Ackerman, T. L., J. Bair, and A. Tiehm. 2003. A flora of the Desert National Wildlife Range, Nevada. Mentzelia 7: 1-90. ~$15. (popular and technical checklist of the vascular flora known to grow on the Desert National Wildlife Range, with introductory material on climate, geology, vegetation communities, historic and existing land uses, floristic analysis, and botanical history by Janet Bair and Arnold Tiehm)

Anderson, S., L. Eriksen, C. Howell, L. Ports, and L. Seymour. 1998. Ruby Mountain flora. Humboldt National Forest Interpretive Association, Elko, NV. 102 pgs. ~$15. (descriptions and photographs of 114 species native to the Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada)

Blackwell, L. R. 1997. Wildflowers of the Tahoe Sierra, from forest deep to mountain peak. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Renton, WA. 144 pgs. ISBN 1551050854. ~$10. (a pocket guide with detailed descriptions and color photographs of 100 common species)

Blackwell, L. R. 2002. Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Renton, WA. 256 pgs. ISBN 1551052814. ~$17. (Excellent photographs and nicely written. "376 species are organized by elevation zone, flower color and petal number. Each species account ... includes close-up and habitat photographs, a full plant description, name origins, habitat, viewing locations and blooming season" [from the publisher])

Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven. CT. 795 pgs. ISBN 0300082495. ~$70. (written for the general naturalist, but includes a lot of in-depth technical information on lichens, and most importantly 939 stunning photographs. Covers most North American genera, 800 [25%] of the species in depth, and another 700 or so species briefly mentioned)

California Native Plant Society. 1981. California native plants: Wildflowers of the desert. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. 1 pg., color poster, 22" x 34", plain or laminated. ~$12-15. (about 100 beautifully executed, scientifically accurate reproductions of watercolor originals by California artists. Available through the California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677.)

California Native Plant Society. 1985. California native plants: Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. 1 pg., color poster, 22" x 34", plain or laminated. ~$12-15. (about 100 beautifully executed, scientifically accurate reproductions of watercolor originals by California artists. Available through the California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677.)

Carville, J. S. 1989. Lingering in Tahoe’s wild gardens. Mountain Gypsy Press. ?? pgs. Out of print. ~$18. (a guide to hundreds of the most beautiful wildflower gardens of the Lake Tahoe region)

Eastman, D. C. 1990. Rare and endangered plants of Oregon. Beautiful America Publishing Co., Wilsonville, OR. vi + 194 pgs. ISBN 0898025613. $?? Out of print. (contains only a few species found in Nevada, but is highly recommended as one of the most outstanding examples of botanical photography and printing of which we are aware. Sure to please!)

Fauver, T. and M. M. Steinbach. 1992. Wildflower walking in Lakes Basin of the northern Sierra. Privately published, Box 2322, Orinda, CA, 94563. 262 pgs. LC 9270906. $?? (hiking guide with descriptions and line drawings of 214 species native to the Lakes Basin area of northeastern California)

Graf, M. 1999. Plants of the Tahoe Basin: flowering plants, trees, and ferns. California Native Plant Society Press and University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London. vi + 308 pgs. ISBN 0520215419, $20 (paper). ISBN 0520215834, $40 (cloth). (a fairly comprehensive photographic guide, with descriptions and discussion of over 600 species, and about 380 small but excellent, reliably identified photographs. Available through the California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677.)

Hall, C. A., Jr., editor. 1991. Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, eastern California. California Natural History Guide 55. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Oxford. xvii + 536 pgs. ISBN 0520068963. ~$25. (comprehensive and authoritative natural history of an area with many similarities to Nevada, including numerous illustrations and photographs)

Horn, E. L. 1998. Sierra Nevada wildflowers. Mountain Press. ?? pgs. ISBN 0878423885. ~$17. (descriptions and photographs of about 200 species native to the Sierra Nevada)

Kimmerer, R. W. 2003. Gathering moss: a natural and cultural history of the mosses. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR. 168 pgs. ISBN 0870714996. ~$20. Orders processed through University of Arizona, Press, Tucson, 800-426-3797.

