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PRESIDENT’S REPORT: FLORA OFNORTH AMERICA ASSOCIATION

Luc Brouillet, FNA president,Université de Montréal

The FNA board of directors met in October 2005 (andOctober 2006), and a meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee (EXC) was held in April 2006.Additionally, numerous e-mail votes were conductedby the EXC on diverse issues relating to managementof the project. During that time, in collaboration withother members of the EXC, I have been active inrecruiting candidates for the board (now elected), andin particular to fill the position of co-chair of theInformation Technology Committee (ITC). Theestablishment of the ITC has become essential for theFNAA, given the number of organizations nowwishing to link their databases with ours, or to useour information in various ways. Knowledge of ITissues and a presence in IT biodiversity networks hasbecome essential for the association.

In June, I represented the FNAA at the CompositaeInternational Alliance (TICA) Meeting in Barcelona,Spain, where the association offered a reception incelebration of the publication of the 3 volumes of theAsteraceae in 2006. The volumes were well receivedby the community. A copy of the volumes was given toour host, Dr. Alfonso Susanna of the BarcelonaBotanic Institute. In August, I presented a briefoverview of the Asteraceae volumes at the FNASymposium, organized by Dr. Nancy Morin, duringthe Botany 2006 meeting in Chico, California.

Currently, progress in volume production is still twoper year, slightly slower than expected. Yet the leadeditors of all volumes have made tremendous effortsto ensure a regular output. In 2007, we are convincedthat volume publication will match expectations. Theestablishment of the various lead centers will helppush volumes along at a more regular rate.Nonetheless, the lack of editors and the slow deliveryby authors, often overcommitted (sometimes by FNAitself), are problems we will need to solve for futurevolumes if we are to ensure that the volumes are

finished on target. I want to thank all lead editors andtaxon editors for their dedication to the project andfor their strong commitment.

Like any body, the FNA board and the EXC evolveover time. Firstly, I want to thank Rich Rabeler, whoseterm with the EXC is expired. He has been generouswith his time and efforts and the whole EXC isthankful for his contribution.

Secondly, I wish to thank two members of the boardfor their long commitment to the project. JohnMcNeill served the project in many capacities, notablyas chair of the project before its recent transformation.Mary Barkworth has worked on the EXC and, moreimportantly, has been the tireless editor of the Grassvolumes, 24 and 25, the former nearing publication atthis moment. We wish them the best in their futurepursuits.

CHANTICLEER FOUNDATIONRENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITHFLORA OF NORTH AMERICAASSOCIATION FOR 2007At its recent Board Meeting the ChanticleerFoundation, which has provided core support toFNA since 2000, approved a request for$300,000 for 2007. The Chanticleer Foundationprimarily has responsibility for Chanticleer, aninternationally renowned and extremely beautifulpleasure garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania, outsidePhiladelphia. It also partners with a very few,select, locally and regionally importanthorticultural endeavors; Flora of North Americahas been one of its few national and internationalpartnerships. The current support will becritically important during a year of transition, asthe FNAA endeavors to attract funding fromother sources to complete the project.

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The Flora of North America (FNA) project is acooperative program to produce a comprehensive ac-count of the plants of North America north of Mexico.The FNA Newsletter is edited by Barney Lipscomb,Newsletter Editor, Botanical Research Institute of Texas,with the assistance of Kristin Pierce, Assistant Editor,Missouri Botanical Garden. The newsleter is printed atthe latter institution and is published twice a year by theFlora of North America Association to communicatenews about the FNA project and other topics of interestto North American floristic researchers. For more infor-mation, please see the FNA Web site, http://www.fna.org.

Readers are invited to send appropriate news items to:Barney Lipscomb, Newsletter EditorLeonhardt Chair of Texas BotanyBotanical Research Institute of Texas509 Pecan StreetFort Worth, TX 76102-4060, USAItems can also be sent by e-mail to: [email protected]

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Thirdly, I would like to welcome five new members tothe board: Drs. Lynn Gillespie, Geoff Levin, JamesMacklin, Gordon C. Tucker, and Alan S. Weakley.They have all accepted great tasks in joining us. Wewill need more such committed individuals before theproject is completed.

Finally, I would like to thank a formidable andcommitted body of people who are ensuring that theFNA volumes become a reality: the members of theboard. The close collaboration I have enjoyed withthem over the last three years has helped to make theproject a success. I look forward to more years ofcollaboration with them.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA:2006 IN REVIEW

Nancy Morin, FNA vice presidentfor business and development

The Flora of North America Association has madegreat progress on:

1. Working toward completion of two volumesfor submission to the publisher in 2006

2. Working toward completion of two or morevolumes for submission in 2007

3. Recruiting editors and authors for allremaining volumes

4. Developing partnerships to make Flora ofNorth America more widely accessible via theinternet

5. Promoting the project within the botanicalcommunity and to wider audiences

6. Pursuing fundraising opportunities, anongoing effort

7. Finishing strong for 2006. (Summary)

1) Volume 24, the first volume on grasses, submittedto OUP, 23 Nov 2006.—Accounts of grasses are beingpublished in two volumes; Volume 25 was publishedin 2003 and treated 733 species in 783 pages. Volume24 treats 650 species in 113 genera and 14 tribes andwill also contain keys to all the tribes of grasses.Completion of Poaceae—the grass family—for Floraof North America is an enormous accomplishmentand one that is extremely important for agricultureand range science.

Volume 27, the first volume on mosses and liverworts,in press.—FNA volumes 27, 28 and 29 concern nearly1900 species of North American bryophytes: themosses, liverworts, and hornworts, and together arecalled the Bryophyte Flora of North America. The firstflora of mosses of North America was published in1884 by Lesquereux and James. Since then, a numberof excellent regional floras have been published, butthere has been a real need for a comprehensivemodern treatment of mosses for North America northof Mexico. It is an innovative step to include mosses inFlora of North America. Volume 27, acrocarpousmosses, contains 32 families, 128 genera, and 704species; the accounts prepared by 35 different authorsand will be published in early 2007.

Volumes 28–29. In addition to work on this firstvolume, the Bryophyte editorial team has beenworking on Volume 28, scheduled for publication in2008, with about half of the 195 genera and 42% ofthe 665 species having been submitted and in thereview and editing process—38% of the species are infinal form. For Volume 29, due in 2010, 18% of the120 genera and 20% of the 516 species are in hand.

Management, editing, and botanical illustration of thebryophyte volumes are undertaken at the MissouriBotanical Garden under the direction of Dr. RichardZander. He coordinates and facilitates the work ofmore than 80 specialists worldwide. Of particular noteare the illustrations, which are scientifically accurateand exquisite in both detail and beauty. Dr. PatriciaEckel, herself a bryologist, is preparing all of theillustrations.

