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VASCULAR FLORA OF OHIO: VOL. II: THE DICOTYLEDONEAE OF OHIO PART TWO, LINACEAE THROUGH CAMPANULACEAE

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I have used this volume numerous times while keying out plants in Southern Ohio (Meigs County) and I have found it very helpful. It is useful that is covers only Ohio (I generally use Gleason and Cronquist for this area, and then there are many Asteraceae to sort out) and so narrows down this impressively large family. Also, since they devote a whole large-sized book to this topic, there is a lot more information in many of the keys to further bore down to the species. And then there are the county maps and good quality black and white illustrations, all adding to this books allure.
I use it with The Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh and Core) which has most of the plants found in this part of Southern Ohio.
The biggest problem may be its size. While I do sometimes carry it into the field, when it is added alongside with the other books of this series, it is a bit of a back-breaker. But it works well and I think I can wrench a few more years from my back.
To sum up, bring this book along if you will be keying out plants in Ohio.