.Synonymized Checklist of New England Tracheophytes
The following list of tracheophytes (i.e., vascular plants excluding mosses)
are those plants that have been documented to occur in New England through
herbarium voucher specimens. It includes both orthospecies and named
hybrids with binomial or trinomial designations. As the checklist is
designed as a taxonomic aid, it does not currently list unnamed hybrids (i.e.,
those hybrids with a formula name only). The list will be revised on a periodic basis
to reflect well-documented advancements in biosystematics. Rationale and
references for treatments used herein can be obtained through email request to
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The list presents those names that will tentatively be used in an upcoming flora of New England (untitled; administered by the New England Wild Flower Society). Taxa are arranged alphabetically by family (primarily utilizing the system of Judd et al. 1999—Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach) within major taxonomic groups. Follow the hyperlinks below to the group of choice. If you are unable to find a species of interest, press the CTRL and F keys simultaneously (CMD and F on the MacIntosh). This will open a small window that will allow one to type a string of text to search on within the page. Due to the extensive changes that have occurred in some plant families, it may be difficult to locate genera and species of interest. Follow the link for assistance with Liliaceae, Primulaceae, and Scrophulariaceae.
Images are now available for some species in the checklist (currently only for free-sporing tracheophytes). Click on the green numbers, when available, to the left of the main species entry. A description of the species and the view or structure being displayed can be found embedded within the URL. The description is located after the final forward slash in the web address. For example, ".../Cystoperis-bulbifera-bulbils.htm" describes an image of the vegetative bulbils located on the undersurface of the leaf of Cystopteris bulbifera. Use your browser's back button to return to the checklist after viewing the image. Click here for image credits.
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Lycophytes (firmosses, clubmosses, quillworts, and spikemosses)
Monilophytes (remaining free-sporing tracheophytes)
Non-flowering Seed Plants (gymnosperms)
Magnoliid Complex (phylogenetically basal angiosperms)
Monocots (monocotyledenous angiosperms)
All taxa except Cyperaceae and Poaceae
Tricolpates (majority of dicotyledenous angiosperms)
List of species reported to occur in New England but not yet verified
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