Michigan State University Press | Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta

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Linda Kershaw

Linda’s interest in rare species began in 1976 with her MSc thesis on rare and endangered Canadian plants. Over the past 25 years, her work has focussed on biophysical inventories in the Yukon, NWT and Alberta. She has authored and contributed ...

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Joyce Gould

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Derek Johnson

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Jane Lancaster

An independent consulting botanist, Jane holds a Bsc in plant biology from the University of Calgary. She lives with her husband and family near Cochrane, Alberta.

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Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta

Edited by

Linda Kershaw

Joyce Gould

Derek Johnson

Jane Lancaster

The Alberta Plant Council

This exhaustively researched project brings together for the first time a complete listing of Alberta's rare vascular plants with detailed plant descriptions, habitat information and notes of special interest. Accompanied by numerous color photographs, B&W illustrations and frequency maps, this text is essential for naturalists, botanists, students, and others interested in the flora of Alberta.

Copublished with Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service.

Praise for Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta

"This is a landmark publication, a beautiful book of scientific merit..." "The overall production is well organized, attractive, easy to use, and with excellent illustrations and distribution maps. It certainly is one of the best natural science books ever produced in Alberta."
- Bruce P. Dancik, Director,
Devonian Botanic Garden

"[E]asy and fun to use…. This work will interest life science students, faculty, land managers, and academic librarians throughout western North America."
– T. Johnson, Choice

University of Alberta Press

U.S Distribution
0 pp., 6.00" x 9.00", 2001
Cloth, $29.95,

0-88864-319-5
978-0-88864-319-3

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