Plant Life of Kentucky by Jones, Ronald L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half title Title Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface Part I. Introduction

Section 1. Overview of this Book

How to Use This Book Plants Treated Arrangement of the Taxa Family Descriptions Keys Sources of Information Nomenclature Flowering Periods Habitats Distributions Relative Abundance and Rare Species Status Non-Native Species Wetland Categories Abbreviations Illustrations Summary of the Flora

Section 2. The Physical Setting of Kentucky

Climate Natural Regions of Kentucky

Appalachian Plateaus Interior Low Plateaus Mississippi Embayment

Section 3. Vegetation of Kentucky

Forest Regions of Kentucky

Mixed Mesophytic Forest Region Oak-Hickory Forest Region Southern Floodplain Forest Region

Plant Communities of Kentucky

Aquatic and Open (Nonforested) Wetland Communities

Standing Water Communities Running Water Communities Emergent Wetland Communities Shrub Wetland Communities

Swamp Forests Floodplain Forests Upland Forests

Mixed Deciduous Forests Mixed Oak Forests (Often Oak-Hickory or Oak-Ash) Xeric Oak Forests (Often Oak-Pine Or Oak–Eastern Red-Cedar) Pine Forests Ash-Oak Savanna of the Bluegrass Grass-Dominated Communities Rock Outcrop Communities (Glades, Ledges, Clifftops) Cliffsides and Rockhouses Disturbed Communities Plant Communities of Surface-Mined Lands

Section 4. Floristic Affinities Section 5. Endemics Section 6. Conservation Status Section 7. The Status of Old-Growth Forest in Kentucky

Historical Reports Current Old-Growth Forest in Kentucky Kentucky’s Big Trees

Section 8. A History of Plant Conservation in Kentucky Section 9. A History of Plant Life in Kentucky

Geologic Overview

Ordovician Period Silurian Period Devonian Period Mississippian Period Pennsylvanian Period Permian Period Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods (Mesozoic Era) Tertiary Period Quaternary Period Current Geologic Conditions

Origins of the Flora

Paleozoic Era Mesozoic Era Cenozoic Era (Tertiary Period) Cenozoic Era (Quaternary Period)

Native Americans and Presettlement Conditions

Section 10. Postsettlement Changes in the Plant Life of Kentucky

Effects of Habitat Alterations

Effects of Logging Effects of Coal Mining Effects of Wetland Losses Effects of Acid Precipitation and Ozone Damage Effects of Global Warming Overall Effects of Habitat Alterations

Effects of Fungal and Animal Pests Effects of Naturalized Plants Effects of Harvesting for Medicinal or Ornamental Uses

Section 11. A History of Floristic Botany in Kentucky

The Antebellum Period (Prior to 1860)

André Michaux (1746–1802) François André Michaux (1770–1855) Constantine S. Rafinesque (1783–1840) Charles W. Short (1794–1863) and Associates

The Civil War and the Postbellum Period (1860 to 1900) The Beginning of Modern Field Botany (1900 to 1948)

The Recovery Period of Kentucky Botany (1948 to the Present)

Federal Agencies State Agencies Private Organizations Private Citizens

Section 12. Current Status of Floristic Studies in Kentucky Literature Cited in Part I

Part II. Taxonomic Treatment

Introduction to the Keys General Key to Vascular Plants of Kentucky Chapter 1. Pteridophytes of Kentucky Chapter 2. Gymnosperms of Kentucky Chapter 3. Dicotyledonae of Kentucky Chapter 4. Monocotyledonae of Kentucky

Epilogue Literature Cited in Part II Appendix I. Glossary Appendix II. Index of Part I Appendix III. Index of Scientific Names in Part II Appendix IV. Index of Common Names in Part II Appendix V. Index of Popular Books on the Flora of the South-Central United States and the Southern Appalachians