U. OF ILLINOIS
BIOLOGY
L I B R A RY
GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF
BOTANY
IN THE BIOLOGY LIBRARY
BIBLIOGRAPHIES:
• Davis, E.B. and Schmidt, D. Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide. (3rd ed., 2002) 574.0724 D292U 2002 Ref.
• Frodin, D. G. Guide to Standard Floras of the World. 2nd ed. (2001) 016.5819 F922g2001 Bibl.
• Lawrence, G.H. B-P-H, Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum. (1968) Q.016.58 B719 Bibl.
• Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae Omnium Gentium. (1950) Q.A.580 P93 T1950 Bibl.
• Schmidt, D. A Guide to Field Guides: Identifying the Natural History of North America. (1999) 016.50873 Sch52g Ref
• Schmidt, D., Allison, Melody, et al. Guide to Reference and Information Sources in Plant Biology. 3rd ed. (2006) 016.58 D292G
2006 Ref. 2nd. Ed. (1996) available online via netLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com (UIUC only)
• Swift, L.H. Botanical Bibliographies: A Guide to Bibliographic Materials Applicable to Botany. (1974) 016.58 SW5B 1974 Bibl
• White, J., White, J., and Walters, S. M. Trees: A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. (2005) 582.160941 W584t
ABSTRACTS, INDEXES, AND ELECTRONIC DATABASES: Web versions available from the UIUC Library Online Research
Resources (ORR) Web page http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/. (UIUC campus or login only)
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Agricultural Online Access (AGRICOLA).* [formerly Bibliography of Agriculture] (1970- ).
Biological Abstracts.* (1955- ) Guide available. Print version (1926-2000) 570.5 BIOA Bibl.
Biological Abstracts./RRM. (1980-1996) 574.05 BIORE1 Bibl.
CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) Abstracts.* (1972- ). Available online.
Current Contents.* (1993- ) Guide available.
Index Kewensis Plantarum. See International Plant Names Index on the Web for electronic version.
¾ Print: (1895- ) Q.582 IN2 Bibl. Also MFICHE 582 IN2
¾ CD-ROM: 1st ed. (1993) CDROM 582 IN2
Science Citation Index (Web of Science) .* (1970- ) Guide available. Print version (1955-1997) in Grainger Engineering Library.
Q 016.505 SC2
SCOPUS.* (1960- )
ABSTRACTS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND INDEXES FOR RETROSPECTIVE SEARCHES:
• Excerpta Botanica, A (Classification), B (Ecology). (1959-1991) 581.05 EXPT.A or 581.05 EXPT.B Bibl.
• Index Londinensis to Illustrations of Flowering Plants, Ferns and Fern Allies. (1921-1935) Q.580 IN2 Bibl.
• Index to American Botanical Literature. (1886-1966) Q.016.58T63I Ref.
• International Catalogue of Scientific Literature M: Botany. (1901-1919) 016.58 IN8 Bibl.
• Lawrence, G.H. B-P-H, Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum. (1968) Q.016.58 B719 Bibl.
• Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae Omnium Gentium. (1950) Q.A.580 P93 T1950 Bibl.
• Stafleu, F. A. Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and
Types. (1992) 016.58014 ST1T1976 Bibl.
• Swift, L.H. Botanical Bibliographies: A Guide to Bibliographic Materials Applicable to Botany. (1974) 016.58 SW5B 1974 Bibl
• Tralau H. Index Holmiensis A World Phytogeographic Index. (1969) Q. 016.5819 IN2 Bibl.
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS:
• Allaby, Michael. A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Rev. 2nd ed. (2006) 581.03 C748 2006 Ref Also via netLibrary
http://www.netlibrary.com.
• Allaby, Michael. Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany. (1992) 581.03 C748 Ref.
• Bagust, Harold. The Firefly Dictionary of Plant Names. (2003) 580.3 B147f
• Baxter, H. Phytochemical Dictionary. 2nd ed. (1999) Q. 581.192 P5693 1999 Ref.
• Berg, Linda R. Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment. Q. 580 B452i
• Elsevier’s Dictionary of Plant Genetic Resources. (1991) 631.52303 EL76 Ref.
• Hogan, Sean. Flora: A Gardener’s Encyclopedia. (2003) Q 635.903 F661
• Huxley, A. Dictionary of Gardening [Royal Hort. Soc.] (1992) Q.635.03 D561 Ref.
• Mabberley, D. J. The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants. (1997) 582.0014 M113P1997 Ref.
• Moore, D. M. Plant Life. (1991) Q.581.9 P6942 Ref.
