Florisitic summary of 'Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada', second edition
Botanical Review
By: J. P. Bennett
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Abstract
The second edition of the Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada by Gleason and Cronquist (1991) is the most recent and up-to-date taxonomic treatment of the flora of that region. Since no floristic summary of the Manual was included in the publication, a computer analysis of the taxonomic data of the Manual was performed in order to generate a floristic summary. Totals of 4285 species, 1091 genera, and 191 families were tabulated. The largest genus was Carex, with 230 species; the largest family was the Asteraceae, with 528 species. Comparisons made with earlier floras of the same region indicated small declines on the order of 10% for these taxonomic groups.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Florisitic summary of 'Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada', second edition |
| Series title | Botanical Review |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02857922 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | p. 203-206 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Botanical Review |
| First page | 203 |
| Last page | 206 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |