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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America
Second Edition
Garrett E. Crow and C. Barre Hellquist
“An indispensable reference to wetland plants of the most aquatically diverse part of the continent, with a variety of natural habitats, including the entire Great Lakes watershed. The field experience of both of these aquatic botanists, especially in the Northeast, is immense, so the benefits of having all of this knowledge captured in this newly updated edition cannot be overstated.”
—John H. Wiersema, Smithsonian Institution
The definitive reference
This second edition of Garrett E. Crow and C. Barre Hellquist’s widely acclaimed work provides the most comprehensive and illustrated guide to the native and naturalized vascular plants—ferns, conifers, and flowering plants—growing in aquatic and wetland habitats in northeastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and south to Virginia and Missouri. The first edition, published in 2000, completely revised and greatly expanded Norman Fassett’s 1940 classic A Manual of Aquatic Plants, retaining the features that made his book so useful. Since the first edition was published, many changes have occurred in the world of botany—in both taxonomy and nomenclature—especially thanks to the widespread application of molecular techniques in research. This second edition brings the information up to date and adds numerous species, all in a single user-friendly volume.
Features include:
coverage of 1,219 plant species, 1,259 taxa, 325 genera, and 112 families
633 pages of illustrations, covering 88 percent of the taxa
keys that include figure numbers corresponding to drawings to facilitate identification
emphasis on vegetative characteristics as well as flowering and fruiting features
habitat information, geographical ranges, and synonymy
a chapter on nuisance aquatic weeds
glossaries of botanical and habitat terms
a full index to scientific and common names
Wetland ecologists, botanists, resource managers, students of environmental sciences, lake association managers, public naturalists, and environmentalists concerned with the preservation of increasingly threatened wetland areas will welcome this updated, clear, workable, and comprehensive guide.
Garrett E. Crow is professor emeritus of botany at the University of New Hampshire, visiting scholar at Calvin University, and professor of botany at Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies.
C. Barre Hellquist is professor emeritus of biology at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and research associate at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
Praise
“A timely and useful resource. It is great to see this second edition reformatted to one volume and updated with newly documented taxa, organized clearly and efficiently by coauthors with comprehensive knowledge. An invaluable tool for proper aquatic and wetland plant identification in the region.”
—Amy Smagula, Limnologist and Exotic Species Program Coordinator, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
“A boon to aquatic plant biologists and natural resource managers. Crow and Hellquist’s work incorporates changes in taxonomy over the last several decades, bringing clarity to the ever-changing state of genetic identification. A current summary of Northeast invasive plants puts the threats in perspective. Bravo!”
—John McPhedran, Biologist in the Invasive Aquatic Species Program, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
“Will have a very special and enduring value. . . . Impressively comprehensive, exceptionally well written, profusely illustrated throughout with b/w line drawn illustrations, and a thoroughly 'user friendly' reference in both organization and presentation, Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America is an essential and unreservedly recommended addition.”
—Midwest Book Review
Praise for the First Edition
“A thoroughly illustrated work that greatly lessens the burden of water plant identification.”
—RHODORA
“No comparable work exists. . . . A necessity for regional environmental managers of any ilk.”
—E-STREAMS
“The plant variety (and in consequence the wide scope of the work) is amazing… The guide is precisely and meticulously written.”
—Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
“Covers an impressive geographic distance and taxonomic diversity. . . . A valuable resource for botanists and students working with aquatic plants in northeastern North America.”
—The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
“Crow and Hellquist have completed another fine, monumental task. Like its predecessor, this manual’s comprehensive makeup, which provides family and genus descriptions, notes on taxonomy where necessary, species habitat and range information, and plentiful literature references is outstanding. Also like its predecessor, this updated identification manual is essential for anyone needing to identify and understand higher plants in aquatic ecosystems of the northeast.”
—Rhodora
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Map of geographical area
Nuisance Aquatic Plants of the Northeast
General Keys to Families
PTERIDOPHYTES
Lycopodiaceae
Isoetaceae
Selaginellaceae
Equisetaceae
Osmundaceae
Schizaeaceae
Salviniaceae
Marsileaceae
Onocleaceae
Blechnaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae
GYMNOSPERMS
Pinaceae
Cupressaceaev
ANGIOSPERMS (Flowering Plants)
Primitive Angiosperms
Cabombaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Magnoliids
Magnoliaceae
Lauraceae
Sauraraceae
Monocots
Acoraceae
Araceae (including Lemnaceae)
Tofieldiaceae
Hydrocharitaceae
Butomaceae
Alismataceae
Scheuchzeriaceae
Juncaginaceae
Ruppiaceae
Zosteraceae
Potamogetonaceae
Nartheciaceae
Burmanniaceae
Melanthiaceae
Orchidaceae
Iridaceae
Asparagaceae
Typhaceae
Xyridaceae
Eriocaulaceae
Juncaceae
Cyperaceae
Poaceae
Haemodoraceae
Pontederiaceae
Marantaceae
Eudicots
Ceratophyllaceae
Ranunculaceae
Platanaceae
Nelumbonaceae
Rosids
Crassulaceae
Penthoraceae
Haloragaceae
Saxifragaceae
Celastraceae
Hypericaceae
Podostemaceae
Elatinaceae
Violaceae
Salicaceae
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Rhamnaceae
Ulmaceae
Cannabaceae
Urticaceae
Fagaceae
Betulaceae
Myricaceae
Onagraceae
Lythraceae
Melastomataceae
Anacardiaceae
Sapindaceae
Malvaceae
Brassicaceae
Droseraceae
Polygonaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Amaranthaceae
Asterids
Nyssaceae
Cornaceae
Balsaminaceae
Polemoniaceae
Primulaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Clethraceae
Ericaceae
Rubiaceae
Loganiaceae
Gentianaceae
Apocynaceae
Hydrolaeaceae
Solanaceae
Boraginaceae
Oleaceae
Plantaginaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Linderniaceae
Acanthaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Verbenaceae
Lamiaceae
Phrymaceae
Orobanchaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Campanulaceae
Menyanthaceae
Asteraceae
Araliaceae
Apiaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Viburnaceae
Abbreviations
Glossary of Plant Terms
Glossary of Habitat Terms
References
Index
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