2) Preparation of Volumes 6, 7, 8, and 9 planned forsubmission in 2007.—Volume 6 (including the pitcher-plant and sundew families, mallows, peonies, andviolets); Volume 7 (mustards, capers, and willows)


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brings together the lifetime work on willows of Dr.George Argus, one of the founding editors of FNA;Volume 8 (including stonecrop, heather, hydrangea,primula, and saxifrage families); Volume 9 (includingthe rose family) contains many large and complexgenera. Chanticleer funding has been used to allowauthors to travel to herbaria and to meet with eachother so they can work collaboratively. See pages 9–11for updated information on these and other volumes.

3) Recruiting Authors and Editors for Future Volumes,Through Completion of the Project.—Flora of NorthAmerica has been particularly concerned about theattrition of botanists who have the knowledge, skill,and time to contribute to the flora. Earlier this yearthe list of remaining families was examined to assessand reconfirm the availability of authors who hadsigned up 10–20 years ago and to evaluate theworkloads of long-time editors. We are extremelypleased that over the past two years we have addedten new members to the Board of Directors, andseveral additional editors to the team. At the annualBoard meeting in October, 2006, the expanded groupagreed on editor assignments for virtually allremaining families and was able to identify potentialauthors for many unassigned genera. We have beenworking since then to contact these potential authorsand to recruit additional editors for some of theremaining families.

4) Developing Partnerships to Make FNA MoreWidely Available on the Internet.—The Flora of NorthAmerica website contains information about theproject, resources for authors and editors, and text,illustrations, and maps for all published volumes. TheUSDA PLANTS database, which is the main referencefor plant information used by federal and stateagencies and by NatureServe (the former scientific armand heritage programs of The Nature Conservancy),links to Flora of North America treatments andreceives millions of hits each month. During the pastyear the PLANTS website has developed acollaborative agreement with the lead editorial centerat University of Kansas to integrate its data with Floraof North America data. NatureServe has indicated aninterest in using FNA as a primary reference. TheNational Biological Information Infrastructure unit ofU.S. Geological Survey has offered staff and computerfacilities to make FNA data more widely available andmore easily searched. And, several federal agenciesand herbaria have indicated an interest in linking toFNA data. To facilitate these partnerships, FNA hasestablished an Information Technology Committee(ITC) of experts in bioinformatics. The committee metduring the FNA Board meeting in October 2006.Immediately after that Board meeting, the TaxonomicDatabases Working Group (TDWG) had its annualmeeting also in St. Louis, and FNA ITC members wereable to learn about current developments in the field,see demonstrations of new software systems, andnetwork with colleagues.

5) Promoting the Project within the BotanicalCommunity and to a Wider Audience.—Publication ofthe three volumes of Asteraceae was a true milestonefor Flora of North America. To celebrate and promotethis accomplishment, FNA hosted receptions duringthe 2006 Botany meetings and at a meeting of theInternational Compositae Alliance. Press releases weresent to all authors so they could locally publicize theirpart in the project, and to science writers at majornewspapers. Emily Green, who writes articles aboutplants for the Los Angeles Times did a long article onthe sunflower family in which FNA was mentioned. Aseries of 12 note cards, each featuring the botanicalillustration of a sunflower family species on the frontand information about the artist, author, and specieson the back, were produced for sale at the Botanymeetings, annual Symposium at Missouri BotanicalGarden, and to botanical garden and natural historymuseum shops (see page 4 for more information).

FNA organized a symposium “Flora of NorthAmerica: Synergy within the botanical community” at

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the 2006 Botany meetings and conducted a workshopthere for authors and editors. It also had aninformation table at the meetings.

A funding campaign to encourage botanical gardens,native plant societies, specialty plant societies andclubs, and garden clubs, to sponsor the botanicalillustrations is about to be launched. In addition tohelping support the artwork, this will bring Flora ofNorth America to the attention of a wide audienceand offers an opportunity for the societies, gardens,and museums to promote native plants and their owninvolvement. Nearly 500 illustrations are currently in

preparation, and we have a list of about 700organizations to approach (see page 7 for moreinformation).

6) Fundraising Efforts.—FNA continues to exploreall possibilities for funding. We are grateful to theChanticleer Foundation for their visionary supportof the project. Letters of inquiry have been sent to 70potential funders, and full proposals were submittedto the Compton Foundation, the George GundFoundation, and the Jamee and Marshall FieldFoundation. No positive responses have beenreceived to any of these except from the Giles MeadFoundation, which is still considering ourrequest.

FNA NOTE CARDSTo celebrate publication of the Asteraceae volumes, FNA created a set of 12 note cards (4 × 6”) featuring FNAplants, artists, and authors. Each card reproduces the botanical illustration of the taxon on the front, and adistribution map, taxonomic placement, and notes about the taxon, author, and artist on the back. This first setincludes the following 12 different cards plus envelopes:

TAXON AUTHOR ARTIST

Arctanthemum arcticum subsp. polare Luc Brouillet Yevonn Wilson-RamseyBaccharis halimifolia Scott Sundberg Bee F. GunnCirsium douglasii var. breweri David Keil John MyersDicranocarpus parviflorus Justin Allison Linny HeagyEchinacea pallida Lowell E. Urbatsch John MyersHelianthus maximiliani Edward E. Schilling Marjorie C. LeggittMadia elegans Bruce Baldwin & John Strother Barbara AlongiMunzothamnus blairii Leslie Gottleib Bee F. GunnPluchea odorata var. odorata Guy Nesom Barbara AlongiPackera cymbalaria Debra K. Trock Linny HeagySenecio amplectens var. holmii Ted Barkley Yevonn Wilson-RamseyTownsendia florifer John L. Strother Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey

To order:

Name:

Address:

Phone No. (in case of questions):

Number of sets of 12 _______× US$12/each:total enclosed (checks only)__________________

Send order form and payment to:Nancy MorinFNA Business OfficeP.O. Box 716Point Arena, CA 95468 USA

For non-US orders, or if you can suggest a botanicalgarden, museum, nursery, or other gift shop thatmight like to carry the cards, please [email protected]


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Funding for a proposal submitted to the NationalScience Foundation for support of work on the legumefamily (Volumes 10 and 11) was declined. The Boardof Directors is studying reviewer comments anddiscussing ways to resubmit the proposal. MiamiUniversity, Oxford, Ohio, is the administeringinstitution for this proposal.