Lanner, R. M. 1984. Trees of the Great Basin: a natural history. University of Nevada Press, Reno. xvi + 215 pgs. ISBN 0874140818. ~$32. (describes and illustrates over 45 of the most prominent tree-forming species native to the Great Basin region, including some excellent color photographs)

Lanner, R. M. 1999. Conifers of California. Cachuma Press, Los Olivos, CA. x + 274 pgs. ISBN 0962850543. ~$25-37, paper or hard cover. (beautifully written and illustrated, provides detailed accounts of all conifer species known to occur in California, thereby covering virtually all of the taxa found in Nevada as well)

Lanner, R. M. 2007. The Bristlecone Book: a natural history of the world's oldest trees. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, MT. x + 118 pgs. ISBN 0878425381. ~$12, paper. (a concise and accessible field companion, illustrated with numerous photographs and a map, for those wishing to learn more about bristlecone pines and their cousin the foxtail pine, including their geography, habitats, distinguishing characteristics, anatomy, physiology, life cycles, growth forms, threats, and longevity)

Mozingo, H. N. 1987. Shrubs of the Great Basin: a natural history. University of Nevada Press, Reno. xvii + 342 pgs. ISBN 0874171121. ~$25. (describes and illustrates over 65 of the most prominent shrub species native to the Great Basin region, including some excellent color photographs)

Nachlinger, J. L., F. F. Peterson, and M. J. Williams. 1992. Peavine Mountain, Nevada, part 1: the character of Peavine Mountain. Mentzelia Vol. 6, part 1. Nevada Native Plant Society, Reno, NV. iv + 64 pgs. ~$13 (with part 2). (with part 2, a natural history, botanical history, and descriptive catalogue of the vascular flora of Peavine Mountain on the northwest edge of Reno)

Nachlinger, J. L., F. F. Peterson, and M. J. Williams. 1992. Peavine Mountain, Nevada, part 2: vascular plants of Peavine Mountain. Mentzelia Vol. 6, part 2. Nevada Native Plant Society, Reno, NV. iv + 84 pgs. ~$13 (with part 1). (see notes for part 1)

Niehaus, T. F. 1974 Sierra wildflowers: Mt. Lassen to Kern County. California Natural History Guide 32. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Oxford. ?? pgs. ASIN 0520025067 $??. Out of print. (uses simple dichotomous keys to identify family, genus and species; includes line drawings of plants and some color photographs)

Niehaus, T. F. and C. L. Ripper. 1976. A field guide to Pacific States wildflowers. The Peterson field guide series, Vol. 22. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 432 pgs. ISBN 0395316626. ~$12. (descriptions and illustrations of 1492 species, excluding shrubs and trees, found in the western U.S. from the Pacific coast to the western foothills of the Rocky Mountains)

Niles, W. E. and P. J. Leary. 2007. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of the Spring Mountains, Clark and Nye counties, Nevada. Mentzelia 8: 1-72. ~$15. (popular and technical checklist of the vascular flora known to grow in the Spring Mountains chain west of Las Vegas, with introductory material on climate, geology, vegetation communities, and floristic analysis, and an appendix containing a biographical sketch of Ira. W. Clokey)

Perryman, B. L. and Q. D. Skinner. 2007. A field guide to Nevada grasses. Indigenous Rangeland Management Press, Indigenous Rangeland Management Consulting and Research, LLC, 610 6th Street Court, Lander, WY 82520, (775) 624-1296, (307) 335-8885. Paper, ix + 256 pgs. ISBN 0940936992. $40. (provides excellent diagnostic color photographs for 112 of Nevada's 286 grass species, mainly the important rangeland species, plus brief descriptions and information on habitat, range, and uses, using somewhat outdated taxonomy, and loosely organized based on habitat and landscape position)

Reveal, J. L. 1992. Gentle conquest: The botanical discovery of North America with illustrations from the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Classics, Vol. 3. Starwood Publishing, Washington, DC. 160 pgs. ISBN 1563730022. ~$40. (a well written and extensively researched history of botanical exploration in North America through the late 19^th century, beautifully illustrated with historical drawings and paintings, and including all the major expeditions that crossed Nevada)

Rhode, D. 2002. Native plants of southern Nevada: An ethnobotany. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. 188 pgs. ISBN 0874807220. $18.

