National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers--W: Western Region - Revised EditionThis 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. 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
Parts of a Flower | 22 |
How to Use This Guide | 31 |
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3-lobed Alaska south Arizona atop attached at base Baja California basal base of ovary bilaterally symmetrical flowers bracts branched clusters British Columbia south California and east calyx Canada capsule Cascade Range central California Colorado Comments common name Creeper dense Description deserts disk flowers east to western eastern edges Eurasia flat flower cluster flower stalks Fruit genera genus genus name Habitat hairs hairy Height herbs Idaho June-August lanceolate lavender leafless stalks leaflets leafy stems Leaves lobes May-July meadows Mexico Moist Montana narrow Native Americans northern Mexico Oregon ovary ovate pale petal-like segments petals pinnately pinnately divided pistils plant purple racemes Radially symmetrical Range rays reddish round sagebrush Seed-like sepals showy shrubs Sierra Nevada slopes south to central south to northern southeastern California southern California southwestern species stamens teeth tiny tube umbel usually Utah Washington south West western Texas white flowers whorls wide wildflowers Wyoming