Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas

Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas
by Albert E. Radford, C. Ritchie Bell

Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas
List Price: $69.95
Our Price: $46.57
You Save: $23.38 (33%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $30.75 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Albert E. Radford, C. Ritchie Bell
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1968-12-21
ISBN: 0807810878
Number of pages: 1245
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

Book Reviews of Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas

Book Review: Not the best in the Southeast but a must.
Summary: 5 Stars

Although it's been mentioned as the "best book" for plant identification in the Southeast by reviewers, this is simply not accurate and any true field botanist can attest to this. It's a wonderful manual for an OVERALL coverage of Carolinas, parts of Virginia, Tennessee, and portions of Alabama and northern Florida. In regards to wetland plants, Godrey & Wooten's work remains the gold standard for the entire SE. Andre Clewell's "Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Florida Panhandle" is better even without illustrations and covers many, many more species. As you move away from the Jacksonville, FL area and move westward toward the panhandle (and still well within the heart of the SE) Radford, et al. becomes hit and miss and doesn't cover the much more species rich area of the Florida Panhandle and adjacent southern Alabama and SW Georgia.

Radford, et al. still remains an invaluable book for those within the heart of it's range and then some. As for the outdated names, any competent plant taxonomist can find a list of synonyms and cross reference their identifications, so this is hardly a criticism of a work of this caliber.

Summary of Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas

This illustrated manual describes and discusses the unusually rich and varied flora of the Carolinas, from the semi-tropical coast of South Carolina to the northern forests of the high North Carolina mountains.

The manual treats in detail and in a concise format more than 3, 200 species of trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and ferns that grow without cultivation in this two-state area. Special features include diagnostic illustrations, keys for identification, detailed descriptions, flowering and fruiting dates, habitat data, distribution data, and pertinent synonymy for each species. County dot maps show the distribution of each species if found in more than five counties throughout the two-state area, and general ranges beyond our borders are given in the text.

First published in 1968, Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas is an established reference for professionals, students, and plant enthusiasts throughout the Southeastern United States. It is based on the collection and examination of more than 200,000 live specimens. Many of these specimens are now housed in the herbarium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Botany Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Botany Books
David Bellamy's Wilderness Artist Hb ImageDavid Bellamy's Wilderness Artist Hb
by David Bellamy
Harpercollins; Published: 1995-11-02; Hardcover; Book
Aviation in Crop Protection ImageAviation in Crop Protection
by H.R. Quantick
Collins; Published: 1987-03-28; Hardcover; Book
Seed Leaf Flower Fruit ImageSeed Leaf Flower Fruit
by Maryjo Koch
Collins Pub San Francisco; Published: 1995-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.23
Price in other shops: $30.00
Romantic Garden (A Frances Lincoln book) ImageRomantic Garden (A Frances Lincoln book)
by Graham Rose
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd; Published: 1988-02-17; Hardcover; Book
The Flower Game, in which nearly two hundred friends of the author replied from many corners of the world to her invitation to name the ten flowers ... would grow, regardless of season or soil ImageThe Flower Game, in which nearly two hundred friends of the author replied from many corners of the world to her invitation to name the ten flowers ... would grow, regardless of season or soil
by Fleur Cowles
Collins; Published: 1983-01-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $96.18
The Child's World of Values (Mycological Paper) ImageThe Child's World of Values (Mycological Paper)
by Stevens, Barbara Barnum
CABI; Published: 1963-01; Library Binding; Book
Best price: $12.41
Price in other shops: $23.00
Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication ImageInterplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication
by Ronald B. Adler, Lawrence B. Rosenfeld, Russell F. Proctor II
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2003-07-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.00
Price in other shops: $71.95
Troilus and Cressida (Oxford World's Classics) ImageTroilus and Cressida (Oxford World's Classics)
by William Shakespeare
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1998-10-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.74
Price in other shops: $10.95
Peer Gynt : A Dramatic Poem (Oxford World's Classics) ImagePeer Gynt : A Dramatic Poem (Oxford World's Classics)
by Henrik Ibsen, Christopher Fry, Johan Fillinger, James McFarlane
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1999-03-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops: $9.95
La Bete Humaine (Oxford World's Classics) ImageLa Bete Humaine (Oxford World's Classics)
by ï¿1/2mile Zola
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1999-11-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.00
Similar Books and other products
Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine ImageMedical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine
by David Hoffmann FNIMH AHG, David Hoffmann
Healing Arts Press; Published: 2003-08-30; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $33.75
Price in other shops: $60.00
Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada ImageManual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada
by Henry A. Gleason, Arthur Cronquist
New York Botanical Garden Pr Dept; Published: 1991-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $74.00
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide ImageNewcomb's Wildflower Guide
by Lawrence Newcomb
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 1989-04-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.24
Price in other shops: $19.99
A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina ImageA Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina
by Douglas Alan Rayner, Richard Dwight Porcher
University of South Carolina Press; Published: 2002-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.87
Price in other shops: $34.95
Plant Systematics, Second Edition ImagePlant Systematics, Second Edition
by Michael G. Simpson
Academic Press; Published: 2010-08-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $51.41
Price in other shops: $89.95
Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, Third Edition ImagePlant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, Third Edition
by Walter S. Judd, Christopher S. Campbell, Elizabeth A. Kellog, Peter F. Stevens, Michael J. Donoghue
Sinauer Associates, Inc.; Published: 2007-07-31; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $94.67
Price in other shops: $102.95
Guide to Flowering Plant Families ImageGuide to Flowering Plant Families
by Wendy B. Zomlefer
The University of North Carolina Press; Published: 1994; Paperback; Book
Best price: $34.00
Price in other shops: $44.95
Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide ImageNative Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide
by L. Katherine Kirkman, Donald J. Leopold, Claud L. Brown
Timber Press; Published: 2007-06-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $21.21
Price in other shops: $34.95
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary ImagePlant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary
by James G. Harris, Melinda Woolf Harris
Spring Lake Pub; Published: 2001-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops: $20.95
A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians ImageA Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians
by Robert E. Swanson
The Johns Hopkins University Press; Published: 1994-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.53
Price in other shops: $29.00