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Spring 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 1)
Cumming Nature Center Plant List by Suzanne Cordell Strakosh New York People / New York Plants by Barbara Bedford Valcour Island Field Trip Willow Workshop Publication News
Biological Diversity of the Southern Honeoye Valley by Bruce Gilman New York People / New York Plants by Elizabeth Newell Goldenseal Study by NYFA Small Grants Program NYFA Board Meets Friday Botany Group Publication News Sudden Oak Death Blue Cohosh by Steve Young
Sandplain Gerardia - A Success Story on Long Island by Marilyn Jordan New York People / New York Plants by various How to Photograph Flowers by Frank Knight
NYFA's 2004 Trip Schedule by Troy Weldy Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata L.) by Knowlton Foote New York People / New York Plants by various SUNY-ESF students Amos Eaton's First Edition of A Manual of Botany by Stephen W. Eaton NYFA Business Meeting and Conference Update
December 2003 (Vol. 14, No. 4) A Review of NYFA's 2003 Activities by Troy Weldy and Steve Young Species list from 2003 field trips compiled by various authors Thursday Naturalists by Ruth Schottman Perennially All-Female Botany Club Accepts a Guy by Dick Case
September 2003 (Vol. 14, No. 3) Our 50th issue! Origins of the New York Flora Association by Richard Mitchell Origins of the Torrey Botanical Society by Steve Young (via a summarization from Patrick Clooney) The Long Island Botanical Society by Eric Lamont The Niagara Frontier Botanical Society by Irene Wingerter The Olive Natural Heritage Society, Inc. by Sam Adams The Finger Lakes Native Plant Society by David Werier The Native Plant Collection of the Landis Arboretum by Ed Miller A Naturalist's Guide to Seashore Plants: An Ecology for Eastern North America Review by Gerry Moore Doodletown Ciphers: Botanical Musings on a Ghost Town by Richard Mitchell Some Lichens from "The Ledges" in Morrisville (Madison County) by Scott LaGreca Florida Report with Many Thanks to NYFA by Richard Mitchell
Mycology and the New York State Museum by John Haines Profile of a Rare Plant: Viola rafinesquii (wild pansy, field pansy, Johnny-jump-up) by Steve Young Wild Ginseng in New York State by Jason Denham Are New York's Forests Healthy? by Jerry Carlson New York People / New York Plants NYFA 2003 Field Trip Schedule
NYFA Resumes Small Grants by Bob Ingalls Rediscovery of Spiny Naiad (Najas marina L.) in New York by Joseph M. McMullen, Brian J. McGrath, and Kenneth D. Smith Eleocharis aestuum (Cyperaceae) in New York by Arthur Haines Development of Herbarium Label-Making Software by Troy Weldy New York People / New York Plants NYFA 2003 Field Trip Schedule
December 2002 (Vol. 13, No. 4) A Gratitude of Thanks to Richard Mitchellby Troy Weldy Summary of the Roger's Island field trip by Steve Young
September 2002 (Vol. 13, No. 3) Skirting Schunnemunk by Richard Mitchell Blue-weed (Echium vulgare L.) by Knowlton Foote
A perfect day on Schunnemunk by Richard S. Mitchell Epilobium parviflorum, a rare European introduction along the Niagara River by Patricia M. Eckel
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta L.) by Knowlton Foote Bitterweed (Picris hieracioides L.) - A abundant but overlooked species by Joseph M. McMullen New York Flora Atlas Update by Troy Weldy
December 2001 (Vol. 12, No. 4) Jack pine at 4000 feet in the Giant Mountain Wilderness Area, Adirondack Mountains, New York by Norton Miller Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii Buckley) discovered in western New York by Carol R. Sweeney Sterling Forest Flora - Summary of our four year project by Richard Mitchell
September 2001 (Vol. 12, No. 3) Eugene C. Ogden, State Botanist Emeritus (1905-2001) by John Haines, Larry Syzdek, et al. Thoughts about my predecessors by Richard S. Mitchell Hydrangeas gone wild - An adventure in plant identification and nomenclature by Warren F. Broderick
NYFA Now has a website: nyflora.org by Richard Mitchell NYFA Trip: Wetlands of Oswego County by Troy Weldy, Richard Mitchell, et al. Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa: More common than we thought by Steve Young Rare orchid searches can be dangerous by Chuck Sheviak
A New Lichen for New York State, and a Brief History of Lichenology in New York by Scott LaGreca
