Wildflowers of the Eastern United States

Wilbur H. Duncan, Marion B. Duncan

University of Georgia Press, Mar 1, 2005 - Nature - 380 pages

Richly illustrated with over 600 color photographs, this guide describes more than 1,100 wildflowers that can be found east of the Mississippi--in our woods and parks, along mountain trails or dunes, and even floating in streams. Whether you are a resident or a visitor, an amateur naturalist or a professional botanist, this guide will be a welcome addition to your library, classroom, or backpack.

Wildflowers of the Eastern United States is

• Thorough: Covers more than 1,100 species of wildflowers found from Maine to northern Florida, including forbs, grasses, rushes, and sedges. More than 700 of these species also are found west of the Mississippi.
• Useful: Includes both common and scientific names. The succinct descriptions and color photographs provide the most easily recognizable characteristics necessary for positive identification of each species.
• Accessible: Keeps language as simple as possible so that hobbyists as well as specialists will find the book accurate and easy to use. A glossary and line drawings define and illustrate botanical terminology, and the authors provide a brief guide to plant structure.
• Informative: Describes range, blooming season, and typical habitat for each species. A list of plants with unusual characteristics is a further aid to identification.

What people are saying

Joyful flowers of the roadside named

User Review  - VAfromNJ - Overstock.com

These are the flowers that God tends. This book names and classifies wildflowers that you have simply wondered about for such a time. Beautiful displays await you.

Contents

• Color Plates: 181
• Index: 349
• Photo Credits: 379

About the author

Wilbur H. Duncan and Marion B. Duncan have long encouraged the appreciation and preservation of our natural vegetation through their well-known writings on the plant life of the eastern United States. They are coauthors of the Smithsonian Guide to Seaside Plants and Trees of the Southeastern United States (Georgia).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Wildflowers of the Eastern United States; Volume 20 of Publications (Wormsloe Foundation)
• Authors: Wilbur H. Duncan, Marion B. Duncan
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 2005
• ISBN: 0820327476, 9780820327471
• Length: 380 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Plants / Flowers; Photography / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals; Travel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)