This charming guide identifies over 135 of the common species of wildflowers and weeds found in the northeastern United States. Each plant is superbly illustrated with a full-page drawing accompanied by an elegant description of the plant's key characteristics. In addition, a step-by-step key to plant identifications and an illustrated glossary of common plant parts and botanical terms has been included to make this a splendid and valuable resource in identifying the dormant but various vestiges of spring and summer.
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A book as modest as the quiet winter countryside from New York to Boston . . . [by a] gifted young author and artist.
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This book will be a joy to those wood-walkers and strollers who have been puzzled by the skeletal remains of herbaceous plants that they see in winter. -- Roger Tory Peterson, editor of Peterson Field Guide Series
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Charming and Informative,
By JacksonsMom "knarlee1" (New England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wildflowers and Winter Weeds (Paperback)
I came across an older version of this book in our local library and have decided I must own my own copy.
Lauren Brown has done an excellent job of making 20 categories of weeds easily identifiable with her charming and simple pen & ink drawings. Accompanying each illustration is the common and latin name of the weed, as well as a description of it. The descriptions are a pleasure to read, and very informative. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy identifying plants.
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Ferns do not produce flowers and fruit in the same way as the rest of the plants in this book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dried bracts, dried calyces, dried calyx, opposite branching, spore cases, flower stalks, square stem, leaf scars, above combination Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Meadow Parsnip, Queen Anne's Lace, Cow Parsnip, Wild Sensitive Plant, Goat's Beard, Lily Family, New York, Partridge Pea, Pearly Everlasting, White Avens, Grass-leaved Goldenrod, Japanese Knotweed, Morning-Glory Family, Orchid Family, Rose Mallow, Sweet Everlasting, Bouncing Bet, Indian Pipe, Indian Tobacco, Loosestrife Family, Mountain Mint, Sensitive Fern, Sweet Pea, Whorled Loosestrife, Wild Cucumber New!
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Ferns do not produce flowers and fruit in the same way as the rest of the plants in this book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dried bracts, dried calyces, dried calyx, opposite branching, spore cases, flower stalks, square stem, leaf scars, above combination Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Meadow Parsnip, Queen Anne's Lace, Cow Parsnip, Wild Sensitive Plant, Goat's Beard, Lily Family, New York, Partridge Pea, Pearly Everlasting, White Avens, Grass-leaved Goldenrod, Japanese Knotweed, Morning-Glory Family, Orchid Family, Rose Mallow, Sweet Everlasting, Bouncing Bet, Indian Pipe, Indian Tobacco, Loosestrife Family, Mountain Mint, Sensitive Fern, Sweet Pea, Whorled Loosestrife, Wild Cucumber New!
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- New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, 3 Volume Set Complete by Henry A. Gleason in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Stalking The Wild Asparagus by Euell Gibbons in Front Matter, and page 59
- Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs by William M. Harlow in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda on page 152
- Woody Plants in Winter by Earl Lemley Core in Front Matter
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- Hands-On Nature: Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children by Jenepher Lingelbach in Back Matter
- Growing Greener: Putting Conservation Into Local Plans And Ordinances by Randall G. Arendt in Back Matter
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