American Society of Plant Taxonomists
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The American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) is a botanical
organization formed in 1935 to "foster, encourage, and promote education and research in the field of plant taxonomy
, to include those areas and fields of study that contribute to and bear upon taxonomy and herbaria", according to its bylaws.http://www.aspt.net/society/bylaws.php It is incorporated in the state of Wyoming
, and its office is at the University of Wyoming
, Department of Botany.
The ASPT publishes a quarterly botanical journal, Systematic Botany, and the irregular series Systematic Botany Monographs.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
organization formed in 1935 to "foster, encourage, and promote education and research in the field of plant taxonomy
Plant taxonomy
Plant taxonomy is the science that finds, describes, classifies, identifies, and names plants. It thus is one of the main branches of taxonomy.Plant taxonomy is closely allied to plant systematics, and there is no sharp boundary between the two...
, to include those areas and fields of study that contribute to and bear upon taxonomy and herbaria", according to its bylaws.http://www.aspt.net/society/bylaws.php It is incorporated in the state of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, and its office is at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
, Department of Botany.
The ASPT publishes a quarterly botanical journal, Systematic Botany, and the irregular series Systematic Botany Monographs.