extinct species

[Adolf Ceska]

Thismia americana Pfeiffer is a sad example of an extinct plant in the
continental US/Canada.

See Mohlenbrock, R.H. 1983. Where have all the wildflowers gone?
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York. 239 p.

All the best,

Adolf

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Adolf Ceska, Ph.D., Ceska Geobotanical Consulting
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom Discussion List [mailto:TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG] On Behalf Of
> Anita F. Cholewa
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:30 PM
> To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
> Subject: [TAXACOM] extinct species
>
> Can anyone give me some examples of vascular plants that are known to
have
> gone extinct in the continental US/Can since colonial times?  (Not
> counting Franklinia).
>
> thanks
>
> ________________________
> Anita F. Cholewa, Ph.D.
> Curator of Temperate Plants
> Bell Museum of Natural History
> University of Minnesota
> 1445 Gortner Ave
> St Paul MN (USA)
> http://www.cbs.umn.edu/herbarium/vascularplantpage.htm