Information for Contributors
If you are interested in contributing data to the flora project, please contact Matt Palmer (
) to discuss your interests.
The major contribution is the treatment of a taxon. This involves (1) annotating NJ specimens
in the regional herbaria for a group in which you have expertise and
(2) providing a proposed taxonomy for that group to the FNJP nomenclature committee. (Download the nomenclature form and a
example of a completed nomenclature form.)
The contributors and committee will jointly make the ultimate determination on the species/generic/family
limits that will be used in the database.
Other contributions can include:
- Data entry of herbarium specimens (focus on Chrysler, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, and NYBG)
- Field surveys that generate new voucher specimens/photographs/sight records for particular taxa or counties
- Digital images for use on the FNJP web page
Download our Guidelines for Contributors to the FNJ Manual and Atlas Projects, in PDF format.
The Flora of New Jersey Project (FNJ), follows the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) for its familial scheme. You can learn more about the FNJ familial scheme or see a list of families and genera in New Jersey.
The following list, compiled from Karl Anderson's Check List of the Plants of New Jersey (2003), is intended as a rough guide to the state flora, not as the definitive taxonomy for the project.
| Family | # Genera | # Species | Contributor 1 | Contributor 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isoetaceae | 1 | 7 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Lycopodiaceae | 5 | 12 | Jim Montgomery | Gerry Moore |
| Selaginellaceae | 1 | 2 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Equisetaceae | 1 | 6 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Aspleniaceae | 1 | 8 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Azollaceae | 1 | 1 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Blechnaceae | 1 | 2 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | 2 | 2 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Dryopteraceae | 10 | 19 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Hymenophyllaceae | 1 | 1 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Lygodiaceae | 1 | 1 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Marsileaceae | 1 | 1 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Ophioglossaceae | 2 | 9 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Osmundaceae | 1 | 3 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Polypodiaceae | 1 | 2 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Pteridaceae | 4 | 5 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Schizaeaceae | 1 | 1 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Thelypteridaceae | 2 | 5 | Jim Montgomery | |
| Cupressaceae | 3 | 4 | Janet Novak | |
| Pinaceae | 4 | 17 | ||
| Taxaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Taxodiaceae | 1 | 1 | Janet Novak | |
| Acanthaceae | 2 | 3 | ||
| Aceraceae | 1 | 9 | ||
| Acoraceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Agavaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Aizoaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Alismataceae | 3 | 13 | ||
| Amaranthaceae | 2 | 15 | Wayne Ferren | |
| Anacardiaceae | 2 | 7 | ||
| Annonaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Apiaceae | 34 | 54 | ||
| Apocynaceae | 3 | 6 | ||
| Aquifoliaceae | 2 | 6 | Stevens Heckscher | |
| Araceae | 6 | 9 | ||
| Araliaceae | 3 | 8 | ||
| Aristolochiaceae | 2 | 3 | ||
| Asclepiadaceae | 3 | 14 | ||
| Asteraceae | 82 | 293 | Aster s.l., Solidago, Euthamia, Eupatorium s.l.: Bill Olson | |
| Balsaminaceae | 1 | 2 | Janet Novak | |
| Berberidaceae | 4 | 5 | ||
| Betulaceae | 5 | 14 | ||
| Bignoniaceae | 3 | 4 | ||
| Boraginaceae | 13 | 25 | ||
| Brassicaceae | 34 | 70 | ||
| Buddlejaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cabombaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cactaceae | 1 | 1 | Janet Novak | |
| Caesalpiniaceae | 5 | 7 | ||
| Callitrichaceae | 1 | 4 | ||
| Campanulaceae | 4 | 17 | ||
| Cannabaceae | 2 | 3 | ||
| Capparaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Caprifoliaceae | 7 | 30 | ||
| Caryophyllaceae | 19 | 55 | ||
| Celastraceae | 2 | 6 | ||
| Ceratophyllaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Chenopodiaceae | 8 | 38 | Wayne Ferren | |
| Cistaceae | 3 | 12 | ||
| Clethraceae | 1 | 1 | Janet Novak | |
| Clusiaceae | 2 | 21 | ||
| Commelinaceae | 2 | 6 | ||
| Convolvulaceae | 4 | 10 | ||
| Cornaceae | 1 | 9 | ||
| Crassulaceae | 2 | 10 | ||
| Cucurbitaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cuscutaceae | 1 | 10 | ||
| Cyperaceae | 16 | 282 | Rhynchospora: Ted Gordon | Scleria: Bill Olson |
| Cyrillaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diapensiaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dioscoreaceae | 1 | 3 | ||
| Dipsacaceae | 3 | 4 | ||
| Droseraceae | 1 | 3 | Eric Karlin | |
| Ebenaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eleagnaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Elatinaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Empetraceae | 1 | 1 | Walt Bien | |
| Ericaceae | 15 | 33 | Walt Bien | |
| Eriocaulaceae | 1 | 3 | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | 4 | 26 | ||
| Fabaceae | 35 | 114 | ||
| Fagaceae | 3 | 22 | ||
| Fumariaceae | 4 | 7 | ||
| Gentianaceae | 7 | 18 | ||
| Geraniaceae | 2 | 12 | ||
| Grossulariaceae | 2 | 12 | ||
| Haemodoraceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Haloragaceae | 2 | 11 | ||
| Hamamelidaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Hippocastanaceae | 1 | 3 | ||
| Hydrangeaceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Hydrocharitaceae | 4 | 5 | ||
| Hydrophyllaceae | 2 | 3 | ||
| Iridaceae | 3 | 10 | ||
| Juglandaceae | 2 | 8 | ||
| Juncaceae | 2 | 33 | ||
| Juncaginaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lamiaceae | 33 | 81 | ||
| Lardizabalaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lauraceae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Lemnaceae | 4 | 9 | ||
| Lentibulariaceae | 1 | 15 | ||
| Liliaceae | 29 | 50 | ||
| Limnanthaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Linaceae | 1 | 7 | ||
| Lythraceae | 5 | 10 | ||
| Magnoliaceae | 2 | 4 | ||
| Malvaceae | 7 | 16 | ||
| Melastomataceae | 1 | 4 | ||
| Menispermaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Menyanthaceae | 2 | 4 | ||
| Mimosaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Molluginaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Monotropaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Moraceae | 3 | 4 | ||
| Myricaceae | 3 | 5 | ||
| Najadaceae | 1 | 3 | ||
| Nelumbonaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nyctaginaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nymphaeaceae | 2 | 4 | ||
| Nyssaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Oleaceae | 5 | 12 | ||
| Onagraceae | 5 | 28 | ||
| Orchidaceae | 19 | 57 | ||
| Orobanchaceae | 3 | 5 | ||
| Oxalidaceae | 1 | 4 | ||
| Papaveraceae | 5 | 5 | ||
| Pedaliaceae | 1 | 1 | Janet Novak | |
| Phytolaccaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Plantaginaceae | 1 | 11 | ||
| Platanaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Plumbaginaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Poaceae | 86 | 278 | Panicum s.l.: Joe Arsenault | |
| Podostemaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Polemoniaceae | 3 | 8 | ||
| Polygalaceae | 1 | 13 | Gerry Moore | |
| Polygonaceae | 4 | 51 | ||
| Pontederiaceae | 3 | 4 | ||
| Portulacaceae | 2 | 5 | ||
| Potamogetonaceae | 1 | 25 | ||
| Primulaceae | 6 | 14 | ||
| Pyrolaceae | 3 | 6 | ||
| Ranunculaceae | 15 | 48 | Matt Palmer | |
| Resedaceae | 1 | 3 | ||
| Rhamnaceae | 2 | 4 | ||
| Rosaceae | 21 | 143 | ||
| Rubiaceae | 8 | 29 | ||
| Ruppiaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rutaceae | 3 | 3 | ||
| Salicaceae | 2 | 27 | ||
| Santalaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sapindaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sarraceniaceae | 1 | 1 | Eric Karlin | |
| Saururaceae | 1 | 1 | Janet Novak | |
| Saxifragaceae | 7 | 9 | ||
| Scheuchzeriaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Scrophulariaceae | 26 | 65 | ||
| Simaroubaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Smilacaceae | 1 | 8 | ||
| Solanaceae | 10 | 26 | ||
| Sparganiaceae | 1 | 6 | ||
| Staphyleaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tamaricaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tiliaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Trapaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Typhaceae | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ulmaceae | 2 | 6 | ||
| Urticaceae | 5 | 8 | ||
| Valerianaceae | 2 | 5 | ||
| Verbenaceae | 3 | 10 | ||
| Violaceae | 2 | 25 | Bill Olson | |
| Viscaceae | 2 | 2 | Joe Arsenault | |
| Vitaceae | 3 | 10 | ||
| Xyridaceae | 1 | 7 | ||
| Zannichelliaceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zosteraceae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | 1 | 1 |
Hosted by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in collaboration with the Chrysler Herbarium.