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NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

SPRING 1997

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
John Pelton **

Looking Back So We Can Look Ahead

I look back on the years since Frances and I
joined the ANPS — the friends and
acquaintances we’ve made, the field trips
we’ve made in and out of the state, with people
who have this innate curiosity about the
natural world and who are willing to make the
effort to nourish their curiosity and soul,
some even to the point of spending large sums
for photo equipment and using it to help in
publishing books, doing slide shows and

eYhibitc

This brings me to the question: is their a
latent artistic ability in all of us that somehow
ties us together? Kathleen Peek, with the help
and support of friends, won national
recognition for her exhibit. Carl Hunter has
become a profound expert in authoring his
books and in using wild plants in the landscape.
Dr. Slaughter's interest in orchids led him to
publish The Wild Orchids of Arkansas. Don
Crank is recognized as one of our experts on
ferns and fern allies. The list goes on!

Once we recognize we have even this small
artistic quality, we realize others have it also.
So we want to join in the harmony of artistic
expression and then something in our soul is
released and our self esteem becomes a bit
more real, and I wonder if we have helped to
make each other more whole by being
members together in our Society. We are
never alone! We are being blessed.

SPRING MEETING

April 18-20

Cherokee Village/ Hardy

Headquarters :

Cherokee Baptist Church
Highway 175, Cherokee Village

Schedule:

Friday, April 1 8

4:00 - 6:30 Registration at Cherokee Baptist

5:00 Executive Board Meeting

Dinner: On your own .

/ : 30 Program: Announcement of weekend
activities, field trips, etc.

Special speakers:

David McDaniel from Henderson State
University will have a presentation on
Parnassia asarifolia which he found in Hot
Springs County.

William G. (Bill) Coleman, of San
Francisco, Ca. is Manager of Marketing and
Research Applications for the
Environmental Business Group of the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
headquartered in Palo Alto. He also serves
as Project Manager for the Environmental
Group's Water Toxics Assessment and
Watershed Management business area,
Where he specializes in ecosystem
protection research and development. His
work requires current involvement with
the Nature Conservancy, the Smithsonian
Institution, and the Missouri and New York
Botanical Gardens.

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WINTER 1996

Saturday, April 19

Breakfast .... on your own.

8:30 Morning field trips. Meet at the
Cherokee Baptist Church parking lot.

Leaders: Dr. Veryl Board

Dr. Staria Vanderpool
Bob Clearwater

A botanical float trip ( if it develops)
will be announced at the Friday
meeting. If you are interested, write
a letter to Don Crank, P. O. Box
20116, Hot Springs, AR 71903-0116
within 10 days of the receipt of this
notice so reservations and deposits
can be arranged.

1:30 Afternoon field trips

6:30 Dinner - On your own.

7:30 Business meeting followed by a
program.

Speaker:

Dr. Henry (Rob) Robison.

Rob is a Professor of Biology at Southern
Arkansas University in Magnolia where he
has taught for the past 26 years. He has been
a member of the ANPS for more than ten
years. He is an author of five books
(including Fishes of Arkansas and Only in
Arkansas ) and 109 scientific publications. He
has described three fish species and five
crayfish species as new to science > as well
has had four new species of animals named
in his honor.

Sunday, April 20

Breakfast - On your own.

A morning field trip to a glade area and to see
Celestial Lilies led by Bob Clearwater.

Time and place of meeting to be announced
Saturday at our evening meeting.

^Accommodations

The Old Hardy Town Spring Arts and Crafts
Show begins on Sunday, April 21 and the
9th Annual Dogwood Days Festival and
Crafts Show is being held in Horseshoe
Bend April 13-20._Susan Nix of the
Hardy City Hall expects 15,000 plus
visitors on the night of April 18th.
!!!!!! I Make vour reservations early in
order to be assured accommodations
anywhere near ! U !!!!!!!!!! !

See next page for a complete local housing
list.

If you can’t get a place close there are motels
in Batesville about 48 miles south on
Highway 167. (Best Western 800-528-1234,
Ramada Inn 501-698-1800, And Super 8,
800-800-8000), or you might find something
in Thayer, Missouri about 18 miles north on
Highway 62.

Camping:

Spring River Beach Club Campground
501-856-3292

Many I si and s Campground, 50 1 -856-345 1
Kamp Kierl Campground, 501-856-2824
(Tents and Pop-ups only)

Spring River Oaks Campground, 501-856-
3885

Riverside Resort Campground, 501-625-
7501

Hardy Camper Park, 501-856 -2356
SouthFork Canoe Resort, 501-895-2803.

Restaurants

Many choices, from Cajun to Chinese. In
Hardy as well as in the Hardy/ Highland area
and in the Cherokee Village area. The
Country Skillet serves buffet style and comes
highly recommended. At this time breakfast
is $3.99 and dinner is $5.99. Other
restaurants/ fast food places include:
Downtown Hardy:

Bonanza

Hardy Cafe/Fishing Hole
The Comer Booth
McDonald’s
Hardy/Highland:

King Catfish
Cajun Country
KimLoon Chinese

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WINTER 1996

T.O . (Bo?c300 • OLardtj, Arkansas 72542
501-856-3210

SPRING RIVER AREA
MOTELS AND LODGINGS

BEST WESTERN
VILLAGE INN (pool)

Hwy 62/412 W., Hardy
(501)856-2176 (1-800-528-1234)
$44 - $62 (no pets)

EVENING SHADE INN
Hwy 167 \ Evening Shade
(501)266-3552

$30 - $35(incl. breakfast)

FRONTIER MOTOR LODGE
Hwy 62/63E, Hardy
(501)966-3377

$24- $41 (no pets )

GOOD SHEPHERD'S INN
Hwy 63 1 62 , Hardy
(501) 856-4241 / 1-800-783-7491
$ 55 & up (no pets)

HIDEAWAY INN B& B
and LOG CABIN (POOL)

off Hwy 175, Hardy (located on
376 acres)

(501)966-4770

$55 and up(incl. breakfast)
Children welcome

MALICHI-MARIE Bed &
Breakfast, Fri, Sat, & Sun.
Hwy 63, Hardy
(Tea Room, Barber & Beauty
Shop)

(501) 856 - 4247 or 501-2887
$55 (uicl. breakfast)

MOTOR CENTER MOTEL
Hwy 63/63E, Hardy
(501)856-3282

$25 - $30 (small pets OK)

OAKWOOD PLACE
BED & BREAKFAST
Wampton Hill, Hardy
(501)856-4337
$45 & up (no pets)

OLDE STONEHOUSE
BED & BREAKFAST
Main Street, Hardy
(501)856-2983 (1-800-514-2983)
$55 and up (md . breakfast)

PELTON PLACE INN &
RESTAURANT (POOL)
Cherokee Village (501)257-2000
$85 & UP (NO PETS)

PONDEROSA MOTEL (pool)
Hwy 62/412W, Hardy
(501)856-3753

$28 - $50 (no pets)

RAZORBACK INN MOTEL
Hwy 63W, Hardy
(501)856-2465

$23 - $33 (pets OK)

RIVERVIEW MOTEL (pool)
Hwy 63W, Mammoth Spring
(501)625-3218

$30- $44 (pets OK)

ROLLING HILLS MOTEL
Hwy 63/63E, Hardy
(501)856-3816

$28 - $53 (no pets)

ROSELAND INN
BED & BREAKFAST
570 Bethel, Mammoth Spring
(501)625-3378

$35 - $40 (includes
breakfast)

VILLAGE VACATIONS , INC,
Cherokee Village
(501)257-3258 (1-800-331-5896)
Furnished homes, townhouses,
condos , & cabins
$60 - $80 /2 adults -
Children under 15 free

WEAVER MOTEL
Hwy 62/63E, Hardy
(501)856-3224

$20 - $36 (some pets OK)

MANY ISLANDS CAMP
(on Spring River)
off Hwy 63 W, Hardy
(501) 856-3451

$55 (2 night minimum)

$10 ea. extra / no pets

RIVERSIDE CAMPGROUNDS

f Open all vearl

(on Spring River)

off Hwy 63 W, Mammoth Spring

(SOI) 625-7501

$60 2 people f $7.50ea. add.
person (cabin will steep 6)

SOUTHFORK RESORT
(on South Fork of Spring River)
Hwy 289, so. of Mam. Spring
(501) 895-2803
$35 for 2 per night

ClSyTOMiA NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

WINTER 1996

Spring And Summer
Field Trips

March 1: Calion

Leader: Carl A mason , 501-748-2362.

Meet at 9:30 Bring sack lunch and drink.
Take Highway 167 to Calion, AR., turn at
Staples store, go to county road 44 (about .5
mile) turn right and go south 1.25 miles to
Carl’s house,

March 22: Conway

Leaders: Jewel Moore, 501-327-7443 and
Jack Me Duff.

Meet at 10:00 in front of the library on the
Hendrix campus in Conway. Emphasis will
be placed on the Hendrix Campus Arboretum
The Arkansas Daffodil Show is also being
held on the Hendrix campus March 22-23.

March 29: Hardy Area

Leaden Louise Burrow, 501-262-2056
Meet at 10:30 at McDonald’s which is next to
the post office in Hardy. See Blue Bells,
Dutchman’s Breeches, White and Yellow
Trout Lilies, Anemones etc., on Lou’s
property.

April 18-20: Spring Meeting Trips

May 3: Alexander

Leader: Carl Hunter, 501-455- 1538
From the west exit 1-30 at the County Line
exit, go to the first road east of the Jacuzzi
plant, then one mile south on Viny Ridge
Road to Quail Run then to 18 Pointer Dr.

Carl may have signs up. Others cross over I-
30 at the SW Hospital overpass go west on
south service road to the first road east of the
Jacuzzi plant. (The overpass is west of 1-430)
Carl has more than 150 species of
wildflowers on his property.

May 10: Black Fork Wilderness Area

Leaden Bruce and Lana Ewing, 501-394-
4666. Bring food and drink to carry. This is
an all day trip. Hiking boots recommended.
Meet at the sign at the Wal-Mart parking lot in
Mena at 9:30. — Lush Area!

May 16,17: Felsenthal National
Wildlife Refuge

Joint meeting with the Audubon
Society and the ANPS

Leader: Ruth Me Donald
Ruth will lead the field trips to the nesting
trees of the red-cockaded woodpeckers and it
is a sure thing that they will be seen. Other
possible sightings will be prothonary
warblers, and other songbirds as well as
water and wading birds. Wood ducks,
Mississippi kites and wild turkeys are
common in some areas. Wildflower
enthusiasts will see among other things ripe
fruit of the mayhaw trees ( Crataegus opaca),
which are native to the swamps.

Meet Carl Amason at 8:00 at King’s Inn in El
Dorado or, if coming from the east, at 8: 15
at the headquarters building of the Refuge
which is on Highway 82 west of Crosett, or
the two groups will meet at Shallow Lake
Road just off of 82 shortly after 8:30.
Mayhaws should be ripe and we should see
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.

*May 24: Drew County Area

Leaden Eric Sundell, 501-367-2652.

This trip will be io Zack McClendon’s
Hunting Camp in the old growth hardwood
bottoms and cypress swamp in the
Mississippi Alluvial Plain SE of Monticello.
*CaIl Eric by May 1 so he will know the
number of lunches needed. Lunch will be
provided at the camp [It might be pretty
fresh!]. Meet at the Best Western Motel,
Highway 425 N. in Monticello at 9:00.

June 7: Calion; Carl Amason

See March 1, Calion field trip for phone and
directions. Meet at Carl’s house at 9:30.

Bring Lunch and a drink. There are a lot of
things out in June you won’t see in March.
Even if you have been to Carl’s before you
are sure to see interesting things you didn’t
see before pointed out in a way that is
uniquely Carl.

