''The Botany of Iceland'' is a five-volume classic scientific work on

flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring ( indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. ...

and

vegetation Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic charac ...

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...

. It includes

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately fr ...

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular micr ...

bryophyte The Bryophyta s.l. are a proposed taxonomic division containing three groups of non-vascular land plants (embryophytes): the liverworts, hornworts and mosses. Bryophyta s.s. consists of the mosses only. They are characteristically limited in s ...

s, and

vascular plant Vascular plants (), also called tracheophytes () or collectively Tracheophyta (), form a large group of land plants ( accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant. They ...

History

It was published 1912 to 1949 and funded by the

Carlsberg Foundation Carlsberg Foundation ( da, Carlsbergfondet) was founded by J. C. Jacobsen in 1876, by allocating some of his shares in the Carlsberg Brewery to fund and operate the Carlsberg Laboratory and the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Palace. ...

. The project was initiated by

Eugenius Warming Eugenius (died 6 September 394) was a usurper in the Western Roman Empire (392–394) against Emperor Theodosius I. While Christian himself, Eugenius capitalized on the discontent in the West caused by Theodosius' religious policies targeting p ...

and

Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup Rosenvinge, generally cited as Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge (7 November 1858 – 1939) was a Danish botanist and phycologist. Kolderup Rosenvinge received his Ph.D. in 1888 from the University of Copenhagen. He was ...

, who edited the first three volumes, but it was continued after their deaths.

Volumes

* Volume 1 (1912–18), edited by Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge and Eugenius Warming, J. Frimodt, Copenhagen, and John Wheldon and Co., London. ** Part I *** 1. Helgi Jónsson (1912)
The marine algal vegetation of Iceland
'. pp. 1–186. *** 2. Þorvaldur Thoroddsen (1914)
An account of the physical geography of Iceland
'. pp. 187–344. ** Part II *** 3. Ernst Østrup (1916)
Marine diatoms from the coasts of Iceland
'. pp. 345–394. *** 4.

August Hesselbo Christen August Hesselbo (1 March 1874 – 1952) was a Danish pharmaceutical botanist and bryologist. Selected scientific works *The bryophes of Iceland'. The Botany of Iceland, edited by L. Kolderup Rosenvinge & E. Warming, J. Frimodt, Copenh ...

(1918)
The bryophyta of Iceland
'. pp. 395–677. * Volume 2 (1918–20), edited by Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge and Eugenius Warming, J. Frimodt, Copenhagen, and John Wheldon and Co., London. ** Part I *** 5. Ernst Østrup (1918)
Fresh-water diatoms from Iceland
'. pp. 1–100. *** 6. Olaf Galløe (1919–20)
The lichen flora of Iceland
'. pp. 101–247. ** Part II (1928–1932) *** 7. Johannes Boye Petersen (1928) ''The fresh-water Cyanophyceæ of Iceland''. pp. 251–324. *** 8. Johannes Boye Petersen (1928) ''The aerial algæ of Iceland''. pp. 325–447. *** 9.

Poul Larsen Poul Larsen (August 21, 1916 – July 15, 1990) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm. Larsen also competed at t ...

(1932) ''The fungi of Iceland''. pp. 451–607. * Volume 3 (1930–45) ** Part 1, edited by Lauritz Kolderup Rosenvinge and Eugenius Warming. *** 10. Hans Mølholm Hansen (1930) ''Studies on the vegetation of Iceland''. pp. 1–186. J. Frimodt, Copenhagen. ** Part 2, edited by Johannes Grøntved,

Ove Paulsen Ove Vilhelm Paulsen (22 March 1874 – 29 April 1947) was a Danish botanist. Biography Paulsen was born at Aarhus, Denmark. He studied at the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugen Warming (1841-1924). Paulsen was a keeper at the Bot ...

and

Thorvald Sørensen Thorvald (Thorwald) Julius Sørensen (4 July 1902 – 21 June 1973) was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist. Biography Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1953–1955 and at the University of Copen ...

. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen. *** 11. M.P. Christiansen (1941) ''Studies in the larger fungi of Iceland''. pp. 191–227. ** Part 3, edited by Johannes Grøntved, Ove Paulsen and Thorvald Sørensen. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen. *** 12. M.P. Christiansen (1942) ''The Taraxacum-flora of Iceland''. pp. 229–343 + 44 plates. ** Part 4, edited by Johannes Grøntved, Ove Paulsen and Thorvald Sørensen. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen. *** 14. Steindór Steindórsson (1945) ''Studies on the vegetation of the Central Highland of Iceland''. pp. 345–547. * Volume 4 (1942), edited by Johannes Grøntved, Ove Paulsen and Thorvald Sørensen. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen. ** Part 1 *** 13. Johannes Grøntved (1942) ''The pteridophyta and spermatophyta of Iceland''. pp. 1–427. * Volume 5 (1949), edited by Johannes Grøntved and Thorvald Sørensen. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, and Oxford University Press, Oxford. ** Part 1 *** 15. Emil Hadač (1949) ''The flora of Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland''. pp. 1–57.

History

Volumes

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