The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual

by Ann Fowler Rhoads, Timothy A. Block, Anna Anisko (Illustrator)

Overview

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; with 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, agricultural county agents, students, and amateur naturalists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812240030
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	09/05/2007
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	1056
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

At the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Ann Rhoads is Senior Scientist of the Pennsylvania Flora Project, Timothy Block is Director of Botany, and Anna Anisko is Botanical Illustrator. They are coauthors of The Trees of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments

Introduction
How to Use the Manual
Symbols and Abbreviations
Collecting and Preserving Plant Specimens
Brief Floristic Description of Pennsylvania
Endangered and Threatened Species Programs

General Keys to Families
Master key
Sectional keys

Spore-bearing Vascular Plants
Gymnosperms
Basal Angiosperms
Monocots
Ceratophyllales
Magnoliids
Dicots

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Indispensable. . . . It covers all of Pennsylvania's vascular plants. . . . In addition to its usefulness in teaching, this book is a vital research tool. . . . Gardeners, amateur botanists, and naturalists will find The Plants of Pennsylvania to be practical, accessible, and a joy to use."

Rhodora

"Finally, an illustrated guide to the flora of Pennsylvania written by highly respected authorities! A highly technical but user-friendly manual; every serious amateur and professional naturalist in Pennsylvania will want a copy."

Larry J. Schweiger

Developed in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Flora Database project and compiled by botanists at Pennsylvania's Morris Arboretum, this guide provides a means of identifying the more than 3,000 species of ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, dicots, and monocots that are both native and naturalized in the state. Includes keys to families, genera, and species; extensive b&w 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. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"Finally, an illustrated guide to the flora of Pennsylvania written by highly respected authorities! A highly technical but user-friendly manual; every serious amateur and professional naturalist in Pennsylvania will want a copy."—Larry J. Schweiger, President, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

"This 1061-page book deserves a place in every gardener's and wildflower lover's home."—Pocono Record

"Meticulously compiled, carefully illustrated. . . . This book is as accurate and complete as possible in every detail."—Pennsylvania Forests

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