Illinois Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

Illinois Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

Illinois Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

Illinois Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

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Overview

Nestled in the magnificent Great Lakes Basin, Illinois is plant-rich with over 3000 vascular plants occupying the varied habits, which include prairie, savanna, pothole lakes, rivers, shrublands, mixed forests, and broadleaf forests. For those looking to deepen their ecological knowledge and connect more meaningfully with the land, plants make for an excellent starting point. It helps, then, to have a portable reference like Illinois Trees & Wildflowers to cut through the clutter and learn the most familiar species. This beautifully illustrated guide features 140 common trees, shrubs, and wildflowers as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is the ideal companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to sharpen their floral ID skills and peer more closely into the fascinating lives of plants. Made in the USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781583554081
Publisher: Waterford Press Ltd.
Publication date: 03/31/2017
Series: Wildlife and Nature Identification
Pages: 12
Sales rank: 1,069,446
Product dimensions: 3.40(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 10 Years

About the Author

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh’s path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.
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