Boots On The Ground Conservation

Flora of North America

The Flora of North America (FNA) presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. The Flora will appear in 30 volumes and will be available in print and on the Web.

Volume 1 presents and excellent overview of the subject matter:

Index

Introduction     History of the Flora of North America Project

Chapter 1         Climate and Physiography of North America

Chapter 2         The Soils of North America

Chapter 3         History of North American Flora

Chapter 4         Paleoclimates, Vegetation, and Floras of North America

Chapter 5         Vegetation of North America North of Mexico

Chapter 6         Phytogeography of North America North of Mexico

Chapter 7         Taxonomic Botany and Floristics in North America

Chapter 8         Weeds in North America

Chapter 9         Ethnobotany and Economic Botany of the North American Flora

Chapter 10       Plant Conservation in the Flora of North America Region

Chapter 11       Concepts of Species and Genera

Chapter 12       Pteridophytes of North America

Chapter 13       Gymnosperm Classification

Chapter 14       The General System of Classification of Flowering Plants

Chapter 15       Flowering Plant Families An Overview

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