Publications

The Flora of Saskatchewan project is a continuing work to publish a complete collection of guidebooks and taxonomic keys for all the plants of Saskatchewan. This comprehensive, up to date, and Saskatchewan focused publication is managed by the Flora of Saskatchewan Association (FOSA), who work with the authors and local botanists and to publish fascicles related to plant groups or families of the province. There are currently six fascicles in print with a seventh on the way. The W.P. Fraser herbarium is a major source of information for this project as we have the majority of the species used for the project along with many specimens being scanned for use in the books. Copies of these books can be found at local bookstores or directly from the Nature Saskatchewan store page.

Ferns and Allies of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 1. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Harms, V.L., and Leighton, A. 2011. 
Lilies, Irises and Orchids of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 2. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Harms, V.L. and Leighton, A. 2011. 
Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 3. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Leighton, A. 2012. 
Grasses of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 4. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Leighton, A. and Harms, V.L.. 2014. 
Conifers & Catkin-Bearing Trees and Shrubs of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 5. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Argus G., Harms V.L., Leighton A., and Vetter M. 2016. 
Rushes, Bulrushes & Pondweeds plus remaining Monocots of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 6. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Harms, V.L., Leighton A., and Vetter M. 2018. 
(In prep.) Asteraceae of Saskatchewan, Fascicle 7. Flora of Saskatchewan Association, Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK. Leighton, A.

 

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Throughout the W.P. Fraser herbarium's history it has been primarily utilized and supported by the curator and their students and staff, it also acts as a repository and source of information for many other projects conducted by researchers at the U of S, and abroad. This is a list of the last few years of publications that have worked with the herbarium in varying degrees of capacity.

Adams, D. 2023. Beaver Creek, Milkweeds and Monarch Butterflies, and the Urquharts. Blue Jay 81: 34-36.

Almeida, O.J., Souza, L.A.D., Paoli, A.A., Davis, A.R. and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2018. Pericarp development in fruits of epiphytic cacti: implications for fruit classification and macro-morphology in the Cactaceae. Botany 96: 621-635.

Attanayake, A.U., D. Xu, X. Guo, and E.G. Lamb. 2018. Long-term sand dune spatio-temporal dynamics and endemic plant habitat extent in the Athabasca sand dunes of northern Saskatchewan. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 5: 70-86.

Baalim, F., C. Peters, and J.H. Cota-Sánchez. 2013. Distribution and natural history of carnivorous plants in Saskatchewan, Canada. Check List 9: 883-893.

Blaney, S., G. Bishop, S. Clayden, and J. Goltz. 2023. A substantial eastern disjunction of Douglas’ Knotweed (Polygonum douglasii Greene, Polygonaceae) in New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 137: 26-31.

Chauhuan, R.S., Bahuguna, Y.M., Nautiyal, M.C., and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2018. First report of vivipary in Saussarea lappa (Asteraceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany 41: 507-514.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2018. Precocious germination (vivipary) in tomato: a link to economic loss? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 88: 1443-1451.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2020. A complementary note to Baldini’s article “The impact of COVID-19 crisis on plant taxonomy: will we be able to approach to plant taxonomy as in the past?. Webbia 75: 137-139.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2020. Introduction to the Special Issue on Floral Biology and Pollination of Native and Cultivated Plants. Unisanta BioScience 9(5): 1-6.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2020. The value of virtual natural history collections for botanical instruction in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazilian Journal of Botany 43: 683-684.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2022. A compendium of vivipary in the Cactaceae: new reports, data, and research prospects. Brazilian Journal of Botany 45:1001-1027.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2023. To eat or not to eat: premature sprouting (vivipary) in cereal and fruit crops. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 45.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H., O.J. G., Almeida, D.J. Falconer, H.J. Choi, and B. Lewis. 2013. Intriguing thigmonastic (sensitive) stamens in the Plains Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha (Cactaceae). Flora 208: 381-389.

Cota-Sánchez, J.H., Falconer, D.F., Almeida, O.J., Stobbs, J., Vera-Vélez, R. Rice, R., and Belliveau, N. 2023. Synchrotron micro-computed tomography unveils the three-dimensional structure and origin of staminodes in the Plains Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (Cactaceae). Protoplasma 260: 1303-1312.

Danylyk I.M., Kricsfalusy V.V. 2020. Phytogeographical differentiation of the genus Carex (Cyperaceae) in Saskatchewan, Canada. Thaiszia Journal of Botany 30: 001-021.

Ertter, B. 2018. Two new North American Potentilla sect. Rubricaules (Rosaceae). Phytoneuron 2018(2): 1–14.

Esparrago J. and Kricsfalusy V. 2015. Traditional grassland management and surrounding land use drive the abundance of a prairie plant species in an urban landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 142:1-6.

