The clarity and accuracy of descriptions and nomenclature have been measurably improved by the sizable and appreciated reviews of the following experts. Reviewers of this edition: Curtis Hansen, Auburn University, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn, AL; Ron Lance, plant consultant, Asheville, NC; Steven T. Manning, Invasive Plant Control, Inc., Nashville, TN; Carey Minteer, formerly with the University of Georgia’s Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Tifton, GA; and Fred Nation, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Fairhope, AL.
Reviewers of prior edition: Kristine Johnson, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlingburg, TN; Fred Nation, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Fairhope, AL; Johnny Randall, North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC; Jack Ranney, formerly with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
All Plant Images by James H. Miller and Posted on Bugwood.org with Crucial Contributions by:
- Ted Bodner, copyrighted by the University of Georgia Press for “Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses” and used by permission, Champaign, IL
- Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Department of Horticulture, Corvallis, OR, Bugwood.org
- Steven J. Baskauf, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southern Weed Science Research Unit, Stoneville, MS, Bugwood.org
- John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Bugwood.org
- Gerald D. Carr, Carr Botanical Consultation, Bugwood.org
- Erwin Chambliss, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Auburn, AL
- Steve Dewey, Utah State University Extension, Logan, UT, Bugwood.org
- Thomas Ellis, Jr., Baldwin County Forestry Planning Committee, Bay Minette, AL
- Stephen F. Enloe, Department of Agronomy & Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- Chris Evans, River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area, Marion, IL, Bugwood.org
- John Everest, Department of Agronomy & Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- Nancy Fraley, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Asheville, NC
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive, USDI
- National Park Service, Gatlinburg TN, Bugwood.org
- Michael Jordan, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Montgomery, AL
- Steven Katovich, U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Bugwood.org
- Ron Lance, plant consultant, Asheville, NC
- Nancy Loewenstein, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Bugwood.org
- Steven T. Manning, Invasive Plant Control Inc., Nashville, TN, Bugwood.org
- Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
- David J. Moorhead, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
- Fred Nation, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Fairhope, AL, Bugwood.org
- Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
- Richard Old, XID Services, Incorporated, Bugwood.org
- Christopher Oswalt, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Knoxville, TN
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Harrisburg, PA, Bugwood.org
- Corrie Pieterson, University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Gainesville, FL
- John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, University of California, Davis, CA, Bugwood.org
- Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org
- Amy Richard, University of Florida, Bugwood.org
- Jan Samanek, State Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org
- Michael Shephard, U.S. Forest Service, Bugwood.org
- John Schwegman, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, IL
- Forest and Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org
- Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com, Bugwood.org
- Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
- Warner Park Nature Center, Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, Nashville, TN
- Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org
Plant Names from:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Plants Database: http://plants.usda.gov with recent published modifications.
