Identification keys and brief descriptions and comments are provided for the plants of the Jornada Plain, in southern New... More > Mexico, including mosses, horsetails, spike-mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. < Less

The species of vascular plants occurring in the wild in New Mexico are listed, with synonymy, common names, origin,... More > references, and a complete accounting of all names that have been reported for New Mexico. Because this is an interim, changing account, the introductory material and statistical summary of taxa provided in the print version are not included. This downloadable version will be updated once a year, in April. This version : April 2011. < Less

Dichotomous keys to the families and genera of New Mexico vascular plants are provided.

A short bryological romance, delightful and engaging.

The etymology, definition, and usage of each of the scientific names of New Mexico vascular plants are explained.

The etymology, definition, and usage of each of the scientific names of New Mexico vascular plants are explained.

The 3696 species of vascular plants occurring in the wild in New Mexico are listed, with synonymy, common names, origin,... More > references, and a complete accounting of all names that have been reported for New Mexico. Also included are introductions to the climate, geologic history, soils, ecoregions, vegetation types, botanical history, and endemic, exotic, and noxious plants of the state. < Less