Download or read book Flora of Indiana written by Charles Clemon Deam and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flora of Indiana has served as the standard by which other state floras must be compared. Now over 60 years old, it has clearly withstood the test of time, and continues to be a primary source of information for any serious student of field botany. Deam insisted upon the highest standards for his work, and strove to make the Flora as accurate as possible. He examined over 84,000 specimens in preparation for the book, and from these he prepared keys, species accounts, and range maps showing species¿ occurrence by county. Although these maps reflect the knowledge only as it existed in 1940, they continue to be useful today in determining a species¿ general range in the state. This is especially helpful for the beginner, or one not familiar with Indiana¿s flora, as it can reduce the field of options when trying to determine an unknown plant¿s identity.