With more than 350 color photographs, detailed line drawings, and helpful, informative text, this book introduces more than 300 of the most common wildflowers of the lush Pacific Northwest region. Glossaries, a primer on plant indentification, and an introduction to the ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest are also included.
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For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide® has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.
The deserts, forests, beaches, and peaks of the Pacific Northwest are home to a wide array of plant life, forming a spectacular mosaic of color and texture. Pacific Northwest Wildflowers is your comprehensive guide to the botanical treasures of this region, which extends from southeast Alaska and British Columbia to northern California and east of the Cascade Range into western Idaho.
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The deserts, forests, beaches, and peaks of the Pacific Northwest are home to a wide array of plant life, forming a spectacular mosaic of color and texture. Pacific Northwest Wildflowers is your comprehensive guide to the botanical treasures of this region, which extends from southeast Alaska and British Columbia to northern California and east of the Cascade Range into western Idaho.
Perfect for both novice and professional, this easy-to-use reference features:
Guaranteed binding - if this binding fails, the publisher will replace the book for free
Detailed descriptions and color photos of more than 300 species, organized by color and family
An introduction to the ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest
A primer on plant characteristics and identification
A glossary of common botanical terms
About the Author
Damian Fagan is a botanist and naturalist who has done extensive work with the National Park Service and has been a wildlife consultant for many years. He graduated from the University of Washington and lives in Washington with his wife Raven, and daughter Luna Sierra. He is also the author of Canyon Country Wildflowers.
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The Pacific Northwest is a land of contrasts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
elevations throughout the region, subalpine elevations, numerous white hairs, flowering stalks bear, yellow disk flowers, matlike growth, toothed along the margin, hummingbirds pollinate, yellow ray flowers, elliptical leaflets, elongated stalk, stamens protrude, sagebrush flats, rounded capsule, basal cluster, numerous stamens, sticky hairs, sterile stamen, moist sites, leaflike bracts, shallow lobes, sandy sites, mid spring, moist meadows, elliptical leaves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bloom Season, British Columbia, Sunflower Family, Figwort Family, North America, Pea Family, Rocky Mountains, Heath Family, Rose Family, United States, Carrot Family, Buttercup Family, Meriwether Lewis, Saxifrage Family, Columbia River Gorge, David Douglas, Native Americans, Phlox Family, Buckwheat Family, Orchid Family, New York, Pacific Northwest, Archibald Menzies, Borage Family, Captain George Vancouver New!
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The Pacific Northwest is a land of contrasts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
elevations throughout the region, subalpine elevations, numerous white hairs, flowering stalks bear, yellow disk flowers, matlike growth, toothed along the margin, hummingbirds pollinate, yellow ray flowers, elliptical leaflets, elongated stalk, stamens protrude, sagebrush flats, rounded capsule, basal cluster, numerous stamens, sticky hairs, sterile stamen, moist sites, leaflike bracts, shallow lobes, sandy sites, mid spring, moist meadows, elliptical leaves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bloom Season, British Columbia, Sunflower Family, Figwort Family, North America, Pea Family, Rocky Mountains, Heath Family, Rose Family, United States, Carrot Family, Buttercup Family, Meriwether Lewis, Saxifrage Family, Columbia River Gorge, David Douglas, Native Americans, Phlox Family, Buckwheat Family, Orchid Family, New York, Pacific Northwest, Archibald Menzies, Borage Family, Captain George Vancouver New!
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- Wild Flowers (Piccolo Spotters) (Piccolo Books) by Bob Press in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Wild Flowers by Parragon Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- St. Petersburg (Lit Places) (Pbk) (Bloom's Literary Places) by Bradley Woodworth on page 17, and page 71
- On Flowers by Kathryn Kleinman in Back Matter
- Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia by Robert Parish in Back Matter
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