Flora of Virginia

The FLORA OF VIRGINIA app is a complete information for studying about the vegetation of Virginia, whether a wildflower from a weedy roadside, a shrub from a coastal dune, or a tree from a deep Appalachian hole. The app does not need an Internet connection to run, so you can use it no matter where your wanderings take you.

The FLORA OF VIRGINIA app is based on the FLORA OF VIRGINIA guide, revealed by the Flora of Virginia Project in partnership with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The guide was the first comprehensive flora offered for Virginia in exactly 250 years. The app and the book describe almost 3,200 plant species native to or naturalized in Virginia in almost 200 households.

The FLORA OF VIRGINIA app incorporates everything folks love from the book, and even more. It combines info from several different ecological information units with the FLORA s personal data, together with moisture regime, light regime, degree of invasiveness, state and world rareness rankings, and listings as uncommon or endangered. Emphasis is on habitats, ecological earmarks of natives. Also appealing, of course, are the app s portability and update-capability. And a unique, easy Graphic Key! This combination of features makes it a hit with a lot younger customers, especially 6 12 college students who might in any other case have their Flora experience limited to a few handouts in the classroom.

Additional app options embrace:

- Original illustrations and photographs aiding in plant identification.

- Range maps for fast reference.

- Ability to filter plants based mostly on consumer's geo-location.

- Ability to organize vegetation by scientific title, frequent title, genus title, or household identify.

- "Plant Discovery and Documentation in Virginia," a information to the history of botanical exploration in Virginia.

- "The Nature of the Virginia Flora," a part that clarifies the methods in which geology, climate, and biology collectively create the wealthy, complex plant life in the state, with fantastic colour photography illustrating key habitat types.

- "Learning the Virginia Flora: 50 Sites for Productive Field Botany," a temporary information to some of Virginia's botanizing sizzling spots.

The Flora of Virginia Project was initiated in 2001 to steer creation of the first complete reference work on the native and naturalized plants of Virginia. For extra information about the Flora of Virginia Project, please go to www.floraofvirginia.org.