The Ferns of Florida A Reference and Field Guide,9781561641970

The Ferns of Florida A Reference and Field Guide

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ISBN13: 9781561641970
ISBN10: 1561641979
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): Pineapple Press
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
1(2)
A Brief History of Fern Study in Florida
3(3)
A Note about Fern Conservation
6(1)
Fern Gardening
7(1)
Plant Classification
8(1)
The Classification of the Pteridophytes
9(2)
The Language of Botany
11(2)
Fern Morphology
13(3)
Fern Nomenclature
16(1)
Life Cycle of a Fern
17(2)
Hybridization in the Fern
19(1)
Glossary
20(2)
Key to the Families of Florida's Pteridophytes
22(6)
FAMILY AND SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS
Anemiaceae - Flowering Fern Family
28(1)
Aspleniaceae - Spleenwort Family
29(15)
Azollaceae - Azolla Family
44(1)
Blechanaceae - Chain Fern Family
45(4)
Dennstaedtiaceae - Bracken Fern Family
49(4)
Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family
53(21)
Equisetaceae - Horsetail Family
74(2)
Gleicheniaceae - Forking Fern Family
76(1)
Hymenophyllaceae - Filmy Fern Family
77(5)
Isoetaceae - Quillwort Family
82(4)
Lycopodiaceae - Club-moss Family
86(6)
Lygodiaceae - Climbing Fern Family
92(4)
Marsileaceae - Water Clover Family
96(3)
Ophioglossaceae - Adder's-Tongue Family
99(12)
Osmundaceae - Royal Fern Family
111(3)
COLOR PHOTO SECTION BETWEEN PAGES 112 AND 113
Parkeriaceae - Water Fern or Water Horn Fern Family
114(2)
Polypodiaceae - Polypody Family
116(13)
Psilotaceae - Whisk-Fern Family
129(1)
Pteridaceae - Maidenhair Fern Family
130(20)
Salviniaceae - Floating Fern or Water Spangle Family
150(1)
Schizaeaceae - Curly-Grass Fern Family
151(2)
Selaginellaceae - Spike-Moss Family
153(5)
Thelypteridaceae - Marsh Fern Family
158(16)
Vittariaceae - Shoestring Fern Family
174(2)
Appendix 1: Checklist of Pteridophytes Included in the Current Volume 176(6)
Appendix 2: Florida Pteridophytes According to Wunderlin (1998) 182(3)
Appendix 3: Pteridophytes Included on Florida's Regulated Plant Index 185(3)
Appendix 4: Where to Find Ferns in Florida 188(3)
Bibliography 191(9)
Index 200

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