Some Useful References for Identifying Plants, Fungi, and Lichens of Mississippi and Adjacent States
Magnolia grandiFLORA: The digital herbarium for Mississippi
http://www.mississippiplants.org/
Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Florida Panhandle. Tallahassee: Florida State University
Press.
Correll, D.S. and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas. Renner, TX: Texas Research
Foundation.
Diggs, G.M., Jr., et al. 2006. Illustrated Flora of East Texas. Volume 1. Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of
Texas.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1993-present. Flora of North America. New York: Oxford UP. 30 vols. (when completed). [Several major groups, including grasses, sedges, composites, ferns and gymnosperms have been completed. Others are in progress.]
Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Smith, E.B. 1994. Keys to the Flora of Arkansas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press.
Steyermark, J.A. 1963. Flora of Missouri. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Weakley, A.S. 2010 working draft. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Botanical Garden. For a copy or pdf, visit http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
Yatskievych, G. 1999. Steyermark’s Flora of Missouri. Vol. 1: Introduction, Flora, Pteriodophytes, Gymnosperms, Monocots. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
Texts That Deal with Particular Groups (Wetland Plants, Weeds, Grasses, Asters and Oaks)
Allen, C.M., D.A. Newman, and H. Winters. 2004. Grasses of Louisiana. 3rd ed. Allen’s Native
Adventures.
Bryson, C.T. and M.S. DeFelice, eds. 2009. Weeds of the South. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Cronquist, A. 1980. Asteraceae. Vol.1 of Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
Eleuterius, L.N. 1990. Tidal Marsh Plants. Gretna, LA: Pelican.
Gandhi, K.N. and R.D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana. Sida, Botanical Miscellany, No. 4. Fort Worth, TX:
Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
Godfrey, R.K. and J.W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Monocotyledons. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Godfrey, R.K. and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Isely, D. 1990. Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Vol. 3, Part 2 of Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
Leithead, H.L., L.L. Yarlett, and T.N. Shiflet. 1971. 100 Native Forage Grasses in 11 Southern States. Washington,
D.C.: USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 389.
Muenscher, W.C. 1944. Aquatic Plants of the United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Stein, J., D. Binion, and R. Acciavatti. 2003. Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America. USDA
Publication FHTET-2003-01.
Tiner, R.W. 1993. Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press.
Magnolia grandiFLORA: The digital herbarium for Mississippi
http://www.mississippiplants.org/
Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Florida Panhandle. Tallahassee: Florida State University
Press.
Correll, D.S. and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas. Renner, TX: Texas Research
Foundation.
Diggs, G.M., Jr., et al. 2006. Illustrated Flora of East Texas. Volume 1. Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of
Texas.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1993-present. Flora of North America. New York: Oxford UP. 30 vols. (when completed). [Several major groups, including grasses, sedges, composites, ferns and gymnosperms have been completed. Others are in progress.]
Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Smith, E.B. 1994. Keys to the Flora of Arkansas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press.
Steyermark, J.A. 1963. Flora of Missouri. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Weakley, A.S. 2010 working draft. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Botanical Garden. For a copy or pdf, visit http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
Yatskievych, G. 1999. Steyermark’s Flora of Missouri. Vol. 1: Introduction, Flora, Pteriodophytes, Gymnosperms, Monocots. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
Texts That Deal with Particular Groups (Wetland Plants, Weeds, Grasses, Asters and Oaks)
Allen, C.M., D.A. Newman, and H. Winters. 2004. Grasses of Louisiana. 3rd ed. Allen’s Native
Adventures.
Bryson, C.T. and M.S. DeFelice, eds. 2009. Weeds of the South. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Cronquist, A. 1980. Asteraceae. Vol.1 of Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
Eleuterius, L.N. 1990. Tidal Marsh Plants. Gretna, LA: Pelican.
Gandhi, K.N. and R.D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana. Sida, Botanical Miscellany, No. 4. Fort Worth, TX:
Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
Godfrey, R.K. and J.W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Monocotyledons. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Godfrey, R.K. and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Isely, D. 1990. Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Vol. 3, Part 2 of Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
Leithead, H.L., L.L. Yarlett, and T.N. Shiflet. 1971. 100 Native Forage Grasses in 11 Southern States. Washington,
D.C.: USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 389.
Muenscher, W.C. 1944. Aquatic Plants of the United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Stein, J., D. Binion, and R. Acciavatti. 2003. Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America. USDA
Publication FHTET-2003-01.
Tiner, R.W. 1993. Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern United States. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press.