Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Erythronium americanum

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): adder's tongue syn serpent's tongue
Crop Use(s): medicinal crop
Reference Source(s): grieve
Number of Papers/Mentions: 20

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Lapointe, L. and J. Molard (1997). Cost and benefits of mycorrhizal infection in a spring ephemeral, Erythronium americanum. New Phytologist 135(3): 491-500. {a} Dep. Biologie, Univ. Laval, Ste-Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada

Rooney, T. P. and W. J. Dress (1997). Patterns of plant diversity in overbrowsed primary and mature secondary hemlock-northern hardwood forest stands. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 124(1): 43-51. {a} Dep. Bot., Univ. Wis., Madison, WI 53706, USA

Demars, B. G. (1996). Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal status of spring ephemerals in two Ohio forests. Ohio Journal of Science 96(4-5): 97-99. Biol. Dep., Lakeland Community Coll., 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, USA

Ruhren, S. and M. R. Dudash (1996). Consequences of the timing of seed release of Erythronium americanum (Liliaceae), a deciduous forest myrmecochore. American Journal of Botany 83(5): 633-640. {a} Dep. Biol. Sci., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ 08855-1059, USA

Rockwood, L. L. and M. B. Lobstein (1994). The effects of experimental defoliation on reproduction in four species of herbaceous perennials from northern Virginia. Castanea 59(1): 41-50. Dep. Biol., GeorgeMason Univ., Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

Bell, T. L. and J. S. Pate (1993). Morphotypic differentiation in the south-western Australian restiad Lyginia barbata R. Br. (Restionaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 41(1): 91-104. Dep. Botany, Univ. Western Aust., Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia

Harder, L. D., M. B. Cruzan, et al. (1993). Unilateral incompatibility and the effects of interspecific pollination for Erythronium americanum and Erythronium albidum (Liliaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 71(2): 353-358. {a} Dep. Biological Sciences, Univ. Calgary, Calgary, Alta. T2N 1N4, Canada

Mathew, B. (1993). The identity of Erythronium bracteatum (Liliaceae). Rhodora 95(882): 119-121. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK

Hughes, J. W. (1992). Effect of removal of co-occurring species on distribution and abundance of Erythronium americanum (Liliaceae), a spring ephemeral. American Journal of Botany 79(12): 1329-1336. Field Naturalist Progam, Dep. Botany, Univ. Vt., Burlington, Vt. 05405

Brundrett, M. and B. Kendrick (1990). The roots and mycorrhizas of herbaceous woodland plants: II. Structural aspects of morphology. New Phytologist 114(3): 469-480.

Brundrett, M. and B. Kendrick (1990). The roots and mycorrhizas of herbaceous woodland plants: I. Quantitative aspects of morphology. New Phytologist 114(3): 457-468.

Muller, R. N. (1990). Spatial interrelationships of deciduous forest herbs. Bulletin Of The Torrey Botanical Club 117(2): 101-105.

Nekola, J. C. (1990). Rare Iowa plant notes from the R. V. Drexler Herbarium (Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA). Journal Of The Iowa Academy Of Science 97(2): 55-73.

Wein, G. R. and S. T. A. Pickett (1989). Dispersal, establishment, and survivorship of a cohort of Erythronium americanum. Bulletin Of The Torrey Botanical Club 116(3): 240-246.

Collins, B. S. and S. T. A. Pickett (1988). Demographic responses of herb layer species to experimental canopy gaps in a northern hardwoods forest. Journal Of Ecology 76(2): 437-450.

Wein, G. R., S. T. A. Pickett, et al. (1988). Biomass allocation of Erythronium americanum populations in different irradiance levels. Annals Of Botany 61(6): 717-722.

Wcislo, H. (1987). Chromosome numbers of certain Canadian plants. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica 29: 19-30.

Day, A. W., R. B. Gardiner, et al. (1986). Detection of fungal fimbriae by protein A-gold immunocytochemical labeling in host plants infected with Ustilago heufleri or Peronospora hyoscyami f. sp. tabacina. Canadian Journal Of Microbiology 32(7): 577-584.

Thomson, J. D. (1986). Pollen transport and deposition by bumble bees in Erythronium: Influences of floral nectar and bee grooming. Journal Of Ecology 74(2): 329-342.

Harder, L. D., J. D. Thomson, et al. (1985). Sexual reproduction and variation in floral morphology in an ephemeral vernal lily, Erythronium americanum. Oecologia 67(2): 286-291.

Rogers, R. S. (1985). Local coexistence of deciduous forest groundlayer species growing in different seasons. Ecology 66(3): 701-707.

Collins, B. S., L. S. Ferrara, et al. (1984). Coincidence of spring herb distribution and flowering with tree bases in a New Jersey (USA) piedmont forest. Bulletin Of The Torrey Botanical Club 111(3): 301-306.

Index of botanical names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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