"Center for Environmental Studies and Department of Biology, Austin College." "Volume one of the Illustrated flora of East Texas is the first fully illustrated flora for East Texas, a species rich area that contains nearly two-thirds of all the plant species known for Texas. ..."--Jacket, volume 1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1. Introduction, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons / George M. Diggs, Jr., Barney L. Lipscomb, Monique D. Redd, Robert J. O'Kennon -- From Big D to the Big Thicket there is a land of beautiful prairies interwoven with groves of timber, stately pines, hardwoods, wisteria, honeysuckle, lilies, orchids, dogwoods, azaleas, and Texas Pride! Volume 1 of the Illustrated Flora of East Texas is the first fully illustrated flora for East Texas, a species-rich area (approximately the size of Georgia) that contains roughly two-thirds of all the plant species known for Texas. The book covers all the native and naturalized ferns and similar plants, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons (1,060 species) known to occur in East Texas. An introduction gives an overview of East Texas and includes discussions of the vegetation, geology, soils, climate, presettlement and early settlement conditions, floristic origins, conservation, and botanical history. The taxonomic treatments include family and generic synopses, keys and descriptions, derivations of scientific names, notes on toxic/poisonous and useful plants, and references to supporting literature. Line drawing illustrations are provided for all species, distribution maps for almost all species, and color photographs for nearly 200. The appendices address topics such as phylogeny, cladistics, nomenclature, endemic species, species of conservation concern, suggested native ornamentals, commercially important timber trees, and botanically related internet addresses.