Submit Rare Plant Data – Alaska Center for Conservation Science

Thank you for your assistance in helping us track rare plant species. The form below is for the submission of rare vascular and nonvascular plants and rare lichens. Please fill in the following fields to the best of your abilities. We recognize that some information will be left blank.

"*" indicates required fields

Observer Information

Name of Observer*

Enter the name of the primary observer / field crew leader.

First Last

Affiliation

Enter the affiliation (if any) of the primary observer / field crew leader. If your affiliation is not included in the list, please select other and type your affiliation in the field that appears below.

Address*

Enter the address of the primary observer, field crew leader, organization, or affiliate office.

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone*

Enter the phone number for the primary observer / field crew leader.

Email*

Enter the email address of the primary observer / field crew leader.

Collection Information

Taxon*

Enter the scientific name of the rare plant taxon that you observed. Please do not abbreviate (except for the labels "ssp." and "var." if applicable).

Observation Date*

Enter the date that you observed / collected the rare plant.

Was a specimen collected?*

Yes

Collection Number

Enter the collection number (if any assigned) for the collected specimen in whatever format you prefer to use.

Specimen submitted to UAAH for verification?

Did you send the Alaska Natural Heritage Program (or will you be sending us) the specimen you collected so that we can confirm the identification?

Yes

After identification...

What would you like us to do with your specimen after we have verified its identification?

Return specimen to sender

Deposit specimen at UAAH

Send specimen to ALA

Herbarium

Where is the specimen deposited or going to be deposited? If you select "other," then please type the name or abbreviation of the herbarium in the field that appears below.

UAAH

ALA

Other

Other Herbarium

You selected "other" for the herbarium. Please type the name or abbreviation of the herbarium here.

Locality Information

General Locality Description*

Describe the location or give instructions to find the occurrence again.

What format is your location data in?*

Specify whether you would like to submit the location as a point or a polygon. If you submit as a polygon, please attach a GPS track file, .kml or .shp file, map, or sketch in the file attachment section above.

Point

Polygon

Location Data Captured as a Point

Latitude (dd.ddddd°)

Enter the latitude in decimal degrees.

Longitude (ddd.ddddd°)

Enter the longitude in decimal degrees.

Datum

Enter the datum here. If the datum you use is not listed here, select "other" and type the datum in the field that appears below.

Other Datum

You selected "other" as the datum in the field above. Please provide the name of the datum here.

Elevation (m)

Enter the elevation for the occurrence. If the occurrence is spread across a wide range of elevations, please enter the elevation at which the highest density of individuals occur or the average elevation.

Please enter a number from 0 to 8000.

Location Data Captured as a Polygon

Please attach your GPS track file, kml or shp file, map, or sketch in the file attachment section below.

Datum (for digital methods)

Enter the datum here. If the datum you use is not listed here, select "other" and type the datum in the field that appears below.

Other Datum (for digital methods)

You selected "other" as the datum in the field above. Please provide the name of the datum here.

Elevation (m)

Please enter a number from 0 to 8000.

File Attachments

You can attach files here, including photos, maps, GPS tracks, zip archived shapefiles, .kmz files, spreadsheets, and reports. Please include anything you feel will be pertinent or helpful. You can attach up to 5 files.

Would you like to attach files?*

Yes

Number of Attachments

Please select the number of files you would like to attach (you can attach up to five files).

Attachment 1

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Description of Attachment 1

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Attachment 2

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Dsecription of Attachment 2

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Attachment 3

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Description of Attachment 3

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Attachment 4

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Description of Attachment 4

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Attachment 5

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Description of Attachment 5

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Population Information

Population Size Estimate

Provide the population size category. If there were fewer than 50 individuals, please provide the actual count in the field below.

General Comments on Population Size and Health / Vitality

Please include any observations relating to population size, health, vitality, trends, etc.

Habitat Information / Associated Species

General Habitat Description

Provide a detailed description of the habitat in which you observed the rare plant (alpine, forest, foothills, etc.).

Slope (°)

Provide a measure of slope in degrees.

Please enter a number from 0 to 90.

Aspect

Dominant Species / Plant Community

Describe the plant community in which the rare plant population occurred.

Other Habitat Data

Provide a description of any other habitat data such as soil type, light, or soil moisture

Associated Species or Vegetation Community

List any associated species or vegetation communities observed in the vicinity of the rare plant occurrence.

Form Feedback

Comments on Layout or Function of Form

Please give us feedback on how we might improve this form or our process for receiving rare plant data.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.