The Plants of Pennsylvania

by Rhoads, Ann Fowler; Block, Timothy A.; Anisko, Ann

• ISBN13: 9780812235357
• ISBN10: 0812235355
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Summary

Pennsylvania, a state of diverse geography and geology, is rich in flora. The Plants of Pennsylvania provides a means of positively identifying the more than 3,000 species of flowering plants, ferns, and gymnosperms native or naturalized in the Commonwealth. The manual includes keys to families, genera, and species; extensive diagnostic illustrations; scientific and common names; and data on distribution ranges, relative frequency, rare and endangered species, blooming and fruiting periods; taxonomic notes; and an illustrated glossary.

The information meticulously reflects the plants as represented in Pennsylvania and is derived from specimens collected within the state.

Developed in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Flora Database project and compiled by botanists at the Morris Arboretum, the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The Plants of Pennsylvania is an authoritative, accessible guide to Pennsylvania's plant life. It will be indispensable to taxonomists, conservationists, ecologists, foresters, land planners, teachers, agricultur

Author Biography

Ann Fowler Rhoads is Director of Botany, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. Timothy a. Block is Assistant Director of Botany, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. Anna Anisko is Botanical Illustrator, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(8)
Format	1	(1)
How to Use the Manual	1	(1)
Symbols and Abbreviations	2	(2)
Collecting and Preserving Plant Specimens	4	(1)
Brief Floristic Description of Pennsylvania	5	(1)
Endangered and Threatened Species Programs	6	(3)
General Keys to Families	9	(50)
Master Key	9	(1)
Sectional keys	10	(49)
Ferns and Fern Allies	59	(48)
Gymnosperms	107	(10)
Angiosperms, Dicots	117	(600)
Angiosperms, Monocots	717	(286)
Glossary	1003	(18)
Bibliography	1021	(2)
Index	1023