When the cactuses bloom in Big Bend National Park, their vivid pinks and purples, reds and yellows bring an unforgettable beauty to the rugged Chihuahuan Desert landscape. In fact, many people visit the park just to see the cactus blossoms and other wildflowers. If you're one of them, this book will increase your enjoyment by helping you identify the wonders at your feet. And if you've never been to Big Bend when the cactuses are blooming, you'll discover here what you've been missing. As you hike or drive through the park, you can identify most of the cactuses you see simply by leafing through these splendid pictures and then checking the descriptions, which indicate the cactuses' characteristic features and habitat. To make the book even more useful, Evans also briefly defines the parts of a cactus, explains how scientific names work, and offers a quick introduction to the geography and ecology of Big Bend National Park and the Chihuahuan Desert.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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From a frequent Big Bend NP visitor,
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This review is from: Cactuses of Big Bend National Park (Corrie Herring Hooks) (Paperback)
This book is just what the non-botanist needs to identify and enjoy the "cactuses" of Big Bend NP. It is concise, accurate, and beautifully illustrated with photos taken within the park in natural habitats,...not in artificial greenhouse settings as with other cactus books. And, yes, in today's American English, cactuses is entirely proper.
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Clean clear presentation, photos well done.
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the word is cacti?,
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This review is from: Cactuses of Big Bend National Park (Corrie Herring Hooks) (Paperback)
Cactuses is now generally accepted as correct. Cacti is the older version of the plural form for cactus. Definitely a modern book.
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