Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ; Taxonomic Reviewers ; Regional Reviewers ; Contributors ; Introduction ; Butomaceae - Haemadoraceae ; Butomales (Flowering-rush order) ; Hydrocharitales (Canadian-waterweed order) ; Najadales (Arrow-grass order) ; Arecales (Palm order) ; Arales (Aroid order) ; Commelinales (in part) (Spiderwort order) ; Eriocaulales (Eriocaul order) ; Juncales (Rush order) ; Typhales (Cat-tail order) ; Bromeliales (Bromelia order) ; Zingiberales (Ginger order) ; Literature cited ; Index