National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region FROM OUR EDITORS
The National Audubon Society, founded in 1905, has a long and distinguished record in the appreciation and preservation of wild nature. Their wildflower field guides contain clear, lovely photographs of specimens, conveniently divided by color for quick identification in the field, while the second part gives an authoritative classification of species within their family arranged by scientific name.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
More than 950 all-new, full-color images show the wildflowers of eastern 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.
SYNOPSIS
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.
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