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Ronald L. Jones is foundation professor of biological sciences and curator of the herbarium at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of Plant Life of Kentucky: An Illustrated Guide to the Vascular Flora.
""I have no doubt that Plant Life of Kentucky will quickly become
the standard reference for Kentucky's botanists."" -- Systematic
Botany
"A book that belongs in the libraries of Kentuckians. It provides
all that is needed to identify local ferns, grasses, herbs, and
woody plants and to learn a bit about their natural history....
Highly recommended." -- Choice
"A comprehensive reference guide to Kentucky's plant life, and is
ideal for students, teachers, landscapers and consultants, wildlife
biologists, county agents, environmentalists, and amateur
naturalists alike." -- Modern Mountain Magazine
"A comprehensive state accounting of the native and naturalized
plant species of Kentucky.... Should hold up to extensive field and
herbarium usage." -- Huntia
"A monumental and much-needed work.... It will remain a valuable
and much-thumbed reference for years to come." -- Rhodora
"A monumental work-it will serve as a comprehensive reference guide
to the plant life in Kentucky and an identification manual of the
vascular plants for generations of botanists in the Commonwealth."
-- SIDA, Contributions to Botany
"A must-have for serious gardeners in this region. It is especially
useful for those who garden with an eye to native plants and
natural landscaping." -- Louisville Courier-Journal
"An excellent account of the vascular plant life of Kentucky....
More than a taxonomic manual.... Jones has done it, and he is to be
congratulated for this fine achievement." -- Native Plants
"Botanists and researchers have a new reference guide to Kentucky's
plant life.... Provides details on the common name, flowering
period, habitat, locality, and abundance of the species, as well as
its more general wildlife and human uses." -- Kentucky Monthly
"Jones brings Kentucky botany into the new century by providing an
up-to-date and thorough reference.... Indispensable." -- Journal of
the Torrey Botanical Society
"Jones's work is substantial in content, quality, and physical
size. He should be commended for the effort involved and the high
caliber of the finished product." -- Plant Science Bulletin
"Offers a wealth of data. This 834-page work covers all of the
documented vascular plants in the state as well as 250 others
thought possibly to occur in Kentucky.... Jones's volume should go
a long way towards bringing Kentucky floristics into the modern
era." -- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences
"The most comprehensive guide ever written on Kentucky's plant
life.... A useful book for any Kentucky citizen who needs to know
what a plant is and what role it plays in the ecosystem." --
Southeastern Naturalist
"The 834-page encyclopedia is an up-to-date listing of 2,600
plants, with descriptions, information about where they grow, when
they bloom, their rarity, and whether they have medicinal or herbal
uses." -- Lexington Herald-Leader
"This definitive, groundbreaking guide is beyond compare, and sets
the standard by which other state floras should be judged." --
Connie Krochmal, BellaOnline
"This is a monumental work and one to be compared to only a few
state publications." -- Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
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