A comprehensive introduction to vascular plant phylogeny, the third edition reflects changes in the circumscription of many orders and families to represent monophyletic groups, following the most recent classification of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. Molecular taxonomic methods are fully presented, as are the results of many recent studies.

The Science of Plant Systematics
Methods and Principles of Biological Systematics
Classification and System in Flowering Plants: Historical Background
Taxonomic Evidence: Structural and Biochemical Characters
Molecular Systematics
The Evolution of Plant Diversity
An Overview of Green Plant Phylogeny
Lycophytes, Ferns, and Gymnosperms
Phylogenetic Relationships of Angiosperms
Appendix 1: Botanical Nomenclature
Appendix 2: Specimen Preparation and Identification
Glossary
Taxonomic Index