Produced by the University of South Florida Institute of Systematic Botany, this CD contains
distribution maps for 4,000 taxa of plants in Florida, and shows which counties they occur in.
The CD can be searched by species, sysnonym, plant name author, plant family, endangered
listing, and pest plant council listing. It can be used to generate maps which illustrate the
distribution of each species of group of species, generate plant checklists for each county, and
generate lists of endangered or wetland species for each county. The CD contains no plant
description information, nor does it have photos or drawings. The information contained on the
CD is the same as is on the online version at: http://www.usf.edu/~isb/index.html
Order from Richard Wunderlin, Institute for Systematic Botany, Department of
Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620-5150. (813) 974-2359. E-mail: rwunder@chuma.cas.usf.edu
CD -- Noxious and Nuisance Plant Management Information System--PMIS
This well-produced CD is full of information on 34 species of noxious and nuisance
vegetation, including about a dozen wetland and aquatic species. "List clickable" by scientific
and common name, the plants are described in words, range maps and basic photos.
Management methods for each plant are presented, including very complete information on
herbicides and their use. Biological and mechanical options also are presented for plants for
which these are options. Though the expected CD interactivity does not work so well in this
application, the user can eventually locate needed information by clicking on alternative icons
and following other information routes on the CD.
Order from Dr. Michael Grodowitz, CEWES-ER-A, 3909 Halls Ferry Road,
Vicksburg, MS 39180; (601)634-2972. E-mail:
grodowm@exl.wes.army.mil
CD -- Banks and Buffers - A guide to selecting native plants for streambanks
and shorelines
This CD consists of a 14-page color booklet and a disk which is the "Riparian Plant Selector", a
database of 117 species of native trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous plants. It contains more
than 400 color photographs and a listing of more than 400 nurseries. The guide is specifically
designed for the Tennessee Valley, which includes parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky. To use the plant selector, the
user answers questions as to the site in which the plants would grow, tolerances for water, light
and pH, as well as whether the user wants to plant plants that have wildlife value or commericail
value. Then the plant selector presents a list of plants that match site conditions and personal
preferences.
Order from TVA Water Management Library, 1101 Market Street, SCT 7B
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801. (423) 751-7338. E-mail: cadavis@tva.gov