July 19: Dry Creek Wilderness Area

Leader: Don Crank, 501-623-1035.
Montgomery/Scott County. Meet at the
Booneville Post Office at 9:30. We will go
"to find something” and report to the Forest
Service our findings rather then “ to go see
something that has already been found”. The

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WINTER 1996

area is about 1900 feet elevation, some of the
area is inside, some outside, the wilderness
area. It is a hilltop area with sparse vegetation
— hopefully a Cedar glade area. If it is a
“bust”, we’ll go to the Buffalo Road area
(Needmore, AR) which is a Red-cockaded
Woodpecker area and has lots of flowering
plants. Then, time permitting, maybe to Mill
Creek Recreation Area (an area used for
springtime flower walks by the Waldron
Ranger District (USNF) or might go to Buck
Knob for a down-hill two mile walk that was
suggested by the Forest Service personnel.
This area requires us to shuttle cars and the
Forest Service would appreciated knowing
what we find. Some wet areas - Umbrella
Magnolia, ferns, etc. Trek ends along Rock
Creek east of Mill Creek Recreation Area
Hwy. 270 east of Y City.

Call for Nominations

This is the first notice to the membership that
the candidacy for the following positions are
open for 1997:

Vice President

Treasurer

Editor

Chair of the Awards Committee

Any member of the ANPS may apply to be a
candidate for any one of the open positions to
be filled at the fall general meeting. Any
member nominating another member for one
of the positions must have that person’s
permission to be nominated.

Members interested and willing to serve the
society in one of the above positions are
referred to the bylaws of the organization.
(Found in the most recent issue of the
directory.) Be sure to read Article V for the
description of the positions and Article VII
for information about elections. For further
information and to volunteer your candidacy
to serve the society, please contact one of the
following nominating committee members:

Bob Clearwater, Chair, 501-884-6752
Dr. Jewel Moore, 501-327-7443
Bill Shepherd, 501-375-3918 office
or 501-324-9332 home

A LOOK BACK

A note from the 1996 Program Chairperson
John Pelton

The society was certainly fortunate and
profoundly blessed by the ones who made
our program a success. John Logan made
the schedule and recruited our leaders for the
prairie field trips. Leaders were Dr. Eric
Sundell, Warren Prairie; Dr. Dan Marsh,
Backlands Prairie and Salt Prairie; Bemetta
Hinterthuer, Baker Prairie; and Carl Amason
by including the Society on the trip to
FeJsenthal to observe the red-cockaded
woodpecker.

The Mt. Magazine field trip was an
experiment to see if people could come out on
a weekday. They did, and Dr. Carl Slaughter
and Ed Hall led us on a well planned trip.
Many saw the Showy Orchis and the small
Lady-slipper for the first time in the Ouachita
Mountains.

Thanks also to Oralee Price, Joe Stuckey,
and Carl Amason for the Fall field trips, I
was only able to attend the one by Carl
Amason. He is a master field tripper.

The field trips at our annual meeting were a
great success, thanks to Carl Hunter, Bill
Shepherd, Dale Thomas, Gary Tucker, and
our wonderful natural heritage. WOW!

I get excited just recalling the trips, and the
one to Mary Ann King’s nursery was a
lesson in landscaping with wild plants.

The dedicated effort by our Spring Meeting
hosts, Carl and Mary Ann Hunter, and the
staff of the 4-H Center, will never be
forgotten. Our thanks to Mr. Charles Stone
for presenting the program — The Geology
of the Ouachita Mountains. Also the
reception committee was the best!

I really didn’t think the Spring Meeting could
be equaled - until I got to Russellville and
realized the tremendous effort that had gone
into planning by Dr. Tucker. Everything
from refreshments by the reception
committee, those who brought items to the
auction. Col. Amason our auctioneer, those

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WINTER 1996

AWARDS <%j

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES OF

SCHOLARSHIPS

INTEREST

The 1996 recipients of the Aileen McWilliam
Scholarships were:

Miguela Borges, University of Arkansas
in Fayetteville (UAF), $500, for
undergraduate studies in botany and
landscape architecture.

Carrie Crownover, UAF, $500, for
undergraduate studies in botany.

Donna L. Moore, UAF, $500, for
graduate studies on slime mold biology.

The Delzie Demaree Botanical Research
Grant recipients for 1996 were:

Jennifer Akin, UAF, $500, Graduate
research on systematics and biodiversity of
algae (desmids).

Janice F. Fisk, Arkansas State University,
$500, for research on the reproductive
biology of a rare goldenrod, Solidago
riddellii,

Blake A. Perry, UAF, $500, for
undergraduate honors research on
biochemical and mechanical defenses against
insects in northern red oak.

Janene Shupe, UAF, $500, Graduate
research on the effects of bird-insect
interaction (predation) on willow growth.

The 1996 ANPS Scholarship and Awards
Committee were:

Eric Sundell, Chairman
Don Culwell
Mac Stewart

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve
the integrity, stability and beauty of the
biotic community. It is wrong when it
tends otherwise”

A quote from Aldo Leopold via Eric Sundell

APRIL 12, 13.

mmomz vm festival

This annual event is held at the National
Wildflower Research Center in Austin,

Texas, Garden Design magazine named the
center as one of the nations best public
gardens. The center features over 500 species
of plants native to the Central Texas Hill
Country. Open 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. There
will be many nationally known speakers,
authors, and plenty of outdoor
demonstrations and booths selling both native
plants and seeds as well as arts and crafts
with native plant themes. You can find
further information concerning the center at
the web site mentioned on page 6 of this
Claytonia. Or for more information about
Austin or the garden call 800-926-2282.

Submitted by Dr. Jewel Moore.

May 4-10.

Stalking the Beautiful, Edible,
Dyeable, Medicinal Wildflower.

(an Elderhostei course).

This is a field-oriented introduction to the
spring wildfiowers of south-central
Oklahoma and north-central Texas. It is
designed for the wildflower enthusiast
wanting to become familiar with the various
ethnobotanical uses of wildfiowers as well as
their beauty. Presentations covering the use
of plants as food, medicines, and dyes by
Native Americans and settlers will be an
integral part of field trips to botanically and
geological unique sites in the area. Vigorous
outdoor activity including day-long field trips
are scheduled.

The course will be held at the University
of Oklahoma’s Lake Texoma Biological
Station.. Elderhostelers will be housed in
two-room suites with private baths. Meals
will be served in the station’s dining hall. The
isolated, tranquil beauty of the station
encourages communication and fellowship.

Registration information will appear in the
Spring Issue of the Elderhostei Catalog.
Additional information can be obtained from
Ron Tyrl at 405-744-9558.

Submitted by Dr. Richard K. Speairs, Jr.

CUtYTOWA NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY WINTER 1996

BOOK CORNER

EDITOR’S END NOTES

As mentioned on page 2, our speaker on
Saturday will be Dr. Henry W. Robison.

The following blurb concerning his book
comes from a University of Arkansas Press
release.

Only in Arkansas: a Study of the
Endemic Plants and Animals of the
State .

by Henry W, Robison and Robert T. Allen.

In this unique and comprehensive treatise, a
total of 1 17 taxa of plants and animats is
documented as being endemic to Arkansas,
included are 11 plants and 106 animals, of

which 99 are invertebrates and 7 are

vertebrates. Besides extensive illustrations
and photographs of each species, the book
provides pertinent references to the original
distributions of each form within the state and
reports known information of the general
biology, evolutionary relationships and habit
occupied by each endemic form.

$38.00 cloth, ISBN 1-55728-326-5.

The Keys to the Flora of Arkansas by
Edwin B. Smith is a book for those who
want to find out the identity of that unknown
plant growing along the highway or in your
back yard. Unfortunately there are no
illustrations in the book so you have to
depend on written descriptions,

ISBN 1-55728-312-5. $30 paper.

Both of the books above can be ordered
direct from the University of Arkansas
Press. 1-800-626-0090. Or check your local
bookstore. [ Ed. note— Hastings had the
“Keys” for $27.]

Name:

It is near 70° today, it is hard to believe
that just a few days ago the highs here were
in the 20s . The spring beauty, Claytonia
virginica , were already blooming during
that warm spell at Christmas time — before
that Arctic cold blast came dropping snow
and ice throughout the state. Now just a few
short days latter they are blooming again!!!

As an ecologist I can’t but wonder what it
must take to survive those extremes of
temperature — plants don’t develop a nice
thick furry coat in the winter like Bella my
dog nor can it move to the shade on those
occasional warm days during winter.

Certain animals like fish and amphibians
have what are called cryoprotectants
(antifreeze?) which allow them to freeze and
still be alive when they thaw out. What about
Claytonia ? I know they have deeply buried
conns were they store a lot of food, and like
many other spring flowers can grow rapidly
once it warms up enough. (The corms are
edible — but it is quite a chore to get enough
for a meal.) Well, I guess I can add this to a
lot of other questions to try to answer -
when I get the time.

If you enjoy the newsletter

and want to keep getting it, then it is time to
renew your ANPS membership. Check your
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upper right comer, thanks!. If not, renew
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Its that time again!!

Remittance of dues by the SPRING MEETING
April 18, 19, 1997 will insure inclusion of your
name in the 1997 Directory.

$10 Student v .

$15..... Regular

$20 Supporting

$25 Family Membership

$30 Contributing

$150.... Lifetime Membership (55 and over)
$300 ....Lifetime Membership (under 55)

Please send to: (Please use coupon on page 9)

Arkansas Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 250250
Little Rock, AR 72225

Send changes of name, address, e-mail address
or telephone numbers to:

Eric Sundell, Membership ANPS
Division of Mathematics and Sciences
University of Arkansas
Monticello, AR 71655

ANPS OFFICERS

President John Pelton

President Elect Don Crank

Vice President Joe Stuckey

Secretary Cathy Marik

Treasurer Jason Anders

Membership Chairman..... Eric Sundell

Historian Jewel Moore

Editor Ron Doran

The purpose of the
Arkansas Native Plant Society
is to promote the Preservation,
conservation, and study of the wild
plants and vegetation of Arkansas,
the education of the Public to the
value of the native flora and its
habitat, and the Publication of
related information.

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C/ay to a /a

Ron Doran, Editor
900 E. Center

Box 846 Harding University
Searcy. AR 72149-0001

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NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
Summer 1997 Voi. 1 8, No. 2

Welcome to the first Summer Issue of the Ctaytohias

Going to four issues per year will allow the ANPS to keep you better informed about the
activities of the society and will also permit the ANPS to better achieve its educational goals.
Publishing four issue per year also adds to the cost of operating the society and is one of the
reasons for the increase in dues this year. Society funds are also used to provide research
awards and scholarships and to do conservation work — such as proscribed burnings to
maintain prairie wildf lowers in the state.

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THIS ISSUE:

EDITORIAL PAGE 9

FIELD NOTES 2,5

MEMORIALS 6

MINUTES OF THE FALL GENERAL MEETING 7

TREASURER’S REPORT 8

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2

SUMMER FIELD TRIPS 5

W1LDFL0WER NOTES

CLAYTONIA VIRGINICA 3

RANUNCULACEAE 4

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Pinnacle Mt. State park
When: Saturday, June 14.
Time: 11 :00 - 2:00
Bring a lunch.

Fall General Meeting
Glen wood, Arkansas
Rive rwood Motel '

When: September 26-28,
MARK THIS ON YOUR
CALENDAR!

Details will come later.

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Summer 1997

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AWARDS

Two cash awards were presented at the
Spring General Meeting.

David L. McDaniel of Donaldson
received a Delzie Demaree Botanical
Research Award of $1500 for h is research
on populations of Pamassia asarifolia in
Arkansas. He rediscovered the plant which
has not been found in Arkansas since 1926.
He presented a report on the progress of his
work to the Arkansas Academy of Science
meeting held in Monticello in April. He also
presented an excellent report with colored
slides at the Spring Meeting of the ANPS.

