The flora of Delaware, Delmarva, and nearby regions is diverse and fascinating. This page presents a selection of publications (authored primarily by Delaware State Botanist, William A. McAvoy) relating to Delaware and Delmarva flora and other related topics. More references will be added periodically.

Title
Author(s)
Year
Publication

William A. McAvoy
2021
Phytoneuron
 [citation]
McAvoy, W.A. 2021. Noteworthy plant collections from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Phytoneuron 2021-19: 1–8. Published 20 April 2021. ISSN 2153 733X
McAvoy, William A.
2018, rev. from 2007
The Maryland Naturalist
LeBlond, Richard J., Robert F. C. Naczi, Alan S. Weakley, Kathleen S. Walz, Robert W. Freckmann, William A. McAvoy
2017
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas
McAvoy, William A., Thomas S. Patrick, and Lisa M. Kruse
2015
Phytoneuron
McAvoy, William .A.
2014
Outdoor Delaware
 [citation]
McAvoy, W.A. 2014. Plant species rarity, reflecting Delaware's environmental health. Out Door Delaware Fall 2014: 19-21. Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources, Dover. DE.
McAvoy, William A. and Ronald M. Wilson
2014
Phytoneuron
Wesley M. Knapp and William A. McAvoy
2012
The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc.
McAvoy, William A., Wesley M. Knapp, Lance T. Biechele
2011
J Torrey Bot Soc
Knapp, W.M., R.F.C. Naczi, W.D. Longbottom, C.A. Davis, W.A. McAvoy, C.T. Frye, J.W. Harrison, and P. Stango, III
2011
Phytoneuron
McAvoy, William A.
2008
Essay for Wild Delaware by Kevin Fleming
Meadows, Robert
2007
J Torrey Bot Soc
 [citation]
Meadows, R. and K. Saltonstall. 2007. Distribution of native and introduced Phragmites australis in freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes of the Delmarva Peninsula and southern New Jersey. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 134(1): 99-107.
McAvoy, William A., Lance T. Biechele, Wesley M. Knapp
2006
Evansia
McAvoy, William A. and Thomas J. McAvoy
2003
The Maryland Naturalist
McAvoy, William A.
1999
The Maryland Naturalist
Clancy, K.
1993
Bartonia
 [citation]
Clancy, K. 1993. Selected rare and historical vascular plants of Delaware. Bartonia 57: 75-92.
Tucker, A.O. and N.H. Dill
1989
Bartonia
 [citation]
Tucker, A.O. and N.H. Dill. 1989. Rafinesque's Florula Delawarica. Bartonia 55: 4-14.
Naczi, R.F.C.
1984
Bartonia
 [citation]
Naczi, R.F.C. Rare sedges discovered and rediscovered in Delaware. Bartonia 50: 31-35
Tucker, A.O. and N.H. Dill
1983
Bartonia
 [citation]
Tucker, A.O. and N.H. Dill. 1993. The collections of Albert Commons on Delmarva, 1861-1901, with attention to August 4-5 and September 9-10, 1875. Bartonia 57: 9-15.
Ferren, W.R. and A.E. Schuyler
1980
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
 [citation]
Ferren, W.R. and A.E. Schuyler. 1980. Intertidal vascular plants of river systems near Philadelphia Intertidal vascular plants of river systems near Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 132: 86-120.
Wherry, Edgar
1947
Delaware, A History of the First State
 [citation]
Wherry, E.T. 1947. Notes on the vegetation of Delaware. Delaware, a history of the first state, H.C. Reed, editor. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., NY.
Moldenke, H.N.
1945
J Torrey Bot Soc
 [citation]
Moldenke, H.N. 1945. A contribution to our knowledge of the wild and cultivated flora of Delaware. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 45: 106-109.
Tatnall, R.R.
1939
Bartonia
 [citation]
Tatnall, R.R. 1939. Nuttall's plant collections in southern Delaware. Bartonia 20: 1-6.
Williamson, C.S.
1909
J Torrey Bot Soc
 [citation]
Williamson, C.S. 1909. Notes on the flora of central and southern Delaware. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 9: 160-166.
Snow, L.M.
1902
The Botanical Gazette
 [citation]
Snow, L.M. 1902. Notes on the ecology of the Delaware coast. The Botanical Gazette 34: 284-306.