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Plant Glossaries and Reference Publications

Kew Plant Glossary
Beentje Henk
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Reserve Ref QK9 .B44 2010
Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms
Michael Hickey and Clive King
Cambridge University Press
Reserve Ref QK10 H53 2000
World Economic Plants
John H. Wiersema and Blanca Leon
CRC Press
Provides a synopsis of taxonomic information for major
vascular plants.
Reserve Ref SB107 W485 1999

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Encyclopedias
Access Science by McGraw-Hill
Over 8500 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology.
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Life Ongoing global project that makes available fundamental information (including images) on all known plant, animal, and other species.
Britannica Online Full content including over 80,000 in-depth articles, detailed maps, multimedia, and research tools.
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science
Call Number: Reserve Ref S411 E713 1994 4 vols.
Other Reference Resources
New Oxford Book of Food Plants by J. G. Vaughan and C.A. Geissler
Call Number: Reserve SB175 .V38 2009
Top 100 Food Plants
Call Number: Reserve Ref QK98.5 .A1 S63 2009
Manual of Grasses by Rick Darke, ed.
Call Number: Reserve Ref SB197 M28 1994
Plant Database (USDA)
Provides information about vascular plants in the U. S. including classification, characteristics, and images.
JSTOR Plant Science
"Tool for aggregating and exploring the world’s botanical resources."