7) Summary.—Flora of North America is in the strongposition of having substantial work completed on thenext four volumes to be published, solid editor andauthor assignments for most of the remaining families,a production schedule and productivity track-recordthat will encourage timely submission of manuscripts,and increased resolve by major data providers to useFNA as a major resource. The partnership with theChanticleer Foundation has made this progresspossible.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICAASSOCIATION OFFICERS ANDEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Luc Brouillet, President (2006–2009)Craig C. Freeman, Secretary (2006–2009)Barney Lipscomb, Treasurer (2006–2009)James L. Zarucchi, Vice President and Editorial

Director (2006–2009)Nancy Morin, Vice President for Business and

Development (2006–2009)At large members of executive committee:

Wayne J. Elisens (2004–2007)Bruce Ford (2006–2009)Robert W. Kiger (2006–2009)David F. Murray (2004–2007)

FNA WELCOMES NEWREGIONAL REVIEWERSChristopher Sean Blaney is a botanist and AssistantDirector of the Atlantic Canada Conservation DataCentre in Sackville, New Brunswick. He is a memberof the Vascular Plant Species Specialist Committee ofCOSEWIC (Committee on the Status of EndangeredWildlife in Canada) and is also a member of the NovaScotia Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora Recovery Team.Chris works with other experts to determine the rarityof vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in eachprovince, maintaining a GIS database of rare speciesoccurrences, and conducting field research on rarespecies distribution. His expertise and activities areprimarily in the vascular plants of the three Maritimeprovinces—NB, NS, and PEI. Through his fieldworkover the last seven years, he has discovered almost4000 rare plant records, including more than 30 new

provincial records.—Recommended for EasternCanada by Luc Brouillet.

Curtis R. Björk is a self-employed botanical contractorand is affiliated with the Stillinger Herbarium,University of Idaho. He has extensive floristicexperience in the flora of Idaho and easternWashington. Curtis has expertise in lichens,bryophytes, and vascular plants. He is author or co-author of three new species and one new subspecies.His publication list demonstrates that he is anenergetic and productive young scientist.—Recommended for the Rocky Mountain Region byRon Hartman and Aaron Liston.

Lynn Gillespie is a research scientist at the NationalMuseum in Canada with an extensive knowledge ofthe flora of the NWT and Nunavut. Her taxonomicexpertise includes the Poaceae and Euphorbiaceae. Shehas also joined the Board of Directors of FNAA.—Recommended for Western Canada by Bruce Ford.

Carolyn Parker is a botanist and is associated with theUniversity of Alaska herbarium. She has participatedin expeditions throughout boreal and arctic Alaskaand Yukon. Carolyn is a constant user of floras andmonographs and that, combined with her knowledgeof floristics, makes her an ideal regional reviewer forAlaska and Yukon.—Recommended for Alaska byDave Murray.

Richard Carter is curator of the herbarium andprofessor at Valdosta State University in southernGeorgia. His primary taxonomic interests lie inCyperaceae. Richard is also a very knowledgeable andactive general collector, particularly in the criticalSoutheastern Coastal Plain. Richard’s participation asa reviewer will be particularly valuable for the DeepSouth areas of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, northFlorida, and South Carolina.—Recommended for thesoutheastern U.S. by Alan Weakley.

Jon Rebman, Curator of Botany at the San DiegoNatural History Museum since 1996, is a specialist inthe floristics of southern California and the peninsulaof Baja California and is a key participant in the SanDiego County Plant Atlas Project. He specializes inCactaceae.—Recommended for the southwestern U.S.by Nancy Morin.

Margriet Wetherwax has worked as a planttaxonomist in the Jepson Herbarium since 1988,specializing in plant identification throughoutCalifornia but especially the central coast. She is themanaging editor for the Jepson Flora Project andworks on Scrophulariaceae, Plantaginaceae, and


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Orobanchaceae.—Recommended for the southwesternU.S. by Nancy Morin.

FLORA OF NORTH AMERICAREGIONAL COORDINATORS ANDREVIEWERS AS OF 30 OCT 2006Boufford, David ([email protected])—coordinator: Northeastern United States, includingConn., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., N.H., N.J., N.Y.,Ohio, Pa., R.I., Vt.

Angelo, Ray—reviewer: Mass.Cooperrider, Tom S.—reviewer: OhioHaines, Arthur—reviewer: Conn., Maine, Mass.,

N.H., R.I., Vt.Voss, Edward G.—reviewer: Mich.Yatskievych, Kay—reviewer: Ind.

Brouillet, Luc ([email protected])—coordinator: Eastern Canada, including Greenland;St.Pierre & Miquelon; N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S.,Ont., P.E.I., Que.

Blaney, Sean—reviewer: N.B., P.E.I.Cayouette, Jacques—reviewer: Que. (and

elsewhere)Claude, Roy—reviewer: Que. (and elsewhere)Crins, Bill—reviewer: Ont.Halliday, Geoffrey—reviewer: GreenlandMorton, John K.—reviewer: Ont.Munro, Marian—reviewer: N.S.Oldham, Michael —reviewer: Ont.

Ford, Bruce ([email protected])—coordinator:Western Canada, including Alta., Man., N.W.T.,Nunavut, Sask.

Gillespie, Lynn—reviewer: N.W.T. and NunavutGould, Joyce—reviewer: Alta.Harms, Vernon—reviewer: Sask.Packer, John—reviewer: Alta.Punter, Elizabeth—reviewer: Man.

Freeman, Craig ([email protected])—coordinator: NorthCentral United States, including Ill., Iowa, Kans.,Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.Dak., Okla., S.Dak., Wis.

Barker, William—reviewer: N.Dak.Cholewa, Anita—reviewer: Minn.Harriman, Neil A.—reviewer: Wis.Hoagland, Bruce—reviewer: Okla.Kaul, Robert B.—reviewer: Nebr.Larson, Gary E.—reviewer: S.Dak.Lewis, Deborah Q.—reviewer: IowaMcGregor, Ronald L.—reviewer: Kans.Stritch, Lawrence R.—reviewer: Ill.Yatskievych, George—reviewer: Mo.

Hartman, Ron ([email protected])—coordinator:Rocky Mountains, including Colo., Idaho, Mont.,Utah, Wyo.

Björk, Curtis—reviewer: IdahoHeidel, Bonnie—reviewer: Wyo.B.E. Nelson—reviewer: Rockies Mountains (RM).

Liston, Aaron ([email protected])—coordinator: Pacific Northwest, including B.C., Oreg.,Wash.

Alverson, Edward—reviewer: Oreg.Ceska, Adolf—reviewer: B.C.Chambers, Kenton—reviewer: Oreg.Halse, Richard R.—reviewer: Oreg.Kozloff, Eugene—reviewer: Wash.Pojar, Jim—reviewer: B.C.Roche, Cindy—reviewer: sw Oreg.Zika, Peter—reviewer: Oreg., Wash.

Morin, Nancy ([email protected])—coordinator:Southwestern United States, including Ariz., Calif.,Nev.

Hammond, H. David—reviewer: Ariz.Hrusa, Fred—reviewer: CaliforniaMason, Charles T. Jr.—reviewer: Ariz.Morefield, Jim—reviewer: Nev.Pinkava, Donald J.—reviewer: Ariz.Rebman, Jon—reviewer: Calif.Wetherwax, Margriet—reviewer: Calif.

Murray, Dave ([email protected])—coordinator: Yukon,Alaska

Bennett, Bruce—reviewer: YukonLipkin, Robert—reviewer: AlaskaParker, Carolyn—reviewer: Yukon, AlaskaStensvold, Mary—reviewer: Alaska

Poole, Jackie ([email protected])—coordinator: South-Central United States, includingN.Mex., Tex.

Lemke, David E.—reviewer: Tex.

Weakley, Alan ([email protected])—coordinator:Southeastern United States, including Ala., Ark., Del.,D.C., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., N.C., S.C.,Tenn., Va., W.Va.

Alford, Mac—reviewer: Ala.Carter, Richard—reviewer: Ga., Ala, Miss, n Fla.,

and S.C.Cranfill, Raymond —reviewer: Ky.Crook, Reed—reviewer: La.Nelson, John B.—reviewer: S.C.Sorrie, Bruce—reviewer: N.C.Urbatsch, Lowell E.—reviewer: La.Wieboldt, Tom—reviewer: Va.Wofford, B. Eugene—reviewer: Tenn.

Wunderlin, Richard ([email protected])—coordinator: Fla.

Hansen, Bruce—reviewer: Fla.


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SPONSOR BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONSAND HELP SUPPORT FNA

Platanthera panel, drawn by Barbara AlongiFlora of North America, Volume 26, page 558

Twelve volumes out of a total of 30 have already beenpublished, and publication of 3 or more volumes ayear is anticipated for completion in 2011. Eachvolume is graced with exquisite and accurate botanicalillustrations drawn by professional artists.Every genus and about 1 in 6 species areillustrated. These lovely drawingsenhance the technical descriptions andgive readers a better idea of thecharacteristics of each species. Taxa tobe illustrated are selected by theauthor; artists work from herbariumspecimens, photographs, and livingplants whenever possible.

To help support the cost of theillustrations, the Flora of North AmericaAssociation (FNAA) invites individualsand organizations to sponsor one ormore drawing. Sponsorships will beacknowledged in a special section of therelevant Volume, and sponsors will beprovided with a high-quality reproductionin the original size of 61/2 × 11”, suitablefor framing and with permission to reusethe image.

FNAA hopes that individuals wholove plants, and native plantsocieties, specialty plant groupsand garden clubs will considersponsoring illustrations, or that

horticultural or other businesses will take advantageof this opportunity to promote their interest in ournative and naturalized plants. We have developedslightly different levels of support for “not-for-profit”

and “for profit” entities.

Sponsorship for a basic drawing (wholeplant and 1–2 details) is $200 for not-for-profits and $250 for businesses. In somecases additional details are needed or adetail from a different species is included,and each of these costs $50.

Generally, three species are representedon a full panel. The cost to sponsor apanel is $600 for not-for-profits andindividuals, and $750 for businesses,plus the cost of additional details orinsets. These rates may be negotiableunder special circumstances or in caseswhere multiple plates are beingfunded.

Want to go all out? Sponsor a full-colorfrontispiece! Only one per volume, for

the modest donation of $1000.

Contact Nancy Morin([email protected], 707/882-2528) or any member of the FNAABoard of Directors (www.fna.org)to learn more about sponsorship ofFNA’s botanical illustrations.

Basic drawing with 1 detail, plus 1 insetChaenactis, drawn by Linny Heagy

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FNA GUIDE FOR CONTRIBUTORSUPDATEDThe new revised and updated Guide for Contributorsis available on the FNA website at http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/FNA/contributors.shtml. Youwill also find new information about microgrants andthe updated FNA base maps. This new version is theresult of discussions that began at the technical editorsmeeting March 2006 and continued with e-mailcomments from numerous people. This versionreplaces the FNA Guide for Contributors dated March2004.

FNA MAPPING ANDDISTRIBUTION STATEMENTSMembers of the Executive Committee recentlydiscussed concerns about the mapping anddistribution statements for taxa. For the distributiondot maps, FNA decided to continue using the singlecentral dot to express distribution. This also holds forCanadian provinces, Alaska, and Greenland.Effectively immediately, authors or reviewers will nolonger need to specify whether distribution isnorthern, central, or southern for these areas.

FNA encourages all authors to provide more precisegeographic information, where necessary, indiscussion. Please note, qualifiers in the distributionstatements are not accepted (e.g., s Calif. will bechanged to Calif. - southern California may bespecified in discussion if desired).

VOLUME 7 UPDATE (MUSTARDS,CAPERS, AND WILLOWS)Volume 7, treating Magnoliophyta: Dilleniidae, part 2,is now scheduled for publication in mid to late 2007.The volume is being processed at the MissouriBotanical Garden Editorial Center with Lead EditorJim Zarucchi and Taxon Editors Dave Boufford(Harvard University Herbaria) and Leila Shultz (UtahState University). This volume will contain treatmentsof five families, 117 genera, and approximately 895species. It is expected that at least 250 species in thevolume will be illustrated, many with insets (especiallyin certain genera of Brassicaceae – Boechera, Draba,etc.) to show specific structures.

VOLUME 27–29 UPDATE(BRYOPHYTES)The bryophyte (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts)volumes of FNA are 27, 28 and 29, in practicereferred to as the Bryophyte Flora of North America;nearly 1900 species will be treated in the threevolumes. A PDF version of Volume 27 includingcompleted treatments of all genera (mostlyacrocarpous mosses) was submitted to ChanticleerFoundation at the end of 2006. We expect thehardcopy publication by OUP in April or May of2007. Volume 28 is scheduled for 2008, and volume29 for 2010.

Dr. Terry T. McIntosh has joined the bryophyteeditorial group as Taxon Editor. He will specialize inparallelization of descriptions and construction ofkeys. This is one of FNA’s most attractive aims, andwith any multi-authored effort, close attention isnecessary. Terry is associated with the University ofBritish Columbia Herbarium, and is an environmentalcontractor specializing in bryophytes. We welcomehim to the team.

