Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast

by Laura Cotterman, Damon Waitt, Alan Weakley

Overview

Ideal for hikers, foragers, and plant lovers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live.
 
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for each flower described, the guide is as user-friendly as it is informative. This must-have book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, and native plant enthusiasts.

• Covers Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, and West Virginia
• Describes and illustrates more than 1,200 commonly encountered species
• Includes perennials and annuals, both native and naturalized non-native
• 1,337 superb color photographs and 1,218 range maps
• User-friendly organization by flower color and shape

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604697605
Publisher:	Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/25/2019
Series:	A Timber Press Field Guide
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	661,608
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Laura Cotterman has worked as both a professional botanist and an editor. She received an MS in plant ecology from NC State University and a BS in biology from Vassar College. She began her career as a seasonal botanist/ecologist for the North Carolina Plant Conservation Program and then a botanist/data manager for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. She was publications and publicity coordinator for the North Carolina Botanical Garden from 2003 to 2014.

Damon Waitt has broad responsibility for overall leadership and management of the North Carolina Botanical Garden and for ensuring that the garden fulfills its mission to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature. Waitt holds a PhD in botany from the University of Texas in Austin, an MS in botany from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, and a BS in biology from Tulane University.

Alan Weakley is a plant taxonomist, community ecologist, and conservationist specializing in the southeastern United States. He holds a PhD from Duke University and a BA from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has worked as botanist and ecologist for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, and as regional and chief ecologist for The Nature Conservancy and NatureServe. Since 2002, he has served as director of the University of North Carolina Herbarium, a department of the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

Table of Contents

Preface 6

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 8

Climate, Geography, and Natural Communities: Reading the Landscape 9

Exploring for Wildflowers 40

How to Use This Book 43

Key to Wildflowers 48

Understanding Plant Families and Genera as an Aid to Plant Identification 57

White Flowers 71

Yellow Flowers 218

Red Flowers 314

Blue Flowers 397

Orange Flowers 442

Green Flowers 451

Brown Flowers 472

Glossary 481

Resources for Learning More 485

Photographers 488

Index 489