Links

National and International
Conservation
and General Flora

LEARNING ABOUT PLANTS
Introduction to Botany, with Catherine Kleier of
Colorado's Regis College

Biota of North America Project
Taxonomic Data Center
50 year project which produced county records of all plants in the U.S. and Canada. 150,000 photographs, rarity status, keys, etc.
BONAP is the most up to date authority for plant names and plant distributions
and is the ultimate authority for plant names and distributions for this website.

Plant Lists for all U.S. States

Flora of Mexico

Virtual Herbarium, New York Botanical Garden
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Missouri Botanical Garden

World Flora

Wildflower Search Engine (Excellent information and photos for ~8,000 western flowers. For the lay wildflower lover and the avid botanist.) The Wildflower Search Engine website now also offers free wildflower apps for most U.S. states.

Flora of North America Database
Detailed keys to and description of all North American plants. Written by hundreds of botanists, each an expert on a family and/or genus. Search the FNA.

Botany, Canadian Journal of

Nature

Science

American Journal of Botany

International Plant Names Index
Harvard University Botanical Databases

Henry David Thoreau Plant Specimens

Rocky Mountain Herbarium
USDA online Guide to U.S. Plants

International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (Shenzhen, 2018)

Phytoneuron: Reports on taxonomy, floristics, and geographic distribution of vascular plants

National Wetlands Plant List

U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers Documents
about the Exploration of the West

Kew Gardens Plant Information

Missouri Botanical Garden Botanical Papers

Invasive Species
USDA National Invasive Species Information
Non-Native Species
Invasive Species Compendium
Invasive Species of the Southwest
Center for Invasive Species

International Compositae Alliance

Conifers

United States Wildflower Websites

United States Wildflower Search. 8,000 Species

Plant Lists for all U.S. States

Flora of North America Species Comparison

New England Flora Key

Alabama Flora

Alaska Wildflowers

Arizona Wildflowers, Southeast

California Flora

Carolinas and Georgia Plants

Florida Wildflowers

Idaho Mountain Wildflowers

Illinois Wildflowers

Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Michigan Wildflowers

Missouri Plants

Montana Plant Life and Wildflowers

Mt. Rainier National Park, Flowers of
Northwest Plants Database

Nevada Wildflowers

New Mexico

New Mexico Plants: Gila Wilderness

North Dakota

Northwest Wildflowers

Ohio Wildflowers

Ozarks Wildflowers

Ohioense

Oregon Flora

Oregon Flora Project
Oregon Flora Project Species Identification Tool

Pacific Northwest Ecology & Restoration

Pacific Northwest Wildflowers

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, Southern

Texas Wildflowers

Utah Wild Plants

Washington, Eastern Flora

Wisconsin, Flora of

Wyoming, Teton Plants of

Glossaries and Dictionaries

Missouri Botanical Garden Botanical Research Glossary

Illustrated Glossary of Compositae

Botanical Dictionary

Botanary, Dave's Garden

Pictured Interactive Biological Key

2018 Shenzhen International Code of Botanical Nomenclature Definition of Code Terms

A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Names

Plant Genera Named After People (1753-1853)

Biology Dictionary

Botany Dictionary of Dave's Garden

Biographies of Botanists & Explorers

Biographical Dictionary

Wikipedia Biographies of Botanists

Authors of Plant Names

Internet Directory for Botany

Virtual Library of Botany

Cryptantha Taxonomy and Images

Wild Plants of Austria (A number of plants found in the Rocky Mountains also grow in Europe and Asia.)

Plants Conservation Alliance

Desert U.S.A. Wildflowers

Native Thistles

New Mexico Thistle Guide
Native Trees of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Tree Guide
National Arbor Day Tree Identification Guide

American Penstemon Society
North American Rock Garden Society
Rocky Mtn. Chapter of N. American Rock Garden
Cactus and Succulent Society
The Eriogonum Society

Purdue University Edible Wild Plants
Steven Foster's Medicinal Plants
Christopher Hobb's, Herbalist
Edible Wild Plants
Herbal Medicine Safety, Amer. Botanical Council

Uses of Plants (very detailed)

Southwest U.S. Indigenous Cuisine

Wayne's Natural History Trivia
Scott's Botanical Links
Botanical Information

Nature Serve

Native Plant Information Network
(Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Forest Service: Celebrating Wildflowers

Grand Canyon Trust
Sierra Club
Wilderness Society
The Nature Conservancy
Audubon Society
Center for Plant Conservation

Botanical Supplies I Use

Books
Click to see a bibliography of the books I rely on for plant identification and for much of the other information I present on this website.

Click for books about plants from a company that donates to Native Plant Societies.

App
Several years ago I made a wildflower app. and I think you will enjoy using it. Click for "Colorado Rocky Mountain Wildflowers".

Keeping Track of Your Naturalist Findings
Click for the Bird/Flora/Mammal Diary. Free 30 day trial.

Hand Lenses
Hand lenses are essential for identifying plants and they add to your enjoyment of the beauty and intricacy of plants.

I use a Belomo 10x hand lens

Click for a very nice (but less expensive) 10x hand lens equal in optics to the Belomo
and click for a nice, $5, easier to use hand lens for kids.

The Bausch and Lomb 10x triplet is also very good
and it is available from many online sources.

Click for other hand lenses

Field Gear

For superb day packs, my wife and I use Osprey Packs.

Camera
I shoot all my photographs with a Sony RX-10, which, although not an SLR, does give me full manual control, through-the-lens viewing, a macro down to one cm, and an excellent Zeiss lens. I highly recommend this camera.

I carry the camera on a harness system so it is comfortable to wear all day and at hand all the time.

I am happy to answer questions about any of the above products: email me.