Volume 27 of the FNA is the first volume of an up-to-date synopsis of the North American bryophyte floranorth of Mexico, including Greenland. It will includeintroductory chapters on moss morphology andeconomic uses and treatments of most of theacrocarpous mosses. We especially appreciate thesupport, astonishing technical editing, and skilled

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composition of Jim Zarucchi, Kay Yatskievych, andPat Harris. This work could not have been donewithout the endurance and vision of 35 authors andseveral past Taxon Editors who not only did notdespair during the extended gestation of this work butdevoted long hours of research towards making this aparticularly thorough and detailed effort. Theillustrator, P. M. Eckel, provides an especiallyattractive unity of style, and a valuable level of detailthat does justice to the myriad anatomical detailsimportant in bryophyte taxonomy. Thisacknowledgment is made on behalf of the presentbryophyte editorial group, including M.R. Crosby, C.Delgadillo M., T.T. McIntosh, L.R. Stark, and D.H.Vitt, by R.H. Zander, Lead Editor.

VOLUME 6 UPDATE (PITCHER-PLANT AND SUNDEW FAMILIES,MALLOWS, PEONIES, ANDVIOLETS)Volume 6 (including the pitcher-plant and sundewfamilies, mallows, peonies, and violets) will cover 24families, 112 genera, 688 species, of which about 34%have been submitted and are in review and editing.

VOLUME 8 UPDATE (INCLUDINGSTONECROP, HEATHER,HYDRANGEA, PRIMULA,AND SAXIFRAGE FAMILIES)Volume 8, which will go to press in 2007, will includeapproximately 730 species in 132 genera and 20families. The largest families in the volume areCrassulaceae, Ericaceae, and Saxifragaceae. Craig C.Freeman (University of Kansas) and Richard K.Rabeler (University of Michigan) are co-lead editors.Mary Ann Schmidt (Hunt Institute for BotanicalDocumentation) is the technical editor, helping tocoordinate the efforts of seven taxon editors and 50contributing authors.

Treatments for 15 families (75%), 108 genera (82%),and 596 species (82%) have been submitted as ofJanuary 20, 2007. Partial draft treatments for fivemore genera have been reviewed by the lead editors.The large, outstanding genera Philadelphus(Hydrangeaceae) and Sedum (Crassulaceae) contain54% of the species not yet submitted for review.

Manuscript review is proceeding apace; 86% of allsubmitted manuscripts have been formatted by thetechnical editor, with most of those having gonethrough regional review. The editors are grateful to all

of the regional reviewers in Canada and the U.S. fortheir careful reviews and insightful comments onVolume 8 manuscripts.

A determined effort by editors to work closely withauthors on artwork has paid dividends for Volume 8.With help from Editorial Manager Kay Yatskievych,specimens have been pulled for nearly all of the 200+illustrations that will appear in the volume. By midOctober 2006, 63% of the illustrations were in penciland 25% were in ink.

With four volumes expected to go to press in 2007,the lead editors hope to begin pre-press production onVolume 8 in early 2007.

VOLUME 9 UPDATE(MAGNOLIOPHYTA: ROSIDAE,PART 2) (INCLUDING THE ROSEFAMILY)Volume 9 will include some 631 species (numbersubject to change with submission of Rosaceaemanuscripts) in 74 genera (possibly 75 if Photinia issegregated from Aronia) and 4 families. The largestfamily is Rosaceae with 620 species and 68 (or 69)genera. Luc Brouillet is lead editor for the volume.Helen Jeude is technical editor. Jim Phipps is taxoneditor for Rosaceae, the sole taxon editor for thevolume, all smaller families being handled by the leadeditor. Marj Leggitt was assigned as lead artist for thevolume; only Rosa and Crossossomataceaeillustrations will be done in St. Louis.

The volume 9 editorial team met in Montreal onAugust 24–25, 2006. At that meeting, all manuscriptprocessing procedures were reviewed to ensure asmooth flow between the lead, taxon, and technicaleditors, and preservation of top copies. A review wasalso made of progress and of generic assignment, andadjustments made where needed. In order to ensurethat production would not be held by late manuscriptreviews and corrections, the number of starting pointswas increased to about 20 (4 families + Rosaceaetribes), using the tribes as defined in Potter et al.(submitted) as a basis. A generic template forRosaceae was developed using the 32 draft genericdescriptions received from Rosaceae authors anddistributed to all authors. This template is being usedto harmonize manuscripts and has served already forall manuscripts returned to the author.


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The lead editor has worked with Craig Freeman andRich Rabeler (vol. 8 lead editors) to develop a familydescription template for Rosales families. This gaverise to a proposed Dicot family template that is beingcirculated to the BoD for use in subsequent volumes ofthe FNA project.

As of January 2007, the Canada Center has receivedall 6 manuscripts for the three small families (100%),and within Rosaceae, 28 of 68 genera (41%),representing 107 of 623 species (17%). Meanwhile, 32illustrations were drafted on a total of 141 (22%), ofwhich more than half have been inked. Manuscriptdelivery should increase soon with several large generapromised in early 2007.

VOLUMES 10 and 11 UPDATE(MAGNOLIOPHYTA: ROSIDAE,PARTS 3 & 4)Volumes 10 and 11, treating Magnoliophyta: Rosidae,parts 3 and 4, are scheduled for completion anddelivery for publication in late 2008. Variouscomponents of the volumes will be processed atMiami University in Ohio and at the MissouriBotanical Garden Editorial Center with Lead EditorJim Zarucchi. Taxon Editors assigned to these twovolumes include: for legumes Mike Vincent and JayRaveill (University of Central Missouri), and for non-legume families Leila Shultz (Utah State University)[Elaeagnaceae, Proteaceae, Podostemaceae,Haloragaceae, and Gunneraceae] and Dave Boufford(Harvard University Herbaria) [Lythraceae,Thymeleaceae, Trapaceae, Myrtaceae, Punicaceae,Onagraceae, Melastomataceae, Combretacese,Rhizophoraceae]. The volumes will contain treatmentsof 14 families (Caesalpiniaceae and Mimosaceae willbe treated as part of a larger Fabaceae), 207 genera,and approximately 1850 species.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCESSouthwest Environmental Information Network(SEINET).—SEINET (http://seinet.asu.edu/) theSouthwest Environmental Information Network,created by a National Science Foundation Grant (DBI-9983132) to Peter McCartney, Corinna Gries, andcollaborators at the Global Institute of Sustainability(GIOS) at Arizona State University, is a series of linkeddatabases and accompanying web software that helpsone use those databases. These databases includeecological and taxonomic information about variousgroups of organisms; of special interest to botanists in

general are specimen databases from the vascularplant herbaria of Arizona State University (ASU),University of Arizona (ARIZ), Northern ArizonaUniversity (ASC), Desert Botanical Garden (DES),Navajo Nation Herbarium (NAVA), and GrandCanyon Herbarium (GCBP); and lichen herbaria ofArizona State University (ASU) and Santa BarbaraBotanical Garden (SBBG). The Arizona StateUniversity seed and fruits collection, pollen collection,and mammal collection are also linked and newdatabases will follow. Another National ScienceFoundation collaborative grant (DBI-0237418) to thecurators at ASU, ARIZ and ASC helped complete thespecimen databases, georeference their collections ofvascular plants of Arizona, and augment the imagelibrary at ASU. This image collection of scannedspecimens and photographs of live plants (manycontributed by Max Licher of Sedona) are especiallyuseful and can be used in conjunction with thespecimen databases. This grant also supportedadditional software developed by Edward Gilbert andRobin Schroeder. The result is that we now havepowerful tools for botanists, professional and non-professional, available for use.

