Flowers and Shrubs of the Mojave Desert (Paperback)

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Product Description

Field guide to over 120 of the common flowering plants of the Mojave. Includes plants found at Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and Anza-Borrego State Park.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Western Natl Parks Assoc (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877856797
• ISBN-13: 978-1877856792
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,144,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Illustrations, March 24, 2007

By	blackturtle "blackturtle.us" (eastern CA desert) - See all my reviews

The plant illustrations presented in this book are both a strength and a weakness. While the drawings are superbly done, it would have been better to have photographs of actual plants. I really hate myself for saying that, but it is the honest truth. I have several desert plant books, and while this is not the most useful book in my collection, it is a highly valuable supplement that I use quite often. The descriptions of the plants are useful and the organization of the book makes it easy to use. In general, this book is nice to have as a second opinion in those cases where you feel unsure or tentative about the identification of a plant specimen. It won't help you with rare plants and in most cases it won't help you with difficult to distinguish species and varieties, but it's a great general purpose book. My desert plant book collection would be very incomplete without it and I use it often enough to have more than justified purchasing it!