Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 3: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae

About this book

Provides information on many of the most familiar wildflowers and trees in North America. Included are treatments of the buttercup family (Ranunculacaeae), with such plants as delphiniums and columbines, and the poppy family (Papveraceae). Most of the important broad leaf tree species are covered, including the oaks (Fagaceae), elms, (Ulmaceae), birches (Betulaceae), walnuts (juglandaceae), plane trees (Plantanaceae), and magnolias (magnoliaceae). Many striking families are also covered, such as the dutman's pipe family (Aristochiaceae), and the aquatic families Nymphaeceae (water lillies), and Melbonaceae (lotus).

Contents

List of Contributors; Introduction; Keys to Major Taxa; Magnoliophyta; Magnoliopsida: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae; Magnoliophyta; Magnoliopsida: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae; Literature Cited; Appendix: List of Major Flora and Checklists; Index to Authors; Index

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