1 Oklahoma Native Plant Record Journal of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society 2435 South Peoria Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 Volume 8, Number 1, December 2008 ISSN 1536-7738 Managing Editor: Sheila Strawn Technical Editors: Paula Shryock & Erin Miller Technical Advisor: Bruce Hoagland CD-ROM Producer: Chadwick Cox Website: www.usao.edu/~onps/ The purpose of ONPS is to encourage the study, protection, propagation, appreciation and use of the native plants of Oklahoma. Membership in ONPS is open to any person who supports the aims of the Society. ONPS offers individual, student, family, and life memberships. 2008 Officers and Board Members President: Kim Shannon Vice-president: Gloria Caddell Secretary: Paula Shryock Treasurer: Mary Korthase Membership Database: Tina Julich Past President: Constance Murray Board Members: Monica Macklin Lynn Michael Constance Murray Stanley Rice Bruce Smith Ron Tyrl Central Chapter Chair: Marilyn Stewart Cross-timbers Chapter Chair: Paul Richardson Mycology Chapter Chair: Clark Ovrebo Northeast Chapter Chair: Sue Amstutz Gaillardia Editor: Chadwick Cox Harriet Barclay Award Chair: Rahmona Thompson Anne Long Award Chair: Patricia Folley ONPS Service Award Chair: Sue Amstutz Historian: Sharon McCain Librarian: Bonnie Winchester Website Manager: Chadwick Cox Photo Poster Curators: Sue Amstutz & Marilyn Stewart Color Oklahoma Chair: Tina Julich Conservation Chair: Chadwick Cox Mailings Chair: Karen Haworth Merchandise Chair: Susan Chambers Nominating Chair: Paula Shryock Photography Contest Chair: Tina Julich Publicity Chairs: Kim Shannon & Marilyn Stewart Wildflower Workshop Chair: Constance Murray Cover photo: Courtesy of Patricia Folley Helianthus maximilianii Schrad. Maximilian’s Sunflower Articles (c) The Authors Journal compilation (c) Oklahoma Native Plant Society Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike4.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-sa/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.17.100057 2 Oklahoma Native Plant Record Volume 8, Number 1 Table of Contents Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A Floristic Study of the Vascular Plants of the Gypsum Hills and Redbed Plains Area of Southwestern Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Dr. Susan C. Barber Updated List of Taxa for Vascular Plants of the Gypsum Hills and Redbed Plains Area of Southwestern Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Dr. Susan C. Barber Updated Flora of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Mr. Keith A. Carter, Mr. Pablo Rodriguez, and Dr. Michael T. Dunn Common Spring Mushrooms of Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Dr. Clark L. Ovrebo and Dr. Nancy S. Weber Fern Habitats and Rare Ferns in Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Dr. Bruce A. Smith Tribute to Paul Buck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Dr. Constance L. Murray Five Year Index to Oklahoma Native Plant Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover 2008_frontMatter1 2008_frontMatter2