The report reported on his work in progress
of floristic inventories in the Pamassia
asarifolia communities in comparison with
Pamassia grandifolia communities. P.
grandifolia is familiar to Arkansas wildflower
lovers as “Grass of Parnassus”, an autumn
blooming, beautiful white nower often seen
in wet , rocky limestone areas.

Julia D. Spears, a student at the
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, was
awarded an Aiieen McWillliams
Scholarship of $500 in recognition of her
excellent work in botany.

Field Notes

by John Pelton, President ANPS
May 1, 1997

The year in the field began early for me, for 1
was determined to learn more about our early
blooming flowers, trees, and vines.

I located a site for Harbinger of Spring
(Erigerda bulbosa) in Garland County along
the South Fork of the Saline River. The
plants begin to bloom in mid-February, As I
watched and photographed these plants it
wasn’t long until the surrounding areas was
covered by Rue Anemone ( Thalictrum
thalictroides) ; T ooth wort ( Demaria laeiniata);
Bloodroot {Sanguinaria canadensis );

Yellow Trout Lily ( Erythronium

rostratum)) ; and Wood Violet ( Viola pahnata
var. palmate) Later I visited the site and
observed Spiderwort ( Tradescantia
emestiana)\ Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium
reptans); Sweet William ( Phlox divaricata ) ;
and Golden Ragwort (Senecio aureus). On
the trip to this site I observed Witch Hazel
(Haniamelis vernalis and H. macrophylla ) ,
Alder (Alnus serrulate)'. Hazelnut (Cory l us
americana ); Red Maple ( Acer rubrum var.
rubrum)\ Serviceberry ( Amelanchier arborea
) and Bladdemut (Staphylea trifolia) all
flowering

This was an exciting time for a
photographer, WOW! I love the beauty of it
all and my curiosity has been satisfied. I’ve
been blessed richly by indulging by indulging
myself in the natural heritage of early spring.

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Summer 1997

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Plant Notes

Claytonia virginica

by Carl Amason

One of the most common and prettiest of
Arkansas wiidflowers is Claytonia virginica.
It is* according to Dr. Ed Smith* found in
every county in Arkansas - and beyond. It
grows in open woodlands and sunny grassy
areas and is especially fond, here in South
Arkansas to crawfishy areas but it is also
found in dry sandy soils where it just as often
covers the ground with white or white veined
with pink flowers. Where it grows well
enough to be a mass of white or pinkish
flowers it is lovely. It blooms early and is
usually described as looking like snow. Its
early flowering time and low stature has
earned it the common name of Spring
Beauty. It usually doesn’t fall prey to the
lawn mower, however, most of the seeds are
cut before they de velop but enough seed pods
do escape mowing so new plants are always
growing on. It is a perennial plant, coming
from an underground corm which will persist
for years. [One of the items of American
Indian food lore that has survived is that the
corms were an important source of food for
them.] For the people who want a “snow
covered” lawn of Spring Beauty wiidflowers
will find it an easy plant to transplant. And it
comes readily from seeds which take 2-3
years to develop into flowering plants. It
seems that those who usually admire the
flowers don’t have them as a lawn weed;
those who don’t like them usually have a lot
of them growing in their lawns. Frankly, I
think they are highly desirable and their
growth soon gives way to dormant
underground corms. Here in Union County,
They are at home in downtown El Dorado,
particularly the lawn of the First Presbyterian
Church, which is on the ridge divide that
drains north into the Smackover Creek Basin
and the steams that drain south in the Loutre
Creek Basin, both of which drain into the

Ouachita River, Some yards in Calion,
which was originally in the flood plain of the
Ouachita River is very pretty in flower in
February and March with masses of flowers.

I do not know who named the newsletter
of the ANPS Ciiptotfa. I have nothing but
praise for the use of the name.

As usual I quote from Dr., Ed Smith’s
Atlas ; “Arkansas material of this species
belong to Race II that differs in flavoid
chemistry from races east and north of the
state (Doyle 1984)”. Dr. Smith goes on to
say that the Spring Beauty has the greatest
variations in chromosome number of any
species he knows, from 2n=12 up to ca. 191.
Carl Hunter mentioned that it was blooming
5 February 1984, in Little Rock after a
severe winter.

The books on Arkansas wiidflowers
mention two native species of Claytonia.

C. virginica is common, C. caroliniana is a
rare Ozark wildflower with much wider
leaves. In its native range in the southeastern
United States, C. caroliniana is found on the
higher mountains.

Spring Beauties are a close relative of
portulaca and purslane in our general area. In
the Northwest you find the related genus
Lewisia. It is named for Meriwether Lewis
of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, sent west
by President Thomas Jefferson. Lewisias are
among the most sought after American
wiidflowers in Europe. It also has some
edible corms which sustained the Lewis and
Clark Expedition through the Bitterroot
Mountains. Bitterroot being the common
name of Lewisia .

Illustration is not Claytonia

ClAfTOMfA NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

Summer 1997

Ranunculaceae,

Buttercup Family
A PLANT FAMILY SKETCH

by Gary E. Tucker

My favorite family of all the spring
flowering families is the Buttercup Family,
Ranunculaceae [rah-nun-kew-LAY-see-ee],
which derives both its botanical and common
names from the genus Ranunculus [rah-
NUN-kew-luss], also known as buttercup.

The Buttercup Family is centered in the
world’s cool temperate regions.
Approximately 1,000 species are placed in
about 50 genera. Numerous ornamentals
belong to the family, and many are
taxonomically placed in small splinter genera,
e.g., Consolida [con-SAW-lih-dah] is
separated from the related Delphinium [del-
FIN-ee-um].

Smith’s Keys to the Flora of Arkansas
includes 14 genera for the state, and a total of
53 species and subspecific taxa are treated in
his generic keys to the Ranunculaceae.

Most genera in the family in Arkansas are
dominated by species that are herbaceous
perennials. Numerous annuals, e.g.
Myosurus [my-oh-SOO ruso] and many
Ranunculus , and weakly woody vines, e.g.,
Clematis [KLEM-ah-tiss] also belong to the
family. Not found in Arkansas but native to
bordering states from Tennessee to Texas,
the woody shrub Xanthorhiza [zan-thoh-RY-
zah] is a good subject for a shaded streamside
garden.

Buttercup Family members’ leaves vary
greatly, with most having palmateiy-lobed
blades and a leaf stalk with a prominently
sheathing base. Some are true compound
leaves. When I taught botany at the
university, students tussled at telling highly
dissected leaves from truly compound leaves
in this family. Leaf variations are endless,
and often I was of little help. Some species of
Ranunculus , e.g., R. laxicaulis [lax-ih-
CAW-liss], have long narrow entire leaves.
Leaves of other species, e.g., R. harveyi
[HAR-vee-eye], are almost round in outline.
Aquatic Ranunculus species, e.g., R .
longirostris [lon-jih-RAW-striss], often have
highly dissected leaves composed of
threadlike subdivisions. Leaves are usually
basal, e.g,, Hepatica [heh-PAT -ih-kuh], or

more commonly a combination of basal
leaves and stem leaves. A few species have
opposite or whoried leaves, e.g.. Anemone
[ah-NEM-uh-nee] and Clematis.

Buttercup Family flowers usually are
bisexual (male and female parts in the same
flower), and have radial symmetry (flowers
with an overall starlike outline) and
manyness, i.e., more than 10, in at some of
the flower parts. Strongly bilateral flowers
occur in the genus Delphinium. Most species
of the genus Thalictrum [thah-LICK-trum]
have mostly nonshowy and rather
insignificant unisexual flowers. Many genera
in the family have 5 sepals and 5 petals, but
other numbers occur. In some species, true
petals are absent and the large colored sepals
take on a petal-like appearance, e.g.,
Isopyrum [eye-soh-PY-rum]. Stamens are
typically many, i.e., an indefinite number
greater than 10, and spirally arranged along
the length of the elongate floral axis. Also,
the pistil number is typically many, and the
unfused single-carpelled pistils are spirally
arranged on the elongate floral axis.

To understand flower structure in this
family, get a flowering plant of almost any
species of Ranunculus late enough in the
season to find both young flowers and well
developed fruits. By looking at and learning
to recognize the characters of a few “typical”
species of the family, you will develop a
family concept for this very important plant
family.

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Summer 1997

Field Trip Report

An Account of the Field trip on 1
March 1997 near Calion, Union
County.

by Carl A mason

For some days a late winter rain had fallen
and the ground was saturated with water, so
much so, getting stuck at Carl’s place turned
into a real problem. Fortunately the sun came
out, the day was cool but mild and sunny.
The redbuds were in full bloom as well as so
many cultivars of early Oriental magnolias,
wild violets, many daffodils, and Vaccinium
elliotti i were in full bloom. George and Lillie
Sinclair were among the first to arrive so they
had gotten up early and drove from Marshall.
Frances Smith and Winnie Dawson came
from Malvern. Winnie is a delightful person
who has dual citizenship in the United States
and Canada, where she lives in the summer
season. Nell and Henry Ambrose arrived
from Little Rock, Jason Anders came from
Camden — all places that suffered some
storm damage in- the afternoon as we were
having a pleasant tour of things growing or in
bloom. Bob and Sandra Gamble are
perennial field trippers from El Dorado, and
so is Lynn Engor.

Some elements of spring come early in
south Arkansas and there is much to see and
enjoy during the warmer days. The winter
grape fem Barry chium lunarioides was
sending up its spore fronds and close by little
adder’s tongue ferns. Ophioglossum
crotalopkorides were in prime condition. The
native red maple (Acer rubrum) and winged
elm (Ulmus alata) had already bloomed and
were developing seeds. Generally, it was a
good day locally to see wild flowers and other
woody plants in flower or fruits.

Lunches were eaten outside under a back
porch were the early daffodils could be seen
and smelled in bloom. Of course, food tastes
so good on a field trip and as usual time flies
when one is having a good time. The field
trippers had had a full morning and noon and
the long trip home was before them. This
was. the day that Arkadelphia, parts of Saline
and Pulaski Counties were blown away.
Those who returned had some storm damage

to observe on their way but everyone
returned home safely and soundly and found
that the storm had hit other places beside their
homes.

Early spring can be a most beautiful
season but it can bring its storms, floods, and
other violent weather. It can also bring
moments of pleasure and joy in the form of
learning the natural elements and the
discovery of things in bloom.

Summer Field T rips |

[These are repeats from the Spring Ctaytonia]
June 7: Calion:

Leader: Carl Amason, 501-748-2362.

Meet at Carl’s house at 9:30. Take Highway
67 to Calion, turn at Staples Store go to
county road 44 (about 0.5 miles)
turn right and go south about 1.25 miles to
Carl’s house. Bring Lunch and a drink.

