The Vascular Flora of Haynes Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Tennessee

Abstract

AbstractHaynes Bottom Wildlife Management Area is a 393-ha state-owned property in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Formerly agricultural, the property was purchased from private ownership in 1996 and includes Cumberland River bottomlands (ca. 180 ha) and level to rolling-sloping uplands (ca. 213 ha). It is managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for wildlife enhancement and public usage. On-going management includes development of wetlands and moist-soil areas primarily for waterfowl in the bottomlands and plantings for agricultural crops and wildlife in the uplands. Based on twenty years of floristic studies, the known vascular flora consists of 605 species, with 153 of these non-natives; four species are elements of conservation concern. A description of the area, analyses of the flora, and an annotated list, are presented.