December 2000 (Vol. 11, No. 4) Botanical Discoveries of 2000 (1999) by Steve Young and Richard Mitchell, NY State Museum Seabeach Amaranth on Long Island: 2000 Was the Best Year Yet by Steve Young A Note on Horticultural Elms: Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus pumila in the Niagara Frontier Region of New York by P. M. Eckel When an Aster is No Longer an Aster by David ‘Nakita’ Werier
September 2000 (Vol. 11, No. 3) Silver Vine, an Oriental Kiwi Berry, Found Escaping Cultivation in Sterling Forest by Richard S. Mitchell Iris virginica L., Southern Blue Flag, Restored to the Flora of New York State by Patricia M. Eckel & James Bissell The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual. Ann Fowler Rhoads & Timothy A. Block. 2000. Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. 1062 pp. Review by: Richard Mitchell, The Dumbing of Systematic Biology (an editorial) by Richard Mitchell
A Flora of Schodack Island State Park by Bernard P. Carr & Cathie A. Baumgartner Flora of the Northeast: A Manual of the Vascular Flora of New England and Adjacent New York. Dennis W. Magee & Harry E. Ahles. 1999. University of Massachusetts Press Review by Richard Mitchell
Pseudoscleropodium purum, a European Moss Widely Naturalized in New York State by Norton Miller
December 1999 (Vol. 10, No. 4) A Phellodendron New to New York State Found Naturalized in Sterling Forest by Richard Mitchell
September 1999 (Vol. 10, No. 3) Special Botanical Soul-searching Issue Letters to the editor regarding invasive plant issues
Are Invasive Plants Really a Serious Danger to Native Plants and Communities? A Speculative Editorial by Richard Mitchell More Plants of the Rare Nantucket Juneberry Discovered - by Steve Young Search for a Rare Wasp Calls Attention to a Notable Sand Delta Habitat - by Anne Johnson Adkins, Leonard M. (Photos by Joe and Monica Cook) 1999. Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail. Menasha Ridge Press. 214 pp. Review by Richard Mitchell
Significant Botanical Discoveries of 1998 Compiled from Information Received at the New York Natural Heritage Program by Steve Young Books, Lists and Databases in Progress by Richard S. Mitchell
Sterling Forest: A Botanical Bonanza by Richard S. Mitchell Ogden's Pondweed (Potamogeton ogdenii) Now Known to Persist at Three Sites in New York State by Richard Mitchell and Steve Young A Second Population of Large, Floating Bladderwort Discovered in New York by Richard Mitchell and Spider Barbour Notes on Two Long Island Exotic Waifs by Steve Young Mile-a-minute (Polygonum perfoliatum) Invades Long Island by Eric Lamont Seabeach Amaranth: Increased Numbers Again in 1998 by Steve Young
September 1998 (Vol. 9, No. 3) Amendments to the State Checklist I by Richard S. Mitchell More on Pyrola minor (Pyrolaceae) by Norton G. Miller A Preliminary Key to the Ericaceae of New York State by Steven Clemants
Aliens in Our Midst: More on Cultivars Loose in the Wildes of New York by Warren F. Broderick Some Interesting Sandy-soil Communities at Fort Drum (Jefferson County) by Anne Johnson
A New, Disjunct Northern Range Extension for Carolina Clubmoss, Lycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Pichi Sermolli by Michael Corey Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f., a New Native Species for New York by Ted Grisez Utricularia radiata Small, a Floating Bladderwort, Disjunct in the Southern Adirondacks by Evelyn Greene Significant Botanical Discoveries of 1997 by Steve Young Orchids of the Northeast (A Field Guide) by William K. Chapman Syracuse Univ. Press (1997), 200 pp., 60 photos. Review by Richard Mitchell
Yankee Plants in Dixie by Bruce A. Sorrie The Fall-line Sandhills of North Carolina: Botany and Childhood Memories by Richard S. Mitchell New York Plants in the Florida Panhandle by Richard S. Mitchell
Oakwood Cemetary: A Forgotten Violet and other Botanical Oddities by Warren F. Broderick The Rare Moss Aulacomnium turgidum Rediscovered in the Adirondacks by Norton G. Miller Forests and Trees of the Adirondack High Peaks Region, ed. 3, by E. H. Ketchledge. 163 pp. Illustrated. Paperback. 1996. Adirondack Mountain Club, Inc., Review by Norton Miller
The New State Checklist is Finally Out by Richard S. Mitchell White-tailed Deer & Vegetation: a Conflict? by Steve Young White-tailed Deer: An Editorial Comment by Richard S. Mitchell Ted Baim: New York Amateur Botanist Extraordinaire by Anne Jaster and Steve Young Wild Orchids of the Northeastern United States Review by Richard Mitchell Ecologists Rediscover a Native Grass Thought to be Extirpated by Greg Edinger
A New Fern Hot Spot in a Cool Clime by Brian and Eileen Keelan What is a Native Plant? by Richard Mitchell How Many Species of Vascular Plants Grow in the Wild in New York State? by Richard S. Mitchell
