Customer Reviews

Guide to Colorado Wildflowers Vol. 2: The Mountains

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This book is just what I was looking for a reference book in the field and home. It has both photos and drawings of each plant. One plant per page and the pages are nicely grouped by flower color which is visible on the page edges as well. The indexes, as usual in nature books of this type, have both common name and Latin name of each plant. Included are black and white diagrams of leave types and flower head patterns with glossary. Each item listed has a synopsis of flowers, leaves, what"~ kind of immediate environment it grows in, "Life Zone(s)" i.e. foothills, alpine, etc., and flowering time.

I go to Colorado backpacking, rafting and climbing every summer and of all the field guides I have ever had, this one is the best! It has very easy to use color format so you can find any flower in a matter of seconds. KEEP IT HANDY!

I grew up and live in the summer in a Colorado ghost town at 9,000 ft. altitude surrounded by 13,000 ft. mountains. This is the best guide for Colorado alpine flowers I have ever seen. Great illustrations, fine explanatory notes - a must have for alpine flower afficianados.

Nice guide, grouping by color helpful for identification. Could use more detailed anatomical descriptions and photos are a bit small.

Volume 1 (Plains and Foothills) and Volume 2 (Mountains) comprise the best books on this topic -- particularly in the Revised 2nd Editions which have coverage of 75 more plants (for a grand a total of 700!)

These are well-organized books with terrific illustrations with photographic illustrations of the blooms and expressive watercolors of the plants. The flowers here are organized by color which I initially thought was an odd way to do things, but has proved marvelous. And, as you would expect, there are multiple indices and introductory materials that allow you to navigate the books.

Because these books come from Westcliffe, the quality of the paper, the colors, and the binding are first rate. There are chunky, solid paperbacks which can be carried into the field but aren't tiny little field guides -- a perfect compromise.