Lawrence Newcomb's system of identification on wild flowers is based on natural structural features that are easily visible to the untrained eye and enables amateurs and experts to identify almost any wildflower quickly and accurately.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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The author's system allows even amateurs like me to quickly and accurately identify wildflowers.
It is as simple as answering five questions which point the user to the appropriate page in the book where the flower is described and pictured. The text is great. The first sentence of each description distinguishes that plant from all others in that group.
If you are looking for a wildflower guide, they do not get better than this one.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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If you're going to buy just one book on wildflower identification, this is it. While not foolproof, this system is the best I've seen. It beats by far other methods using color and shape of flower, as used in the Audubon and Peterson field guides (though both the latter have their place, and you should get both if you're really serious).
A most unique aspect of this book is that it includes shrubs as well as plants normally considered wildflowers, adding greatly to its utility for the amateur observer.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Newcomb's Guide is not the first field guide that I have ever used, but it is the one that I use most for identification of flowering plants in the Northeast. I found the key very easy to use, which results in rapid identifications. Eventhough it is not totally complete, it is an excellent guide for student botanists who want to learn about N.E. flowers with only this guide as instruction. More guides should be written in this style!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Herbal Guide
My herbal class recommended this book. It's been a great tool to help identify herbs and plants out in the field. I recommend this book.
Published 8 days ago by Mariko Sharp
1.0 out of 5 stars
Limited help
Not as helpful as expected as a field guide for wildflower identification. It had very few color pictures, and the groupings were confusing.
Published 10 days ago by M. Dewberry
5.0 out of 5 stars
newcombs wildflower guide
excellent book to learn how to key plants and recognize different types of greenery and growth. great for my herbal apprenticeship.
Published 11 days ago by Cheryl Page
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found it
I have been looking for the name of a wonderful small wildflower on our land for forty years. Found it here....Pimpernel. Read more
Published 14 days ago by patricia G Messer
4.0 out of 5 stars
I like this book.
This book has helpful lillustrations, and a wide variety of species. I needed this book for my Plant Taxonomy course.
Published 3 months ago by By Skyler O'Marrah
2.0 out of 5 stars
Look for more pictures
short on pictures disapointed! Illustrations are okay but no color I would prefer a book with real pictures. would not recommend!
Published 4 months ago by Russ Westcott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best field guide!
This book may at first appear a little overwhelming to someone not familiar with keying out plants. However, if you have experience keying out plants or are not afraid to try it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by PRB
5.0 out of 5 stars
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
This guide stands alone. The key system is intuitive, and easily employed. As president of an outdoor non-profit organization, dedicated to teaching young people about the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oldie but Goodie!
There's lots of wildflower guides these days, but this one is (for me) the most effective.
For some, like Peterson's, you have to flip through pages and pages of pictures once... Read more
For some, like Peterson's, you have to flip through pages and pages of pictures once... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Joe The Paddlwe
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite field guide
I have the original hardcover edition of this book and I've used it often for many years over much of the northeast. Read more
Published 9 months ago by biophile
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- Flowering Shrubs (RHS Practicals) by Royal Horticultural Society in Front Matter
- Wild Orchids Across North America: A Botanical Travelogue by Phillip E. Keenan on page 109
- Finding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore Area (Johns Hopkins Paperback) by Cristol Fleming in Back Matter
- Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places by Steve Brill in Back Matter
- The Wildflower Book: East of the Rockies - A Complete Guide to Growing and Identifying Wildflowers (Stokes Backyard Nature Books) by Donald Stokes in Back Matter
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