Joan Ehrenfeld, a friend of the Flora Project, passed away on Sunday June 26, 2011 at the age of 63. Joan was a professor of ecology at Rutgers University's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources. She was an engaging scientist and just a wonderful person. The New Jersey scientific community has lost an advocate and a voice for the plant sciences. We will miss Joan's smile and her never ending energy. Our condolences go out to her family and friends in this time of mourning. … [Read more...] about Dr. Joan G. Ehrenfeld
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Botanists Needed for September’s Sandy Hook BioBlitz
The American Littoral Society, Rutgers University and the National Park Service are partnering to sponser a Bio-Blitz in the Sandy Hook portion of the Gateway National Wildlife Refuge. This effort is scheduled September 17, 2011. BioBlitz events are intense 24-hour field surveys to catalog as many organisms as possible. This field event is part contest, part education and part scientific endeavor scheduled to increase the public awareness of the biological diversity found in our own … [Read more...] about Botanists Needed for September’s Sandy Hook BioBlitz
Flora of New Jersey Web Presence is Officially Announced
Through our press release, word of mouth and serendipity, the Flora of New Jersey's new web site has been formally introduced to the general public. Our interactive layout, using graphic displays and the results of the on-going flora project papers are presented as a running log of the knowledge of New Jersey's wild plants. The Flora project was created in 2004 , and is a cadre of botanists and ecologists working to document the proper scientific and common names currently applied to the … [Read more...] about Flora of New Jersey Web Presence is Officially Announced
Same Plant With Many Names
Those involved with plant nomenclature are always trying to be sure right the names is applied to a plant yet this has occurred many times. The list of synonyms grows everyday. Now there is a concerted effort to reduce the confusion and boil the accepted plant names to a manageable number. The Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) with Kew Gardens have launched the Plant List, a new web site that will track this nomenclature morass and provide a running tally of the accepted names and a list of … [Read more...] about Same Plant With Many Names
Rhynchospora (Beaksedge) Genus Complete
The genus Rhynchospora (Beaksedge) has been completed, approved by the nomenclature committee, and posted on the Flora of New Jersey page (click here to see the species list). The genus authority, Mr. Ted Gordon, is a sedge specialist. His unique knowledge of this and other Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) genera makes this addition a milestone that will provide a basis for new atlas pages. Ted's world-wide botanical experience makes him uniquely qualified as a New Jersey sedge expert. The … [Read more...] about Rhynchospora (Beaksedge) Genus Complete