Rose Family Books specializes in information about species of concern (and those more common), conservation, wildlife uses (including insects), cultivars, cultivation, commercial availability, and more, of the Rose Family (the Rosaceae), which, when widely defined, contains somewhere between about 1,200 to 3,400 species, in about 100-122 genera, and includes such diverse members as Apples, Hawthorns, Pears, Quince, Roses, Strawberries, Brambles (raspberries, blackberries, dewberries), Stone Fruit (almonds, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, and plums), and at least a hundred other genera.  Also thousands of cultivated varieties.  Plants of worldwide economic and environmental importance (such as the world's most widely grown tree fruit [Apple], many kinds of wild species, and other).

The Chokeberry booklet is now online. Chokeberries (Aronia) are native to North America, included in the Rose Family, historically used on this continent (such as for food), used as food and shelter plants by many of our native wildlife species, and of interest for their potential as a commercial food crop.  The booklet discusses most of this and other information (including conservation-related), and due to the nature of this subject is a work in progress (updated information and links will be added over time).  Part of my long-time ongoing research of the Rose Family, the booklet is offered here without restriction for educational noncommercial purposes only.                            Click here for the Chokeberry booklet manuscript                 Chicago Botanic Garden's Chokeberry link (with photos)                              Commercial sources for Aronia:                      John S. Ayton State Forest Tree Nursery (MD)                                   Dutchmaster Nurseries Limited (Canada)               Environmental Care Nursery and Landscaping, Inc. (MN)                                  Forestfarm Nursery (OR)                                   New England Wetland Plants, Inc. (MA)

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Survey of State Criteria Used to Determine the Status of Plant Taxa is the title of my newest article.  It was published in the July/August 2000 issue of Endangered Species UPDATE (the monthly publication of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment).  The article is a simple discussion of some of the basic scientific information used by the states in deciding which of their native plants are endangered species, or threatened, or extinct, or other lesser rankings.  Please click here for the entire article in Adobe .pdf format, or see the abstract in the Archives of the UPDATE website.

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