There are a lot of things out in June you
won’t see in March. Even if you have been to
Carl’s before you are sure to see interesting
things you didn’t see before pointed out in a
way that is uniquely Carl.

iQ; Dry. Creak WHdcnsss a pjr
Leader: Don Crank, 501-623-1035.
Montgomery/Scott County. Meet at the
Booneville Post Office at 9:30. We will go
“to find something” and report to the Forest
Service our findings rather then 11 to go see
something that has already been found”. The
area is about 1900 feet elevation some of the
area is inside, some outside, the wilderness
area. It is a hilltop area with sparse vegetation
— hopefully a Cedar glade area. If it is a
“bust”, we’ll go to the Buffalo Road area
(Needmore, AR) which is a Red-cockaded
Woodpecker area and has lots of flowering
plants. Then, time permitting, maybe to Mill
Creek Recreation Area (an area used for
springtime flower walks by the Waldron
Ranger District (USNF) or might go to Buck
Knob for a down-hill two mile walk that was
suggested by the Forest Service personnel.
This area requires us to shuttle cars and the
Forest Service would appreciated knowing
what we find. Some wet areas - Umbrella
Magnolia, ferns, etc. Trek ends along Rock
Creek east of Mill Creek Recreation Area.
Hwy. 270 east of Y City,

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Summer 1997

Memorials

Albert and Tomiline Higgenbottom

Earlier this year ANPS lost two long term
members. Albert went first after a long
illness, then in a few weeks Tomiline fell
asleep and did not awaken. Even after Albert
was in the nursing home, Tomiline went to
visit every day and quite often they would
follow their custom of driving around to visit
friends and to look at and enjoy wildflowers.
After years of working for Dierk’s Lumber
Co. and then Weyerhaeuser, Albert knew
what was in the forest and when to see it at
its best Many ANPS members have enjoyed
being on field trips with Albert when he
shared his great love for and knowledge of
nature and native plants. Tomiline attended
many of the evening meetings and programs
of ANPS but enjoyed looking for antiques
instead of going on the field trips. They are
survived by three children, Carol, Nancy
Price, and A .J. and other relatives including
his sister Penny Robbins. Those who knew
Albert and Tomiline were doubly blest. They
were both warm, loving people who enjoyed
life and each other. These good and faithful
stewards will be greatly missed.

by Lana Ewing

Donations to the society' have been made in
their honor by:

Allied Bruce-Terminix

Shiela Johnson

Higgenbottom

Joe and Kay Mannon

Red River Astronomy Club

Roger Wilcher

Bank of Delight

Faculty of Mena High School

Mrs. Albert Austin

Delta Kappa Gamma

Mr. & Mrs. Sorenson

Penelope Robbins

Mrs. Thomas Parker

Carl A mason

Walter and Shirley Brotherton
Ralph & Jane Thomas

Mary Jane Hunter

Another long term member who is no longer
with us is Mary Jane the beloved wife of Carl
Hunter. Most of us remember the excellent
Spring General Meeting hosted by Carl and
Mary Jane in Femdale just a year ago. Mary
Jane will also be greatly missed.

The following have made contributions to the

society in her honor

Elsie Stebbins

William Shepherd

Lance Peacock

Alfred & Marilyn Hecht

Carl Amason

Marie Locke

Marie Locke like Albert Higgenbottom has
been with the society since its beginning year
1980. Marie was an avid plant collector and
is responsible for much of what is known
about the flora of Jefferson County. Dr.
Smith has a whole paragraph acknowledging
her in his Atlas. With her passing the society
has lost a true wildfiower enthusiast.

Donations in her honor have come form the
following:

William Shepherd
Carl Amason

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NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

Summer 1997

Fall General Meeting Minutes

Russellville, September 28, 1996

President Bob Clearwater opened the general
meeting at 7:40 p.m. He thanked Gary
Tucker for a wonderful job as host and for
the great field trips. Richard Speairs
especially liked the detailed hand out sheets.
Bob acknowledged Linda Ellis from
Springfield. MO, Glen Milker form
Alexander, LA, and Ralph Lindgren form
Joplin, MO for traveling from other states to
attend our ANPS meeting.

Treasurer Sue Clark provided the plaque
to be presented to Greg Robertson, Past
President, who was not able to attend. The
chair held up the plaque for others to see and
gave it to Jason Anders to deliver to Greg.

A question was asked if we should continue
to give out plaques in lieu of something
different. Dr. Slaughter thinks awards should
be given out.

The Chair explained the reasons for an
increase in membership dues and life
memberships. John Pelton made a motion to
accept the increase in dues and Joe Stuckey
seconded. It was then opened for
discussion, 29 we~e in favor of the increase.
Steve Marek indicated dues are in line with
other organizations. Dr. Speairs indicated it
should be published in the next Liz

Gets stated that it was published in the

John Pelton made a motion that
the new increase begin in 1997 and Carl
Slaughter seconded. Motion carried.

A discussion began regarding the present
brochure and if it should be changed? Carl
Hunter indicated he preferred the present one
because of its low price. Pres. Clearwater
then explained the increase in registration
dues form $2 to $3, He indicated that the
board voted unanimous in July and does not
require a general membership vote.

The President announced an open forum
and asked for thoughts, suggestions and
ideas for plans and projects to benefit tour
society: such as workshops on sensitive plant
rescue. Mary Ann King indicated we need
more publicity regarding ANPS. Carl
Amason indicated we need to work more
closely with the Arkansas Heritage
Commission, The Nature Conservancy and
Arboretums. He also spoke of the four

reasons for our society: preservation,
conservation , study of wild plants, and
education. John Pelton spoke about
organizing chapters. Bob Clearwater gave an
update on the Ozark Chapter and how it has
grown to 45 members. He suggested putting
in the what the Ozark Chapter has

achieved in its first year. The Chair spoke
about a packet he received from Pinnacle
Mountain State Park regarding the new
arboretum project. The Chair recognized
Ralph Lindgren from Joplin, MO. Ralph
stated that Wal-Mart contributes to
organizations involved in conservation
efforts. Liz Gets, thinks we need more
educational material to give out. The Chair
held up the brochure form the Missouri
Botanical Society. Joe Stuckey indicated we
needed an “eye catching” brochure. Mr.
Hubbard also discussed having an different
brochure and talked about Master Gardeners.
Jason Anders talked about an educational
meeting on goals and ideas he had attended
with Carl Amason. Liz Gets indicated we
cguju have two or three seminars going on at
the same time. Laura McNemy suggested
having seed bank’s and involving schools
and children. Joe Logan talked about plant
salvage, Kristin Hubbard suggested having
informed speakers to speak to lay people and
having general information to give to the
public. Eric Sundell also spoke about the
rescuing of plants. It was also suggested that
Carl hunter design a new color brochure.

Eric Sundell indicated that this could be done
through the University of Arkansas,
Monticello. The Chair recognized Glen
Milker who suggested more field trips. Joe
Dean indicated he had written articles for the
Heber Springs newspaper about the ANPS.
More publicity about he ANPS should be
given to the local newspapers.

President Clearwater thanked everyone for
their suggestions and then presented our new
officers for 1997: John Pelton, President;
Don Crank, President elect; Joe Stuckey,
Vice President; Kathy Marek, Secretary;

Jason Anders, Treasurer. Carl Amason made
a motion to accept our new officers. Dr.
Slaughter, seconded. Motion carried.

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Sue Clark read the treasurer’s report and
indicated $952 was taken in at the fall
auction.

John Pel ton made a motion to accept the
treasurer’s report Dr. Henry Robison
seconded. Motion carried.

Minutes of the spring meeting are in the
Claytonia . Motion to accept the minutes
made by Carl Amason and seconded by Carl
hunter with a correction. Mr. Hunter stated
that the words in his motion were a single
bank account, not a single fund. The chair
accepted the correction and assured Carl that

there would be a correction of the words in
his motion.

Gary Tucker gave out maps for Sunday’s
field trip to Mary Ann Kings place. Cari
Amason indicated his appreciation to our host
Gary Tucker. Don Crank said our Spring
meeting dates are April 18, 19, 20. Jason
Anders spoke briefly about our T-shirts.

The Chair then asked for a motion to
adjourn. John Pelton made the motion and
Carl Amason, seconded. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45.

Respectfully submitted,

Gail Carlson, Secretary

Arka nsas Native Plant Society Treasurer’s Report —Jason Anders

Scholarship & Award Funds

O perating Account

BALANCE 9/9/96 .... $ 8411.15

Deposits:

Membership renewals 1670.00

T-shirt sales 204.00

Interest 77.09

Memorials 700.00

Registration at Fall Meeting... 124.00

Savings accounts to CD

Moore..,.. £579. c sd

McWilliams 7079.43

Demaree 3304.91

Total Deposits $ 15,739.33

Expenses:

Claytonia printing & postage 650,35

T-shirts 630.00

ANPS checks fee. 11.10

Post Office box rental 58.00

Femdale 4-H.(2nd posting) 1781.50

Fall Meeting Expenses 125.63

Savings Certificate of Deposit... 1 1,704.00

Postage (Postcard Mailings) . 153.00

Total Expenses $15,113.58

BALANCE 4/16/97 $ 9036,90

Certificate of Deposit

(5.01 1% Annual Interest)

Balance 4/16/97 $ 3,204.49

Balance at maturity 6/27/97 3.238.47

Total Operating Funds $ 12*241.39

Dwight Moore Award Fund

Balance 9/28/96 $ .2531.40

Interest ...48.26

Balance 4/16/97 2579.66

Memberships 40.00

Beginning balance transferred to CD .2619.66

Aileen Me William Scholarship Fund

Balance 9/28/96 6015.15

Auction Proceeds 952.50

Interest.. 111.78

Balance 4/16/97.. 7079.43

Memorials ...700.00

Scholarship Awarded (500.00)

Balanced transferred to CD 7279.43

Delzie Demaree Research Grant Fund

Balance 9/28/96 3249.57

Interest ,55.34

Balance 4/16/97 3304.91

Grant Awarded (1500.00)

Membershi ps 230 .00

Adjustments . (230.00)

Beginning Balance Transferred to CD 1804.91

Total Scholarship & Award Funds.... $ 1 1 ,704.00

Certificate of Deposit
(5.01 1 % Annual Interest)
matures 10/16/97

Balance..... $11,704.00

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Summer 1997

EDITOR’S END NOTES

for getting outside and there are plants out there just waiting for me to come take a look! Being a
college biology teacher with labs doesn’t give me too many daylight hours to be outdoors. My
explorations have been limited to about three hours per week, weather permitting, with my plant
taxonomy class. I don’t take them to the places where the rarer things are because I know I might
find one of those rare things in their collections. I tell them that if they see only one or a few of a
particular species around not to collect it I also show them some slides and photos of the rare
things not to collect and tell them they will be penalized if they submit one of those. Anyway- I
regress— I *d rather be out there right now - than in here at my computer typing this. But, I keep
thinking, as soon as I get this done, and get finals out of the way then I’ll have time to get outside!

I want to mention something that has really disturbed me and that is the increased amount
of dumping I have seen on field trips. When I teach plant taxonomy, (which is not very often
because it is an on demand course and it takes eight to make a class), I take my students to some
places that I don’t get to very often. One place in particular is a bluff east of Romance with a
beautiful overview of Des Arc Bayou, at least it used to be beautiful. It’s one of the few places in
White County where there are Shooting Stars, and Red Columbines. In the four years since I was
there last it has turned into a major dumping ground, with not only whole plastic bags of
household trash but even an entire automobile pushed over the edge. It about drove me over the
edge! Then we went to a place called Dripping Springs which is in extreme south-east Cleburne
County and walked along an old railroad right of way , which used to be a wonderful trail through
the woods above the Little Red River. That trip turned into a grand tour of trash also! What can
we do about this? Is this occurring all over the state or is it just due to a local lack of enforcement
of dumping laws? One of my out of state students said “Well it is the natural state, and Arkansans

I want to give a special thanks to all those who have submitted articles for this first summer
issue. This is the first time I have actually had too many articles for our 10 page limit. If your
article didn’t appear in this issue look for it in the fall issue. Keep those articles coming! Field
trip leaders please send us a trip report. Members especially would like to know what you have
found that is unusual. Chapters we would like to hear about what you are doing. It would be
really nice to have some non-copyrighted illustrations to include. Are there any budding artist

out there? Ron Doran, Editor

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ANPS OFFICERS

Our apologies to all those who had their dues
returned. There was a short term problem with
the official address. The problem has now been
resolved. The above address is only for general
correspondence with the society .

The ANPS has decided not to use that
address for memberships since we have a
membership chairman who lives in Monticell o.
Articles for the CfaytMfo should be sent to the
Editor. Please don’t send changes of address or
dues to Searcy or Little Rock.

