Based on more than 5,000 plant specimens collected by the author in a decade of hiking that totaled more than 5,400 miles, this guide covers all the common native species, and many of the rare ones, that grow not only in the forests but also in the high-mountain meadows, on heath balds, in long-abandoned fields, and along fencerows and roadsides. In addition to the plant descriptions, the guide contains illustrated keys to both summer and inter traits—that is, twigs, bark, and winter buds as well as leaves—so that readers can collect and identify specimens at any time of year. More than 150 meticulously executed pen-and-ink drawings—mostly the word of Fransces Swanson, the author's wife, who accompanied him on many of his plant-hunting trips—provide important aids in identification.
Based on more than 5,000 plant specimens collected by the author in a decade of hiking that totaled more than 5,400 miles, this guide covers all the common native species, and many of the rare ones, that grow not only in the forests but also in the high-mountain meadows, on heath balds, in long-abandoned fields, and along fencerows and roadsides. In addition to the plant descriptions, the guide contains illustrated keys to both summer and inter traits—that is, twigs, bark, and winter buds as well as leaves—so that readers can collect and identify specimens at any time of year. More than 150 meticulously executed pen-and-ink drawings—mostly the word of Fransces Swanson, the author's wife, who accompanied him on many of his plant-hunting trips—provide important aids in identification.
A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians
416
A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians
416
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801845567 |
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| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publication date: | 03/01/1994 |
| Edition description: | 20 |
| Pages: | 416 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |