Oklahoma Native Plant Society  

The purpose of the ONPS is to encourag e the study, protection, propag ation, 
appreciation and use of the native plants of Oklahoma. M embership in ONPS shall 
be open to any person who supports the aims of the Society. ONPS offers individual, 
student, family, and life membership.  

Officers and Board 

President: Pat Folley 
Vice-president: Chad Cox 
Secretary: Maurita Nations 
Treasurer: Mary Korthase 
Board Members:  

Berlin Heck 
Iris McPherson 
Sue Amstutz 
Jim Elder 
Paul Reimer 
Larry Magrath 

Northeast Chapter Chair: Jim Elder 
Central Chapter Chair: Judy Jordan 
Cross-timbers Chapter Chair: Ron Tyrl 
Historian: Lynn Allen 

Conservation Chair: Berlin Heck 
Publicity Co-chairs:  

Ruth Boyd & Betty Culpepper 
Marketing Chair: Larry Magrath 

Photo Contest: Paul Reimer 
Ann Long Award Chair: Paul Reimer 
Harriet Barclay Award Chair: 

Connie Taylor 
ONPS Service Award Chair: Sue Amstutz 
Newsletter Editor: Chad Cox 
Librarian: Bonnie Winchester 
Website Manager: Chad Cox  

Managing editor: Sheila Strawn 
Technical editor: Pat Folley 
Technical advisor: Bruce Hoagland 

Cover: Cercis canadensis (Redbud) 
Photo courtesy of Charles Lewallen.  
“That man is truly ethical who shatters no 
ice crystal as it sparkles in the sun, tears no 
leaf from a tree…” 
Albert Schweitzer 

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Journal compilation (c) Oklahoma Native Plant Society
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Oklahoma Native Plant Record 
Volume 1, Number 1, December 2001 

Oklahoma Native Plant Record 
Volume 1, Number 1 

Table of Contents 

Forward ...................................................................................................................... 2 
Ms. Pat Folley, ONPS President 

The Spermatophyta of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma ....................................... 3 
Masters Thesis of Dr. U. T. Waterfall 

Floristic List for Oklahoma County ..................................................................... 25 
Dr. Bruce W. Hoagland 

Native Orchids of Oklahoma ............................................................................... 39 
Dr. Lawrence K. Magrath 

Galium parisiense var. leiocarpum Tausch, New for Oklahoma ............................ 67 
Dr. Lawrence K. Magrath 

Checklist of the Ferns, Natural Falls State Park ................................................. 68 
Dr. Bruce A. Smith 

ONPS Critic’s Choice Essay : The Limestone Glade ............................................. 72 
Mr. Jim Norman