[APWG] "Native plant" definitions of government agencies?
Philip A. Thomas (HEAR)
pt at hear.org
Tue Jun 27 12:52:25 CDT 2006
Craig,
It would be interesting to know the specific errors to which you refer.
If we assume the basic concept of the newly-proposed revision is
correct, you might want to try "The indigenous plant species, both
aquatic and terrestrial, of a particular area that are natural members
of the local ecosystem" (to put the phrase "both aquatic and
terrestrial" adjacent to its respective noun [vs. adjacent to "area,"
which it seems to {ambiguously} modify] in your proposed structure).
What's wrong with saying that a native plant "evolved naturally" in an
ecosystem?
(Actually, I would suggest defining native plants as those that "arrived
and live [or have lived] in a particular area/ecosystem without the
direct or indirect influence of humans."
I'm very interested in hearing your comments about this.
Aloha,
Philip Thomas
pt at hear.org - http://www.hear.org/personnel/pt/
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)
http://www.hear.org/
Craig Dremann said the following, on 6/27/2006 6:06 AM:
> Dear All,
>
> Government land management agencies write manuals and definitions for
> the work they do.
>
> The US Forest Service manual has a definition for "native plants", to
> differentiate the native plants from the exotic plants.
>
> Andrew Kratz, a Forest Service Regional Botanist in Colorado and I were
> having a discussion about the Forest Service’s current definition of
> “native plant”, which follows:
>
> “All indigenous, terrestrial, and aquatic plant species that evolved
> naturally in an ecosystem." (FSM 2070.5)
>
> Unfortunately, at first glance, the sentence looks correct, but has
> numerous errors in it. We are suggesting a rewrite, as follows:
>
> "The indigenous plant species of a particular area, both aquatic and
> terrestrial, that are natural members of the local ecosystem."
>
> Are there any other government agency definitions of “native plant” out
> there?
>
> Sincerely, Craig Dremann (650) 325-7333
>
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