6, and Oregon Dept. Agriculture Plant Conservation program for their partnership and sharing of data as we develop this public resource.