If your mailing label has a 96 or
earlier it is time to renew!

Please send applications for membership,
changes of name, address, e-mail address or
telephone numbers to:

Eric Sundell, Membership ANPS
Division of Mathematics and Sciences
University of Arkansas
Monticello, AR 71655

President . n John Ptelton

President Elect Don Crank

Vice President Joe Stuckey

Secretary ....Cathy Marak

Treasurer Jason Anders

Membership Chairman Eric Sundell

Historian ..Martha Wyre

Editor Ron Doran

The purpose of the
Arkansas Native Plant Society
is to promote the preservation,
conservation, and study of the wild
plants and vegetation of Arkansas,
the education of the Public to the
value of the native flora and its
habitat. and the publication of
"related information.

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Ron Doran, Editor
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NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
Fall 1997 Vol. 18, No. 3

From the Presidents Desk

Welcome Don Crank as new President, Don will become President at the Fall meeting.

Our members reaching out to others will be one way to accomplish many of our goals in the
mission of our Society for now and for the future. Example: One of our members from the Fayetteville
area intends to give memberships to the Ozark Chapter as gifts to people who would enjoy being with
this group. I really believe contacting our Natural Science teachers and sharing with them will, in
fact, reach many young people who are inclined to study our native flora. Electing a publicity
chairman at our fall meeting will also give us contacts with interested people all across the state.

Steven and Cathy Marik are working up a page for the computer network. Everything we do from
inviting someone to joining you on a field trip to giving local groups slide shows and giving interested
people an invitation to join chapters and the state society will help people feel welcome.

We will need to suspend the five-year limit on the executive board to allow us to elect Dr.
Sundell as our Membership Chairperson for a four-year term. Dr. Sundell has committed to serve if
elected. As you know, Dr. Sundell has been an elected Executive Board member for several years as the
chairperson of the Scholarship and Awards Committee.

I know many of our members have interesting experiences you can share with us. This might be
the only way other members could get to know you and your experience. So take a few minutes and
write up a report to Ron Doran our newsletter editor.

Thanks to all. Special thanks to the executive Board for 1 997.

John Pelton , 1997 President

i&IN THIS ISSUE:

FALL MEETING DETAILS 2

FALL FIELD TRIPS 4

FIELD TRIP REPORTS 5

NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT ELECT 4

SPRING GENERAL MEETING MINUTES 7

RARE FIND (a new state record) 3

EVENTS OF INTEREST 9

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Fall Meeting

September 26-28,
1997

Riverwood Inn,
Highway 70 East
Glenwood, AR

Registration Friday
4:00-6:00

The program is ready; the meeting room
appears to be outstanding and Carl Amason is
standing with his gavel poised, anticipating
the Friday night auction. Beautiful areas
(Winding Staircase, Collier Springs,

Crystal Recreation Area, Camp Albert Pike,
Little Missouri Falls, Buttermilk Springs,
Caddo River, i.e.) await us. The field trip
leaders (who so graciously will volunteer,
I’m sure) will have flora, flora, flora to
describe. The final winners of the areas
that get to receive us will be announced
Friday evening. At the encouragement of
Dick Speairs, Wellborn Jack, Jr. has
agreed to be our speaker for Saturday night
and will speak on

“Wilderness Values in the Ouachita
Mountains of Southwestern Arkansas.”

Glenwood is having a festival (Sawmill Days
and some craft shows, I understand) the
same weekend as our meeting. Therefore,
call and make your reservations as soon as
you can do so. Twenty rooms have been
reserved at the Riverwood Inn ( 1-800-
829-4666) and these rooms will be held
until September 20. Be certain to mention
you are with ANPS when you call for
reservations, or you may be told that no
accommodations are available. The
Riverwood Inn has a total of 26 rooms. If

ANPS members rent the 20 rooms that they
are holding we will not have to pay the $80
rental on our meeting room. Prices are
$45.95 for two and $51.95 for a double. A
continental breakfast is included. Please call
them soon and make vour reservation.

Other area accommodations:

Ouachita Mountain Inn (1-800-340-
3205) 20 rooms, $36 for one person $51
for four. $57 with Jacuzzi.

Lux Motel (1-870-356-3151) 10
rooms, single costs $28 with $4 for each
additional person.

Caddo River Motel (1-870-356-3688)
Single rooms for $32.74, to cabins that
sleep eight for $74.21.

All listed motels are situated on U.S.
70 in Glenwood and are easy to find.

Camping can be found at Roving Ramblers
in Bonnerdale and other facilities. Of
course, the area lakes, parks, and forests
have camping.

Schedule.

Friday, September 26

Registration 4:00-6:00

Executive board meeting 5:00

D i n n e r (On your own)

Meeting 7:30

General Information followed by the famous
Amason Auction.

Saturday, September 27

Morning field trips: 8:30

If you are interested in a floating field trip
on the Caddo River contact Don Crank as soon
as possible . P.0. Box 20116, Hot Springs,
AR 71903

or call Don at (501)262-1571.

Afternoon field trips ....1:30

Dinner

Meeting... 7:30

Business meeting followed by speaker.

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Fall 1997

Sunday, September 28

Morning field trip 8:30

And now some information about Mr. Jack.
He will “share with others how over the
last 40 years my experience of the earth
and its community of life, there in those
little mountains, has helped me understand
what Thoreau had in mind when he wrote
“ In Wildness is the Preservation of the
World.” Mr. Jack is an "avid hiker,
backpacker, canoeist, birder, plant and tree
identifier and admirer (never met one I
truly disliked)”. Since the mid 60 r s, he
has hiked the Ouachita Mountains, shared
experiences with Aileen McWilliams, Alvis
Owens, Russel Harper, Dick and Margeva,
and others. Mr. Jack, Attorney-at-Law, has
been active (professionally) in
environmental issues. His professional
credentials are too numerous to mention in
this letter but will be provided at the
meeting.

Bring your auction items, boots, walking
staff, listening ear, and enthusiasm to
Glenwood.

Thanks, Don Crank

Rare Find

by John Logan
Arkansas Natural Heritage
Commission

An amazing discovery was made at
the spring Native Plant Society meeting
when, on a Sunday field trip led by Bob
Clearwater --an Arkansas location of
Lesquerella filiformis was discovered. [Ed
Note - see page 5 for more details of that
trip.] The sharp eyes of Bill Summers, of
the Missouri Botanical Garden and an
Arkansas Native Plant Society member, was
the first to spy this unusual member of the
mustard family. Commonly known as
Missouri bladderpod, this species is
identified by its yellow mustard flowers and

spherical, bladder-like seed pods. A
Federally listed endangered species, this
winter annual was previously known only
from four counties in Missouri and one from
a herbarium specimen from Washington
county, Arkansas.

Missouri bladderpod is found on
somewhat disturbed limestone glades. The
new Arkansas location is an abandoned
limestone quarry where Bob Clearwater had
previously located celestial lily, Nemastyiis
gemini flora. Additional Missouri bladderpod
was found in nearby pasture and along the
highway. The total population probably
numbers tens of thousands of plants. Other
associated species include Croton
wildonowei, Astragalus distortus, Sedum
pulchellum, Camassia scilloides, Comandra
richardsiana, Quercus stellata, Q.
muhlenbergia, Celtis tenuifolia, and
Juniperus virginiana.

Several plant society members took
pictures of the bladderpod, celestial lily,
and other species at the location..

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Fall 1997

1 Fall Field Trips

October 4, Grassy Lake,
Hempstead County
Meeting time: 9:30

Meet at the intersection of Highways US67
and ARK355 in Fulton, AR. joe will need an
exact head count If you plan to attend,
please contact him at least one week prior to
the field trip date* See a unique virgin
swamp, 4-500 year old cypress, alligators,
waterfowl, eagles nests and more.

Leader: Joe Stuckey (870)779-1 155.

October 1 8, The Grand Prairie

Meeting time: 9:30

Meet at Stuttgart High School which is on
the south side of town on highway 79b
Roth Prairie Natural Area - if it has
been burned we’ll try to schedule a
replacement Call for late changes.
Striplin Woods Natural area - Mature
to old-growth forest on the slope from the
Grand Prairie terrace to the White River
bottoms. On the White River Refuge near
St. Charles.

Arkansas Post Museum (not Arkansas
Post National Memorial, but on the same
road near Gillett) - the beginnings of
prairie restoration at the museum. This
will be just looking, but maybe you’ll be
interested in helping.

Trip leader Tom Foti. (501)324-9761

October 25, Franklin County
Prairies

Meeting time: 9:30

Meet at the Charleston, AR, Post Office
H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area -
a fine example of a tall grass prairie, and
Cherokee Prairie Natural Area which
covers 566 acres and has never been plowed
and retains a full complement of native
prairie grasses and wildflowers.

Contact: Don Crank (501)262-1571.

November 1, Calion, AR

Meeting time :9:30

Meet at Carl Amason’s house. Take Highway
67 to Calion, turn at Staples Store go to
County Road 44 (about 0.5 miles)turn right
and go south about 1.25 miles to his house.
Bring lunch and a drink. Carl always has
something interesting to show and tell. He
says he will have soapwort gentian among
others.

Leader Carl Amason: (870) 748-2362

y“A Note from the
President Elect
Don Crank

We have an opportunity to be of some
assistance to the Arkansas Natural Heritage
Commission. If you live near one of the
Natural Areas, would you be willing to
“adopt” and visit the Area once a month for
a year? Although some of us are not experts
in plant identification, we can be of
assistance in other ways. A simple
reporting system can be devised for us to
communicate our findings to the ANHC. This
is not an official project of the ANPS, but
perhaps it could be. Will you please let me
know if you are willing to participate?

I will have maps showing the locations of the
Natural Areas available at the fall meeting
My telephone number (recording) is (501)
623-1035, residence (501)262-1571,
e-mail dcrank@hsnp.com and snail mail,
P.O. Box 20116, Hot Springs, AR 71903

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Field Trip Reports

Near Hardy, Arkansas,

Sunday, April 20th, 1997
Spring Meeting
by Bob Clearwater field trip leader.
When I arrived at the church parking lot
there were more people waiting to go than I
had expected. Looking overhead at the
nearly complete cloud cover, I mentioned to
the 21 ANPS members that with the chill in
the air and cloud cover we might have to
look for other plant species until there was
a climatic change to sunny and warm.
Celestial lilies were the focus plant for the
Sunday A.M. field trip, and they must have
sunny skies to flower.

In thirty minutes we were at the site and
surely enough, the Celestials were in full
blue bud just waiting for the sun to pop out
We all ambled around the easement area and
quarry area finding orange puccoon, green
miikplant, Carolina anemones, Drummond’s
skullcaps, sandworts, woodland oxalis, rose
verbena, buttercup spp. , a mustard plant -
identified as Leavenworthia uniflora. Some
were checking out the widow cross plants as
we all suddenly noticed that the sun had
come out. As 1 was explaining flowering
peculiarity of the celestial lilies to a couple,
someone shouted to me, “Bob, we have a
plant never before recorded in Arkansas!”
We walked over to the spot where several
had now congregated and looked down on
some petite yellow flowering plants. Why
they’re bladderpods, I thought.

I don’t know if it was Annete Holder or
Ora lee Price who first took serious note of
the bladderpods. Bud lucky for all of us,
that Bill Summers, a member who had come
down to the Spring Meeting as the Pelton’s
guest, was with us for he immediately
identified the flowering plants as Missouri
bladderpods, Lesquerella filiformis.

Fortunately, John Logan was with us, and
he was the one who mentioned that it was a
new plant species for Arkansas. He collected
a voucher specimen to take to the Natural

Heritage office for recording. Since there
were over 20 persons on the trip and guess
everyone did take special notice of the
bladderpods, then one might say we were all
co-discoverers of Lesquerella filiformis.

