Flowering Plants: Nightshades to Mistletoe (The Illustrated Flora of Illinois)

This sixth volume of dicots contains three orders and eight families. The orders included are Solanales, Campanulales, and Santalales. Within the Solanales are the families Solanaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cuscutaceae, and Polemoniaceae. The Campanulales contain only the family Campanulaceae. The Santalales include the families Celastraceae, Santalaceae, and Viscaceae. As with each volume in this series Mohlenbrock includes a complete plant description, illustrations showing diagnostic features, distribution maps, and ecological notes. Booknews Volume 13 of the series covering all the uncultivated plants in Illinois. For three orders, Solanales, Companulales, and Santalales, examines each species with a complete description, line drawings of diagnostic features, distribution maps, and ecological notes. Includes genera and species identification keys for the area. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)