{"product_id":"guide-to-the-vascular-plants-of-tennessee-paperback","title":"Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward W. Chester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. Eugene Wofford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoey Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe product of twenty-five years of planning, research, and writing\u003ci\u003e, Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date resource of its kind for the flora of the Volunteer State, home to nearly 2,900 documented taxa. Not since Augustin Gattinger's 1901 \u003ci\u003eFlora of Tennessee and a Philosophy of Botany\u003c\/i\u003e has a work of this scope been attempted. \u003cbr\u003e The team of editors, authors, and contributors not only provide keys for identifying the major groups, families, genera, species, and lesser taxa known to be native or naturalized within the state--with supporting information about distribution, frequency of occurrence, conservation status, and more--but they also offer a plethora of descriptive information about the state's physical environment and vegetation, along with a summary of its rich botanical history, dating back to the earliest Native American inhabitants. \u003cbr\u003e Other features of the book include a comprehensive glossary of botanical terms and an array of line drawings that illustrate the identifying characteristics of vascular plants, from leaf shape and surface features to floral morphology and fruit types. Finally, the book's extensive keys are indexed by families, scientific names, and common names. The result is a user-friendly work that researchers, students, environmentalists, foresters, conservationists, and indeed anyone interested in Tennessee and its botanical legacy and resources will value for years to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward W. Chester\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of biology at Austin Peay State University, where he taught botany and curated the herbarium for more than forty-five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Eugene Wofford\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the University of Tennessee Herbarium and coauthor (with Professor Chester) of Guide to the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Tennessee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoey Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of biological and environmental sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwayne Estes\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of biology and curator of the herbarium at Austin Peay State University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid H. Webb\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired biologist from the Tennessee Valley Authority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition, more than 20 experts from throughout the country contributed family or genera treatments, including \u003cb\u003eAndrea Shea Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e (rare species botanist, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation), \u003cb\u003eClaude Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e (associate professor, Jackson State Community College), \u003cb\u003eHal R. DeSelm\u003c\/b\u003e (professor emeritus, University of Tennessee), \u003cb\u003eDennis Horn\u003c\/b\u003e (amateur botanist and wildflower photographer, retired engineer), \u003cb\u003eChris Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (senior project scientist, BDY Environmental), \u003cb\u003eAaron Floden\u003c\/b\u003e (graduate student, University of Tennessee), \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (professor emeritus, Eastern Kentucky University and former commissioner of Kentucky's Department of Natural Resources), \u003cb\u003eMary Patten Priestley\u003c\/b\u003e (curator of the herbarium, The University of the South), and \u003cb\u003eEdward Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e (professor, University of Tennessee).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 813\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781299929376,"sku":"9798895270196","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/67d82e5c5cf514f8c0c5f632421c2ccb.webp?v=1780547082","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/guide-to-the-vascular-plants-of-tennessee-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}