Ray Russ wrote:
> I'm wondering if any readers out there can point me towards any texts
> similar to the classic _Vascular Flora of the Carolinas_.
>> My understanding is that it was one of the most complete inventories of an
> area *ever* performed in North America and would like to know if other
> such texts exist.
>> Thanks for any input.
As an undergraduate at Michigan I was fortunate to be associated with Ed Voss
while he was (and still is) writing the "Michigan Flora":
Part 1 Gymnosperms and Monocots (1972)
Part 2 Dicots (1st half) (1985)
Part 3 Dicots (2nd half) (expected in 1998 at the current rate)
They contain workable keys, distribution maps, and readable descriptions. For
example in the general description of the Brassicaceae he writes: "...one does
not get a toxic dose of mustard oils from anointing a hamburger, and most
children are in no danger of overeating brussels sprouts or broccoli!
Jon
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