If you would like to see it next April, please
write to me or phone for directions.

P.S. Since writing the above, I have been
informed by John Logan that DR. Ed Smith
has a single record of a Missouri bladderpod
from the Beaver Lake area near the
Missouri border in the northwest corner of

Arkansas

[Ed note.. See page 3 for additional
information concerning the bladderpod
discovery.]

Warren Prairie, May 24, 1997
by Eric Sundell field trip leader.

What a wonderful trip we had on Warren
Prairie on a rainy Saturday morning! The
original destination, Zach McClendon’s
hardwood bottoms and hunting camp, was
canceled ( like an upper level botany
course) from low enrollment. We were an
elite group — three women joined me, a
contingent from the Happy Hikers of Little
Rock: Cynthia Crawford (a librarian at
SEARK Technical College) and Debbie Miller
(currently studying technical writing at
ULAR) of Pine Bluff and Jeanne Whitse!!
(who teaches reading in the Little Rock
public schools) of Little Rock. And I believe
that the prairie put on such a show that they
will be back for more.

We found two hours of cool and rainless
weather from 1 0 till noon between the
heavy showers. The glades were sparkling
and, after a wet spring, lush and beautifully
textured with grasses, sedges, and rushes,
the setting for a rich variety of things in
bloom. Of the rare plants, only creeping
morning-glory, Evoivulus sericeus, was
out, with a few little white flowers on the
vine like bushes. It’s a species of sandy and
silty soils, glades and wet woods, from

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Newsletter of the Arkansas Native Plant Society

Fall 1997

California to Florida and south to Argentina,
and Warren Prairie may be its
northernmost outpost. Even at noon it held
its charm on such a cool, cloudy day.

More than 400 species of flowering
plants have been recorded from the Warren
Prairie natural area of some 500 acres on
the Drew-Bradley County line. We saw a
fair sampling of them. Sundrops (Oenothera
linifolia) were most abundant and followed
us form glade to glade with nits and lice
(Hypericum drummondii), water-willow
( Justica ovata ), and both forms of the wild
onion (bulblets and flowers — Allium
canadense vars. canadertse and mobilense.
Large blue flowers of the low wild- petunia
( Ruella humilis) were mixed among the
trailing stems of yellow puffs (Neptunia
lutea). The first few-like mimosa puffballs
of pure yellow were in full bloom and a
glorious sight. Neptunia is one of three
sensitive mimosoid legumes in the state and
much the most elegant. We had a good time
stroking the smooth plants! Powderpuff
( Mimosa strigillosa) and be-shame plant or
sensitive briar (Shrankia nuttallii ) are
Arkansas' other legumes that respond
defensively to the touch of an intruder,
Apparently a mechanism against insect
predation. Be-shame plant a common
roadside weed, is rare on the prairie but we
found one plant in bloom tangled up with a
yellow puff, perhaps dreaming of
intergeneric hybrids and taxonomic
monkey-wrenches.

The prize for the showiest plants of the
day went to the prickly-pear cacti (Opuntia
compressa), whose large and glossy yellow
flowers were at their peak. Green
milkweeds (Asclepias viridis) were
common and attractive, reclining in the
other vegetation, some in bloom, each with a
single massive umbel of those interesting
yellow-green flowers , and others with
fully developed, fat, inflated pods that would
soon be drying to release more than a
hundred plumed seeds apiece. Delicate white
spires of the spring ladies tresses orchids
( Spiranthes vernalis ) were coming into

bloom and the marsh pink was spectacular
but not at all abundant: the color is singular
at this time of the year on the prairie, and
the large pale pink flowers against a green
background were as distinct as flares even
at a distance. The prairie margins were in
color, too. Arrowhead (Sagittaria
papillosa) and spiderwort ( Tradescantia
occidental is) bloomed in the marshes,
skullcap (Scutellaria integri folia) in the
open woods.

The large, undisturbed interior
glades of the Warren Prairie preserve are
as pristine an environment as the Arkansas
Coastal Plain has to offer. Loblolly pine and
post oak , farkleberry and winged sumac
dominate the mysterious mounds. Dwarf
palmetto monopolizes the understory in
some of the low woods, just like Florida.
Palmetto, chittum wood, and three species of
hawthorn (Crataegus viridis , C. marshal I i ,
and C. spathulata, but not C opaca or
mayhaw) form small islands of woody
vegetation typically among a few dead snags
of pine out on the prairie glades. Abundant
Carolina ash and buttonbush dominate the
marshes. Warren Prairie is a preserve of
enormous beauty, interest, mystery, and
ecological diversity. A dozen plants are
known or recorded in Arkansas only or
principally from the site, and a few of
those, for instance sawgrass (Cladium
jamaicenseWWW ) and white-topped sedge
( Dichromena colorata , though documented
by specimens, have disappeared from the
site ( and from the state as well).

At present we know of 41 7 vascular plant
species occurring on the prairie 17-18%
of the flora of the entire state, including 64
species of grasses, 36 sedges, 57
composites, 1 2 ferns (Debbie Miller

added number 1 2 with her discovery of
adder's tongue, Oohioalossum vulaatum ,
four orchids, two carnivorous plants (we
saw sundew preparing to bloom), two
parasites, a cactus and a palm! The lichens
and bryophytes --reindeer moss and
British soldiers, haircap moss and
sphagnum— have never been inventoried.

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So come on down to the Coastal Rain and
join us on the next Warren Prairie field
trip! You might not get to taste Oxalis
violiacea , or smell Hedeoma hispida , but if
something isn’t going on, you get your
money back!

Minutes of the Spring Meeting

The meeting was called to order by John
Pelton.

Bill Summers from the Missouri

this conservation program. Members are
asked to consider if they would vote for this
conservation mission. As a small

Botanical Garden was introduced. He is
working on the new Flora of Missouri book.
This is a revision on Steyermark and is due
out the end of 1997 or the first of 1 998.

The introductory volume will be on
monocots. A second volume will follow. Mr.
Summers brought several Orchids of
Missouri books that are published by the
Department of Conservation in Missouri and
offered them for sale at $5 per book.

President John Pelton opened the
meeting. There being no announcements, he
made a report of his activities on behalf of
the membership. He had been trying to find
ways the society can forward education,
conservation, and preservation. John
Beneke had presented a proposal for a
summer intern with the Natural Heritage
Commission to the executive board in
January but that plan is not feasible at this
time. The president met with the Natural
Heritage Commission looking for other areas
with which to assist. The president and a
Natural Heritage Commission
representative, Bill Shepherd, went to the
forestry commission to look for areas in
which the society could be of aid. The
forestry commission was asked to help set
up controlled burns, for the Nature
Conservancy to help manage some natural
area. These burns are a tremendous cost to
the Nature Conservancy. The executive
board has asked that the membership
consider a board request to approve $1000
a year for our conservation programs. These
burns will be considered as a way to fulfill

organization we cannot do some of the larger
projects we would like unless we join up
with larger organizations.

Another area in which we can be of
use as a conservation organization is the
area of rare species or species of concern.
Bill Shepherd distributed a list of species of
concern in the state along with copies of
forms for reporting sitings of such species,
and also explained how to use the forms.

Over $700 has been given in
memorials to members who have died since
the last meeting, of which $225 was
designated. Undesignated funds were put in
the Delzie Demaree fund because several
large awards have been given out of that
fund recently.

The president asked that the
membership consider a board request to put
money from the fall auction into the Delzie
Demaree fund for one year.

The president reported that the
society was not able to consolidate all
memorial funds last spring but we have put
them all in one investment account and will
keep separate accounting "in house."

The president reminded the society
members that the executive committee was
intended to be the working committee.
January and June board meetings will be
used to work on society goals, investigate
areas of concern, and review reports of
issues affecting the society.

The president then asked for reports
from members of the executive committee.

Ciaytenia Newsletter of the Arkansas Native Plant Society Fall 1997

First was secretary Cathy Marak
who was to give the report of the fall '96
meeting. Mrs. Marak was unable to read the
minutes because those meeting notes were
not available. The reading of those minutes
was postponed until a future meeting.

Next, Don Crank gave a report on the field
trips for this spring meeting. Don opened
his report with the sentence, "The floaters
looked worse when they came out of the
water than they did when they went in." Don
thanked Dr. Marsh for arranging the float
trip. If there is interest and availability
there may be a float trip on the Caddo River
at the fall meeting.

Don announced a Sunday morning trip to
see the celestial lily to be led by Bob
Clearwater.

Bob Clearwater gave general
directions and set the time for the trip.

A list of field trips for later this
spring was discussed. These trips also
appeared in the Claytonia.

Don Crank thanked other people who
had lead field trips this spring: Jewel
Moore, Lou Burra, and Carl Hunter. Don
then mentioned people who would lead other
trips this spring and early summer. Bruce
and Lana Ewing to Black Fork; Eric Sundell
to Mississippi bottomlands; Ruth McDonald
to Thelson Falls Natural Area for the Red
Cockaded Woodpecker; Carl Amason to
Calion; Dan Larch to see herons; a trip to
the Poteau National Forest.

The fail meeting will be held the last
weekend in September (26-28) in
Glenwood, Arkansas.

Eric Sundell gave a presentation on
scholarships and awards. There were 4
applications for the Delzie Demaree and
Aileen McWilliams awards. David McDaniel
was awarded a $1500 Delzie Demaree
Scholarship. David is a senior at the
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

As had been discussed earlier by
John Pelton the society will try to award
fewer and larger awards, Last year seven
awards were given for $500 each. The
executive board felt if fewer and larger

awards were given there would be more
competitiveness.

The scholarship committee consists
of Don Culwell, Mac Stewart, and Eric
Sundell. A new chairman will soon be
appointed as Eric is rotating off the
committee.

Eric also gave a membership report.
The society has slightly over 300 members.
The earlier problem with the post office box
that was used for renewals has been fixed;
however, since Eric is the membership
chair please send renewals (and any other
membership concerns) to him at UA
Monticello. The directory is a little later
this year to ensure that people who renew
their dues at the spring meeting will be
included.

The Conservation Coalition member,
Gary Tucker, was unable to attend the
meeting.

Ron Doran was unable to attend the
general business meeting. He will do 4
issues of Ciaytonia--2 issues preceding the
biannual meetings to deal with issues
pertaining to the meeting and two other
issues with taxonomical articles,
memorials, and other items. Please send
these types of articles to Ron Doran.

Jason Anders gave the treasurers
report. He expressed his appreciation to Sue
Clark, former treasurer for her help. He
apologized to anyone who had mail returned
because of a mix up at the post office about
the P.0, box, Carl Amason moved to approve
the treasurer's report. Passed.

Several motions were brought for
consideration to the membership from the
executive board.

The first motion: To deposit
undesignated memorial funds into the Delzie
Demaree fund and to suspend the rules for
this year so money raised at the fall auction
be deposited to further the goals of the
Delzie Demaree fund. Seconded by Thera Lou
Adams. Passed.

Second motion: Each year the society
will give $1000 to a conservation
organization for conservation and

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preservation goals. Concerns were raised
about which conservation organization
should receive money. Carl Slaughter
supported the need for bums. Amended by
Car! Amason to: Each year the society will
give $1000 (as tong as funds are available)
to a conservation agency for conservation
and preservation goals as long as the society
is given credit for it's contribution. Other
concerns were that the executive board and
not the membership would have the say in
what organization or project was supported
by the money. The Chair assured the
membership that the executive board will
follow the wishes of the membership in this
matter. Eric Sundell reported that all
actions of the executive board are subject to
approval by the membership. Each year the
board will recommend an agency to give the
money to but that choice will have to be
approved by the membership. Seconded by
Thera Lou Adams. Passed. Third motion:

This year the $ 1 000 should go to the Nature
Conservancy for a site in Clark County, AR.

