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Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms

Author: K.U. Kramer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1990-09-28

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9783540517948

This encyclopedia offers access to the diversity of ferns and seed plants, the most important groups of green land plants. Available information of general and systematic relevance is synthesized at the level of families. Evidence from virtually all disciplines important to modern taxonomy makes the work a most valuable source of reference not only for taxonomists, but for all who are interested in the various aspects of plant diversity. A revised classification includes a complete inventory of genera along with their diagnostic features, keys for identification, and references to the literature. The first volume deals with pteridophytes and gymnosperms.

Hawai'i's Ferns and Fern Allies

Author: Daniel Dooley Palmer

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780824825225

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He includes information from Hawaiian folklore and mythology, describes uses of ferns by native Hawaiians, and updates Hawaiian common names. More than one hundred line drawings illustrate all 222 species, varieties, and forms, and some hybrids." "This well-researched and highly readable book will be enthusiastically received by amateur and professional naturalists, fern enthusiasts, and professional botanists."--BOOK JACKET.

Michigan Ferns and Lycophytes

Author: Daniel D. Palmer

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2018-05-25

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 0472123653

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Michigan’s ferns and lycophytes are among the state’s most fascinating plants. The species in these groups exhibit incredibly diverse life cycles and an amazing array of morphology. Some species such as the Bracken fern are widespread and aggressive, dominating forest understories throughout much of northern Michigan, while other species are exceedingly rare and adapted to life solely in harsh niche habitats where little else can grow. Unlike the well-studied flowering plants and gymnosperms, Michigan’s ferns and lycophytes have long lacked a reliable, up-to-date guidebook, and this book fills that gap. Covering all 120 taxa found in the state, it features detailed keys, species descriptions, and range maps alongside precise illustrations. Readers learn about the etymology of species’ common and scientific names as well as interesting facts about their historic uses by humans and place within the Michigan ecosystem. The book also provides information on the challenging taxonomy of many ferns and lycophytes, with special attention given to the species likely to hybridize and those prone to misidentification. This is a must-have reference for anyone who wishes to learn about these important components of the Great Lakes flora.

Index to Botanical Monographs

Author: Botanical Society of the British Isles

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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"A guide to monographs and taxonomic papers relating to Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams found growing wild in the British Isles.""The present work contains nearly 1,900 references to monographs, taxonomic and cyto-taxonomic papers which have been published since 1800, though a vew important monographs which appeared prior to that date have been deemed worthy of inclusion."

Flora of North America: Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms

Author: Flora of North America Editorial Committee

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0195082427

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This second volume of the magnificent compendium exhaustively describes and classifys the ferns, fern allies, and gymnosperms of North America. Covering over two dozen fern and half a dozen gymnosperm families, they survey fern species of both ecological and horticultural importance and review such gymnosperm taxa as the conifers (the dominant trees in many forests as well as important timber plants) and cycads, which display significant evolutionary features. In all, the volume assembles 509 species of ferns and fern allies and infraspecific taxa in 70 genera.

Ferns of Southern Africa: A Comprehensive Guide (PVC)

Author: Neil R. Crouch

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2012-07-24

Total Pages: 779

ISBN-13: 1431701432

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This comprehensive guide to the ferns of southern Africa (covering South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia) throws new light on a fascinating category of plants that is little known by the general public . User-friendly and accessible, it will enable quick and sure identification of all 321 ferns known to occur in the region. Each species features a double-page spread with a full plate of photographs (including close-ups); informative line drawings where necessary; clear text descriptions; tables that highlight differences between similar-looking species; and distribution maps based on years of intensive fieldwork. In addition, there are identification keys to families, genera and species. To compile this book the authors travelled extensively and took some 30 000 photographs, even finding several new species of fern. They are all treated in this guide – some described here for the first time. This unique and beautiful volume will become the standard reference book on the ferns of southern Africa.

Hawai‘i’s Ferns and Fern Allies

Author: Daniel D. Palmer

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2008-09-30

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0824843789

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Hawaii's Ferns and Fern Allies is the first comprehensive survey of Hawaii's ferns to be published in more than 100 years. The book covers endemic, indigenous, and naturalized ferns and fern allies (including rare and endangered taxa), providing dichotomous keys, basionyms and synonyms, technical descriptions and distributions, a glossary, and statistical information. The author addresses unresolved taxonomic problems and offers suggestions for future research. He includes information from Hawaiian folklore and mythology, describes uses of ferns by native Hawaiians, and updates Hawaiian common names. More than 100 line drawings illustrate all 222 species, varieties, and forms, and some hybrids. The volume is based on extensive fieldwork, studies of herbarium collections worldwide, and consultations with pteridologists, local ecologists, and collectors. It provides the much-needed scientific basis for a new, worldwide appreciation of Hawaiian ferns and fern allies and for major efforts to protect and conserve them. This well-researched and highly readable book will be enthusiastically received by amateur and professional naturalists, fern enthusiasts, and professional botanists.