The WVDNR has announced the release of the "Checklist and Atlas of the Vascular Flora of West Virginia" by Paul J Harmon, Donna Ford-Werntz, and William Grafton. The WVNPS has agreed to help spread the word about this important addition to the state's botanical literature. Below is a html conversion of the announcement originally in Word format. If you have trouble viewing this conversion, or would like to print out a copy, you can get the original word document here. Photos are the property of the WVDNR and should not be used without permission from the WVDNR.
ANNOUNCING:
CHECKLIST AND ATLAS OF THE VASCULAR
FLORA OF WEST VIRGINIA by Paul J. Harmon, Donna Ford-Werntz, and
William Grafton
The checklist and
county dot-map atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia is now available!
This 381-page printed document includes a series of
completely revised lists of the vascular plants known to occur outside of
cultivation in West Virginia.
County dot maps indicate from which
counties each of the 2503 taxa is recorded. Open and solid dots indicate
whether each was recorded after 1976 or not.
Botanists, ecologists, foresters, biologists,
land managers, naturalists, horticulturalists and gardeners will all
find this book extremely valuable, providing …
· a reference to names and classification of all the ferns, trees,
wildflowers and other vascular plants and the counties in the state in which
they occur;
·
which species are native, introduced, adventive, or exotic;
·
which are classified as wetland species, which may be invasive to
natural areas;
·
those needing further field work,
·
those needing systematic study, and
·
those tracked by the West Virginia Natural Heritage program as
state rare.
Each book is
a spirally-bound, 8.5 x 11 inch formatted document suitable as a field
reference or an addition to one’s library or herbarium shelf. Inside front and back covers hold a table of
abbreviations and icons found throughout the book, and an index map of the counties
of West Virginia.
The entire
work is indexed on common names, current scientific names as well as the scientific
names used in the classic manual, Flora
of West Virginia by P. D. Strausbaugh and Earl L. Core (Seneca Books, Inc.,
Morgantown, WV, 1977).
Color-coded
Sections include:
- Checklist by
Division, Class, Family and Scientific Name
- Checklist by
Scientific Name
- Exotic and
Introduced Taxa Not Confirmed as Naturalized
- Reported Taxa
Not Documented as Part of the Flora
- Taxa Excluded
From the Checklist
- Atlas of the
Native and Naturalized Vascular Flora
- Atlas of Exotic
and Introduced Taxa Not Confirmed as Naturalized
Cost: $20 each, including shipping and applicable
taxes
To get your copy send check
(Made to WVDNR) with order to:
Checklist and Atlas of the Vascular Flora of WV
Wildlife Diversity Program, Natural Heritage Group
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
P. O. Box 67, Ward Road
Elkins, WV 26241
VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER ACCEPTED
Or contact:
Janet Iseli
304.637.0245
janetiseli@wvdnr.gov
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