WISCONSIN FLORA REFERENCES
(compiled by D. T. Gerber, Biology, UW-La Crosse; updated March 2014)
Suggested Web-links
Arboretum, University of Wisconsin-Madison http://uwarboretum.org/
Botanical Club of Wisconsin (BCW)
https://sites.google.com/site/botanicalclubofwisconsin/
Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/landscapes/
A Field Guide to Invasive Plants in Wisconsin
http://dnr.wi.gov/files/pdf/pubs/fr/fr0436a.pdf
Gathering Waters Conservancy http://www.gatheringwaters.org/
Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW) http://www.ipaw.org/
The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/wisconsin/index.ht
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The Prairie Enthusiasts – WI Chapters
http://www.theprairieenthusiasts.org/chapter/chapter.htm
Trees of Wisconsin http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/tree_intro01.htm
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.wi.gov/
Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/
Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/naturalareas/
Wisconsin Wetlands Association (WWA) http://wisconsinwetlands.org/
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
http://wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org/
Wisconsin Mycological Society http://www.wisconsinmycologicalsociety.org/
University of Wisconsin - Extension
http://www.uwex.edu/
Regional Floras
Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/vascplnt/index.htm
Barron, G. 1999. Mushrooms of Northeast North America: Midwest to New England.
Lone Pine Field Guide. [comprehensive field guide and includes Wisconsin species with
keys]
Case, F., Jr. 1987. Orchids of the western Great Lakes region. Cranbrook Press.
Chadde, S. W. 1998. A Great Lakes Wetland Flora. Pocketflora Press, Calumet, MI.
Crow, G. E. & C. B. Hellquist. 2000. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern
North America. University of Wisconsin Press.
Vol. 1. Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms: Dicotyledons.
Vol. 2. Angiosperms: Monocotyledons.
Farrar, J.L. 1995. Trees of the Northern United States and Canada. Iowa State
University Press. Ames, IA.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern
United States and Adjacent Canada. 2nd ed. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx,
NY.
Holmgren, N. H. 1998. Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual.
The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Lahring, H. 2003. Water and wetland plants of the Prairie Provinces. University of
Regina.
Leopold, D. J. et. al., 1998. Trees of the Central Hardwood Forests of North
America: An identification and cultivation guide. Timber Press.
Newmaster, S., A. Harris, & L. Kershaw. 1997. Wetland plants of Ontario. Lone Pine
Publishing.
Skawinski, P. M. 2011. Aquatic Plants of the Upper Midwest: A photographic field
guide to our underwater forests. Self published.
Smith, W. 2008. Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press.
Swink, F. & G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago region. 4th ed. Indiana Academy of
Science. Indianapolis, IN.
Tom Volk’s Fungi http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/
Vance, F. R. et. al., 1999. Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains. 3rd ed. University
of Minnesota Press.
Voss, E. G. & A. Reznicek. 2012. Field Manual of Michigan Flora. University of
Michigan Press. [contains much of the flora of WI; there is no comparable reference for
WI]
Picture Guides and Specialty Books
Bennett, J. Lichens of Wisconsin
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/jpbennet/web/WisconsinLichens/
Black, M. & Judziewicz. 2009. Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region:
A comprehensive Field Guide. 2nd ed. University of Wisconsin Press.
Borman, S., R. Korth, & J. Temte. 1997. Through the Looking Glass… A Field Guide
to Aquatic Plants. Wisconsin DNR Publication FH-207-97.
Cochrane, T. S., et. al. 2000. Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.DNRBull191
Cochrane, T. S., et. al. 2006. Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Arboretum: Including horsetails, ferns, rushes, sedges, grasses, shrubs, vines, weeds,
and wildflowers. University of Wisconsin Press.
Eggers, S.D. and D.M. Reed. 2011. Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of
Minnesota and Wisconsin, 3nd ed.. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul MN.
http://cdm16021.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p266001coll1/id/2360/rec/
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Fassett, N. C. 1957. A Manual of Aquatic Plants. The University of Wisconsin Press,
Madison, WI
Fassett, N. C. 1976. Spring Flora of Wisconsin. 4th ed. The University of Wisconsin
Press, Madison, WI
Hipp S. L. 2008. Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges. University of Wisconsin Press.
Nichols, S. & R. Martin. 1990. Wisconsin lake plant distribution. Information Circular
69. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.
Nichols, S. & J. Vennie. 1991. Attributes of Wisconsin lake plants. Information
Circular 73. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.
Nichols, S. 1999. Distribution and habitat descriptions of Wisconsin lake plants.
Bulletin 96. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.
Thomson, J. W. 2003. Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, Dept. of
Botany, UW-Madison.
Wisconsin DNR. 1988. Guide to Wisconsin Aquatic Plants. Publication WR-173-88
Herbaria (designated herbarium code)
Green Bay: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/
Madison (CFMR): Center for Forest Mycology Research, Herbarium & Culture Center,
University of Wisconsin – Madison http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/search/mycology_request.php
Madison (MAD): Center for Wood Anatomy Research, University of Wisconsin –
Madison http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research/centers/woodanatomy/
Madison (WIS): WisFlora (WI Vascular Plant Species), State Herbarium, University of
Wisconsin – Madison http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/
Milwaukee (MIL): Milwaukee Public Museum, Section for Botany
http://www.mpm.edu/research-collections
Milwaukee (UWM): University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & UWM Field Station
Herbaria http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/biologicalsciences/facilities/herbarium/
La Crosse (UWL): University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Herbarium
Stevens Point (UWSP): Freckmann Herbarium – University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/
General References
Botany Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.botany.wisc.edu/
Curtis, J. T. 1959. The Vegetation of Wisconsin: An ordination of plant communities.
University of Wisconsin Press.
Encyclopedia of Life http://eol.org/
Flora of North America online
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Hoffman, R. 2002. Wisconsin's Natural Communities. University of Wisconsin Press.
Miller, M., K. Songer, & R. Dolen. 2014. Field guide to Wisconsin streams. University
of Wisconsin Press.
Mushroom Observer http://mushroomobserver.org/
Regional Supplements to the Army Corps of Engineers USACE) Wetland
Delineation Manual
http://www.usace.army.mil/missions/civilworks/regulatoryprogramandpermits/reg_supp.as
px [Wisconsin is in two supplemental regions]
Mid-West Region
Northcentral and Northeast Region
USACE North American Digital Flora: National Wetland Plant List
http://rsgisias.crrel.usace.army.mil/NWPL/index.html
USDA/NRCS PLANTS Database http://plants.usda.gov/java/
Waller, D. M. & Rooney, T. P. 2008. The Vanishing Present: Wisconsin's Changing
Lands, Waters and Wildlife. Univ of Chicago Press.