Seconded by Mr. Shenegy and others.

Passed.

This concluded the business portion
of the spring meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Cathy Marak

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Upcoming Plant
Events

Mid-South Native Plant Conference:
Using Native Plants in Your Landscape.
Friday, October 24-Sunday, October 26.
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee
Registration $70 until Oct. 1, $85 if
received after that date. Includes Friday’s
gourmet dinner in the Gardens, snacks,
Saturday lunch, and a T-shirt if you
register by October 1 5.

Send checks payable to MSNPC to
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applications for membership, changes of name,
address, e-mail address or telephone numbers to:

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President John Pclton

President Elect ...Don Crank

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Secretary Cathy Marak

Treasurer... Jason Anders

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NEWSLETTER OF THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
Winter 1997/98 Voi. 18, No. 4

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From the President’s Desk

We will sadly mi$s Kathleen Peek who died on
Saturday. November 22. 1997.

Positive notes: Cindy Osborne (ANHC) has
compiled some of the forms to be used in
monitoring the Natural Areas. She will
continue the process for the other areas. I have
forwarded the information to those who have
volunteered to monitor areas. I hope others
will continue to offer. I will keep you posted as
to the remaining areas.

Mina Marsh is getting information ready
for me so we can pursue the project that she and
John Pelton were working on. As soon as I
receive that material, we can move forward.

John Pelton has agreed to chair the
committee to work with the next Wildflower
Symposium. Carl Hunter, Lana Ewing, and Lois
Wilson have been appointed to the nominating
committee and will present their slate at the
Spring Meeting in Monticello.

I have ordered three copies of Keys to
the Flora of Arkansas, have asked Dr. Smith to
advise me as to how to buy copies An Atlas and

Annotated List of The Vascular Plants of
Arkansas for you to be able to purchase these
items at the Annual Meetings. Hand lens and
metric rulers will also be available. Dr. Jewell
Moore has offered to lead discussions at the
Meetings to help us better use the “Keys”.

Since you did vote to make an annual
contribution to “Conservation”, I plan to
appoint a committee composed of a member
from each geographical quarter of the State to
make recommendations to the Board as to the
best use of these funds.

Wayne Owen, botanist for the Ouachita
National Forest, has offered to plan a Rare Plant
Conference. Tom Foti, John Logan, Wayne and I
have a preliminary meeting in early December.
Wayne is experienced in this area and I am very
excited about the value of the Conference to the
flora of Arkansas. If the ANPS is willing to
sponsor the Conference, it will probably be held
early in 1999. I will keep you informed.

[continued on next page]

& IN THIS ISSUE:

LETTER TO UARK 2

FIELD TRIP REPORTS

Ouachita ttetTonahPo rest ...4

Buttermilk Springs 4

Grassy Lake 6

Calion 6

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY PROJECT 8

GROWING WILD FLOWERS 9

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM 9

SPRING MEETING

WHEN: APRIL 24, 25, 26
WHERE: MONTICELLO

DETAILS: IN NEXT CLAYTONIA
SEE YOU THERE

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Winter 1997/98

AREA OF CONCERN: Many of you have
heard that Dr. Smith has asked for early
retirement. If approved, the Herbarium at
the UARK will have a new curator which ,
apparently, will be Dr. Johnie Gentry.
Regardless, the Herbarium is supposed to be
moved to the Biomass Building. The major
concern appears to be for the long-range
program of taxonomy and of the future of the
Herbarium at the UARK. i do believe that the
best place (but perhaps not the only place)
for the Herbarium is at the UARK.- Dr. Gary
Tucker, Communications Chairman of the
AN PS has composed a letter to Dr. Dwight
Taiburt, Chairman of the Biology
Department. Dr. Tucker’s letter is printed
next in this Claytonia. I have taken it upon
myself to endorse this move on behalf of the
AN PS. I expect that you will “let me know”
if you disapprove of this action. I suggest to
you that you may want to compose your own
letter and mail it to Dr. Taiburt. Individual
letters should have better effects than a
mass mailing of one letter.

This may not be the fanciest President’s
note you ever received; however, I felt that
you would want a report of our activities
and plans. To the Executive Board, let us
have a Board Meeting about 5:45 PM prior
to the Spring Meeting. It may be necessary
to modify the time to accommodate Steve and
Cathy Marak who must come from
Fayetteville.

To the membership, I believe that
my job as President is to carry out the
plans that the Executive Board establishes
and I believe the job of the Executive Board
is to carry out your plans, but as Dr. Eric
Sundell said “Let us have fun”.

Don Crank, President

:=J LETTER TO DR. TALBURT

December 1, 1997

Dr. Dwight Taiburt, Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
631 Science Engineering Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

RE: Future of Herbarium and Plant

Taxonomy Degree Program at University of
Arkansas

Dear Dr. Taiburt:

Recently we learned that Dr. Edwin
B. Smith will probably retire from the
University of Arkansas (University) in the
not so distant future. This letter is written
out of our concern for the plant taxonomy
program in the Biology Department
(Department) as it is expressed in teaching,
research, degree offerings, and the
herbarium.

Today there is a critical shortage of
plant taxonomists and taxonomic literature
to facilitate plant identification on a
worldwide basis. Arkansas has few
taxonomists and a meager base of taxonomic
literature. This is not the time to retreat,
however, and we must have a plant
taxonomy program at the University.

Many institutions have abandoned
taxonomy out of interest for newer specialty
fields. That is a dangerous trend, however,
and we must not follow that path in
Arkansas. We need to complete a systematic
inventory of Arkansas's plant species;
produce a state flora with descriptions,
illustrations, and keys; and continue to
train students in plant taxonomy.

State agencies often play a major
role in inventorying natural diversity and
in making that information available to the
public in many states. The Arkansas Natural
Heritage Commission conducts natural
diversity inventories, but its small budget
does not allow much effort annually. The
agency has very little political support, and
that makes University

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activities critical. The University has a
responsibility and can play a critical role in
helping to inventory and preserve the
state's biota before it is gone. Furthermore,
the University must continue to train
taxonomists for employment by state and
federal agencies.

The University herbarium is the
major plant collection in the state, and its
curator occupies a unique role. The
herbarium and its staffing must be
continued and utilized in research, teaching,
and graduate training. Although it is not a
large collection, the University herbarium
is an extremely valuable collection. A
reduction in its status from a working
collection to a static museum collection
would be short sighted. Some researchers
think that the days of plant taxonomy and a
herbarium are long past, but plant
systematics certainly is a relevant study for
the modern university.

The old Department of Botany and
Microbiology is a thing of the past, but the
study of botany is not. We encourage you
and other Department members build on
what you now have and develop an improved
program in plant taxonomy. This will
require a full-time taxonomist position and
support for the herbarium. If University
funding is inadequate, outside funding should
be sought. Find a young, newly trained
taxonomist who has an interest in students,
field work, and herbarium work and give
him/her the necessary support to develop a
program. The smaller institutions of higher
education will send students to the
University for training in taxonomy if a
program is available and if they can get
some reasonable financial support.

Dr. Smith has worked for years
toward production of a state flora, and his
Atlas and Keys to~Jhe~Flora represent major
contributions toward that goal. The
University owes Dr. Smith a debt of
gratitude for his long years of productivity
and must see that his work is carried on.

We are confident that financial support
toward production of a state flora is
available from outside sources within the
state.

As representatives of the Arkansas
Native Plant Society, we want you to know of
our vital concern that there is a positive
future for the plant taxonomy program at
the University.

Kindest regards,

Don Crank, President

Gary E. Tucker, Communications Chair

Arkansas Native Plant Society

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FIELD TRIP REPORTS

Saturday Morning
ANPS Fall Meeting
September 27, 1997
by John Simpson

A group of approximately thirty plant
lovers attending the fall meeting of the ANPS
met early Sept. 27 at the host motel in
Glenwood, We were greeted by bright
sunshine and pleasant temperatures for the
45 minute caravan drive into the Ouachita
National Forest. A short walk from the
parking spot took us to a clear, mountain
stream. Along the way were noted

punctilobula (Hay-scented Fern) there.

Below the seep at creekside were
blooming Arkansas Alumroot (probably
Heuchera villosa var.arkansana) which
were mostly growing out of crevices in the
large stones. Numerous pictures were taken
as it was a new plant for many. We had been
advised to watch for Loessel’s Twayblade as
it could be expected at this site but none was
found. To everyone’s pleasure, a sharp-eyed
member did find Fall Coral Root. Also of
interest was the large stand of Scouring
Rush ( Equisetum hyemale var.affine) at
streamsrde.

Cypripedium kentuckiensis (Large Yellow
Lady-slipper), reminding us of their
beautiful and distinctive spring blooms.

After another stream crossing, we returned
to the cars and headed back toward Glenwood,
stopping at the Crystal recreation Area for a
walk along the stream. There, we admired
the beauty of the brilliant Cardinal flower,

( Lobelia cardinaiis). Of additional interest
there were White Pine ( Pinus strobus)
reportedly escaped from an old attempt to
introduce that species commercially. A large
Cucumber Magnolia (Magnolia acuminata)
in the picnic area drew interest also, a new
face to many and also for this area.

I thoroughly enjoyed leading this
group of nice people on a nice day to a nice
spot in our Ouachita National Forest.

After a few stepping stones were
judiciously placed, we all made it across the
stream-more or less dry. A walk upstream
brought us to a seep whose drainage
characteristic may have actually been
improved by the sites being a very old
logging road which had flattened the slope a
bit. At the seep -were-£?epafifa acrostichoides
(Silvery Glade Fern) [Ed. note: This is a new
scientific name for Athyrium thelypteroides that is
given in the Flora of North America.], Phegopteris
hexagonoptera (Broad Beech Fern), Royal
Fern ( Osmunda regalis var.spectabilis) and
large Cinnamon Ferns. We did not attempt to
climb the rather steep hillside though there

Sunday Morning
ANPS Fall Meeting
September 28, 1997
by Carl Amason

This Sunday morning was pleasant: not hot,
not-coldrnot dry and dusty, not wet and
muddy. The eager participants formed a
caravan and drive in a northerly direction
through Glenwood into Montgomery County
and through Caddo Gap to the Buttermilk
Springs Area. The mountains gained in
altitude, the air was delightful and the paved
road gave way to a rocky gravel but dustless
country road which in turn gave way to a

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dustless gravel road with overhanging
branches of trees, mostly winged elms. The
group came to a wet area where parking was
secured by everyone and then the group
reformed into a walking scouting group. And
the group didn’t have far to scout.

Leader Don Crank pointed out the many
ferns growing along the wet ditch with a
piped free flowing spring coming out of the
hillside. Ferns found were Athyrium felix-
femina {lady fern), Thelyptehs
noveboracensis (New York fern), Onoclea
sen sibil is (sensitive fern) and Lorinseria
areolata (netted chain fern). Also in the wet
ditches were many flowering Impatiens
capensis (jewel weed) with lingering
orange flowers and ripening seed pods. The
group quickly took to the rise where there
were several non-blooming Rhododendron
viscosum, and on the way to Buttermilk
Spring, Gail Clearwater found a beautiful
flowering Monotropa hypopithys (pinesap)
with vivid yellow and red colors. Later
many of the pinesaps were found.

Just beyond was Buttermilk Spring, a
smallish concreted pool of spring water
which had some whitish residue covering
the concrete and beyond the container, the
water had also precipitated the same residue
on fallen leaves, twigs and soil of the spring
branch. Above the spring , the flowing
water from the other springs was clear and
further down , the residue was diluted into
lesser amounts of precipitation, it was here
that the property owners, Richard and
Sherry Burke and teenage son Richard
caught up with us. Thoughtfully , Don Crank
had contacted them and they joined our
group and also our Society. They were
delightful. Richard told the origin of the
name Buttermilk Spring came from the fact
that if one stirred the clear water with a
stick the precipitate broke into whitish
particles and gave the spring the temporary
appearance of buttermilk. Meanwhile the
photographers were taking the opportunity
to take pictures of the uncommon pinesap.