Who knows what the potential uses of SEINET mightbe? You may be able to invent some of your own. Inthe future, we will be developing new web tools thatwill make SEINET even more useful.

For more information contact L.R. Landrum([email protected]), E.E. Gilbert, R.T. Schroeder,and E. Makings at Arizona State University.

Celebrating Wildflowers…USDA Forest ServiceWebsite.—The USDA Forest Service websiteCelebrating Wildflowers is active and available at theurl: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers. CelebratingWildflowers is dedicated to the enjoyment of thethousands of wildflowers growing on our nationalforests and grasslands and to educating the publicabout the many values of native plants.

Contributors from every area of the Forest Serviceassisted in the development of sections emphasizingarea content such as Pollinators, Beauty of it All,Native Gardening, Just for Kids, and TeacherResources. This new web site is the gateway to anenormous amount of botanical information providedby our partners, the majority of whom arereciprocating with links to our new web site. This willdramatically increase the traffic to our site and willalso emphasize our close working relationship withour public and private partners. Our partners willsoon be disseminating information about our new siteto their audiences.

A number of other modules such as rare plants, nativeplant materials, ethnobotany, lichens, ferns, and other

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botany subject areas are currently under developmentand will be posted to the web site as they becomefinalized.

Under “Wildflower Links,” a link to the FNA websitecan be found by scrolling down the page and lookingunder the section “Other Botanical Resources.”

TAXACOM Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary.—Taxacom subscribers have been through a lot the last20 years. This bubbling backchannel of news,announcements, and debates celebrated its 20thanniversary on January 12, 2007!

Brought to life by Dr. Richard Zander, Taxacombegan its existence on the dark and snowy night ofJanuary 12, 1987 as a dial-up BBS at the BuffaloMuseum of Science (Buffalo, New York).

In case you have not seen the report, Taxacom hasbeen examined sociologically by Dr. Christine Hine,University of Surrey (UK), although its participantsassuredly defy analysis. Hine’s research summary is at:http://joni.soc.surrey.ac.uk/~scs1ch/taxacom.htm

Congratulations Richard, on planting a seed that justkeeps on growing!—Contributed by James H. Beach,Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas,1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045.

HERBARIUM NEWSUniversity of Kansas (KANU).—With funding fromthe USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC),a new project will be carried out by the University ofKansas, R.L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU). Theproject, “Taxonomic Concept Mapping andAssociated Data Maintenance,” will be conducted incollaboration with the Flora of North AmericaAssociation. The 12-month project will be conductedunder KU’s Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit(CESU) Agreement with USDA—one of three ongoingor completed CESU projects at KU.

Briefly, KANU will help NPDC update thenomenclatural and taxon attribute data in thePLANTS database. These data eventually will beintegrated into the PLANTS Web site to providenatural resource management assistance to the NRCSfield offices, cooperators, and the public. NPDC willprovide specific guidelines to be used by KANU formapping taxon concepts between the 2006 PLANTSdatabase and recent taxonomic revisions, includingnomenclature used in Flora of North America. KANUwill update taxon attributes, including commonnames, existing PLANTS distribution, duration, habit,and provenance.

An exciting part of the project is that KANU will use$50,000 of funding from NPDC to establish a small

grant program to support the work of taxonspecialists, who will be identified with assistance fromFNAA. Taxon specialists will verify and populate datafields for the family/families for which s/he isresponsible (excluding Asteraceae and Poaceae, whereother efforts are ongoing), including families in FNAvolumes not yet published. The size of individualsubcontracts will depend on the number of speciesinvolved.

We think this project supports efforts to promoteintegration of FNA data into PLANTS, to establish along-term relationship expanding collaborationbetween NRCS and the botanical taxonomiccommunity, and to establish groundwork for familiesthat will be treated in future FNA volumes.—Submitted by Craig C. Freeman and Scott Peterson.

University of Montreal (MT).—Anne Bruneau hasobtained a Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)grant to establish a Biodiversity Consortium. This is8M$ of 19 M$ (8M$ or so coming from provinces,the rest from universities, mainly University ofMontreal). The funding will provide the MTherbarium with new space and a database networkwith a web portal for all Canadian collections. This isgood news for systematics in Canada. Moreinformation (in French) is available at: http://www.fas.umontreal.ca/infofas/vol4_no4/FCI.html#biodiversite

RECENT PUBLICATIONSSteyermark’s Flora of Missouri, Volume 2 (Dicots,Acanthaceae through Fabaceae, first part), by GeorgeYatskievych. Missouri Botanical Garden Press.

Hardcover, 1180 pp.,193 full page plates ofb/w illustrations. ISBN-10: 2930723490.$48.00.

Steyermark’s Flora ofMissouri is an accountof Missouri’s vascularflora, including thepteridophytes,gymnosperms, andflowering plantsgrowing spontaneouslyin the state.

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the first half of the dicots, comprising 906 species in45 plant families. It includes 193 full page plates ofblack and white drawings illustrating nearly all of theplants and a distributional map for each species.Among the plants featured in the book is thesunflower family, Asteraceae, the largest family in theflora, with 104 genera and 329 species. Also includedare treatments of other large and economicallyimportant groups, such as the carrots (Apiaceae),mustards (Brassicaceae), and pinks (Caryophyllaceae).Each species is described in detail, and there arelengthy notes on taxonomy, distribution, plant uses,and conservation concerns. The Flora of MissouriProject is a collaboration between the MissouriBotanical Garden and the Missouri Department ofConservation. One of its main goals has been arevision of the late Julian Steyermark’s exemplarymanual, Flora of Missouri. It is available fromMissouri Botanical Garden Press at http://www.mbgpress.info/

Illustrated Flora of East Texas, Volume 1(Gymnosperms, Ferns, and Monocts), by George M.Diggs, Jr., Barney L. Lipscomb, Monique D. Reed, andRobert J. O’Kennon. Botanical Research Institute ofTexas Press. Hardcover, 1614 pp, 1,200+ b/w figures,

