ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS

ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS

FLORA OF THE CHICAGO REGION A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis (Wilhelm & Rericha, 2017)

Published by the Indiana Academy of Science (IAS) September 20, 2020

The glossary for the 4th edition of Plants of the Chicago Region (Swink & Wilhelm, 1994) had nearly 200 individual drawings on 12 intercalated plates. These illustrations were popular and a useful feature. However, as the page count in the follow-up book, Flora of the Chicago Region (FCR), needed to be reduced, the decision was made not to include an illustrated glossary. In an attempt to make FCR a more useful educational tool, it was recently decided to publish an adjunct illustrated glossary and to post it on the website maintained by the Conservation Research Institute (CRI). The new glossary has been expanded substantially, providing double the number of individual illustrations and terms.

The glossary is available for use without charge. We merely ask that all use of these illustrations and associated glossary be limited to educational and non-commercial activities, and that the IAS, FCR and CRI each be credited in all use.

THE ARTISTS: Paul Nelson penned the drawings used in the 4th edition of PCR. Mary Marguerite Lowther created the line art used for each genus in FCR. Kathleen Marie Garness produced the illustrations used for the addended FCR glossary. We applaud their talent.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The senior author is a master key writer--the best I know. His keys are clean and precise. Anyone truly interested in learning plants (i.e., distinguishing species) will encounter and at some point will need to know how to use a dichotomous key, which will require a familiarity with botanical terminology. In furtherance of this goal, we present this enhanced tool for your use.

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