First published in 1959 and updated in 1967, Taxomy of Flowering Plants was created to provide a factual and simplified account of basic principles needed by beginning students in a course in taxomy together with illustrated descriptions of more than a hundred families of flowering plants representative of the North American flora. The text assumes that the students have had some introduction to plant science. It is intended for undergraduate students in the study of agromy, range management, forestry, wildlife management and conservation. The text is divided into three parts: Part I, dealing with historical and theoretical aspects and with termilogy and morphology; Part II, dealing with orders and families of mocotyledons; and Part III, dealing with orders and families of dicotyledons. Dr. Cedric Lambert "Ted" Porter (1905 - 2000) completed his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Michigan. He became Professor of Botany (1929-1943) at the University of Wyoming. In 1937 he became assistant curator of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium and in 1943 he became, and was, Curator until his retirement in 1968.Porter published more than 40 scientific papers, "Spring Flora of Southeastern Wyoming," and eight fascicles of "A Flora of Wyoming" (ferns and fern allies, gymsperms, angiosperms: mocots, dicots through Fumariaceae; Englerian system). In 1951 a distinctive sagebrush, endemic to the Wind River Basin, Wyoming, discovered by Porter was named in his hor by Arthur Cronquist: Artemisia porteri.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The Blackburn Press
ISBN-10
1930665725
ISBN-13
9781930665729
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105830429
Product Key Features
Author
Cedric Lambert Porter
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides
Dimensions
Weight
648g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
West Caldwell
Spine
24mm
Content Note
1, Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
01/10/2008
Imprint
The Blackburn Press
Edition Statement
2nd
Genre
Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides
Country of Publication
United States
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