Marilandica

From 2002 - 2008, Marilandica were the occasional numbered scholarly publications of the Maryland Native Plant Society. Starting Summer 2010, Marilandica will be published three times yearly and replace the bi-monthly Native News.

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2013

• Volume 4 Number 1. This issue is visible only to current members. Click here to log in
  
• • Heath In Focus: Mountain Laurel
  • Letter from the President
  • Research Grant Program
  • List of Maryland Heaths
  • Artist Portrait: Tina Thieme Brown
  • Conservation Watch: Robert E. Lee Park
  • Field Trips
  • Monthly Programs
  • Book Announcement:Flora of Virginia
  • Plant ID Quiz

  2012

  • Volume 3 Issue 3 (pdf, 673 KB) 
  • • Letter from the President
    • Mosses
    • Civil War Fort Flora
    • Oak in Focus: Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
    • Botany Quiz
    • Native & Non-Native Vines
    • Board Members Bios and Election Ballot
  • Volume 3 Issue 2 (pdf, 1.8 MB)
    
  • • Letter from the President: Is Nothing Sacred? 
    • Wild Flower in Focus: Bee Balm Monarda didyma 
    • Conservation Watch: Trees and Power Lines
    • Book Review: "Oak: The Frame of Civilization"
    • At Last--An Entry into Sedge Identification
    • Botany Quiz 
      
    • Special Insert ~ MNPS Conference
  • Volume 3 Issue 1 (pdf, 1.1 MB)
    
  • • Letter from the President 
    • Oak in Focus: White Oak Quercus alba
    • Letter to Governor: Funding for State Parks; Deer Management 
    • Photo Essay 
    • MNPS Field Trip Plant Lists: Gunpowder Falls State Park, Hereford Area 
    • Barrows, et al. Fruit Production and Phenology of Phacelia covillei S. Watson (Hydrophyllaceae) in the Potomac Gorge Area of Maryland and Virginia
    • Conservation Watch

  2011

  • Volume 2 Issue 2 pdf, 1.2 MB)
  • • Celebrating the “Year of the Fern” Fern in Focus: New York Fern
    • Also articles on:
    • Book Review: Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide by Peter Del Tredici
    • New Book Among the Ancients by Joan Maloof
    • Conservation Watch
    • “From the Field” photo essays: Mattawoman Bottomlands and Pocono Platea
    • Fall Field Botany Quiz
    • Board of Directors Nominees

   

  • Volume 2 Issue 1: (PDF, ~2.1 MB)
  • • Celebrating the “Year of the Fern”
      • Fern in Focus
      • Fern Shape & Structure
      • Common Ferns of Maryland
    • Also articles on:
      • Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia Willd.)
      • Conservation Watch
      • “From the Field” essay

  2010

  • Marilandica, Fall 2010: Volume 1 Issue 1 (PDF, ~3.1 MB)
  • • Fort Dupont Lawsuit
    • Winterizing Your Garden
    • MNPS Nominations for Office and Election Ballot
    • Book Review
    • Conservation Watch

  2008

  • Marilandica, Spring 2008 (PDF, ~2,012 KB)
    • Conservation Priorities and Selected Natural Communities of the Upper Anacostia Watershed. Roderick H. Simmons, John M. Parrish, Meghan D. Tice, Mark T. Strong
    • MNPS Field Botany Update, Rod Simmons
    • A Book Review, Walt Sonneville

  2003

  • Marilandica, Winter/Spring 2003 (PDF, ~735 KB)
    • Native Plants of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Janet Earickson.
    • MNPS Field Botany Updates. Roderick Simmons, John Parrish, Cris Fleming.
    • Fall Line Magnolia Bogs of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Roderick Simmons and Mark Strong.
    • A Really Sad Farewell!!! Unless.... Bob Grafton.
    • Role of Native Plant Societies in Grassroots Conservation.. Stanwyn G. Shetler.
    • MNPS Magnolia Bog Survey
    • Addendum to "Native Woody Plants of Montgomery County". John Parrish.

  2002

  • Marilandica, Summer/Fall 2002 (PDF, ~4087 KB)
    • Native Woody Plants of Montgomery County. John Mills Parrish. List of plants by family, botanical name, state rank/status, occurrence, and where found.
    • MNPS Field Botany Updates. Rod Simmons, Cris Fleming, John Parrish, Jake Hughes. Summary of field surveys of flora at various sites in Maryland.
    • In Search of Another Orchid Species. Joseph F. Metzger, Jr. Discoveries on a plant walk.
    • Just Boil the Seeds. James MacDonald. Improving seed germination by first boiling seeds.
  • Marilandica, Winter/Spring 2002 (PDF, ~3209 KB)
    • Winter Botanizing in Maryland. Meghan D. Tice. Plants that persist through the winter.
    • Restoration of Forests: A Recommended Land Use for Disturbed Areas. W. R. Carter, III.
    • MNPS Field Botany Updates. Rod Simmons, John Parrish, and Cris Fleming.
    • No Place for Nature. Bob DeGroot.
    • On Nature and Human Nature: One Naturalist's Thoughts on Development. Christine Maccabee.

  In 2002, the MNPS decided to split the Marilandica into two: Marilandica, containing articles and survey information, and Native News, containing updates on activity around the state and upcoming event information.

  2001

  • Marilandica, Summer/Fall 2001 (PDF, ~1217 KB)
    • A Trip to the Wetlands. Janet L. Earickson.
    • Araby Bog: A Globally-Rare Magnolia Bog in Charles County, Maryland. Roderick H. Simmons and Mark T. Strong. Description of the bog and plant survey.
    • MNPS Field Botany Updates.
  • Marilandica, Fall 2000 / Winter 2001 (PDF, ~894 KB)
    • The Accokeek Creek Shell-Marl Ravine Forest. Brent Steury.
    • MNPS Field Botany Updates. Rod Simmons.
    • Easy Ferns for the Garden (All Native to Maryland). Joseph F. Metzger, Jr.
    • Earthlings versus Aliens.
    • Invasive Exotic Plant Update.
    • Bull Briar Gelatin. Sam Jones

  1999

  • Marilandica, Summer/Fall 1999 (PDF, ~688 KB)
    • Growing, Growing, Gone. Daniel A. Herms.
    • MNPS Field Botany Updates. Roderick Simmons.
    • My Experience with Invasive Exotic Plants. Marc Imlay.
    • American Lotus Observed in Mattawoman Creek. James Long.
    • Return of a Rare Species. Chris Lea.
    • Flora and Atlas Committee Search. Joseph F. Metzger, Jr.
    • The Orion Grassroots Network, Fire & Grit Conference, and Local Volunteer Opportunities. Nancy Adamson.

  In Summer 1999, the newsletter was changed from Native News to Marilandica.