The ''Flora of North America North of Mexico'' (usually referred to as ''FNA'') is a multivolume work describing the
native plant
In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often popularised as "with no human intervention") during history. The term is eq ...
s and naturalized plants of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...
, including the United States, Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and Greenland. It includes bryophytes and vascular plants. All taxa are described and included in dichotomous keys, distributions of all species and infraspecific taxa are mapped, and about 20% of species are illustrated with line drawings prepared specifically for FNA. It is expected to fill 30 volumes when completed and will be the first work to treat all of the known flora north of
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
;
in 2015 it was expected tha the series would conclude in 2017. Twenty-nine of the volumes have been published as of 2022.
Soon after publication, the contents are made available online.
FNA is a collaboration of about 1,000 authors, artists, reviewers, and editors from throughout the world.
Reception
The series has been praised for "the comprehensive treatments
hatallow botanists to examine taxonomic and geographical traits of genera across the North American continent, rather than being limited by keys developed for one's own state or region".
Reviewing volume 3, Paula Wolfe found the series worth recommending, and praised it for high standards.
References
External links
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Florae (publication)
Botany in North America
Missouri Botanical Garden
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