The Flora of Cedar County, Iowa

Authors

Marcus J. Fay, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

This botanical survey of the vascular plants of Cedar County, Iowa, was made in an effort to increase our knowledge of the vegetation of eastern Iowa. Prior to this survey, relatively little botanical collecting had been done in Cedar County. Thirty-two specimens from Cedar County were found by the writer in looking through the herbarium of the State University of Iowa. These were collected by Prof. B. Shimek and Prof. W. A. Anderson. The field work was carried on for a period of one growing season. Over 4,000 miles were traveled by the writer in making the survey. The first collections were made April 23, 1950, the last October 16, 1950. 1,939 collections were made, totaling approximately 3,900 specimens. A total of 775 different species of vascular plants are listed, 748 of which were collected by the writer.

Publication Date

1951

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

58

Issue

1

First Page

107

Last Page

131

Copyright

©1951 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Fay, Marcus J. (1951) "The Flora of Cedar County, Iowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 58(1), 107-131.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol58/iss1/11