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Connecticut Botanical Society

Connecticut Botanical Society  was "founded in 1903. This society is made up of amateur and professional botanists who share an interest in the plants and habitats of Connecticut and the surrounding region. Our goals are to increase knowledge of the state's flora, to accumulate a permanent botanical record, and to promote conservation and public awareness of the state's rich natural heritage."

 

Connecticut Gardener
A home-grown treasure for over 20 years. This journal is for anyone interested in native gardening in Connecticut and is also available for your perusal at the LuEsther T Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden.

  • Connecticut Botanical Society
  • Connecticut Gardener

Society Newsletter

As a member of the Connecticut Botanical Society you will receive their semi annual newsletter in the mail. See below for a sampling of articles on the flora of Connecticut.

  • Connecticut Botanical Society Newsletter

A Native of Connecticut and Beyond

Birdfoot violet, Viola pedata
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Marvin Smith

The Birdfoot violet, Viola pedata, is a native plant found on the entire east coast--except Florida. Its leaves are shaped like birdfeet, hence the name.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverNative Plant Garden : a showcase of the beautiful and diverse native plants of northeastern North America, featuring a mosaic of native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, and grasses flourishing in every season by New York Botanical Garden
    Call Number: QK 73 .N4 N497 2013
    Publication Date: 2013
  • Book CoverWildflowers of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in Color by William K. Chapman
    Call Number: QK 125 .W54 2008
    ISBN: 9780815609261
    Publication Date: 2008-07-01
  • Book CoverNative and naturalized vascular plants of Connecticut checklist by by a committee of the Connecticut Botanical Society ; Glenn Dreyer, Chairman, Chad Jones, Robert Capers, Patrick Sweeney, Nels Barrett, Penni Sharp, Casper Ultee, Lauren Brown, Sam Saulys Elizabeth Corrigan, Juliana Barrett, Nancy Murray.
    Call Number: QK 127 .C66 2014
    Publication Date: 2014
  • Book CoverConnecticut trees & wildflowers : an introduction to familiar series by James Kavanaugh
    Call Number: QK 127 .K39 2008
    Publication Date: 2008

Yale Herbarium

 

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Founded in 1864 by Daniel Cady Eaton from his personal library and plant collection, the Yale Herbarium is an internationally recognized repository with holdings of approximately 350,000 specimens from throughout the world. The Herbarium can be visited in person by qualified researchers or online by all. It is located at the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, Connecticut.

  • Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
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