A guide to plant life in open dryland habitatsFascinating fact and folkloreDetailed, beautiful drawings
Picking up where typical field guides leave off, this handy reference takes an ecological approach, providing complete descriptions of 85 plants found in fields, open meadows, and along roadsides—from Ailanthus to Yucca—as well as wildlife communities associated with them. Written in an engaging manner, this book helps readers identify dryland plants, discusses what other organisms, plant and animal, might be found in the same area, and explains why.
| Acknowledgments | vii | |
| Introduction | ix | |
| Ailanthus | 1 | |
| Alfalfa | 4 | |
| Alyssum, Hoary | 8 | |
| Amaranths | 10 | |
| Apple | 13 | |
| Asters | 23 | |
| Beach-grass | 27 | |
| Beard-tongues | 30 | |
| Beggar-ticks | 32 | |
| Bergamot, Wild | 35 | |
| Bindweed, Field | 37 | |
| Birdsfoot-trefoil | 41 | |
| Blazing Stars | 44 | |
| Blue-eyed Grasses | 46 | |
| Bluegrasses | 47 | |
| Bluestem Grasses | 53 | |
| Blue-weed | 57 | |
| Bracken Fern | 60 | |
| Brome-grasses | 65 | |
| Buckwheat | 70 | |
| Burdock, Common | 72 | |
| Bush-clovers | 75 | |
| Butter-and-eggs | 79 | |
| Buttercup, Common | 83 | |
| Butterfly-weed | 85 | |
| Catalpas | 87 | |
| Catnip | 91 | |
| Cedar, Eastern Red | 93 | |
| Chickweed, Common | 101 | |
| Chicory | 103 | |
| Cinquefoils | 106 | |
| Clovers | 110 | |
| Coneflowers; Black-eyed Susan | 117 | |
| Daisy, Ox-eye | 120 | |
| Dandelion, Common | 124 | |
| Dock, Curly | 127 | |
| Evening-primrose, Common | 131 | |
| Everlasting, Pearly | 134 | |
| Fireweed | 136 | |
| Fleabanes | 140 | |
| Goat's-beards | 143 | |
| Goldenrods | 146 | |
| Hawkweeds | 157 | |
| Hawthorns | 162 | |
| Horsetail, Common | 167 | |
| Knapweed, Spotted | 170 | |
| Knotweeds; Smartweeds | 175 | |
| Lamb's Quarters | 179 | |
| Lupine | 182 | |
| Milkweed, Common | 186 | |
| Mullein, Common | 194 | |
| Mustard, Garlic | 198 | |
| Nettle, Stinging | 203 | |
| Olive, Autumn | 206 | |
| Painted Cup | 209 | |
| Plantains | 211 | |
| Pokeweed | 215 | |
| Prickly Pear, Eastern | 219 | |
| Puccoons | 221 | |
| Purslane, Common | 223 | |
| Pussytoes, Field | 226 | |
| Queen Anne's Lace | 229 | |
| Ragweeds | 232 | |
| Reindeer Lichens | 236 | |
| Rocket, Yellow | 241 | |
| Rose, Multiflora | 244 | |
| Rush, Path | 248 | |
| St. John's-wort, Common | 250 | |
| Sandbur, Common | 255 | |
| Self-heal | 256 | |
| Soapwort | 259 | |
| Sorrel, Sheep | 261 | |
| Speedwells | 264 | |
| Spurges | 267 | |
| Strawberry, Wild | 274 | |
| Sunflower, Common | 280 | |
| Sweet Clovers | 286 | |
| Teasel, Common | 291 | |
| Thistle, Canada | 295 | |
| Tick-trefoil, Canadian | 301 | |
| Timothy | 304 | |
| Vetches | 308 | |
| Wormwood, Common | 312 | |
| Yarrow, Common | 316 | |
| Yucca | 321 | |
| Glossary | 325 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 329 | |
| Index | 333 |
Overview
A guide to plant life in open dryland habitatsFascinating fact and folkloreDetailed, beautiful drawings
Picking up where typical field guides leave off, this handy reference takes an ecological approach, providing complete descriptions of 85 plants found in fields, open meadows, and along roadsides—from Ailanthus to Yucca—as well as wildlife communities associated with them. Written in an engaging manner, this book helps readers identify dryland plants, discusses what other ...