Lone Star Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of Texas (Lone Star Field Guides) [Paperback]

Delena Tull (Author), George Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 23, 2003 | Series: Lone Star Field Guides

With the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Great Plains to the North, the Chihuahan Desert to the south and the Gulf of Mexico to the east, Texas lies at the biological crossroads of North America. More than 5,000 flowering plants, from tiny herbs to towering trees, grow in these vast and diverse habitats. This book describes more than 600 species of the most common Texas wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and cacti in a well-illustrated, easy-to-use format. With over 400 color photographs, drawings, identification keys, and range maps for each species, the book uses a step-by-step process to easily identify major plant features. (Wildflowers, for example, are arranged by color for easy identification.) Essentially three books in one, this handy guide will be invaluable for weekend naturalists, gardeners, and nature lovers in general.

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Easy to read and is a useful source for both causal and serious gardeners. (Meda Kessler Star-Telegram )

About the Author

Delena Tull is an environmental science educator, naturalist and writer who teaches at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. George Oxford Miller is an environmental photojournalist whose photographs and articles have appeared in Texas Highways, Wildlife Conservation, Sierra and Southwest Airlines Spirit.

Delena Tull is an environmental science educator, naturalist and writer who teaches at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
George Oxford Miller is an environmental photojournalist whose photographs and articles have appeared in Texas Highways, Wildlife Conservation, Sierra and Southwest Airlines Spirit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; Revised Edition edition (June 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589070070
• ISBN-13: 978-1589070073
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #37 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Plants > Trees

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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Gift, December 11, 2007

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K. Johnston (Norfolk, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lone Star Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of Texas (Lone Star Field Guides) (Paperback)

I purchased this item as a thank you gift for my aunt. She has expressed how helpful it is many times over in identification and just wonderful pictures of Texas flowers, trees and shrubs.

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift for friends, July 12, 2010

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This review is from: Lone Star Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of Texas (Lone Star Field Guides) (Paperback)

Bought this as a gift for friends who were moving from California to Texas. They have used it to find out what all the birds are in their new country home.