Welcome to the BRIT Press

    The BRIT Press furthers the Institute’s conservation mission through innovation and excellence in preparation, manufacture, and distribution of scholarly botanical research and scientific discoveries for the twenty-first century. BRIT Press… bringing out the best in botanical science for plant conservation and education.

    Publication is an integral part of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas' commitment to scientific research by botanists, includng BRIT's own scholars, through distribution of books and journals across the globe.

    If you would like your scientific research to have wide distribution, BRIT's journals provide it - along with quick turnaround, personal service, and expert advice.

    Please let us hear from you and how we may be of service.


    About the Press

    The BRIT Press seeks innovation and excellence in preparation, manufacture, and distribution of botanical research and scientific discoveries for the 21st century. Publishing, therefore, is an integral part of BRIT's commitment to conserving our natural heritage... read more.


    Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

    (J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas)

    The Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas publishes research in classical and modern systematic botany. The journal is published twice yearly in a multiple topic format. Coverage is global: it is not restricted to any geographical area, and papers have been contributed from around the world... read more.


    BRIT Press Books

    BRIT books have been published since 1987 under the series title Sida, Botanical Miscellany. They are devoted to a comprehensive study of one topic, ranging from floras to systematic monographs to botanical histories, and provide a greater depth of coverage for larger, key topics... read more.


    Sale of the Month

    It's that time of the month folks! The Press has a new title on sale for the month of January. This month we are offering you the Muhlenbergia de Chihuahua, Mexico at 40% off. For more information please read more.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Volunteer with the BRIT Press

    Attention folks! The BRIT Press is looking for the help of dedicated volunteers like you. If you would like to take advantage of a learning opportunity in a productive environment please visit our volunteer page here. We have many tasks available and we need your help.

     

    Latest News

     

    September 01, 2011

    Ladies and gentlemen it is here! Our latest title that has been in the works since 2007; The Mosses of Madre de Dios, Peru. Co-authored by our own research associate John P. Janovec, this fantastic book is highly illustrated and contains a wealth of information regarding the Los Amigos Biological Station in Peru. Be sure to pick up a copy here.

     

    August 05, 2011

    Hello friends of the BRIT Press! We have just released the first issue of Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. At roughly 400 pages, this issue is packed with interesting articles from around the globe. For more information on the journal or to subscribe, please click here. 

    Also released this first week of August is the Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Alabama. This is the first checklist for the state of Alabama in over 100 years which is sure to make this book a hit. Get your copy here.

     

    June 21, 2011

    We have added yet another addition to the BRIT Press catalog. An Agreeable Landscape: Historical Botany and Plant Biodiversity of a Sonoran Desert Bottomland, 1855-1920 by Kathryn Mauz is an accounting of plant life in the Santa Cruz and Rillito valleys of the Tucson Basin. Primary documents, historical narratives, and more than 1200 dried plant specimens are the foundation for this exploration of floristic richness, bottomland habitats, and ecological change. For more information click here.

    Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas

    Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas is the first fully illustrated flora for any region of Texas and adjacent states. It is the most comprehensive guide to a large portion of the diverse plant life of Texas, and covers all the native and naturalized vascular plants known to occur in North Central Texas, an area about the size of Kentucky... read more.

    Illustrated Flora of East Texas

    The same team that produced the Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas is involved, with the addition of Monique D. Reed of Texas A&M University. For the purpose of this study, East Texas is a region of ca. 54,000 square miles, (roughly the size of North Carolina). It includes the Pineywoods, the Post Oak Savannah, the Red River Zone, and the Blackland Prairie... read more.

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