The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida: A Reference and Field GuideFlorida ranks third in the U.S. in the number of plants about 4,000 species that cover its landscape. Here at last is an easy-to-use field guide to them all, chock-full of line drawings and color photos. This book will be useful to professional botanists, landscape architects, and homeowners alike. |
Contents
GYMNOSPERMS | 2 |
ANGIOSPERMS Dicots | 21 |
Clethraceae White Alder Family | 81 |
Convolvulaceae Morning Glory Family | 92 |
Cyrillaceae Titi Family | 98 |
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family | 123 |
Fagaceae Oak Family | 134 |
Goodeniaceae Goodenia Family | 140 |
Magnoliaceae Magnolia Family | 204 |
Melastomataceae Meadow Beauty Family | 212 |
Moraceae Mulberry Family | 218 |
Myricaceae Bayberry Family | 224 |
Nyctaginaceae FourOClock Family | 237 |
Oleaceae Olive Family | 243 |
Onagraceae EveningPrimrose Family | 252 |
COLOR PHOTO SECTION BETWEEN PAGES 202 AND 203 | 372 |
Hamamelidaceae Witch Hazel Family | 153 |
Lauraceae Laurel or Bay Family | 166 |
Leitneriaceae Corkwood Family | 198 |
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The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide Gil Nelson No preview available - 1996 |
Common terms and phrases
15 cm long Alternate Apalachicola River apices appearing in spring appearing year-round bark berry bipinnately borne in clusters Brevard County Bumelia capsule cm in diameter cm long cm wide common name County southward Crataegus dark green deciduous deciduous shrub dense Department of Agriculture distinguish this species Distinguishing Marks Distribution drupe elliptic evergreen shrub flatwoods Florida Department Form fragrant Fruit genera genus grayish habitat hairs hammocks herbaceous Highlands County Hypericum Keys lanceolate leaf axils leaflets leathery lobes lower surfaces mangrove margins entire maturity native oblanceolate oblong obovate Opposite oval ovate Panhandle Pawpaw petals petioles Photo pinelands pinnately pinnately compound pubescent racemes reddish rounded scrub sepals serrate shiny green showy shrub or small shrubby similar simple small tree sometimes south Florida Southeastern United stalks stamens stems summer surfaces of leaves swamps throughout northern Florida tiny tips toothed tropical tubular typically upper surfaces veins vine whitish woods woody yellow yellowish