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Ozark Wildflowers

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This attractive field guide describes 355 of the most frequently encountered wildflowers in the Ozarks, with photos for each. The Ozark region, shown in a map at the beginning of the book, covers approximately half of Missouri, the northern portion of Arkansas, and the northeast corner of Oklahoma, plus small areas in Kansas and Illinois.

The book is organized by color, and within each color group, the flowers are listed in order of approximate bloom time. In addition to the large photos, which are attractive and excellent for identification purposes, each entry provides a description of the physical characteristics of the plant, its habitat and range, and additional comments. The additional comments often include mention of similiar species to further aid in identification, and uses of the plant - by both humans and wildlife. Scientific names are up-to-date, and any previously used names are given.

I highly recommend this wildflower guide for use in the Ozark region and nearby areas.

I have quite a number of books in my library pertaining to this subject. As an amateur photographer who specializes in flowers, I found this book invaluable for identification purposes as well as general, reliable knowledge of the subject plant being photographed. I carry this one with me in the field. The photographs are of very high quality, the book is well organized and, as far as I can tell, quite accurate in it's written descriptions. Through using this work and a couple of others, I have yet to run across a flowering plant here in Southern Missouri I was unable to identify. Recommend this one highly for those interested in the outdoors in general and flowering plants in particular. Wish we had more guides available of this quality

I purchased this book as a compation to Wildflowers of Arkansas by Carl Hunter. I especially like the way this book is arranged; by the color of the flowers. This makes speedy field identification of flowers possible. I also like the quality of the photographs.

I decided to purchase this book, because each spring I found myself checking it out from our local public library. I figured if I liked it that much I should own my own. I'm so glad I did. I've really enjoyed it. My 6 year old daughter loves it also. The pictures are very good. We use it quite often.

I have over 50 field guides in my library, but this is the one I use the most. It allows me to quickly identify the plants I find without having to resort to using keys. You can do most of the identification by simply using the pictures. Fortunately Don Kurz has provided excellent photographs and the book has high quality printing. If you live anywhere near the Ozark region and you want to identify plants, this is the one book you need.

Found this book to be pretty good. Missing some of the flowers that I have found but handles most and the pictures and descriptions are good for someone who just wants to know what this flowers is.