Smith, G., editor. 1999. Sierra east: edge of the Great Basin. California Natural History Guide 60. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Oxford. 480 pgs. ISBN 0520086899. $48.

Spellenberg, R. 1979. National Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers : western region. Knopf. 862 pgs. ISBN 0394504313. ~$19.

Stewart, J. M. 1998. Mojave Desert Wildflowers. Published by the author. vi + 210 pgs. ISBN 0963490915. $15. (the author is a photographer, and reviews have considered the work excellent; covers 195 species)

Storer, T. I. And R. L. Usinger. 1989. Sierra Nevada natural history: an illustrated handbook. University of California Press, Berkeley. ?? pgs. ISBN 0520012275. ~$16. (illustrated handbook includes over 750 of the more common plants and animals, over 220 color photos, and background about the Sierra-its physical features, climate, water, and geologic history)

Taylor, R. J. 1998. Desert wildflowers of North America. Mountain Press. 400 pgs. ISBN 0878423761 ~$24. (overview of the North American deserts, identification key, color photographs and distribution maps for over 400 species with descriptions)

Taylor, R. J. 1992. Sagebrush country: a wildflower sanctuary. Mountain Press Publishing Co. 221 pgs. ISBN 0878422803 ~$14. (an updated version of Taylor and Valum 1974)

Taylor, R. J. and R. W. Valum. 1974. Wildflowers 2: Sagebrush country. Touchstone Press, Beaverton, OR. 144 pgs. ISBN 0911518266. Out of print. (descriptions and photographs of about 263 species from the sagebrush steppe zone of the northern Intermountain Region and Wyoming Basin, with a simple family identification key)

Weeden, N. F. 1996. A Sierra Nevada flora. Wilderness Press. 272 pgs. $16. (includes sketches and keys. Available through the California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677.)

Basey, H. E. 1976. Discovering Sierra Reptiles and Amphibians. Yosemite Assoc. and Sequoia Nat. Hist. Assoc. ISBN 0939666030.

Brown, P. R. 1997. A Field Guide to Snakes of California. Gulf Publishing company, Houston. ISBN 0877193088.

Clark, J. L. 1993. Nevada Wildlife Viewing Guide. Falcon Press, Helena, Montana. ISBN 1560442077.

Conkran, C. C., and C. Thoms. 1996. Amphibians of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Renton, WA. ISBN 1551050730.

Grater, R. K. 1981. Snakes, Lizards and Turtles of the Lake Mead Region. Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc., Globe, Arizona. ISBN 0911408584.

Hall, C. A., Jr., editor. 1991. Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, eastern California. California Natural History Guide 55. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Oxford. xvii + 536 pgs. ISBN 0520068963. ~$25. (comprehensive and authoritative natural history of an area with many similarities to Nevada, including numerous illustrations and photographs)

Klauber, L. M. and H. W. Greene. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. 2^nd Ed. Univ. of California Press, California. ISBN 0520210565.

Manaster, J. 1997. Horned Lizards. Univ. of Texas Press, Austin. ISBN 029275177X.

National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 3^rd rev. Washington, DC. ISBN 0792274512.

Ryser, F. A. and J. Dewey. 1985. Birds of the Great Basin. Univ. of Nevada Press. ISBN 087417080x.

Sherbrooke, W. C. 1981. Horned Lizards. Unique Reptiles of Western North America. Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc., Globe, AZ. ISBN 0911408592.

Smith, H. M. and D. Frost. 1995. Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States and of Canada. (Comstock Classic Handbooks). Cornell Univ. Press, New York. ISBN 0801482364.

Stebbins, R. C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 2^nd ed. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. ISBN 039538253x.

Storer, T. I. And R. L. Usinger. 1989. Sierra Nevada natural history. University of California Press, Berkeley. ?? pgs. ISBN 0520012275. ~$16. (illustrated handbook includes over 750 of the more common plants and animals, over 220 color photos, and background about the Sierra-its physical features, climate, water, and geologic history)

Grayson, D. K. 1993. The Desert's Past: A Natural Prehistory of the Great Basin. Smithsonian Instit. Press, Washington, D. C.

Harper, K. T., L. L. St. Clair, K. H. Thorne, and W. M. Hess (eds.). 1994. Natural History of the Colorado Plateau and Great Basin. Univ. of Colorado.

