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Click to see three species that Betty and I discovered: Click to see Heterotheca schneideri which Guy Nesom named for us. Click to see my proposal for naming a new Castilleja species. |
Featured Native Plants Discussion Groups Do you have photographs of plants that you would like identified? Do you have questions about native plants? Would you like to share information and enthusiasm about native plants? Join the Colorado and/or New Mexico Native Plants on-line botanical discussion groups for amateurs and professionals. Participate as much or as little as you want to. Send in photographs of native plants for identification and discuss key issues about conserving native plants, techniques for growing native plants in your garden, plant photography, etc. 1) Click to join the Colorado Native Plant Discussion Group. 2) Click to join the New Mexico Native Plant Discussion Group. |
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Immediately below you will find links to comments & updates on three Colorado floras. Floras are complex and very time consuming to write. They demand not only expertise in the plants of an area but also expertise in technical writing, logic, and scientific precision. Three recent floras of Colorado strive for these goals and achieve them to various degrees, but all three have room for improvement, especially in the construction of clear and accurate keys. |
Comments & Updates on Weber and Wittmann's Colorado Flora Click here for comments on Weber and Wittmann's 2012, 4th edition of Colorado Flora. Click to order and read more about Colorado Flora: Western Slope. Eastern Slope. |
Comments & Updates on Heil and O'Kane's Click here for comments, corrections, and additions to the 2013, |
Click for comments about Ackerfield's |
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