WILDFLOWER REFERENCES & GLOSSARY |
References:
The Pocket Guide to Kansas
Flint Hills Wildflowers and Grasses focuses on plant
ecology, providing only brief descriptions of each plant. There are many excellent field
guides, offering detailed descriptions, available at local book dealers and Kansas
libraries. Reference lists and plant images are available at:
www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org and
www.kswildflower.org.
A few suggested references:
 | Durant, Mary
Who Named the Daisy? Who Named the Rose?
NY: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1976 |
| Freeman, Craig Carl and Eileen K. Schofield
Roadside Wildflowers of the Southern Great Plains
Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of KS, 1991 |
| Haddock, Michael John
Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas: A Field Guide
Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of KS, 2005 |
| Harris, James G. and Melinda Woolf Harris
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary
Spring Lake, UT: Spring Lake Publishing, 1994 |
| Kavanagh, James and Raymond Leung
Kansas Trees and Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species
Phoenix, AZ: Waterford Press, 2009 |
| Kindscher, Kelly
Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie
Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of KS, 1987 |
| Lamb, Susan
100 Common Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie
Tucson, AZ: Western National Parks Association, 2007 |
| Ladd, Doug
Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers. The Nature Conservancy
Falcon Press Publishing, 1995 |
| Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim and A.L. Nelson
American Wildlife and Plants
NY: McGraw-Hill, 1951 |
| Owensby, Clenton E
Kansas Prairie Wildflowers
Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1980 |
| Phillips Petroleum Company
Pasture and Range Plants
Bartlesville, OK: Phillips Petroleum Company, 1963 |
| Platt, Dwight R. and Lorna H. Harder
Growing Native Wildflowers
Lawrence, KS: Kansas Native Plant Society, 1991 |
| Weaver, T.E. and T.J. Fitzpatrick
“The Prairie.” Ecological Monographs
Volume 4: 109-295, 1934. spectacular! |
Glossary:
abscission – natural separation
zone; location at the base of a stem, leaf or other plant part that breaks away when the
plant dries up
achene – a dry, one-seeded fruit as in
the Sedge, Aster and Buckwheat families
annual – living one year; a plant that
completes its entire life cycle in one growing season
axils – where the upper surface of a
leaf or other plant part joins the stem
bast – plant fibers derived from the
stem or inner bark
bract – a specialized leaf from which a
flower or cluster of flowers arises
conditioner – plant species that
promote and maintain health of grazing or browsing animals
crown – the point at or just below the
surface of the ground where the stem and root join
decreaser – a plant species that
decreases in abundance or disappears under persistent grazing pressure
forb – all herbs except grasses and
sedges
herb – a plant that dies back to the ground at the end of each growing season
increaser – a plant species that
increases under persistent grazing pressure
legume – the fruit of plants in the
Bean Family; also refers to plants in the Bean Family
mordant – a substance used to fix
colors in dying; examples are iron, tin, alum, tartar and vinegar
perennial – a plant lasting three or
more years; a plant continuing to live from year to year
rhizome – a horizontal underground stem
stamen – the male reproductive part of
the flower, consisting of a filament and pollen-bearing anther
tepals – a part of the flower not
obviously differentiated into sepals (row of flower parts beneath the petals, usually
green) and petals, so essentially identical in color and shape
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