Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities [Paperback]

WALTER KINGSLEY TAYLOR (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Florida; 1st edition (January 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813016169
• ISBN-13: 978-0813016160
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have guide for anyone interested in wildflowers of Fl, June 25, 2000

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GC (Brevard County, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities (Paperback)

This is an easy to use guide that provides quick identification of Florida wildflowers. The organization is intuitive. Each species treatment is thorough and the photography is top notch. This user highly recomends this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well organized and easy to use field guide to FL flowers, August 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities (Paperback)

This reference guide is nicely divided into 8 terrestrial communities: Pine Flatwoods, Sandhills and Clayhills, Scrubs, Temperate Hardwood Forests, Coastal Uplands, Rockland Pinelands, Rockland Hardwood Hammocks, and Ruderal Sites. Each community is described and further subdivided. The descriptions and pictures of the typical plants in each community are are good and nicely organized.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful when paired with a key-style field guide, July 16, 2006

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redslam (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Florida Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities (Paperback)

This guide gives a good overview of the plant communities and the wildflowers found in them, as opposed to being a field guide whose only purpose is plant identification. The arrangement by community is very handy, and there are many fine photos. While you will get a nice education on habitat from this book, the lack of a key may be off-putting to some people.

The missing key does force one to know what community he or she is in (which is the point of the book) and then requires flipping through the pictures, which makes the book a bit unwieldy for me to use in the field. Since I can finally use a key fairly well, I will likely use Taylor's guide as a supplement to my favorite keyed guide.