Rare Plant Monitoring Program training quiz

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* 1. From the Rare Plant Monitoring Program website open the Rare Plant Finder. Zoom into Fond Du Lac and use the legend in the upper right corner to filter the map for plants best identified in spring. Which of the following plants blooms in spring and has been found near the City of Fond Du Lac?

Prairie parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii)

Golden-seal (Hydrastis canadensis)

Northern monkshood (Aconitum noveboracense)

Shore sedge (Carex lenticularis)

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* 2. Click on “Species page” at the bottom of the popup of the plant population identified in question 1. This will take you to a DNR webpage about this species. Click on the “Habitat and Landscapes” tab. Which of the following habitats is the plant found in?

Wet-mesic prairie

Southern mesic forest

Emergent marsh

Boreal forest

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* 3. If you want to survey for this rare plant population how would you sign up for a survey assignment?

After using the Rare Plant Finder, email the RPMP program coordinator with the plant name and township it is known from

The dots on the Rare Plant Finder map show the true location of the plant population. I’ll just search there!

Visit the closest natural area with suitable habitat for the rare plant

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* 4. In order to confirm your report, a photo of the rare plant you found must be submitted along with your data form.

True

False