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A Peterson Field Guide To Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America (Peterson Field Guides) Paperback – March 15, 1998

by Margaret McKenny (Author), Roger Tory Peterson (Author)

4.6 365 ratings

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Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides—their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Grouped by color and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and illustrated. Included here are all the flowers you're most likely to encounter in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada.

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ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world’s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Subsequent edition (March 15, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0395911729
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0395911723
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.01 x 7.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #328,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #192 in Flowers in Biological Sciences
- #237 in Trees in Biological Sciences
- #475 in Outdoors & Nature Reference

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Customers find this field guide useful for identifying wildflowers in the Northeastern part of the U.S. It is an excellent reference for beginners or professionals, with phenomenal illustrations that show key characteristics very precisely. The book is described as sturdy and in good condition. However, some customers have mixed opinions about the color accuracy - some find it descriptive and categorized by flower color, while others feel there are not as many color plates as they would have liked.

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40 customers mention "User friendly"38 positive2 negative

Customers find this book useful for identifying wildflowers in the Northeastern part of the US. It's an excellent reference for beginners or professionals, with thorough and detailed descriptions. The book is informative and a nice adjunct to Newcomb's guide, the Bible for wildflower enthusiasts.

"...Peterson Field Guides provide the information that I want in an easy-to-use format...." Read more

"...has more illustrations than the Newcomb's book, and the easy to use highlighted habitat/range descriptions also help in quickly figuring out a plant..." Read more

"...It’s a very nice book and very informative. The sections in the book are divided by color, which makes it easier to find a particular flower...." Read more

"...There is an index of common and scientific names. Despite its ease of use, the book has some disadvantages...." Read more

10 customers mention "Illustrations"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the illustrations in the book helpful. The line drawings show key flower characteristics clearly. They appreciate the color plates and thousands of line drawings to identify flowers. However, some readers feel the plant names are outdated.

"...Leaves/stems are illustrated along with flowers. The book is a nice size to take with you into the field." Read more

"...to use- you already know the flower color, and line drawings show key characteristics very precisely...." Read more

"...I had a beat up older edition. This is very easy to use with great illustrations." Read more

"...This book shows more complete drawings of the plant (not just the flowering portion)...." Read more

7 customers mention "Sturdiness"7 positive0 negative

Customers like the book's sturdiness. They say it's in good condition and looks practically new when received.

"...I finally found a replacement copy, and it is in great condition. Peterson Field Guides provide the information that I want in an easy-to-use format...." Read more

"...The book was in excellent condition and I will have two more children that will need the book, plus good friends whose children will get to use the..." Read more

"...have some wear, so I was very pleased when it got here and looked practically brand new." Read more

"This book has been extremely helfpful for me to learn the names of local wildflowers...." Read more

20 customers mention "Color accuracy"8 positive12 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the color accuracy of the book. Some find it descriptive and categorized by flower color, with lots of color plates and line drawings. Others find that few of the illustrations are in color, with mostly black and white line drawings instead of color. There are also complaints about blurry or artistic representations instead of photographs.

"...this book does not contain photographs and instead contains artistic representations..." Read more

"...The flowers are organized by color and also by family so with a minimum of experience it's just plain easy to make an ID." Read more

"...are actually quite limiting for plant identification and color drawings can be misleading...." Read more

"...It’s a very nice book and very informative. The sections in the book are divided by color, which makes it easier to find a particular flower...." Read more

5 customers mention "Plant identification"0 positive5 negative

Customers find the plant identification in the book difficult. They mention that some plants are not categorized correctly, there is little additional information about the plants beyond the identifying features, and the botanical nomenclature is outdated.

"...Also, there is little additional information about the plants beyond the identifying features, but this can be looked up in other sources...." Read more

"...Additionally, some plants are not catagorized under what I would say is the correct color section... i.e. Western Ironweed has *PURPLE* flowers,..." Read more

"...Unfortunately, the botanical nomenclature is outdated...." Read more

"Not enough colored pictures of plants ....hard to identify plants that are pictured in black and white ..." Read more

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Valerie K.
Peterson Field Guides are Best
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024
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I had been looking to replace my Peterson Field Guide to Wildflowers because it is falling apart. I finally found a replacement copy, and it is in great condition. Peterson Field Guides provide the information that I want in an easy-to-use format. I purchased several of the newer field guides to wildflowers from other authors, and while they are full of color photos, none of them made searching for a plant that I was trying to identify an easy process. Most of them did not have images of plants that included leaves or other key features to use in identification. I couldn't determine the purpose of some of the books. Peterson's field guide is separated into sections based on flower color and provides other tips about what to look for. Leaves/stems are illustrated along with flowers. The book is a nice size to take with you into the field.