MacMahon, J. A. 1987. Deserts. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0394731395.

Trimble, S. 1989. The Sagebrush Ocean, A Natural History of the Great Basin. Univ. of Nevada Press. ISBN 0874171288.

Barneby, R. C. 1989. Fabales. Pages 1-279 in A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain flora, Vol. 3B. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 279 pgs. ISBN 0893273473. ~$58. (covers the pea or bean family and its close relatives)

Cronquist, A. 1994. Asterales. Pages 1-496 in A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain flora, Vol. 5. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 496 pgs. ISBN 0893273759. ~$75. (covers the composites or sunflower family)

Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, and J. L. Reveal. 1972. Intermountain flora, Vol. 1. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 270 pgs. ISBN 0893273007. ~$20. (includes introductory material on geologic and botanic history and plant geography, and covers the conifers, ferns, and their relatives)

Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. 1977. Intermountain flora, Vol. 6. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 584 pgs. ISBN 0893273864. ~$40. (covers the monocotyledons including grasses, rushes, sedges, and lilies)

Cronquist, A., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K. Holmgren. 1984. Intermountain flora, Vol. 4. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 573 pgs. ISBN 0893272485. ~$75. (covers the subclass Asteridae except Asterales, encompassing the tubular-flowered groups such as gentians, nightshades, mints, penstemons, paintbrushes, etc.)

Cronquist, A., N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. 1997. Intermountain flora, Vol. 3A. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 446 pgs. ISBN 0893273759. ~$75. (covers the subclass Rosidae except Fabales, encompassing the rose, evening-primrose, carrot, saxifrage, and spurge families among others)

Holmgren, N. H., P. K. Holmgren, and A. Cronquist. 2005. Intermountain flora, Vol. 2B. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 488 pgs. ISBN 0893274690. ~$100. (covers and fully illustrates the subclass Dilleniidae, encompassing many families previously treated obscurely or not at all for this region in modern times.  Most important among these are the mallow, violet, loasa, willow, mustard, heath, and primrose families)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 1993. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 1: Introduction. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxi + 372 pgs. ISBN 0195057139. ~$75.

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 1993. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xvi + 475 pgs. ISBN 0195082427. ~$75. (covers the conifers, ferns, and their relatives)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 3: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxiii + 590 pgs. ISBN 0195112466. ~$75. (covers the magnolia, laurel, water-lily, buttercup, poppy, elm, oak, and birch families and their relatives)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2003. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 4: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1: Caryophyllales, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxiv + 559 pgs. ISBN 0195173899. ~$120. (covers the cactus, goosefoot, four-o'clock, pokeweed, amaranth, purslane, and related families)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 5: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 2: Caryophyllales, part 2, Polygonales, Plumbaginales. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxii + 656 pgs. ISBN 0195222113. ~$120. (covers the pink, buckwheat, and leadwort families, all very important in Nevada)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2006. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 19: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxiv + 579 pgs. ISBN 0195305639. ~$120. (covers the sunflower family tribes Mutisieae, Cynareae, Arctotideae, Vernonieae, Cichorieae, Calenduleae, Gnaphalieae, Inuleae, Plucheeae, and Anthemideae.  The entire family is contained in vols. 19-21, with combined literature cited at the end of vol. 21)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2006. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 20: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxii + 666 pgs. ISBN 0195305647. ~$120. (covers the sunflower family tribes Astereae and Senecioneae.  The entire family is contained in vols. 19-21, with combined literature cited at the end of vol. 21)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2006. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 21: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxii + 616 pgs. ISBN 0195305655. ~$120. (covers the sunflower family tribes Heliantheae and Eupatorieae.  The entire family is contained in vols. 19-21, with combined literature cited at the end of vol. 21)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxiii + 352 pgs. ISBN 0195137299. ~$85. (covers the rush, cat-tail, duckweed, palm, and pondweed families and their relatives)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2002. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 23: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxiv + 608 pgs. ISBN 0195152077. ~$95. (covers the sedge family)

