Legumes of Arizona
A project of
BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM and
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HERBARIUM
Legumes of Arizona: An Illustrated Flora and Reference is a synoptic floristic account of the family Fabaceae in Arizona. The flora will include written descriptions and identification keys, as well as distrbution maps, photographs and illustrations. In addition to these standard elements, this reference will include information on the historic and potential uses of these plants, as well as horticulture information for cultivated taxa. It is our intention that this reference serve as a resource for a broad audience.
Photograph Submissions - We are currently collecting line drawings and digital photographs.
Project Steering Committee
Mark Bierner, Ph.D. - University of Arizona
Mark Siegwarth - Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Michelle McMahon, Ph.D. - University of Arizona Herbarium
Philip Jenkins - University of Arizona Herbarium
Matthew Johnson - Desert Legume Program (Boyce Thompson Arboretum)
Martin F. Wojciechowski, Ph.D. - Arizona State University
Margaret Pope - Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute
Kirsten Lake - Desert Legume Program (Boyce Thompson Arboretum)
Related Links
Tree of Life Web Project - Web site dedicated to a phylogenetic examination of diversity. It’s goal is to include a page of description and images for every species and group of organisms.
SEINet - The Southwest Environmental Information Network is a gateway to distributed data resources for Arizona. It includes enivronmental data from a network of agencies, museums and departments. Users can access Arizona herbaria databases to produce lists of specimens with locality information.
DELEP - The Desert Legume Program (a project of Boyce Thompson Arboretum) is dedicated to the preservation of desert legumes. The program conducts seed collection, collaborates with scientists and organizations, and investigates the uses of these plants.