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Simple to use
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2013
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I especially like the Peterson Field Guide Series (A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central North America) for its ease of use!
With most other guides you need to know many things about the plant/flower BEFORE you can ID it. And, for several of the most popular (Newcombs, especially) you really first must learn to use the key or just page thru the book and hope you find your flower/plant. Because Newcomb's uses a series of keys, some people who have never tried to ID a flower may have problems. Although the key in Newcombs isn't really that hard to understand, I still find that the Peterson guide is just plain easier to use at home or in the field. I carry a copy in my vehicle with my other field guides.
With this book, if the flower is blooming you ID by flower color. Yes, an 8 year old can easily use it. The I've used nearly all of the Wildflower guides but this one is the best in my opinion, was my first wildflower guide and it will always be my favorite. I've gone thru 3 copies of it since 1962.
This guide has really well written descriptions of each plant and the important subtle differences between species are explained and pointed out, with arrows and text for each of the drawings. This book has more illustrations than the Newcomb's book, and the easy to use highlighted habitat/range descriptions also help in quickly figuring out a plant's ID. The black and white drawings are very easy to use- you already know the flower color, and line drawings show key characteristics very precisely. What's important is that you know the color of the flower if it's blooming and the shape of the leaf. The flowers are organized by color and also by family so with a minimum of experience it's just plain easy to make an ID.

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L. J. Frederick
Very handy and informative book
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019
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We say this book at a local arboretum gift shop and thought it would be very useful since we like to hike and sometimes come across wildflowers that we can’t readily identify. I didn’t buy it at the time and regretted it, so I searched online for it and ordered it. It’s a very nice book and very informative. The sections in the book are divided by color, which makes it easier to find a particular flower. There is lots of color pictures, black and white drawings, and descriptions of each flower along with bloom times and locations. I highly recommend this handy book.

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Gale
A Peterson Field Guide To Wildflowers:
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
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My item is delivery a little bit delay, but book is VERY good!!! Thanks for voucher.

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Mark H. Welchley
Great Book for Field Identification
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2013
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This book has been the one I most frequently use for field identification during my wildflower hikes. It is a compact book that fits easily in a camera bag or backpack. It is also easy to use. The major sections of the book are based on flower color. Within these sections, flowers are grouped according to number of petals, or the form of the flower or the flower cluster. Most species are represented by detailed drawings, some in color. There are no photographs or maps. The advantage of the botanical drawings instead of the photograph is that the drawing often represents the key characteristics better than a photograph. The description lists these features and arrows on the drawing point them out. The range and blooming time of the plant is included in the description. Identification is made by the most frequently used common name and the scientific name. Family names are also given for each species. At the beginning of the book there are definitions of important botanical terms and a list of the major characteristics of each family. There is an index of common and scientific names. Despite its ease of use, the book has some disadvantages. Mr. Peterson passed away in 1996 so updated editions are unlikely. There have been, since then, some changes in scientific names and family assignment. This is particularly true among the Asters. Also, there is little additional information about the plants beyond the identifying features, but this can be looked up in other sources. In general I have found the book accurate and as comprehensive as a small volume can be. I like that alien species are included with the native species.

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Lomad
Great illustrations. Easy to use.
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021
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Happy with this Field guide of North American wildflowers. I had a beat up older edition. This is very easy to use with great illustrations.

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stephanie
Give it a chance
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2013
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This too was bought as a gift by request and I thought how dorky, but I did call the six year old I bought it for because of a plant we had in our backyard. I knew the plant was not poison ivy, but it had leaves of three. She was thrilled to come over and identified my three leaf plant with yellow flowers and silverweed, so yeah, it came in handy, even in the big city of Chicago….

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Maria Bloom
A Perfect ID book for Wildflower lovers!
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2021
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I used a copy of this book for 35+ years, then lost it on a trail. Couldn't find it anywhere...But good ole
amazon had it. Yay! It's the bible of books for wildflowers!

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Amazon Customer
Great Book
Reviewed in Canada on March 29, 2021
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Beautiful field guide based on colour.

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Snowbird
fantastic guide
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2019
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great field guide for anyone with an interest in wildflowers. very detailed with a huge variety of flowers. I live in southern Ontario and this book has helped me identify a lot of flowers.

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D.A.C.K.
Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2018
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Given as a gift. I love the colours.

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Eva
which is nice.
Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2016
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Wish the whole book was colour, and that they had more information about each, but overall the book has a lot of content. Its organized based on colour, which is nice.

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