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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160764003321

Autore

Packer John

Titolo

Vascular Plants of Alberta : : Part 1: Ferns, Fern Allies, Gymnosperms, and Monocots / / John Packer, A. Joyce Gould

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Calgary, : University of Calgary Press, 2017

[s.l.] : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (282 p.)

Soggetti

Botany & plant sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Vascular Plants of Alberta is a user-friendly, portable key to the ferns, fern allies, gymnosperms, and monocots of Alberta. This key to the species of Alberta will delight all those interested in botany, with its intuitive and exhaustive presentation of the plants, including new names and taxonomical understandings that have emerged in recent years. Designed to be carried into the field for handy reference and use, Vascular Plants of Alberta presents: • A list of all species, native and introduced, known to occur in Alberta, arranged alphabetically • Information on scientific names of taxa and their synonyms • Keys for identifying taxa, including infra specific • Descriptions of the major taxonomic categories • Discussion about taxonomic problems and relationships of the taxa • Distribution and habitat information for native species