A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland

TLDR

Authoritative synonymy provides taxonomic stability, enabling the entire North American flora to be viewed as a whole for comparison with other regions. The checklist fully treats over 55,000 vascular plant species across 255 families, arranging entries alphabetically by taxonomic rank and indexing them to the generic level. The editions are published unaltered from the original and offered in affordable paperback formats, providing historical and cultural value to readers. Originally published in 1980, the checklist is now available as a UNC Press Enduring Edition using digital technology to reissue the out‑of‑print work.

Abstract

With the increased taxonomic stability and uniformity brought about by such authoritative synonymy, the entire flora of North America can now be viewed as a whole for comparison with the floras of other areas of the world. In all, more than 55,000 species of vascular plants in 255 families, are fully treated. All entries are arranged alphabetically by family, genus, species, subspecies, and variety and fully indexed to the generic level. Originally published in 1980. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.