Don lead a group up the spring branch to
show a plant of the rare fern Dryopteris
celsa (log fern). Lana and Bruce Ewing led
others down the stream through a marshy

area and others stayed on drier soil. On a
slight ridge in a wet area Cathy Marak found
a flowering Spiranthes and again the
photographers went to work. The marshy
area ran into a wet ditch by the road and
everyone reassembled on the road. Lana and
Bruce found a fruiting vine of Calycocarpum
lyoni (cup seed). This is an uncommon vine
and its fruit was broken open to show the
“cupseed” kernel. Adjacent was a fruiting
shrub of Corylus americana (American
hazelnut). The roadside was in flower with
many aster spp. and Bidens aristosa ( showy
Spanish needles) and Eupatorium
coelestinum (mist flower or wild ageratum)
The Group was headed to a truncated
rocky ridge that had been blasted to get rock
for the granules used in asphalt shingles in
Caddo Gap. The bluff terminated in a pool of
black water where the Burkes fished quite a
bit. The bank along the pool was easy
walking as it had a tram-like roadbed. And
the day was well on its way of its morning
ending. Here is where the field trippers
began to break up in individual automobiles
as another AN PS meeting had been
successfully concluded with so many people
with a happy feeling and deeper appreciation
of the beautiful countryside with its plants,
animals and kindred souls. It seems that
everyone wanted to return to the Buttermilk
Springs area in any season to see what
nature had to offer and to wish the Burke
family well.

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Grassy Lake

by Joe Stuckey

Fifteen AN PS members and friends met at
9:30 Saturday morning, October 4, at
Fulton, Arkansas for a field trip to grassy
lake. Weather conditions were ideal, with
clear skies, low humidity, and mild
temperatures. We were greeted by the
warden, Wayne Gooden, and Dr. Carl Nelson,
president of Texarkana College, (and my
boss.) Dr. Nelson is the current chairman
of the grassy lake board of directors, and
had just returned from a very successful
squirrel hunt, Saturday being the first day
of squirrel season in Arkansas.

After a brief introduction and
description of the history and ecology of the
lake by Wayne, we broke up into smaller
groups for walking field trips and a boat
ride out on the lake itself.

Some of our members such as Bill
Shepherd, and Helen & Max Parker came for
the dual purpose of botanizing and birding.
Unfortunately, the large and varied
populations of water birds were not present
today. The large concentrations of herons
and egrets that had been nesting in such
abundance in May were now gone, and there
were as yet no waterfowl coming in for the
fall, with the exception of a few blue wing
teal.

Another disappointment was the lack
of alligator sightings. They are normally
most visible on hot afternoons in the
summer and fall, basking on mud banks and
floating almost submerged. It was probably
just a little too cool, and a little too early in
the day for them. However, Dale Thomas
was treated to a sight of a small group of
recently hatched babies on his boat trip.
Grassy lake has a very large alligator
population, estimated at from
3-4 alligators per acre of water, and the
lake covers some 3,000 acres, depending
upon water level. And take it from me,
there are some very large “gators in there.

The vegetation, as usual, was varied,
unusual, and unique. Virginia willow, jewel
weed, sensitive and fragile ferns, along with

paw-paw, yellow lady’s slipper orchids,
green violets, swamp red maple, cypress,
and many other species too numerous to
mention could be seen along the elevated
wooden walkways to and from the lake and
boat docks. Smooth bur marigold was
blooming in large beautiful clumps on the
floating islands out in the lake.

The rarest find of the day, by either
Dale Thomas or Carl Amason, I'm
not sure which, was a specimen of Psilotum
nudum, or whisk fern, a very
primitive fern relative which has been
reported only in a couple of
counties in Arkansas.

Calion, November 1, 1997
by Amason

The chosen day of the field trip was a cool
partly cloudy day following some much
needed rains. In spite of some people getting
lost in the Calion area, the group met,
enjoyed fellowship and coffee with Thera
Lou Adam’s celebrated and well known tea
log pastry. Bob and Sandra Gamble came
first and helped host the group through the
first meeting and greeting time (recovering
from getting lost and finding the place!) and
that is always a help.

Since Carl’s field trips are gentile,
no mountains to climb, no rivers to swim,
or sloughs to wade, one can fall in line or
drop out as they feel fit to do.

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As an introduction to a “wild area”,
the group began by strolling down the hard
surfaced county road and looking at plants
that had been mowed off by the county road
machinery and had resprouted some
flowering stems which were in bloom, but
in an impoverished condition. But everyone
seemed to enjoy seeing Liatris elegans and
Liatris aspera, and their differences. Also
it was evident in the “yellow or pale”
centers of Bidens aristata and the dark
centers or eyes of Helianthus angustifolia .
Some resprouted Lobelia puberuia were in
blue flowers, and the yellow Gaillardia
aestivalis were in nice blooms. A
demonstration of fire ant activity was given
which gave everyone a revelation, of their
action.

Meanwhile Dr. Dale Thomas of
Northeast Louisiana University was
“making hay” by gathering herbarium
specimens. Cathy Marak of Springdale
expressed their feeling of being in another
world as did Winnie Dawson of Canada
(summer) and Malvern.

Virginia Alexander and Sue Clark were
fascinated by the exotic sansanquas in bloom
and the Japanese climbing fern ( Lygodium
japonicum) which is somewhat weedy, but
delightful. George and Lillie Sinclair always
come and contribute their knowledge to the
group and they now live in Marshall,
Arkansas, A.J. and Gloria Higgenbottom of
Murfeesboro enjoyed the group and plan to
return for Chionanthus virgin icus (fringe
tree or grancy greybeard) latter. Pat Hall
of El Dorado usually comes when her
workload allows her to get away for a day.
And Thera Lou not only brought her
pastries, but a young lady from Bearden,
Amber Taylor, who is eagerly collecting
leaves of trees at her age of thirteen.

A flowering tree of Hamamelis
virginiana was found among a grove of
others with lemon-colored autumn foliage
and close by a

flowering stem of Gentiana saponaria and
again the photographers got busy. Showy
red berries were found on several species of

hollies and even yellow berries on a form of
Ilex vomitoria (yaupon).

There are so many things growing
naturally and unnaturally about an old
farmstead that it is difficult to show them
all in one daytime period to a group of
nature-loving people but there is always
something to show in season, so many others
are left to enjoy for another day. In short it
was a happy day.

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BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY PROJECT by Mina Marsh

The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
(NHC) has recently undertaken a new
project to help students develop an
understanding and appreciation of biological
diversity. Materials will be developed for
the Biodiversity Curriculum Project to
focus on several key questions: What is
biodiversity? Why is it important? How is
it expressed in each students personal
environment and in the state? How does
biodiversity affect people and cultures
everywhere? And how do people affect
biodiversity?

Curriculum materials for use K-12
will be developed to represent each natural
division of Arkansas, They will compare and
show relationships between neighboring
environments, ecosystems, and regions, and
they will demonstrate the connections
between the natural environment and
literature, the arts, and social studies.

During the week of June 22-28,
1997, members of the NHC staff and
commission chairman Ellen Nsaville spent
two days in the office and in the field with
20 Arkansas teachers, providing scientific
information the teachers needed to develop
curriculum units. The team of staff and
teachers then traveled to the Arkansas
School of Mathematics and Sciences where
they produced more than 65 lesson plans by
the end of the week. They are scheduled to
meet again in December to fill in gaps and
design specifications for hands-on materials
and activities.

School District. Then the design team will
evaluate, make revisions, and refine the
materials to spotlight biodiversity within
all six natural divisions. The commission
expects a statewide release of project
materials in the year 2000. To the extent
possible, loan items and printed materials
will be distributed by the regional education
cooperatives, though they will be available
directly from the commission to schools that
are not served by the cooperatives. Some
materials will be accessible through the
World Wide Web or directly from other
agencies and organizations.

Much of the support for this project
has been received in a grant from the
Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources
Council. It is also supported in part by
grants from the Arkansas Humanities
Council and the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the Winthrop Rockefeller
Foundation, and the Ross Foundation.

We hope members of ANPS will
begin thinking of ways they can help
teachers in their local communities make
the best use of these materials. Watch for
more news about this project as it develops.

Mina Marsh, Deputy Director
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
E-mail: Mina@dah.state.ar.us
Telephone: (501)324-9760
FAX: (501) 324-9618

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j aa as a ■ . — — ■— — — — —

Carl Hunter’s Hints for Growing Wild Flowers

Species: There are over 1 ,000 species of
wildflowers growing in Arkansas, Many of
these are now available from suppliers as
plants or seeds. You can find wildflowers
that will grow under your conditions.

Soils: You should grow wildflowers that
are growing in the wild under conditions
similar to yours. Grow wildflowers that
grow in your part of the state. They are
very adaptable, however, and exceptions can
be made.

Planting: Rake the soil so that it is smooth
and as level as possible. Seeds must be in
contact with the soil.

Tiny seeds that are almost like dust
should simpiy be dropped on top of the
prepared soil.. They can be mixed with dry
sand to get an even distribution and to show
were you have put the seed.

Average seeds can be lightly raked in.

Large seeds should be thoroughly raked
in, or plant in rows about three times as
deep as the thickness of the seed.

Seedbed: Till the soil about three inches
deep and rake off the grass, leaves, etc. If
you can not till because of rocks or roots,
rake off all the litter. Here the seeds can be
covered with topsoil.

Fertilize: Use 13-13-13 or near this

mix. Scatter thinly on the ground so that
the particles are about one inch apart. Or
spread commercial or retted manure thinly
over the ground. Till the fertilizer or rake
it in, (Note: if wildflowers are growing
nearby, you will probably not need
fertilizer).

Dates: Nearly all seeds can be planted in
the fall, especially perennials. Follow
directions on package. Perennial plants
should be set out in the fall or the spring;
annual in the spring. January is a good
month to plant seed in pots in the house.
Transplant outside in April.

Growing season: If plants become pale,
yellowish, or do not seem to be growing
well, apply fertilizer at low rates. Pull or
hoe grass and weeds. Water enough to keep
soil moist so plants can grow and bloom
well.

Arkansas Native Plant Society Membership Application

Membership Categories: Name

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_$25 Family Membership City

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1997/98

ANPS OFFICERS

Please check your mailing label.

If your mailing label has a 97 or
earlier it is time to renew!

Life members should have an L.

Please fill in the information form on the
bottom of page 9 and send with your renewals,
applications for membership, changes of name,
address, e-mail address or telephone numbers
to:

Eric Sundell, Membership ANPS
Division of Mathematics and Sciences
University of Arkansas
Monticelio, AR 71655

President: Don Crank
Past President: John Pelton
President Elect: Joe Stuckey
Vice-president: Steve Marak
Editor: Ron Doran
Historian: Martha Wyre
Secretary: Cathy Marak
Membership: Eric Sundell
Treasurer: Jason Anders
Arkansas Coalition: Carl Hunter
Awards/Scholarship: Annette Holder
Communications: Gary Tucker

The purpose of the
Arkansas Native Plant Society

is to promote the preservation, conservation, and study of the wild plants and vegetation of
Arkansas, the education of the public to the value of the native flora and its habitat, and the

publication of related information.

Claytonia

Ron Doran, Editor
900 E. Center

Harding University Box 10846
Searcy. AR 72149-0001

CULWELL, Dr. Donald E. LF

3 Magnolia Drive
Conway, AR 72032

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