 Buy
Books about Plants
AGAVACEAE (YUCCAS AND AGAVES)
 Agavaceae
and Related Families. David Bogler. An introduction to the agaves
and yuccas with particular emphasis on systematics.
The Agave
Page. Fred Dekkers. Photographs of several species of Agave.
ANACARDIACEAE (POISON IVY, SUMACS, ETC.)
Poison
Ivy, Western Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac. Gerald Mulligan. This excellent
page contains photographs and information about these three poisonous
species of Rhus with their ecology and distribution. You will also
find information on similar looking plants, treatment of the rash caused
by these plants, and the erradication of the plants.
Poison
Ivy, Sumac, and Oak. An excellent page with information about these
three related poisonous species, what they look like, and the prevention
and treatment of poison ivy.
Identifying
Poison Ivy. Cooperative Extension Service, Mississippi State University.
General information on Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac.
ARECACEAE (PALMS)
The
North America and Caribbean Palms. Robert Hole. A checklist of the
palm species and genera of North America and the Caribbean.
Palms of the
World. Michaela Maxson. A gallery of photographs of palms from around
the world and links to other sites featuring palms (most cultivated).
Palm Production
and Culture Resources. University of Florida at St. Lauderdale. This
site has information on the care of planting of palm trees in Florida
and covers both native and cultivated species. It also has photographs
of palms, although most of the pictures were empty at the time of this
review.
International Palm Society.
This site is about the International Palm Society, but it has a gallery
of pictures and photographs of palms and cycads from around the world.
Mostly horticultural.
Saw Palmetto:
An Ecologically and Economically Important Native Palm. Department
of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida. Photographs
and information on the Saw Palmetto, Serenoa repens.
ASCLEPIADACEAE (MILK WEEDS)
Monarch
Watch. Chip Taylor, University of Kansas. This site has photographs
and information on the North American species of Asclepias.
The
Asclepiad Page. R.J. Hodgkiss. This site is mostly about cultivated
species, but has photographs of Asclepias asperula and A. erosa.
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITES)
Encelia
and its Relatives. Curtis Clark, California State University at Pomona.
A synopsis of the composite genus Encelia with photographs and distribution
maps.
BROMELIACEAE (BROMELIADS)
Native
Bromeliads of South Florida. Douglas Scofield. Photographs of the
native species of bromeliads in southern Florida.
Bromeliflorae.
Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. A great introduction
to the bromeliads. The site has general information, photographs, biology,
ecology, and links to other bromeliad sites.
CACTACEAE (FOUND ON SEPARATE PAGE)
CONVULVULACEAE (MORNING GLORIES)
Nomenclator
Ipomoeae. Daniel Austin. A checklist of the genus Ipomoea for
the world.
Convolvulaceae.
Daniel Austin. A general introduction to the Convolvulaceae. You will
also find a table of the species of Ipomoea of the New World with
distributions by country.
CUCURBITACEAE (CUCURBITS)
Cucurbit Network.
This site has a short introduction to the Cucurbitaceae and a newsletter
for the family. You will also find other topics such as pumpkin poems
and postage stamps with cucurbits on them.
Free-living
Cucurbita pepo. Hugh Wilson. A technical article on
the evolution and systematics of the ancestral species Cucurbita pepo
that gave rise to the cultivated varieties of squash.
CYPERACEAE (SEDGES)
Cyber
Sedge. Bioinformatics Working Group. Drawings of the species of Carex
from the book "North American Cariceae" by Harold W. Kickett.
A
Technical Key to the Genera of Cyperaceae of Minnesota. Kathy Craddock
Burks. An illustrated key to the genera of sedges found in Minnesota.
ERICACEAE (BLUEBERRYS, CRANBERRYS, ETC.)
Rhododendrom
Page. Robert McKenzie. This site is devoted to the genus Rhododendron.
It has a general introduction to the genus and photographs of the rhododendrons
in the Tyler Arboretum. Most of the information is about cultivated plants,
not native North American species.
GESNERIACEAE
The Gesneriad
Reference Web. Ronald Mythr. This site is almost completely about
cultivated Gesneriaceae, but it does have an introduction to the family.
IRIDACEAE (IRISES)
Society for
Pacific Coast Native Iris. If you are as much a fan of iris as we
are, you are going to love this site. You'll find detailed descriptions,
photographs, and information about the each of the native iris species
of western North America. There is also a general introduction to the
group and their evolution. Highly recommended.
North American
Native Iris. R. Barton. This site has information, photographs, and
distribution maps for the Iris species of North America. The site
is currently not complete, but still the best place to study the native
iris species of North America.
JUGLANDACEAE
An
Introduction to the genus Carya. Southern Crops Research
Lab, USDA. A field key to the species of Carya with extensive figures
and information about each.
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