* = Online versions available from the UIUC Library Online Research Resources (ORR) Web page
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/. (UIUC campus or login only)
This guide is available online at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/bix/subjguides/botany.pdf
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More, D. and White, J. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees. (2005) 582.1603 M813I 2005
Perry, J. W. and Morton, D. Photo Atlas for Botany. (1998) 580.222 P429P Ref.
Stearn, W. T. Botanical Latin. (4th ed., 1995) 470ST3B1995 Ref.
The Visual Dictionary of Plants. (1992) Q.581 V8292 Ref.
Wielgorskaya, T. Dictionary of Generic Names of Seed Plants. (1995) 581.014 W636D Ref.
CATALOGS, COLLECTIONS, AND CHECKLISTS:
• ATCC Mycology and Botany. American Type Culture Collection, plant tissue cultures and patent seeds. http://www.atcc.org/
• Flora of North America. (1993) Q 581.97 F661 Ref.; also available online at http://www.fna.org/FNA/
• Govaerts, R. World Checklist of Seed Plants. (1995) Q.581.021 G746W Ref.
• National Plant Germplasm System. USDA ARS, 2001. Acquisitions in U.S. repositories. http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/
• PLANTS database. USDA NRCS, 2001. http://plants.usda.gov
• Torkelson, A. R. The Cross Name Index to Medicinal Plants. (1996) 581.634014 T632C Ref.
GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, AND OTHER:
• Beck, C. B. An Introduction to Plant Structure and Development: Plant Anatomy for the Twenty-First Century. (2005) 571.32 B388i
• Berg, Linda R. Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment. (1997) 580 B452i
• Burger, W. C. Flowers: How They Change the World. (2006) 582.13911f
• Cole, Richard J. Handbook of Secondary Fungal Metabolites. (2003) 572.4295 C67h Ref.
• Evert, R. F. Esau’s Plant Anatomy: Meristems, Cells, and Tissues of the Plant Body. (2006) Q581.4 ES1p 2006
• Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada.(1991)
581.974G47M1991
• Graham, L. E., Graham, J. M., and Wilcox, L. W. Plant Biology. (2003) Q 580 G762p
• Holmgren, N.H. Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual. (1998) 581.974 H739I Ref.
• Holmgren, P. K. Plant Specialists Index. (1992) 581.025 H739p Ref.
• Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. (2003) 583.72 Il694
• Moore, Randy. Botany. 2nd ed. (1998) Q. 580 B6572 1998
• Noltie, H. J. The Botany of Robert Wight. (2005) 580.92 W639n
• Dawson, J. The Nature of Plants: Habitats, Challenges, and Adaptations. (2005) Q. 580 D325n
• Handbook of Plant Biotechnology. (2004) 660.6 H1913
• Van De Graaff, K. M., Rushforth, A. R., and Crawley, J. L. A Photographic Atlas for Botany Laboratory. (2004) 580.22 V281p 2004
• Pugnaire, F. I., & Valladares, F. Functional Plant Ecology. 2 nd ed. (2007) 581.7 H1912007
• Zomlefer, W.B. Guide to Flowering Plant Families. (1994) 582.13 Z75G Ref.
DIRECTORIES:
• Heywood, C.A. and Heywood, V.H. International Directory of Botanical Gardens, v.5. (1990) 580.744 IN8 Ref.
• Holmgren, P.K. Plant Specialists Index. (1992) 581.025 H739P Ref.
• Internet Directory for Botany. http://www.botany.net/IDB/
NOMENCLATURE, TAXONOMY, AND CLASSIFICATION:
• Assembling the Tree of Life. (2004) Q.578.012 As73
• Brako, L. Scientific and Common Names of 7,000 Vascular Plants in the United States. (1995) 581.973014 B731S Ref.
• ClassificationBank http://www.ubio.org/index.php?pagename=classificationbank_home
• Counts of New and Changed Names Reported in Zoological Record. http://scientific.thomson.com/support/products/zr/zr-changes/
• Flora Costaricensis. (2005) 580.5 FBn.s. no.45
• Flora’s Plant Names. (2003) 580.14 F661 Ref.
• Gledhill, D. The Names of Plants. 3rd ed. (2002) 581.014 G478N 2002 Ref.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal. http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm;jsessionid=2CFD0DEEC1C174DF9B3E86CC409D61EF
• Greuter, W. Family Names in Current Use for Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Fungi. (1993) 581.014 F21 Ref.
• Greuter, W. Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera. (1993) 581.014 N151 Ref.
• Holmes, S. Outline of Plant Classification. (1983) 581.012 H738O Ref.
• Illinois Natural History Library Taxonomic Web Sites Database. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/nhx/databases.htm#searching (scroll
down this page to find this entry)
• Index to Organism Names (ION). http://www.organismnames.com/.
