Sedges: Cyperus to Scleria

Preface

PREFACE The sedges of Illinois will appear in two volumes of The Illustrated Flora of Illinois series. It follows publication of the ferns of Illinois and four volumes on the monocotyledonous plants of Illinois. The Illustrated Flora of Illinois is a multivolumed flora of the state of Illinois, designed to present every group of plants, from algae and fungi through mosses, liverworts, and lichens, to ferns and seed plants. A description will be provided for each kind of plant known to occur in Illinois, along with illustrations showing the diagnostic features of each species. Distribution maps and ecological notes will be included. Keys to aid in easy identification of the plants will be presented. An advisory board was created in 1964 to screen, criticize, and make suggestions for each volume of The Illustrated Flora of Illinois during its preparation. The board is composed of botanists eminent in their area of specialty-Dr. Gerald W. Prescott, University of Montana (algae); Dr. Constantine J. Alexopoulos, University of Texas (fungi); Dr. Aaron J. Sharp, University of Tennessee (bryophytes); Dr. Rolla M. Tryon, Jr., The Gray Herbarium (ferns); Dr. Robert F. Thorne, Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden, and Mr. Floyd Swink, The Morton Arboretum (flowering plants). The author is editor of the series and will prepare many of the volumes. Specialists in various groups are preparing the volumes on plants of their special interest. There is no definite sequence for publication of The Illustrated Flora of Illinois. Rather, volumes will appear as they are completed. THE ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF ILLINOIS ...