Barkworth, M. E., K. M. Capels, S. Long, L. K. Anderton, and M. B. Piep, editors. 2007. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 24. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxviii + 911 pgs. ISBN 978-0195310719. ~$120. (covers the mainly cool-climate and spring-summer flowering subfamily of the grass family, Pooideae, plus the mainly tropical subfamilies Pharoideae, Bambusoideae, and Ehrhartoideae)

Barkworth, M. E., K. M. Capels, S. Long, and M. B. Piep, editors. 2003. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 25. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxv + 783 pgs. ISBN 0195167481. ~$120. (covers the mainly warm-climate and late-summer flowering subfamilies of the grass family: Arundinoideae, Chloridoideae, Danthonioideae, Aristidoideae, Centothecoideae, and Panicoideae)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editors. 2002. Flora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford. xxvi + 723 pgs. ISBN 0195152085. ~$120. (covers the lily, iris, agave, and orchid families and their relatives)

Baldwin, B. G., S. Boyd, B. J. Ertter, R. W. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, D. H. Wilken (editors), and M. Wetherwax (managing editor). 2002. The Jepson desert manual: Vascular plants of southeastern California. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London. xiv + 626 pgs. ISBN 0520227751. ~$35. (a distillation of the 1993 Jepson Manual [Hickman 1993] for the southern deserts of California, up to and including the California portions of the White and Sweetwater mountains of the southwestern Great Basin. Includes some welcome additions such as more illustrations, photographs of selected taxa, flowering times, some nomenclatural updates, and a few updates and corrections to the 1993 treatments. The best available reference for this part of California, and in Nevada most useful for the Mojave Desert and other adjacent parts of the state, and for plant groups not recently covered in other works, particularly from the southwestern quarter of the state. Available through California Princeton Fulfillment Services, 1-800-777-4726)

Hickman, J. C., editor. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London. xvii + 1400 pgs. ISBN 0520082559. ~$75. (describes the features, habitats, and ranges of the 5862 native and 1023 naturalized species found in California, 2200 of which are illustrated. Plant group treatments vary in quality somewhat, depending on author. In Nevada, most useful for the Sierra Nevada portion of the state, and for plant groups not recently covered in other works, particularly from the western half of the state. Available through the California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677.)

Kartesz, J. T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Doctoral dissertation, University of Nevada, Reno. ~vii + 1729 pgs. $34-$53 depending on format. Available from U•M•I Dissertation Information Service, order number 8904119, 300 N. Zoeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, (800) 521-0600 x3042 (1-734-761-4700 x 3042 outside the U.S. and Canada), as 3 volumes hard or soft bound. (the only modern comprehensive flora for Nevada. Contains substantial typographic errors, and should be double-checked against other references. Includes keys to genera and species; subspecies and varieties discussed in text only. Includes synonymy, brief descriptions, range statements, no illustrations. We use it mainly to cross-check with other published references, particularly those with incomplete geographic or taxonomic coverage in Nevada, which now mainly includes only southern Nevada endemics not already treated in the Flora of North America series)

Welsh, S. L., N. D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L. C. Higgins (editors). 1993. A Utah Flora. Second edition, revised. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. viii + 986 pgs. ISBN 0842523138. ~$75. (useful especially for plants found along the eastern 1/3 of Nevada, particularly those not yet treated in the Intermountain Flora series)

Abrams, L. and R. S. Ferris. 1923-1960. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California, 4 Vols. Stanford University Press, California. Out of print. (similar in usefulness to Hickman 1993, but with accurate line illustrations for every species, and long-outdated taxonomy and nomenclature. The illustrations are very helpful to lay readers and beginning botanists.)

American Journal of Botany. A journal of botanical sciences available through the Botanical Society of America.

Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Vol. 13 (in 2 parts). The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. iii + 1188 pgs. Out of print. (an exhaustive, beautifully done, and only somewhat outdated treatise of the genus, including distribution maps for each taxon but no illustrations, still the best reference for Astragalus in the sections of Nevada not included in the Intermountain Flora region)

Barneby, R. C. 1964. Daleae imagines: An illustrated revision of Erazurizia, Psorothamnus, Marina, and Dalea. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Vol. 27. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 891 pgs. ISBN 0893270024. ~$50. (an exhaustive, beautifully done, and only somewhat outdated treatise, fully illustrated, still the best reference for Dalea and Psorothamnus in the sections of Nevada not included in the Intermountain Flora region. Available through the Scientific Publications Department of the New York Botanical Garden.)

