Plantae
Reference Books:
Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns: REF SB429 .O47 2007
The Oxford Book of Flowerless Plants : Ferns, Fungi, Mosses and Liverworts, Lichens, and Seaweeds:
Ref QK513.G7 N5 1966
Plants of the World: REF QK 98 .W7213
Books to Check Out:
Books about the plant kingdom are located in the QK1-989 section of the stacks.
Use the terms from below to search in the Sauk catalog or to locate books within the I-Share catalog.
Subclass QK
QK1-989 Botany
QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution
QK474.8-495 Spermatophyta. Phanerogams
QK494-494.5 Gymnosperms
QK495 Angiosperms
QK504-(638) Cryptogams
QK640-(707) Plant anatomy
QK710-899 Plant physiology
QK900-989 Plant ecology
Print Books:
Gathering Moss : a Natural and Cultural History of Mosses: QK 537 .K56 2003
Kingdoms & Domains : an Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth: QH83 .M36 2009
Mind-Altering and Poisonous Plants of the World: QK100.A1 W56 2008
Reaching for the Sun : How Plants Work: QK50 .K46 2011
The World Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Flora : an Authoritative Guide to More than 750 Wild Flowers of the World: QK85.5 .L38 2006
eBooks:
Growth and Defense in Plants [electronic resource] : Resource Allocation at Multiple Scales
Databases:
Access Science: (Award winning reference database covering all major scientific disciplines)
Credo Reference: (Award winning reference database with thousands of specialized encyclopedias and links to articles and interactive media)
Encyclopedia Britannica (General knowledge encyclopedia)
Journals:
PLOS ONE: an international, peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on scientific research
Science Online: the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary
Websites:
Bryophytes: from Southern Illinois University
Plants Database: from the United States Department of Agriculture
PlantList: from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Missouri Botanical Garden. Working list of all known plant species of Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophtes, and Bryophytes.
Tracheophytes: from New Hampshire Public Television
Searching Book Indexes:
- An index is an alphabetical listing of topics usually in the back of a book
- Try searching indexes for the following terms
Autotroph
Bryophyte
Cellulose Cell wall
Chloroplasts
Chromosomes
Chlorophyll
Cryptogam
Gametophyte
Gymnosperm
Leaves
Meiosis
Mitosis
Multicellular
Nonvascular
Nucleus
Phanerogam
Phloem
Photosynthesis
Pollen
Pteridophytes
Roots
Seeds
Sexual or asexual reproduction
Spermatophyte
Spores
Sporophyte
Stems
Stomata
Tracheophyte
Vascular