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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series)

by John W. Thieret

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

EASTERN REGION <BR>This fully revised edition brings a new level of beauty, accuracy, and usefulness to the field guide that wildflower enthusiasts have relied upon for more than 20 years. <BR>More than 940 all-new, full-color images show the wildflowers of western North America close-up and in their natural habitats. The guide has been completely revised to make identification in the field easier than ever. Images are grouped by flower color and shape and keyed to clear, concise descriptions that reflect current taxonomy.

Book News Annotation:

A revised edition of a reliable guide (4x7.5<">) to the identification of some 621 species of herbaceous plants, bulbs, trees, shrubs, and vines growing east of the line extending southeastward from the Arctic along the eastern base of the Rockies to the Big Bend region of Texas at the Mexican border. Photographs are arranged by flower color and keyed to the concise descriptions which reflect current taxonomy. Includes nearly 1,000 new color images depicting wildflowers up close and in their natural habitats.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Revision author John W. Thieret, is Professor Emeritus of Botany at Northern Kentucky University. Authors of the original edition are the late William A. Niering, Professor of Botany at Connecticut College and Director of the Connecticut Arboretum, and Nancy C. Olmstead, Research Associate at the Connecticut Arboretum.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780375402326
Subtitle:
Eastern Region
Author:
Thieret, John W.
Author:
Olmstead, Nancy C.
Author:
Niering, William A.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Location:
New York
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Flowers
Subject:
North America
Subject:
Wild flowers
Subject:
Wild flowers -- North America.
Subject:
Wild flowers - East (U.S.)
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Revised Paperback
Series:
National Audubon Society Field Guide Series
Series Volume:
GTR-498
Publication Date:
April 2001
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
896
Dimensions:
7.73x4.27x1.41 in. 1.28 lbs.

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