• Index Kewensis Plantarum. See International Plant Names Index on the Web for electronic version.
¾ Print: (1895- ) Q.582 IN2 Bibl. Also MFICHE 582 IN2
¾ CD-ROM: 1st ed. (1993) CDROM 582 IN2
• Index Nominum Genericorum. http://rathbun.si.edu/botany/ing/ Print:version (1979) 016.58012 IN2 Bibl.
* = Online versions available from the UIUC Library Online Research Resources (ORR) Web page
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/. (UIUC campus or login only)
This guide is available online at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/bix/subjguides/botany.pdf
Last updated 9/2007—BW/mma
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0000St.Luistitle.htm
Print: (2005) 580 IN8 2005
International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/index.html
Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature Related to Vascular Plants. (1971-1987) Q.016.581 K52 Bibl.
Quattrocchi, U. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. (2000) 580.14 Q29C Ref.
Pavord, A. The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants. (2005) 580.14 P289n
Richter, Hermann E. Codex Botanicus Linnaeanus. Regnum Vegetabile, v. 140 (2003) Q. 580.3 L64C 2003
Species2000. http://www.sp2000.org/
Stafleu, F. A. Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries and
Types. (1992) 016.58014 ST1T1976 Bibl.
Taxonomy and Plant Conservation: The Cornerstone of the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plants. (2006) 580.12 T199
Tree of Life Web Project. (2005) http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
Wielgorskaya, T. Dictionary of Generic Names of Seed Plants. (1995) 581.014 W636D Ref.
Winston, J. E. Describing Species: Practical Taxonomic Procedure for Biologists. (1999) 570.12 W733D
Also see, series: Brittonia, Mycotaxon, Systematic Botany, Systematic Botany Monographs, Taxon (shelved by title with journals).
METHODS/PROTOCOLS:
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Cold Spring Harbor Protocols.*
JOURNALS AND OTHER SERIALS (Shelved alphabetically by title): Note: Several journals are available online – some are only
online.
• Advances in Botanical Research. Print version (1963 - ) 580.72AD9.
• American Journal of Botany.* (1914- ). Print version (1914 - 2005) 580.5AMJ.
• Annals of Botany.* (1993- ). Print version (1887 - ) 580.5ATN.S.
• Annual Review of Plant Biology.* (1950- ). Print version (2002- ) 581.1AN781A. Former titles: Annual Review of Plant Physiology
(1950-1987) 581.1AN78, and Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology (1987-2001) 581.1AN781.
• Botanical Review.* (1994- ). Print version (1935-1995) 580.5BOTI.
• Canadian Journal of Botany.* (2001- ). Print version (1952-2005) 580.5CAJ.
• Current Opinion in Plant Biology.* (1998 - ). Print version (2001-2005) 580.5CUR.
• Critical Reviews in Plant Science.* (1996-2006 ; 2002- ) Print version (1983-2004) 581.0724 C859
• Journal of Experimental Botany.* (1996- ). Print version (1950- ) 580.5JOE.
• Journal of Natural Products.* Print version
• Photosynthesis Research.* Print version
• BMC Plant Biology.* (2001- )
• Plant Cell.* (1989- ) Print version 581.105 PLA
• Plant Journal.* (1991- )
• Plant Physiology.* (1926- ). Print version (1926 - ) 581.05PL
• Plant Science.* (1985- ) Print version (1985- ) 581.105 PLS1
• Planta.* (1925- ). Print version (1925-2005) 580.5PLA.
• Phytochemistry.* (1961- ) Print version (1961- ) 581.1905 PH
• Progress in Botany. Print version (1974 - ) 580F7761. Former title: Fortschritte der Botanik (1931-1974) 580F776.
• Trends in Plant Science.* (1995 - ). Print version (1997-2004) Q.580.05TR
OTHER IMPORTANT SOURCES:
• Bibliographia Botanica. (1909) 016.58J96B Main Stacks.
• The Biology Data Book. 2nd ed. (1972- ) 3 vol. 574 SP3H1972 Ref
• Plant Science Catalog. (1958) Q.580UN3P ACES Library.
• Review of Plant Pathology. (1922- ) 589.205RE ACES Library.
• The USDA Plants Database. http://plants.usda.gov/
Bibl. = bibliography collection in the Biology Library, second floor, stacks. Ref. = reference collection in the Biology Library, reading
room.
* = Online versions available from the UIUC Library Online Research Resources (ORR) Web page
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/. (UIUC campus or login only)
This guide is available online at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/bix/subjguides/botany.pdf
Last updated 9/2007—BW/mma