Flora of Colorado, Second Edition

Author(s):Jennifer Ackerfield

$80.00

Flora of Colorado offers a comprehensive key and detailed descriptions for the state’s nearly 3,200 vascular plant species, spanning elevations from 3,500 to over 14,000 feet. Featuring color photographs for about 40% of taxa along with maps, habitats, and flowering periods, the volume equips students, researchers, and plant enthusiasts to accurately identify Colorado’s diverse flora across its mountain, plains, and plateau ecosystems.

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Colorado hosts an extraordinary range of ecosystems and vegetation communities, spanning elevations from 3,500 to over 14,000 feet and supporting nearly 3,200 vascular plant species. This volume provides a comprehensive dichotomous key to the vascular plants of Colorado, complete with detailed descriptions, distribution maps, habitat information, flowering periods, and elevation ranges for all species. Color photographs are included for approximately 40% of taxa.

Flora of Colorado is designed to enable students, researchers, amateur and professional botanists, and anyone interested in the state’s flora to confidently and accurately identify plants they encounter throughout Colorado’s diverse landscapes.

Jennifer Ackerfield has studied the flora of Colorado for nearly three decades, documenting its remarkable diversity across a wide range of habitats. She currently serves as Head Curator of Natural History Collections and Associate Director of Biodiversity at Denver Botanic Gardens. Previously, she was Assistant Curator of the Charles Maurer Herbarium at Colorado State University (CS), where she also taught Plant Identification for twenty years.

Her research focuses on plant systematics and evolution, including extensive work on Hedera (English ivy) and Cirsium (thistles). She earned her M.S. in Botany from Colorado State University in 2001 and her Ph.D. in 2020. Jennifer has collaborated with numerous organizations, including the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado Native Plant Society, Crested Butte Wildflower Festival, Mesa Verde National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, and the U.S. Forest Service.

Outside of her professional work, Jennifer enjoys hiking, photography, botanical illustration, gardening, and spending time with friends and family.

Comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcomed by the author. Please send correspondence to jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org or visit the Flora of Colorado Forum.

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SBM: 60

ISSN: 0883-1475

ISBN-13: 978-1-889878-89-8

Publication Date (2nd Edition): October 17, 2022

Specifications: 6.5"×9.5" (hardcover, flexbinding), 872 pp., color figures, maps

Second Printing: November 2024, with Errata on pages 862–867

Flora of Colorado, Second Edition

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