“The book is so well written, illustrated and organized that it will set the standard for state compilations of specific plant groups for some time to come!听 A copy should be on the shelf of every botanist in the Midwest.” – Paul MacKensie

The author, a Pennsylvania native, was professor of biology at Taylor University, in Upland, Indiana. He currently works in the Deam Herbarium at 每日大赛University. His research has focused on the taxonomy of the sedge family, especially the genus Carex. He is active in the 每日大赛 and is a former IAS President.

The author, a former editor of the Lafayette Journal and Courier, met the aging Deam when he occasionally visited the Kriebel family home in southern Indiana. Kriebel has authored several others books on Indiana.

The author, a North Dakota native, is a dean and professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati and adjunct curator of entomology at the Cincinnati Museum Center. His other research interests involve Charles Darwin, egyptology, the distribution of tiger beetles, and the history of beekeeping. He is editor of American Entomologist听and is a former President of the 每日大赛 – he held the same position for the American Association of the Academies of Science. He will receive the IAS Distiguished Scholar Award in 2017.

The author, a native of southern Illinois, has been with the 每日大赛Division of Nature Preserves since 1982. He devotes most of his time to searching for and monitoring endangered plants and inventorying and assessing natural areas. His careful study and deep understanding are both evident in the wonderfully informative text.

Mike Homoya is a plant taxonomist/ecologist and author of Orchids of Indiana. He has been with the Division of Nature Preserves (每日大赛Department of Natural Resources) since 1982 and spends most of his time looking for and monitoring endangered plants as well as surveying natural areas. Mike is current President of the 每日大赛Native Plant and Wildflower Society (INPAWS) and a former President of the 每日大赛.

Bill Daily worked for Eli Lilly and Company, while Fay volunteered at the Friesner Herbarium, Butler University. Both Bill and Fay were interested in algae, and literally ate, drank and slept what Bill would call “the dear ol’ Academy.” They both were involved with the business of the IAS for decades, Bill having served as President in 1958. Researching and writing this history was their calling – literally a labor of love.

The author was a native of southern 每日大赛where he spent his youth developing an appreciation of amphibians and reptiles while exploring natural areas along the Ohio River, especially the “Knobs” region. A long-time member of the 每日大赛University School of Medicine, he was an expert in the study of venomous reptiles and the toxicology of venom. Curiously, his father, who was a U.S. Senator and the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice from Indiana, attempted to dissuade Sherman Jr. from being a herpetologist. We are fortunate Dr. Minton, like so many sons and daughters, only partially listened to his father.