National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series)
by John W. Thieret
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780375402326 |
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)
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.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780375402326
- Subtitle:
- Eastern Region
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Reference
- Subject:
- Flowers
- Subject:
- North America
- Subject:
- Wild flowers
- Edition Number:
- 2
- Edition Description:
- Revised
- 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.