1,000+ countrydistribution maps. ISBN1-889878-12-X

Volume 1 of theIllustrated Flora of EastTexas is the first fullyillustrated flora for EastTexas, a species richarea that contains morethan two-thirds of allthe plant species knownfor Texas. The bookcovers all the nativeand/or naturalized fernsand similar plants,

gymnosperms, and monocotyledons known to occurin East Texas, a total of 1,060 species. It is the onlyup-to-date compre-hensive guide to these groups ofplants of this economically important region, which isapproximately the size of Georgia. It presentsinformation on the plant life of the area to meet theneeds of students, teachers, wildflower enthusiasts,gardeners, ranchers, farmers, naturalists,conservationists, environmental consultants,researchers, and the general public. Of particular notefor non-botanists are the illustrations and other visualmaterials. Line drawing illustrations are provided forall species, county distribution maps for almost all

species, and a color section with nearly 200photographs. It is the most fully illustrated flora forany area of the southeastern United States. Theinviting layout, vegetation maps, and extensiveintroductory materials on the vegetation, geology,soils, climate, presettlement and early settlementconditions, and Texas botanical history make thebook useful to a wide audience. Also of generalinterest are a number of appendices on topics such asbotanically related internet addresses, conservationorganizations, endemic species, nomenclature, speciesof conservation concern, suggested nativeornamentals, and commercially important timbertrees. The taxonomic treatments include family andgeneric synopses, keys and descriptions, derivations ofscientific names, characters helpful in familyrecognition in the field, notes on toxic/poisonous anduseful plants, and references to supporting literature.There is a literature cited section with over 4,000references.

Volumes 2 and 3 (dicots) are forthcoming; no pricehas been set at this time. Volume 1 is available fromBRIT Press at http://www.brit.org/Sida/SidaBotMis.htm

POSITIONS AVAILABLEGraduate Study in Floristics, Rocky MountainHerbarium.—The Rocky Mountain Herbarium (RM)seeks students interested in pursuing a M.S. degree inbroad-scale floristics. The successful applicants areexpected to be highly motivated individuals capable ofworking with limited supervision (following a periodof training). The RM has completed 46 inventories(>500,000 numbered collections) in Arizona,Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon,South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming overthe past 29 years with the goal of producing a criticalflora of the Rocky Mountain region. The RM/RMScontains >800,000 accessions, a backlog >300,000collections; the database is populated by >700,000specimen records.

Recent floristic inventories include: Arapaho NF, e.San Juans, CO; Carson NF, Santa Fe NF, NM; e. WindRiver Range, Grand Teton NP, WY, Buffalo Gap/Oglala NG, SD/NE; new projects: the Cimarron/Comanche NG, KS/CO and the Gallatin/w. CusterNFs (inc. Beartooth Plateau), MT/WY.

Documents describing the floristics program, the floraof the Rocky Mountains project, checklists forWyoming and for Colorado, and the Atlas of theVascular Plants of Wyoming are at http://www.rmh.uwyo.edu and http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/botany/. For details, contact

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Ronald L. Hartman, University of Wyoming, RockyMountain Herbarium, Department of Botany, Dept.3165, 1000 East University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming82071; [email protected]; 307/766-2236. Deadlinefor Graduate Applications, 1 February 2007.

Graduate Student Herbarium Assistantship.—TheUniversity of Northern Colorado Herbarium (http://www.unco.edu/nhs/biology/environment/herbarium/)has a graduate student assistantship availablebeginning August 2007. The assistantship is a 40%appointment and is equivalent to a teachingassistantship available to a fully enrolled graduatestudent in the School of Biological Sciences. Tasksassociated with the position include assisting theCurator with all aspects of herbarium curation.

Students must apply and qualify for admission to agraduate degree program in the School of BiologicalSciences. Please submit your application electronically.Details on how to apply for admission to the graduateprogram at UNC can be found at: https://www.unco.edu/applications/graduate/index.aspx. Foradditional information contact: Dr. Neil Snow,Curator of the Herbarium, University of NorthernColorado, Greeley, CO 80639, Email:[email protected].

Assistant Professor-Taxonomic Botanist.—Nominations and applications are invited for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position of AssistantProfessor-Taxonomic Botanist to begin August 2007.Salary is competitive and commensurate withacademic preparation and experience.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limitedto the following: teach undergraduate and graduatecourses from among the areas of Introductory Biology(majors and nonmajors), Botanical Diversity, PlantTaxonomy, and Field Botany; serve as curator for theAPSU Herbarium; and develop an externally fundedMasters-level research program involving students.

Required Qualifications: A Ph.D. in botany, botanicalecology, or plant taxonomy is required, and collegeteaching experience is preferred. Candidate must havea record of scholarly achievement. Experience in theuse of innovative, inquiry-based methods ofinstruction and current molecular research techniquesare beneficial. Teaching assignments may involvetravel to regional sites and/or distance learning venues.Experience with the taxonomy, ecology, anddistribution of southeastern flora is required.

Application Procedure: Please submit letter of interest,curriculum vitae, graduate and undergraduatetranscripts, statement of research interests andteaching philosophy, and three letters ofrecommendation to: Office of Human Resources,

Austin Peay State University, Attn: HR FacultyApplications, Department of Biology, PO Box 4507,Clarksville, TN 37044; Email:[email protected]:[email protected]; Fax: (931) 221-7105.

For questions pertaining to this position you maycontact Dr. Don Dailey, Chair, Department of Biologyat [email protected] or phone 931-221-7781

Review of applications will continue until position isfilled. Minorities, women, and members of otherprotected groups are encouraged to apply. Austin PeayState University is an Affirmative Action/EqualOpportunity Employer.

Botanist in the Department of Natural Sciences.—TheBishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii is seekingcandidates for the position of botanist in theDepartment of Natural Sciences.

Description: Conducts original research related toMuseum collections; seeks financial support throughgrants, contracts, and professional contacts to furtherresearch and/or support museum programs. Maintainsan active scholarly publication record. Conducts fieldwork to improve and enhance the collections; assistswith collection management procedures (loanprocessing, accessions, cataloging, etc.); analyzes andprovides identifications of specimens. Participates ingeneral departmental operational planning, whichincludes planning and development of immediate andlong term goals and objectives. Reports to theChairman of Natural Sciences.

Qualifications: Ph.D in systematic botany with someexperience. Individuals interested in employment areencouraged to apply and to submit resumes.(Interviews by appointment only.) It is our policy toconsider all qualified applicants for all positionswithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationalorigin, age, marital status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.

