"This wonderful little gem of a book is a must-have."

--Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Sept./Oct. 1994

"...a truly useful tool to all students of botany, amateur and professional alike."

--Native Plant Society of Oregon Bulletin, Sept. 1994

"The book is GREAT and long overdue! I am planning to use the book during my field botany course...I wish I'd had this last summer!"

--Dr. James C. Zech, Sul Ross State University

"This book will provide an helpful aid to students and others who need to learn our taxonomic language and...should be considered for adoption as a text in plant identification and classification classes."

--The American Society of Plant Taxonomists Newsletter, July 1994

Submitted By Publisher, January, 2003

Most people who must identify plants are overwhelmed by the extensive vocabulary required to use a typical plant identification key. The glossaries provided with these keys are often of limited value because a verbal description may be inadequate to convey the essence of a complex botanical term. Identifying even one plant specimen may become a very tedious and frustrating experience. Frequently, however, all that is required to quickly convey the meaning of a botanical term is a simple illustration.
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary is the only comprehensive, illustrated guide to the vocabulary of plant description and identification. It defines more than twenty-four hundred taxonomic terms and provides over seventeen hundred beautiful illustrations of exceptional clarity. Anyone who identifies plants will find this book to be an invaluable tool.