La., Louisiana. 



Lab., Labrador. 



Less. Ant., Lesser Antilles. 



L.I., Long Island. 



M., meter(s) = about 39.3 inches. 



Madag., Madagascar. 



Man., Manitoba. 



Mass., Massachusetts. 



Md., Maryland. 



Me., Maine. 



Medit., Mediterranean. 



Mex., Mexico. 



Mich., Michigan. 



Michoac, Michoacan. 



Midwest., midwestern. 



Minn., Minnesota. 



Miss., Mississippi. 



MM., millimeter(s) = about V25 of an 

 inch. 



Mo., Missouri. 



Mont., Montana. 



Mor., Morelos. 



Mt., mts., mountain(s). 



N., north or northern. 



N.A., North America or North Ameri- 

 can. 



N.Afr., North Africa. 



Nat., native. 



Nay., Nayarit. 



N.B., New Brunswick. 



N.C., North Carolina. 



N.D., North Dakota. 



N.E., New England. 



N.e., northeast or northeastern. 



Neb., Nebraska. 



Nev., Nevada. 



Nfld., Newfoundland. 



N.H., New Hampshire. 



N.Hemis., Northern Hemisphere. 



Nic, Nicaragua. 



N.J., New Jersey. 



N.L., Nuevo Leon. 



N.M., New Mexico. 



Nom. conf., nomina confusa (confused 

 name). 



Nom. rej., nomina rejicienda (rejected 

 name). 



Northw., northward. 



N.S., Nova Scotia. 



N.W., northwest. 



N.Y., New York. 



N.Zeal., New Zealand. 



O., Ohio. 



Oax., Oaxaca. 



Okla., Oklahoma. 



Ont., Ontario. 



Ore., Oregon. 



Orthogr., orthographical. 



Pa., Pennsylvania. 



Pac, Pacific. 



Pan., Panama. 



Pantrop., pantropical. 



Parag., Paraguay. 



P.E.L. Prince Edward Island. 



Pen., peninsula(r). 



Phil., Philippines. 



Polyn., Polynesia. 



P.p., pro parte (in part). 



P.R., Puerto Rico. 



Pue., Puebla. 



Que., Quebec. 



Queensl., Queensland. 



Qro., Queretaro. 



Q. Roo., Quintana Roo. 



Ref., reference. 



R.I., Rhode Island. 



Russ., Russia. 



S., south or southern. 



S.A., South America or South Ameri- 

 can. 



S.Afr., South Africa. 



Salv., Salvador. 



S.C., South Carolina. 



Scot., Scotland. 



S.D., South Dakota. 



S.e., southeast or southeastern. 



Sect., Section. 



Sens, amplo (or s. amplo), sensior 

 amplo (broad sense). 



Sens. lat. (or s.l.), sensior latior (broad 

 sense). 



Sens, str., sensior strictior (strict sense). 



Sensu, in the sense of. 



Ser., Series. 



Sib., Siberia. 



Sin., Sinaloa. 



S.L. P., San Luis Potosi. 



Son., Sonora. 



Sp. or spp., species. 



S.Pac, South Pacific. 



Southw., southward. 



Southwestw., southwestward. 



Subg., subgenus. 



Subsp. or ssp., subspecies. 



Subtrop., subtropical. 



S.W., southwest. 



Tab., Tabasco. 



Tam., Tamaulipas. 



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