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| Botphoto Home | Plant Family Index |
| Preface to the Plant Family Index | ||
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page explains how to find particular plant species pages within
this website. The organization of this index is not based on a
traditional key. The approach is to simplify the search process,
as much as possible, by presenting broad categories (types of plants). For example, the category "trees" refers to
plants with relatively tall, woody, upright stems (trunks); most often
just one, but in some cases with multiple trunks.
It is important to understand that this website is not a catalog of all species known to occur in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. There are literally several thousand such plant species, far more than we feature here. Listing of a plant species here is based in large part on whether we have photographs (at least one) of that species. A plant could be quite commonly found throughout this region, but if no images are available, it will not be displayed here. Over 1,000 species are described in these pages, and represent well over 100 plant families. In many instances, it will be possible to identify plants that are similar to the one you are interested in. Each plant photograph shown here has been reviewed for accuracy and usefulness. If an available image is so vague that it fails to show useful diagnostic features, it will not be shown here. We recommend that you become familiar with plant families. Each plant family includes species that all share certain characteristics. Identification of the relatives of a particular plant will help in your quest to identify the particular plant of interest. |
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