Beatley, J. C. 1976. Vascular plants of the Nevada Test Site and central-southern Nevada. TID-26881, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. viii + 308 pgs. ISBN 0870790331. ~$10. (good account of the vegetation types and plant species in the Mojave/Great Basin transition zone of southern Nevada; lack of keys and descriptions limit its usefulness for identification)

Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada. Stanford University Press, California. ix + 1044 pgs. ISBN 0804708630. ~$130. (exhaustive treatise of the species and varieties of cacti native to North America north of Mexico, including chapters on structure, biochemistry, physiology, classification, study techniques, biogeography, habitats, human uses, and conservation; copious line drawings and photographs of every taxon; and complete keys, descriptions, and distribution maps. Some of the taxonomy is outdated, and there appear to be occasional lapses in taxonomic judgment. Of great interest to lay readers and professionals.)

Brinda, J. C., L. R. Stark, J. R. Shevock, and J. R. Spence. 2007. An annotated checklist of the bryophytes of Nevada, with notes on collecting history in the state. The Bryologist 110: 673-705.

Brittonia. A quarterly journal of systematic botany available through the Scientific Publications Department of the New York Botanical Garden.).

Charlet, D. A. 1996. Atlas of Nevada conifers: a phytogeographic reference. University of Nevada Press, Reno. xiv + 320 pgs. ISBN 0874172659. ~$35. (new and detailed distribution information on the 22 species of conifers native to Nevada)

Flowers, S. 1973. Mosses: Utah and the West. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Reprinted by Blackburn Press, P.O.Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006, 973-228-7077, fax: 973-228-7276. 568 pgs. ISBN 1930665253. ~$70. (a classic moss identification manual for Utah with wide application to Nevada as well)

Harper-Lore, B. L. and M. Wilson. (editors). 1999. Roadside Use of Native Plants. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, publication FHWA-EP-99-014. 665 pgs. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2000 re-issue. ISBN 1559638370. ~$35. (includes lists of native species recommended for propagation and planting for each of the 50 states. They are beginning lists, and not all species listed will be available or suitable for a particular project. The lists are not broken down into zones within states. An on-line version is also becoming available.)

Hitchcock, C. L. and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. University of Washington Press, Seattle and London. xix + 730 pgs. ISBN 0295952733. ~$45. (excellent condensation of the 5 volumes of Hitchcock et al. 1955-1969, including descriptions and keys to families and genera, expanded descriptive keys to species and varieties, and at least partial line illustrations of every taxon. Coverage ends south of central Oregon and central Idaho, but still useful for many of the more widespread species in northern Nevada.)

Hitchcock, C. L., A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, and J. W. Thompson. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Publications in Biology, Vol. 17 (in 5 separately bound parts). University of Washington Press, Seattle. Out of print. (has complete illustrations of the species contained in Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973; see that item for further information. The illustrations are very helpful to lay readers and beginning botanists.)

Luer, C. A. 1975. The native orchids of the United States and Canada excluding Florida. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 361 pgs. ISBN 0893270156. ~$41. (exhaustive treatise of the species and varieties of orchids native to North America north of Mexico and Florida, including copious line drawings and photographs of every taxon; and complete keys, descriptions, and distribution maps. Of great interest to lay readers and professionals. Available through the Scientific Publications Department of the New York Botanical Garden.)

Madroño. A quarterly journal of systematic botany and ecology available through the California Botanical Society.

Nash, T. H. III, B. D. Ryan, P. Diederich, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz (editors). 2004. Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region, vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe. ??? pgs. ISBN 0971675910. ~$40 through the ASU Lichen Herbarium. (Volume 2 extends the coverage to over 700 lichen species in 111 genera. It completes coverage of the macrolichens and includes most genera of microlichens (e.g., the crustose lichens). In addition, almost all lichenicolous fungi (species occurring on lichens) are included. Over 100 species of fungi in 53 genera are covered [from the ASU Lichen Herbarium web site])

