Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge.1989. 8 figs. 1 map. 384 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

Second hand copy.-The area covered by this guide includes 85 counties from Georgia toVirginia and is perhaps the most floristically diverse region in theeastern United States.Its flora has attracted the attention of botanistsfor nearly two centuries, yet no single treatment is available tocatalog or document its floristic elements. With the exception ofintroduced species that have not become, or do not appear to be becominga part of the flora (212 excluded taxa generally known from five orfewer counties), it is represented by 161 families, 727 genera, and2391 species and lesser taxa. - Contents: Glossary/ Keys/ Major PlantGroups/ Pteridophyte Families/ Gymnosperm Families/ Monocot Families/Dicot Families/ Pteridophyte Families/ Gymnosperm Families/ MonocotFamilies/ Dicot Families/ Excluded Taxa/ Synopsis/ References/ Index toCommon Names/ Index to Scientific Names/ Index to Families.