Alpine Plants of the Northwest: Wyoming to Alaska

by Andy MacKinnon, Jim Pojar

Overview

The latest contribution from the unbeatable Andy MacKinnon and Jim Pojar features more than 500 plants found in the alpine regions of western North America from the Arctic to southern Oregon; includes trees, shrubs, flowering plants, grasses, mosses and lichens. Full colour throughout plus maps for each plant.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781551058924
Publisher:	Lone Pine Publishing
Publication date:	03/11/2013
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Jim Pojar is one of the founding members of the Bulkley Valley Research Centre. Andy MacKinnon (MSc, DSc) whose graduate research was in mycology, is the co-author of six guidebooks to BC plants. He recently retired from a 30-year career as an ecologist with the Research Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.

Table of Contents

List of Keys and Conspectuses 4

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 6

Trees 37

Pine (Pinaceae) 39

Cypress (Cupressaceae) 47

Shrubs 49

Cypress (Cupressaceae) 53

Birch (Betulaceae) 54

Willow (Salicaceae) 56

Rose (Rosaceae) 66

Currant (Grossulariaceae) 72

Diapensia (Diapensiaceae) 73

Heather (Ericaceae) 74

Wildflowers 90

Colour Key to the Wildflowers 93

Dicotyledons

Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) 108

Purslane (Portulacaceae) 118

Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) 123

Pink (Caryophyllaceae) 126

Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae) 138

Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassiaceae) 158

St John's Wort (Hypericaceae) 159

Poppy (Papaveraceae) 160

Geranium (Geraniaceae) 163

Rose (Rosaceae) 164

Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) 184

Fumitory (Fumariaceae) 199

Mustard (Brassicaceae) 200

Evening-primrose (Onagraceae) 238

Pea (Fabaceae) 243

Violet (Violaceae) 258

Bladderwort (Lentibulariaceae) 261

Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) 262

Dogwood (Cornaceae) 288

Carrot (Apiaceae) 289

Heather (Ericaceae) 298

Loosestrife (Myrsinaceae) 299

Primrose (Primulaceae) 300

Phlox (Polemoniaceae) 309

Gentian (Gentianaceae) 317

Buckbean (Menyanthaceae) 324

Harebell (Campanulaceae) 325

Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae) 327

Borage (Boraginaceae) 330

Mint (Lamiaceae) 335

Madder (Rubiaceae) 336

Valerian (Valerianaceae) 336

Aster (Asteraceae) 339

Mare's-tail (Hippuridaceae) 401

Monocotyledons

Lily (Liliaceae) 404

Orchid (Orchidaceae) 413

Graminoids 416

Rush (Juncaceae) 418

Sedge (Cyperaceae) 426

Grass (Poaceae) 453

Ferns & Allies 483

Adder's-tongue (Ophioglossaceae) 486

Spleenwort (Aspleniaceae) 488

Maidenhair Fern (Pteridaceae) 488

Polypody (Polypodiaceae) 490

Wood Fern (Dryopteridaceae) 491

Horsetail (Equisetaceae) 494

Clubmoss (Lycopodiaceae) 495

Spikemoss (Selaginellaceae) 497

Glossary 499

References 508

Photography Credits 511

Illustration Credits 512

Index 514

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