Woodland Bluegrass, Poa sylvestris in the Gorge of the Niagara River - by Patricia M. Eckel
September 1996 (Vol. 7, No. 3) Rare Plants of New York's Maritime Grasslands by Robert E. Zaremba New, Totally Revised Checklist of New York State Vascular Plants to be Published by Richard Mitchell Aster ontarionis - a Rare Plant New to the Niagara Region by Patricia M. Eckel Best Wishes to Gordon Tucker in His New Career by Dick Mitchell Plant Discoveries: Seventh Straight Year of Finding Plants Ranked "State Historical by Steve Young Another Rare Native Carex Added to the State Flora List by Richard Mitchell
Orontium aquaticum L., a Southern Aquatic by Richard Mitchell Salix atrocinerea -- an Overlooked Willow in New York State by Gordon C. Tucker Robert Roy Smith (1934-1995) by Richard Rabeler A Preliminary Vascular Flora of the French Creek Drainage of Western New York by Douglas Goldman
Portrait of a Rare Plant: Aplectrum hyemale, Puttyroot Orchid – by Steve Young Bear Mountain - Harriman Flora: Project Completion Report by Richard Mitchell Significant Botanical Discoveries of 1995 - Compiled from information received at the New York Natural Heritage Program. by Steve Young Cuscuta megalocarpa Rydb. Discovered in New York State by Steve Young Neglected Members of our New York Flora: Trees and Shrubs by Joseph M. McMullen
Mile-a-Minute Weed in New York State - by Richard Mitchell Recently Reported from New York received as a letter to the Editor from Ed Cope More New Exotic Species and Hybrids in New York - by Richard Mitchell The Ashokan Catskills: A Natural History, by John Bierhorst. 1995. Purple Mtn. Press. 116 pages Review by Gordon C. Tucker
A Key to Carex Species of New York State by Gordon C. Tucker
An Intertidal, Aquatic Cactus in New York? by Richard Mitchell Some Observations on Phragmites Stolons by John M. Bernard Four "Historical" Rarities Found in 1994, and Others in Need of Searches by Steve Young Consolida regalis S. Gray, Naturalized in Genesee County, New York by Norton G. Miller
Virginia Snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria) Rediscovered in New York by Richard Mitchell Two Galloping Grasses by Gordon Tucker Staten Island NYFA Field Trip Report by David Hunt
Sleuthing for Rare Plants in the Bronx, New York by Eric Lamont Whorled Mountain-Mint: Another Pesky Pycnanthemum by Michael Corey New Plants from West Hills County Park, Suffolk County, New York by Andrew Greller Cladonia metacorallifera -- a New Lichen for New York State by Claire K. Schmitt Report on June Field Trips of the New York Flora Association by Steve Young Letchworth State Park List by David M. Hunt
Discovery of Utricularia inflata Walt. -- a New Native Species for New York State by Richard S. Mitchell A New Look At The Taxonomy of our Yellow Lady's-slippers -- by Chuck Sheviak Significant Botanical Discoveries of 1993 - Compiled from information received at the New York Natural Heritage Program by Steve Young Further Notes on Beachgrasses (Ammophila) in Northeastern North America by Edward A. Cope John Greenlee and Derek Fell. 1992. The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. 186 pp. Review by Gordon Tucker
Rare Trilliums of New York State by Stephen M. Young Ferns of the Clark Reservation by Joseph M. McMullen Ferns of Mt. Toby, Franklin County, Massachusetts by Bruce Sorrie Field trip Report: Niagara River Gorge, August 28, 1993 by Bob Zaremba Iona Island Field Trip Report by Gordon C. Tucker and Jack Focht
Bear Mountain - Harriman Update by Richard S. Mitchell NYFA Field Trip to Valcour Island June 5, 1993 by Robert E. Zaremba Field Biologists Guide to Lyme Disease by Clifford Lamere Edible Plants Crossword by Gordon Tucker & Clifford Lamere
Floristic Eye on the Hudson Highlands by Richard Mitchell Significant Botanical Discoveries of 1992 by Steve Young Botanizing the Zoar Valley of Western New York by Alfred Schotz A New Species of Orchid from Eastern Long Island by Paul Martin Brown Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus in New York by Alfred Schotz Information Needed on Exotic Species by Steve Young Concern for Golden Club by Steve Young Flora of the Lake Ontario Eastern Shore Dunes by Sandy Bonanno
Finding New York's Fern "Hot-spot" by Frank Knight Recent Introduction of Certain Prairie Species into the Albany Pine Bush by Chuck Sheviak A Brief Life History Study of Skunk Cabbage by Cris Winters NYFA Field Trip #7 to Tivoli Bays and Stockport Creek by Bob Zaremba
