Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas

by Albert E. Radford, C. Ritchie Bell, Harry E. Ahles

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

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

1246 pages, Hardcover

First published December 21, 1968

Reviews

[J. Boo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive and well-organized key-based identification system for... . well, vascular plants that grow wild in the Carolinas. This was the primary reference we used for field botany classes in Washington DC (with frequent field trips to wilder areas), and I never ran into anything that grew too far to the North to show up in this book.

[Scott Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most comprehensive "Bible" for keying out and identifying plants in North and South Carolina. The species covered in this manual are well-illustrated and it also includes excellent range maps.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not to be read so much as consulted as a reference... really useful for doing plant identification in the Carolinas.