Beautiful, specially drawn full-color illus-trations depict more than 700 different species of wildflowers. Plants are grouped by botanical families. At-a-glance identifi-cation capsules pinpoint the characteristic textures, shapes and color, as well as habitat, scent, and blooming time.
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Really helpful book,
By Lee Flower (Broken Bow, OK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: North american wildlife: wildflowers field guide (North American Wildlife Field Guides) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed using the book. I have a lot of wildflowers in my yard and see a great deal in the spring here in my area. The pictures were very useful in helping me identify different plants. I had no trouble carrying the book with me in identifying flowers; some of them are similar and the book pointed this out and how to identify specific differences to aid in naming the plant. I also enjoyed the anecdotal information, especially about how some of the plants have edible parts and some of the plants are highly poisonous.
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This review is from: North american wildlife: wildflowers field guide (North American Wildlife Field Guides) (Paperback)
This is a nice book of wildflowers. It contains only drawings, no photos, but, at least, they are all in color. The drawings won't help much in identifying flowers unless you happen to be standing right beside it and even then the vast majority of the pictures aren't detailed enough to be really sure about anything. The information on range of the different flowers isn't usually very specific. However, there is a nice touch of general information or lore about many of the plants. I got my copy used and cheap so it's OK - I wouldn't have been too happy about paying full price for it, though.
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This review is from: North american wildlife: wildflowers field guide (North American Wildlife Field Guides) (Paperback)
Great reference book. Vendor shipped promptly but incorrectly described the book as hardcover. I was disappointed to find it is really a paperback, albeit with a glossy cover. Probably easier to take on field trips, but I just wish I knew what I was buying.
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The sharply acrid taste of these plants, reminiscent of the unrelated tropical spice for which they are name, protects them against most plant eaters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folia size, purpurea size, petallike ray flowers, upswept tepals, wandlike cluster, virginiana size, tubular disk flowers, vulgaris size, flora size, americana size, yellow central disk, cuplike base, yellow ray flowers, leaf solitary, central disk surrounded, moist prairies, whorls along stem, sandy prairies, dry prairies, dry open woods, leafless stalk, clasping stem, sap milky, sandy meadows, moist woods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, New World, Old World, Pacific Coast, Pacific Northwest, Mojave Desert, Orchid Platanthera, American Ginseng, Tresses Spiranthes, United States New!
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The sharply acrid taste of these plants, reminiscent of the unrelated tropical spice for which they are name, protects them against most plant eaters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folia size, purpurea size, petallike ray flowers, upswept tepals, wandlike cluster, virginiana size, tubular disk flowers, vulgaris size, flora size, americana size, yellow central disk, cuplike base, yellow ray flowers, leaf solitary, central disk surrounded, moist prairies, whorls along stem, sandy prairies, dry prairies, dry open woods, leafless stalk, clasping stem, sap milky, sandy meadows, moist woods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, New World, Old World, Pacific Coast, Pacific Northwest, Mojave Desert, Orchid Platanthera, American Ginseng, Tresses Spiranthes, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Henry David Thoreau (MCV) (Bloom's Modern Critical Views) by Harold Bloom on page 152
- Botanical Gardens (Flora in Focus Series) by Flora in Focus in Back Matter
- North American Wildlife (revised and updated) by Editors of Reader's Digest in Back Matter
- History and Present State of Virginia (Institute of Early American History) by Robert Beverley on page 222
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