Classification of Plants

NatureServe Explorer reports plant names as accepted by NatureServe's standard references, which represent the consensus standards for researchers working in a given geographic area. NatureServe Explorer also reports plant names not accepted in the standard reference that have status assigned under the U.S. Endangered Species Act or by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

Standard References for Vascular Plants

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, JT and CA Meacham. Synthesis of the North American flora [computer program]. Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden: Chapel Hill, NC.

Records not yet revised were classified in accordance with:

Kartesz J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Portland, (OR): Timber Press.

Standard References for Nonvascular Plants and Fungi

Anderson L.E., Crum H.A., Buck W.R. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.

Anderson L.E. 1990. A checklist of sphagnum in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.

Esslinger T.L., Egan R.S. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549.

Farr D.F., Bills G.F., Chamuris G.P., Rossman A.Y. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. St. Paul, MN: APS Press.

Stotler R., Crandall-Stotler B. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3):405-428.