Excellent benefits and free parking. Submit resumeand cover letter with names of three references byeither. E-mail: [email protected]; fax: HumanResources Department at 1-808.848.4151; or Mail:Bishop Museum, Human Resources Department, 1525Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.

Postdoctoral Position in Solanum Systematics.—Apostdoctoral position at the University of Utah isavailable on an internationally collaborative project toproduce a global monograph of the genus Solanum



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(Solanaceae). The project is one of several PlanetaryBiodiversity Inventory programs funded by theNational Science Foundation. Solanum includesbetween 1000 and 2000 species and is one of thelargest genera of angiosperms. The species leveltaxonomy, including images, keys and specimen data,are available over the Internet at our project website,the Solanaceae Source (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/solanaceaesource/). Responsibilities includemonographic taxonomy of selected species groups ofsolanums; specimen and image databasing andmanipulation; field work for the collection ofherbarium, seed and silica gel samples; generation ofmolecular data for phylogeny reconstruction (mainlysequences of chloroplast and nuclear genes);maintenance and analysis of living greenhousecollections of Solanaceae; data analysis, presentation,and publication; training and supervision ofundergraduate lab assistants; and oversight of routinelab activities. Candidates should have a Ph.D. andexperience in plant systematics; experience withSolanaceae is preferred but not required, as isexperience with field work, molecular systematics anda variety of methods of data analysis. The position isavailable for one year beginningimmediately and extendable forup to several years as long asfunds are available andsatisfactory progress isdemonstrated.

Electronic submission ofapplications is encouraged.

Review of applications willbegin immediately andcontinue until a suitablecandidate is chosen.Applicants should submit astatement of interest anddescription of pastexperience, a curriculumvitae, and contactinformation (names,email addresses,and phone numbers)of three references to:

Lynn Bohs, Departmentof Biology, 257 South 1400 East, University of Utah,Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA; E-mail:[email protected]; Phone: (801) 585-0380

Information on the Biology Department at theUniversity of Utah is available atwww.biology.utah.eduThe University of Utah is anEqual Opportunity Employer.

Editorial Assistant on the Flora of China.—Based inthe Research Division and supervised by the Flora ofChina Co-Director, the job involves editing botanicaltext for the Flora of China (plant names andassociated bibliographic references, identificationkeys, lists of synonyms, plant descriptions, habitatdata, geographic distributions, discussions, andindexes).

Job duties are:* Editing the text to make it conform to high

standards of logic, syntax, grammar, spelling,and internal consistency, as detailed in theFlora of China Guidelines

* Identifying errors and correcting them wherepossible

* Finding and photocopying/scanning literaturein the Missouri Botanical Garden library

* Inputting corrections received from co-authors, reviewers, editors, and proofreaders

* Inputting and editing index fields andgenerating indices

* Proofreading* Working with other editors and the team

members responsible for page make-up andpublication

Required qualifications:* Bachelor’s degree with a major in a science

subject* Experience in editing scientific texts* Excellent written English skills* Ability to pay meticulous attention to detail* Computer experience including a thorough

knowledge of Microsoft Word* Good inter-personal and communication skills

Preferred qualifications:* Higher degree in a science subject, or

equivalent experience* Knowledge of botanical terminology* Experience with floras or botanical

monographs

Please apply online at http://www.mobot.org, under“Opportunities” and reference job number G014.Please direct any questions to Charlene Watson (ph:314-577-9583 or [email protected]).

MEETINGSBotany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Conference willbe held at Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 7-11 July2007. For more information on Botany 2007, visithttp://www.botanyconference.org/.

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Flora of North America Volumes Available

Each volume $95.00. Consider having a standing order—they get 25% off cost of every volume.

Prices vary outside the U.S. For Canadian orders go to: http://www.oup.com/ca; for othercountries go to www.oup.com.

Volume 1: Introduction(including climate, soils, paleontology, vegetation, phytogeography,Humankind and the Flora, and Classifications and Classification Systems 1993 ISBN 0-19-505713-9

Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms 1993 ISBN 0-19-508242-7

Volume 3: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae(32 families includingFagaceae, Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, and Papaveraceae)1997 ISBN 0-19-511246-6

Volume 4: Caryophyllidae, (10 families includingChenopodiaceae, Cactaceae, and Nyctaginaceae) 2004ISBN 0-19-517389-9

Volume 5: Caryophyllidae (Caryophyllaceae, Plumbaginaceae,and Polygonaceae) 2005 ISBN 0-19-522211-3

Volume 6: Magnoliophyta: Dilleniidae, part 1 Forthcoming

Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Dilleniidae, part 2 (includingSalicaceae and Brassicaceae) Late 2007 ISBN 0-19-531822-7

Volume 8: Magnoliophyta: Dilleniidae, part 3 and Rosidae,part 1 Late 2007

Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Rosidae, part 2 Forthcoming

Volume 19: Asteridae (10 tribes including Cynareae,Chichoreae, Gnaphalieae, and Anthemideae) 2006ISBN 0-19-530563-9

Volume 20: Asteridae (Astereae and Senecioneae) 2006ISBN 0-19-530564-7

Volume 21: Asteridae (Heliantheae and Eupatorieae) 2006ISBN 0-19-530565-5

Volume 22: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part),and Zingiberidae (30 families, most of the aquaticmonocots) 2000 ISBN 0-19-513729-9

Volume 23: Commelinidae:Cyperaceae 2003 ISBN 0-19-515207-7

Volume 24: Commelinidae: Poaceae, Part 1 2007 ISBN 0-19-531071-9

Volume 25: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, Part 2 2003 ISBN 0-19-515208-5

Volume 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales (11 families including Iridaceae,Liliaceae, and Orchidaceae) 2003 ISBN 0-19-515-208-5

Volume 27: Bryophytes part 1 Early 2007 ISBN 0-19-531-823-4

For information about the Flora project go to www.fna.org. For more information about thebooks go to www.oup.com/us/fnaseries

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Grass Volume publishedVolume 24, Commelinidae: Poaceae, Part 1

Poaceae now complete! Oxford University Press sent an advancecopy to Mary Barkworth at the end of January and is now filling theorders that they have on hand. Together, volumes 24 and 25(published in 2003) provide descriptions, keys, and illustrations formore than 1370 grass species, of which about 900 are native to orestablished in the Flora area. Distribution maps are provided forthe native and established species.

The layout of the two volumes is a compromise between that ofA.S. Hitchcock’s Manual of Grasses of the United States and thatused by other volumes of FNA. We tried to select the best of each.Most of the illustrations are completely original, not redrawn fromthose in the Manual. All are designed to complement the keys. Theillustrations and the distribution maps for both volumes are alreadyavailable at http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/. We are workingat making the text material available on line. Puccinellia bruggemannii

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