Jack Pine Barrens in New York: A Story of Fire and Ice by Kenneth Adams Apera interrupta (L.) Beauv. in New York by Edward Cope Sixth NYFA Field trip: Adirondacks -- Mt. Whiteface and Silver Lake Swamp by Robert E. Zaremba Changes at "The Conservationist" by Frank Knight Dog-Stranglers of New York: A Look at Vincetoxicum Species by Scott Sheeley IN MEMORIAM: Arthur Cronquist (1919-1992) by Eric Lamont SUNSET by Mabel Allred Cronquist New York Natural Heritage Program Botanical Contracts for 1992 by Steve Young
Purple Mountain Saxifrage - New to New York State by Peter F. Zika and Jerry C. Jenkins How I Met Liberty Hyde Bailey by Eugene C. Ogden When is a Flower Not a Flower? by Richard S. Mitchell Our Beach Grasses (Ammophila), Including the Rare Champlain Beachgrass. by Gordon C. Tucker
The Two Common Urban Knotweeds by Richard S. Mitchell Sky-blue Aster at Niagara River Gorge by Clifford W. Lamere When I First Met Merritt Lyndon Fernald by Eugene C. Ogden The Long Island Botanical Society by Orland J. (Skip) Blanchard, Jr. Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens L.) at Niagara Falls by Clifford W. Lamere Significant Botanical Discoveries of 1991; Preliminary Report from the Natural Heritage Program by Stephen Young Report on the NYFA Council Meeting: by Eric Lamont (Secretary, NYFA) Report on the 5th NYFA Field Trip: Central Long Island Pine Barrens by Robert E. Zaremba. A Key to Bedstraws (Galium, Rubiaceae) in New York State by Gordon C. Tucker, N. Y. State Museum
Heart-leaf Plantain -- "King-root" by Steven Clemants & Richard Mitchell Plant Hunting Among the Gulls on South Dumpling Island by Gordon Tucker and Edwin Horning A Rare Plant Hot-spot in the Bronx by David S. Künstler Proposed NYFA Guidelines by Richard Mitchell Seabeach Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) in New York State -- by Christopher Mangels Significant Botanical Discoveries Documented by the New York Natural Heritage Program in 1990 by Stephen Young Remembering Joe Beitel (1951-1991) by Robert Zaremba Mr. Roberts' "Skunk Cabbage" by Eugene C. Ogden Report on the 4th Semi-annual NYFA Field Trip: Hudson River, South of the Glen by Robert Zaremba
European Frog's-bit -- Aquatic Invader by Anne Johnson My First Extended Botany Field Trip by Eugene C. Ogden The New York State Station for Cathcart's Woodsia: A History of its Known Existence by Stephen W. Eaton The Bryophyte Collection at the New York State Museum by Lorinda Leonardi A Niche for NYFA in Plant Conservation? by Richard Mitchell Another New Weedy Grass in New York by Robert Zaremba
Fall NYFA Meeting, 1990 by Richard Mitchell and Robert Zaremba Other Rare New York Plants Found in 1990 by Richard Mitchell and Robert Zaremba Noteworthy Botanical Finds at Orient Beach State Park by Eric Lamont Fishers Island Flora Project by Gordon Tucker Karl L. Brooks (1912-1990) and the Fate of his Catskill Flora and Economic Botany by Richard Mitchell Woodsia cathcartiana Robins., Now Extirpated in New York State? by Richard Mitchell
A Call for Nominations for an NYFA Advisory Council by Richard Mitchell & Robert Zaremba Rare Hart's-tongue Fern in New York State by Donald Leopold A Classification of New York's Ecological Communities by Carol Reschke Sending Specimens and Data-slips to NYFA by Richard Mitchell Working Together to Produce Accurate, Useful New York Flora Maps by Dominique Pahlavan Sandplain Gerardia, Agalinis acuta Pennell, in New York by Robert Zaremba Alvar Landscapes - New York's Stone Prairies by Bruce Gilman Report on the NYFA Alvar Field Trip by Robert Zaremba and Richard Mitchell Species Seen at Chaumont Barrens Preserve June 9, 1990 by Carol Reschke Wild Plants of America: A Select Guide for the Naturalist and Traveler. by Richard M. Smith. John Wiley & Sons. 1989. Hardcover, 267 pp. Review by Gordon Tucker
About the New York Flora Association by Richard Mitchell A New York Metropolitan Flora Now Getting Underway by Steven E. Clemants New State Records of Native Plants in 1989 by Peter Zika Guidelines for the Conservation-Minded Collection of Orchid Specimens by Charles Sheviak A New State Regulation Protecting Rare Plants by Douglas Schmidt TAXACOM – A Computer Communication Serve for Botanists by Richard Zander Botanizing the Great Swamp by Gordon Tucker Report on the September 1989 NYFA Field Trip by Robert Zaremba State Botanist’s Progress Report on the Flora by Richard Mitchell
An Invitation to Join by Richard Mitchell
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