This is the most complete, comprehensive and informative field guide ever published on the flora of this region. Sponsored by the Tennessee Native Plant Society, this labor of love has been 14 years in the making. The result is a landmark achievement that brings the beauty and uniqueness of wildflowers to amateurs and experts alike. The focus is on Tennessee, but the Ohio Valley and Southern Appalachians are covered, encompassing all or parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. 800 color photographs, 96 line drawings, 3 full-color state and region maps.
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A first-rate new guide to more than 1200 species. Photos are easy to use; reproduction quality is excellent. --Chattanooga Times Free Press
About the Author
Dennis Horn is an engineer, naturalist, amateur botanist, and wildflower photographer who makes his home in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He is currently vice president of the Tennessee Native Plants Society and also a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Rare Plants in Tennessee. For over 40 years, Dennis has traveled from the Mississippi River to the Blue Ridge Mountains studying and photographing Tennessee wildflowers. Dennis was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the State of Tennessee in 2003 for his conservation efforts.
An interpretive naturalist and writer, Tavia Cathcart brings extensive knowledge of ethnobotany, folklore, and mythology of plants to this book. A native of Middle Tennessee and an active member of the Tennessee Native Plants Society, her search for plants and their stories has taken her from the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to rarely visited coves in the Smoky Mountains. She has run her own award-winning consulting and writing business, Cathcart Media, for nearly two decades, specializing in teaching and environmental projects. Her writings have been published in national and regional journals, anthologies, and conservation magazines.
An interpretive naturalist and writer, Tavia Cathcart brings extensive knowledge of ethnobotany, folklore, and mythology of plants to this book. A native of Middle Tennessee and an active member of the Tennessee Native Plants Society, her search for plants and their stories has taken her from the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to rarely visited coves in the Smoky Mountains. She has run her own award-winning consulting and writing business, Cathcart Media, for nearly two decades, specializing in teaching and environmental projects. Her writings have been published in national and regional journals, anthologies, and conservation magazines.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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There are several things that set this book apart from other field guides. The plasticized cover, heavy stock paper, and page size make for an excellent and robust field guide. The quick color guide in the front makes short work of identification. The photos are taken from the aspect at which you would discover the plant, also helping with identification. Descriptions are will written and complete.
But the thing I like most is the ethnobotanical aspect of the book. Each plant has a historical description of its role in human activity. Gaining an understanding of its use by different cultures over the ages is a real treat.
Don't let the price fool you, this book is well worth twice the price. If I am not mistaken, some of the proceeds go to the Tennessee Native Plant Society, so obviously compiling this book was a labor of love.
May all your weeds be wildflowers, enjoy!
But the thing I like most is the ethnobotanical aspect of the book. Each plant has a historical description of its role in human activity. Gaining an understanding of its use by different cultures over the ages is a real treat.
Don't let the price fool you, this book is well worth twice the price. If I am not mistaken, some of the proceeds go to the Tennessee Native Plant Society, so obviously compiling this book was a labor of love.
May all your weeds be wildflowers, enjoy!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
If you need or want to correctly identify forbs and wild flowers in the state of Kentucky, Tennessee, and south IL, IN, OH, then this is the best resource you will find. I have been working for USDA in KY for 25 years now and I have a lot of experience with plant ID. If they said I could only take one book, this would be the one!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I just finished 4 days of botanizing in the Smoky Mts and in Southwestern Virginia and I bought this book for the trip. It turned out to be very useful, and I agree with the comments of the other reviewer. I particularly appreciated the instructions on how to differentiate similar species. My one complaint is that many of the photos, while lovely, do not show leaves, let alone the entire plant. And the plant descriptions are sparse. This book is geared to flower, as opposed to plant, identification. To use it you usually need the full flower in front of you. Along with this book, we ended up carrying Newcomb's Wildflower Guide, and Core's Flora of West Virginia. Those books have drawings, now perhaps considered old fashioned, and certainly not as flashy as photos, but which provide SO much more information than photos.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Essential book
This is a great book for the outdoor enthusiast or someone like me that works with wildlife habitat enhancment projects for work.
Published 4 months ago by wolfewiz
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Great Wildflower Reference
A very well written, informative, and complete book of the wildflowers in the southern & applacian area. Just wonderful and very colorful loaded with plenty of detail pictures. Read more
Published 5 months ago by triplet
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wildflowers of Tennessee,Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians
this book is a must have for the wildflower enthusiast in the ares surrounding the appalachia mountains in the south! i cannot put it down.
Published 7 months ago by sunnydun
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Great Field Guide
I rarely write reviews, but this book is so great I have to rave about it. I am a city girl who bought a lovely wooded property in Tennessee. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Terrie Smith
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Wildflowers of Tennessee, Ohio Valley, Southern Appalachans
Wildflowers of Tennessee has the flower listings organized in a logical, easy to locate manner. The photographs are attractive and make it easy to identify flowers and distinguish... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Collette S
4.0 out of 5 stars
great field guide
I purchased this book to augment my other wildflower field guides. The pictures are invaluable. My only reservation would be that only some species in a genus are shown. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Placid Lane Farmer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wildflowers of TN, The OH Valley & the Southern Appalachians
This book was purchased for office and field use. It arrived timely and is a very good reference book.
Published 21 months ago by Joan Denman
5.0 out of 5 stars
What is that flower?
I take many photos of wildflowers on my hikes and even though I have several books, I find it difficult to match their pictures to my photos. Read more
Published on May 31, 2010 by John G. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely book but not all-inclusive
This is a wonderful book but could be improved by including one of my favorites: our beautiful and useful little native, Cuphea viscosissima (aka blue waxweed, clammy cuphea and... Read more
Published on November 20, 2009 by Root Doctor
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A Top Notch Wildflower Field Guide
I spend the bulk of my hiking time in the TN, VA region so I'm sure to get lots of use out of this field guide; especially with my children as we continue to introduce them to the... Read more
Published on May 27, 2009 by J. Alt
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