Nash, T. H. III, B. D. Ryan, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz (editors). 2002. Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region, vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe. 532 pgs. ISBN 0971675902. ~$30 through the ASU Lichen Herbarium. (covers 132 genera, nearly all Nevada species of which are included. Also includes formal descriptions of 1 new genus and 21 new species. This and the remaining volumes are likely to become the technical lichen "bible" for the desert southwest for years to come)

Niles, W. E. and P. J. Leary. 2007. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of the Spring Mountains, Clark and Nye counties, Nevada. Mentzelia 8: 1-72. ~$15. (popular and technical checklist of the vascular flora known to grow in the Spring Mountains chain west of Las Vegas, with introductory material on climate, geology, vegetation communities, and floristic analysis, and an appendix containing a biographical sketch of Ira. W. Clokey)

Norris, D. H. and J. R. Shevock. 2004a. Contribution toward a bryoflora of California. I. A specimen-based catalogue of mosses. Madroño 51: 1-131. (documents all moss species known to occur in the State of California)

Norris, D. H. and J. R. Shevock. 2004b. Contribution toward a bryoflora of California. II. A key to the mosses.  Madroño 51: 133-269. (provides excellent, detailed, and profusely annotated keys to all moss species known to occur in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada)

Reveal, J. L. 1985. Annotated key to Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) of Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist 45: 493-519. (along with Reveal 1989, provides the most current available treatment for the many wild buckwheat species and their relatives in Nevada)

Reveal, J. L. 1989. The eriogonoid flora of California (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae). Phytologia 66: 295-414. (see Reveal 1985)

Rollins, R. C. 1993. The Cruciferae of continental North America: Systematics of the mustard family from the Arctic to Panama. Stanford University Press, California. xviii + 976 pgs. ISBN 0804720649. ~$120. (the most recent and comprehensive treatise of the mustard family, or Brassicaceae, in North America)

Sawyer, J. and T. Keeler-Wolf. 1995. A manual of California vegetation. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 471 pgs. ISBN 0943460262. $33. (useful for identifying and naming vegetation types down to the series level along the western edge of Nevada. Covers 275 California vegetation series. Available through the California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677.)

Sharp, A. J., H. Crum, and P. Eckel. 1993. The moss flora of Mexico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Vol. 69 (in 2 parts, hard bound). The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 809+ pgs. ISBN 0893273791. ~$50 (as of 10/2003; normally $195). (in this monumental, profusely illustrated work, the illustrations alone are worth this price. They are of the quality found in Intermountain Flora. For those wanting to learn about California and Nevada mosses, this book is definitely a great investment, and the farther south you live the greater value it will be [review by Jim Shevock]. Available through the Scientific Publications Department of the New York Botanical Garden.)

Shevock, J. R., J. R. Spence & L. R. Stark. 2005. Contributions toward a bryoflora of Nevada: bryophytes new for the Silver State. Madroño 52: 66-71.

Spence, J. R., L. R. Stark & J. R. Shevock. 2006. Contributions toward a bryoflora of Nevada: bryophytes new for the Silver State. Part II. Madroño 53: 400-403.  

Systematic Botany. A quarterly journal available through The American Society of Plant Taxonomists.

Tiehm, A. 1996. Nevada vascular plant types and their collectors. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Vol. 77. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 104 pgs. ISBN 0893274011. ~$20. (the history and biography of botanical exploration in Nevada as seen through the 1038 plant taxa first scientifically named from Nevada specimens. Available through the Scientific Publications Department of the New York Botanical Garden.)

Banta, B. H. 1961. The Variation and Zoogeography of the Lizards of the Great Basin. Unpub. Ph. D. Dissertation, Stanford Univ. Univ. Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Bogert, C. M., and R. Martín del Campo. 1956. The Gila Monster and its Allies. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. ISBN 0916984311.

Hall, E. R. 1946. Mammals of Nevada. Univ. of California Press, California.

Linsdale, J. M. 1940. Amphibians and reptiles in Nevada. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 73(8):197-257.

Rossman, D. A., N. B. Ford, and R. A. Seiger. 1996. The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology. Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman. ISBN 0806128208.

Wright, J. W., and L. J. Vitt. 1993. Biology of Whiptail Lizards (Genus Cnemidophorus). Oklahoma Mus. Nat. Hist., Norman. ISBN 1883090016.

Great Basin Naturalist. A quarterly journal published by Brigham Young University.