Ferreira dos Santos, A., Pitarelli, B.F., Hernandes, C.M., Esclarski, P., de Souza, T.H., de Souza, L.A., Almeida, O.J., Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2020. Pollen assessment in Africanized honeybees foraging two plant species in rural and urban environments. Brazilian Journal of Development 6: 9171-9185.

Gutiérrez-Flores, C., Cota-Sánchez, J.H., J.L. León-de-la-Luz, and F.J. García-De-León. 2017. Disparity in floral traits and breeding systems in the iconic columnar cactus Pachycereus pringlei (Cactaceae). Flora 235: 18-28.

Gutiérrez-Flores, C., F.J. García-de-León, J.L. León-de-la-Luz, and J.H. Cota-Sánchez. 2016. Microsatellite genetic diversity and phylogeography in relation to mating systems in the columnar cactus Pachycereus pringlei (Cactaceae). Perspectives Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 22:1-10.

Gutiérrez-Flores, C., León-de la Luz, J.L., García-De León, F.J., and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2018. Variation in chromosome number and breeding systems: implications for diversification in Pachycereus pringlei (Cactaceae). Comparative Cytogenetics 12: 61-82.

Harms, V. 2003. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Saskatchewan and the Provincially and Nationally Rare Native Plants in Saskatchewan. University Extension Press, University of Saskatchewan.

Ito, Y. and J.H. Cota-Sánchez. 2014. Distribution and conservation status of Sparganium (Typhaceae) in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Great Plains Research 24: 119-125.

Kricsfalusy, V. 2016. Variations in the life cycle of Anemone patens L. (Ranunculaceae) in wild populations of Canada. Plants 5(3): 29. 

Kricsfalusy, V. and Kindrachuk, J. 2018. German Iris - A new naturalized plant species for Saskatchewan. Blue Jay 76.4: 21-25.

Kricsfalusy, V. 2019. Distribution of prairie pasqueflower in Saskatchewan. Blue Jay 77.2: 22-29.

Kricsfalusy, V. 2021. Distribution, habitat affinities, and conservation of prairie moonwort (Botrychium campestre) on its northern range limit. Western North American Naturalist 81: 529-543.

Kricsfalusy, V. 2021. Rare vascular plants of Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve. Blue Jay 79.4: 10-17.

Kricsfalusy, V. 2023. New rare vascular plants for Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve. Blue Jay 81.1:19-24.

Kricsfalusy, V. and Kindrachuk, J. 2023. Orchids of the Redberry Lake Biosphere Region: Diversity, Distribution, Habitats and Conservation. Blue Jay 81.3: 11-21.

Kricsfalusy, V. and Trevisan, N. 2014. Prioritizing regionally rare plant species for conservation using herbarium data. Biodiversity and Conservation 23: 39-61.

Philipp, R.E.S.L., Mayrhofer, H., Clayden, S.R., Spribille, T., Göran, T.H.O.R., Tønsberg, T. and Sheard, J.W. 2016. Morphological, chemical and species delimitation analyses provide new taxonomic insights into two groups of Rinodina. The Lichenologist 48: 469-488.

Rice, R., Vera-Vélez, R., Falconer, D.J., Belliveau, N.A., and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2022. Macro and micromorphological characterization of staminodes in the Plains Prickly Pear Opuntia polyacantha (Cactaceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany 45: 665-678.

Rizzo, B.D., da Silva, M.J., da Silva Júnior, C.G., Martins, G.G., de Souza, M.R., de Souza, L.A., de Almeida, O.J.G. and Cota-Sánchez, J.H., 2020. A morphological survey of the remarkable flower of Dillenia indica (Dilleniaceae). Unisanta BioScience 9(5): 23-50.

Rosado A., R. Vera, and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2018. Reproductive biology in selected Maple (Acer) species. Brazilian Journal of Botany 41: 361-374.

Sheard, J.W. 2018. A synopsis and new key to the species of Rinodina (Ach.) Gray (Physciaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes) presently recognized in North America. Herzogia, 31(p1), pp.395-423.

Vera-Vélez, R., Cota-Sánchez, J.H. and Grijalva-Olmedo, J. 2021. Beta diversity and fallow length regulate soil fertility in cocoa agroforestry in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon. Agricultural Systems 187: 103020.

Vera V., R., J. Grijalva, and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2019. Biodiversity, dynamics, and impact of chakras on the Ecuadorian Amazon. Journal of Plant Ecology 12: 34-44.

Vera-Vélez, R., Grijalva, J. and Cota-Sánchez, J.H. 2019. Cocoa agroforestry and tree diversity in relation to past land use in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon. New Forests 50: 891-910.

Vera-Velez, R. and Lamb, E.G. 2021. Seasonal patterns of forage quality in six native forb species. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 102: 316-323.

Wang, C., Vera-Vélez, R., Lamb, E.G., Wu, J. and Ren, F. 2022. Global pattern and associated drivers of grassland productivity sensitivity to precipitation change. Science of the Total Environment 806, p.151224.