Plant ID
Wyoming Vascular and Nonvascular Plant Identification References
References for identifying Wyoming vascular plants are listed below, drawing from printed material across the state and the region. The list below includes all references cited on the Rocky Mountain Herbarium homepage with minor additions and updates, plus a separate non-technical section. Information on the sources for ordering these publications is presented at the end. The list includes internet postings as well as books no longer in print that are available through public libraries and used book sellers. The audience includes anyone from taxonomists and other researchers who might not be familiar with the Wyoming literature, to ranchers, educators, extension agents, and native plant gardeners with wild interests.
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Wyoming Non-Technical Vascular Plant Identification References
| Reference | Plants | Media | Graphic | Source |
| Duft, J.F. and R.K. Moseley. 1989. Alpine wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, MT. ISBN 0-87842-238-2 | Alpine | Book, PB | Photo | Publ. |
| Harrington, H.D. and L.W. Swallow. 1957. How to Identify Plants. Swallow Press, Chicago, IL. | General | Book, HC | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Harris, J.G. and M.W. Harris. 2001, 2nd ed. Plant identification terminology. An illustrated glossary. Spring Lake Publishing, Spring Lake, UT. | General | Book, HC | Illustr. | Not in print |
| Harrington, H.D. 1967. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque. | Edible | Book, PB | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Harrington, H.D. 1977. How to Identify Grasses and Grass-like Plants. Swallow Press, Chicago, IL. | Grasses | Book, PB | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Harrison, O.C. 2010. Wildflowers of Star Valley and the Tri-Basin Country. Artistic Printing Company. Copyright by the author, Salt Lake City, UT. | Wildflowers | Book, PB | Photo | Publ. |
| Jensen, E. 1987. Flowers of Wyoming Big Horn Mountains and Big Horn Basin. Basin, WY. | General | Book, PB | Photo | Not in print |
| Kershaw, L.J., A. MacKinnon, and J. Pojar. 1998. Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB. | General | Book, PB | Photo | CONPS |
| Kindscher, K. 1992. Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie. Univ. Press of Kansas, Lawrence. | Medicin. | Book, PB | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Larson, G.E. and J.R. Johnson. 1999. Plants of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains. South Dakota State University College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences & South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, SD. ISBN 0-913062-05-7 | Flora | Book, PB | Photo | SD Ext. Ser. |
| Nelson, R. A. and R.L. Williams. 1992, 4th ed. Handbook of Rocky Mountain Plants. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, Niwot, CO. ISBN 0-911797-96-3 | General | Book, PB | Illustr. | Publ. |
| Phillips, H. W. 1999. Central Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. Falcon Publ. Co., Helena, MT. | General | Book, PB | Photo | Publ. |
| Rice, P.M. INVADERS Database System. Div. Biol. Sci.., Univ. Montana, Missoula. Posted at: http://invader.dbs.umt.edu/ | Weed map | Internet | Distrib. | NA |
| Schreier, C. 1996. A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains. Homestead Publ., Moose, WY. | General | Book, PB | Photo | Publ. |
| Shaw, R.J. 1981, 2nd ed. Plants of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Wheelright Press, Salt Lake City, UT. ISBN 0-937512-02-8 | General | Book, PB | Photo | Not in print |
| States, D. and J. States. 2004. Wildflowers of Wyoming. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, MT. | General | Book, PB | Photo | Publ. |
| Stubbendieck, J.S., S.L. Hatch and C.H. Butterfield. 1997. North American Range Plants. Univ. Nebraska Press, Lincoln. | General | Book, PB | Illustr. | Publ. |
| Taylor, R.J. 1990. Northwest Weeds. Mountain West Publishing Company, Missoula, MT. ISBN 0-87842-249-8 | Weeds | Book, PB | Photo | WY Weed C. |
| USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2012+. PLANTS Identification. Posted electronically at: http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html | Flora | Internet | Sel. Illust. | NA |
