"Wildflowers of Ohio" is a very user friendly guide to the identification and characteristics of 287 of Ohio's common wildflowers. Each flower is presented in a full-color photograph showing it in its natural habitat. The photos are accompanied by a concise but detailed text about the plant's life and its relationship to the environment. There are brief descriptions of the field characteristics, comments about the plant's biology and its uses by humans, the range of distribution in Ohio, habitat, and blooming period. Anyone interested in the out of doors and its natural wonders who lives in Ohio or neighboring states will benefit from this lovely regional field guide.
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"An excellent choice for those interested in plants as well as professionals in the botanical fields; especially useful to those just starting to explore the beauty of wildflowers and travelers interested in wildflowers." —Choice
(Choice )"This guide to 313 wildflowers foudn in Ohio is narrow engouth to fit in a hiker's pocket. Biologist and naturalist Robert Henn has made it easty to use, too." —American Reference Books Annual 2009, Vol. 40
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"An excellent choice for those interested in plants as well as professionals in the botanical fields; especially useful to those just starting to explore the beauty of wildflowers and travelers interested in wildflowers." --Choice
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Easy to use local field guide,
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This review is from: Wildflowers of Ohio (Paperback)
For anyone wanting to know more about Ohio's wildflowers, Henn's field guide is a thorough and easy to use resource. Flowers are sorted by color, and information such as habitat, blooming period and scientific classification are provided. This is a very thorough guide and I have yet to see a wildflower in Ohio that is not in this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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My primary reference for area wildflowers,
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This is the first book I pick up when identifying wildflowers of Ohio. The information is complete and entertaining, as well, with interesting notations regarding the history of many of the plants. The beautiful photos make it easy to recognize most of the flowers in the field immediately. I recommend this book as a useful and enjoyable way to learn about regional wildflowers.
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Use this book to get started,
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This book is by no means a comprehensive listing of all wildflowers and shrubs in Ohio, but it is a great resource for anyone who is just getting acquainted with plant identification. Using this guide, you should be able to identify most plants that are in flower to species and identify the rest to family or genus. The color pictures are clear and the format is easy to use. I would recommend this book to hikers, butterfly enthusiasts, and anyone else who appreciates wildflowers and wants to be able to identify more of them.
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Description White flower, 1" wide, with 3 petals, growing in a loose cluster. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deeply cleft petals, other disturbed areas, wooded floodplains, disk yellow, distinctive leaves, other wet areas, rich moist woods, woodland borders, woodland openings, ray flowers, prairie openings, yellow flower head, northwestern counties, wet thickets, white flower heads, disk flowers, prairie remnants, scattered sites, moist fields, toothed leaflets, roadside banks, numerous stamens, beautiful wildflowers, rich woods, leaves basal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Comments Perennial, Range Throughout, Aster Family, Description White, Range Naturalized, Description Yellow, Habitat Rich, Habitat Moist, Habitat Roadsides, Comments Annual, Range Common, Blooming Period July-September, Blooming Period June-September, Comments Biennial, Habitat Dry, Blooming Period June-August, Habitat Fields, Native Americans, Blooming Period April-May, Blooming Period June-October, Blooming Period May July, Blooming Period May June, Description Bright, Description Solitary, Blooming Period April June New!
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Description White flower, 1" wide, with 3 petals, growing in a loose cluster. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deeply cleft petals, other disturbed areas, wooded floodplains, disk yellow, distinctive leaves, other wet areas, rich moist woods, woodland borders, woodland openings, ray flowers, prairie openings, yellow flower head, northwestern counties, wet thickets, white flower heads, disk flowers, prairie remnants, scattered sites, moist fields, toothed leaflets, roadside banks, numerous stamens, beautiful wildflowers, rich woods, leaves basal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Comments Perennial, Range Throughout, Aster Family, Description White, Range Naturalized, Description Yellow, Habitat Rich, Habitat Moist, Habitat Roadsides, Comments Annual, Range Common, Blooming Period July-September, Blooming Period June-September, Comments Biennial, Habitat Dry, Blooming Period June-August, Habitat Fields, Native Americans, Blooming Period April-May, Blooming Period June-October, Blooming Period May July, Blooming Period May June, Description Bright, Description Solitary, Blooming Period April June New!
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- Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and by Nathaniel Lord Britton in Back Matter
- A Book of Wildflowers by William Niering in Back Matter
- The Vascular Plants (Irish Red Data) by T.G.F. Curtis in Back Matter
- Wild Flowers (Piccolo Spotters) (Piccolo Books) by Bob Press in Back Matter
- Wild Flowers by Robert Bloomfield in Back Matter
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- Go Native!: Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest by Carolyn A. Harstad in Back Matter
- Follow the Blue Blazes: A Guide To Hiking Ohio's Buckeye Trail (Ohio Bicentennial) by Robert J. Pond in Back Matter
- Wildflowers of Door County: Wisconsin's Unique Floral Preserve by Paul G. Mahlberg in Back Matter
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