| USDI Bur. Land Management – Wyoming https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/about-native-plants/wyoming | General | Internet | Photo | NA |
| Van Bruggen, T. 1983. Wildflowers, Grasses and Other Plants of the Northern Plains and Black Hills. Badlands Natural History Assoc., Interior, SD. ISBN 0-912410-05-1 | General | Book, PB | Photo | Publ. |
| Wingate, J.L. 1990. Rocky Mountain Flower Finder. Nature Study Guide, Rochester, NY. | General | Booklet | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Wingate, J.L. and L. Yeats. 1995. Alpine Flower Finder. Nature Study Guide, Rochester NY. | General | Booklet | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Wyoming Weed Handbook, Ser. 1-55 Series. Wyoming Weed and Pest Council. Images also available individually as postcards | Weeds | Booklet | Photo | WY Weed C. |
Wyoming Technical Vascular Plant Identification References
| Reference | Plants | Media | Graphic | Source |
| Barkley, T. M., ed. 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. Iowa State Univ. Press, Ames. ISBN 0-8138-0135-4 | Flora map | Book, HC | None | Not in print |
| Beetle, A.A. and K.L. Johnson. 1982 (repr.1996). Sagebrush in Wyoming. Bull. 779, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wyoming. Laramie. | Sagebrush | Book, PB | Photo | WY Ext. Serv. |
| Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, and J. L. Reveal. 1972. Intermountain Flora. Vol. 1, Hafner Publ. Co. | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. 1977. Intermountain Flora. Vol. 6, Columbia University Press, New York. | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. 1984-1994. Intermountain Flora. Vols. 3B, 4, 5, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Cronquist, A., N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. 1997. Intermountain Flora. Vol. 3A, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Dorn, R.D. 1977. Flora of the Black Hills. Publ. by the authors, Cheyenne, WY. | Flora | Book, PB | None | RM |
| Dorn, R.D. 2001. Vascular Plants of Wyoming, 3rd ed. Mountain West Publ., Cheyenne, WY. | Flora | Book, PB | None | RM, CONPS |
| Dorn, R.D. 2010. The genus Salix in North America North of Mexico. Published independently at: http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-genus-salix-in-north-america-north-of-mexico/6517733 | Willows | Book or CD | Photo | on-line |
| Evert, E.F. 2010. Vascular Plants of the Greater Yellowstone Area: Annotated Catalog and Atlas. Published by Erwin Evert, Park Ridge, IL. | Flora | Book, PB | Maps | RM |
| Fertig, W., C. Refsdal, and J. Whipple. 1994. Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide. Wyoming Rare Plant Technical Committee, Cheyenne. | Rare species | Book, PB | Illustr. Photo | BLM – WY |
| Fertig, W. and S. Markow. 2001. Guide to the willows of Shoshone National Forest. USDA FS Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GRTR-83. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ft. Collins, CO. | Willow | Booklet | Illustr | USFS |
| Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 8+ volumes. New York, NY. | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | CONPS |
| Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Univ. Kansas Press, Lawrence, KS. ISBN 0-7006-0295-X | Flora | Book, HC | None | CONPS |
| Hartman, R.L. and B.E. Nelson. Atlas of the Flora of Wyoming. Rocky Mountain Herbarium, University of Wyoming, Laramie. Posted at: http://www.rmh.uwyo.edu/ | Flora map | Internet | None | NA |
| Hartman, R.L. and B.E. Nelson. A Checklist of the Flora of Wyoming. Rocky Mountain Herbarium, University of Wyoming, Laramie. Posted at: http://www.rmh.uwyo.edu/ | Flora checklist | Internet | None | NA |
| Hitchcock, C. L. and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle. ISBN 0-295-95273-3 | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | Publ. |
| Hitchcock, C. L., A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, and J. W. Thompson. 1955-1969. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. 5 vols., Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | Publ. |
| Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich. 1998. Field Guide to Intermountain Sedges. Rocky Mountain Res. Stn. Gen. Tech.l Report RMRS-GTR-10. Posted electronically at: www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr010.html | Sedge | Book, PB Internet | Illustr., Photo | USFS – Ogden |
| Hurd, E.G., S. Goodrich, and N.L. Shaw. 1994. Field Guide to Intermountain Rushes. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-306. USDA Forest Serv. Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT. | Rush | Booklet | Illustr. | USFS – Ogden |
| Johnston, B.C. 2001. Field Guide to Sedge Species of the Rocky Mountain Region. Pub. R2-RR-01-03. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, CO. | Sedge | Book, PB | Illustr. | USFS – Ft Collins |
| Nelson, B. E. 1984. Vascular Plants of the Medicine Bow Range. 2nd ed, Jelm Mountain Press, Jelm, WY. | Flora | Book, PB | None | Not in print |
| Rocky Mountain Herbarium. 2012+. RM Specimen Database. Posted electronically at: http://www.rmh.uwyo.edu/ | ||||
| Scott, R.W. 1995. The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains. Vol. 1. The Middle Rockies. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. ISBN 0-87480-482-5 | Flora | Book, HC | Illustr. | Publ. |
| Skinner, Q.D. 2010. A Field Guide to Wyoming Grasses. Education Resources Publishing. Cumming, Georgia. | ||||
| USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2012+. PLANTS Identification. Posted electronically at: http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html | Flora | Internet | Sel. Illust. | NA |
| Weber, W. A. and R. C. Wittmann. 2012, 4th ed. Colorado Flora: Western Slope. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot. ISBN 0-87081-553-9 | Flora | Book, PB | Sel. Illustr. | CONPS |
| Weber, W. A. and R. C. Wittmann. 2012, 4th ed. Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot. ISBN 0-87081-552-0 | Flora | Book, PB | Sel. Illustr. | CONPS |
| Weber, W. A. and R. C. Wittmann. 1992. Catalog of the Colorado Flora: A Biodiversity Baseline. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot. | Flora | Book, PB | None | CONPS |
| Welsh, S. L., N. D. Atwood, L. C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 2008. Utah Flora. 4th ed., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. ISBN 0-84252-556-4 | Flora | Book, HC | None | Publ. |
| Wyoming Natural Diversity Database – state plant species abstracts. 1998+. Information on field identification and current status, multiple authors | Rare species | Internet | Illustr., Photo | NA |
Wyoming Technical Nonvascular Plant Identification References
| Reference | Plants | Media | Graphic | Source |
| Eckel, P. 2007. County checklist of the mosses of Wyoming. Res Botanica, a Missouri Botanical Garden Web Site. http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/resbot/1Bryo.htm (August 17, 2007] | Mosses | Internet | None | Missouri Botanical Garden |
| Flowers, S. 1973. (Reprinted in paperback 2001). Mosses: Utah and the West. Edited by A. Holmgren. Brigham Young University Press. | Mosses | Book, HC, PB | Illustr. | BYU Press |
| Weber, W.A. and R.C. Wittmann. 2007. Bryophytes of Colorado – Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts. Pilgrims Process, Inc. Santa Fe, NM. | Bryophytes | Book, PB | Illustr. (limited) | Pilgrims Process, Inc. |
Sources
Out – Out of print but available through public libraries and used book sellers
BLM – Bureau of Land Management, c/o Jeff Carroll, BLM, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY
CONPS – Colorado Native Plant Society, publications list; available at member rates to WNPS members – for non-CONPS members who need current price list and ordering information contact bheidel@uwyo.edu
Publ – The publisher of the book
RM – Rocky Mountain Herbarium, Botany Dept., Univ. Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071-3165.
SD Ext Serv – South Dakota Extension Service, SD Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, SD 57007
USFS – USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 W Prospect Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526; also via internet at http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/main/pubs/pub_lists.html or email (rschneider@fs.fed.us)
WY Ext Serv – Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, P.O. Box 3354, Laramie, WY 82071-3354
WY Weed C – Wyoming Weed & Pest Council, P.O. Box 728, Douglas, WY 82633