Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains

Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains

by George W. Scotter, Halle Flygare
Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains

Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains

by George W. Scotter, Halle Flygare

Paperback(Revised and expanded)

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Overview

A field guide to the Rockies' exquisite wildflowers.

The Rocky Mountains are natural botanical gardens of enormous diversity and interest. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains is a user-friendly field guide that features wildflowers from one end of the mountain chain to the other-from northern British Columbia to New Mexico. Each detailed description of the 350 species of plants has a full-color photograph for easy identification.

Plants are grouped into six sections, according to flower color: white; yellow and cream; green; pink; red, orange, and brown; and purple and blue.

Included are all the most common species likely to be encountered along the roadsides and hiking trails in the Rockies.

Also featured are some rare and shy beauties found in more remote areas.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781552858486
Publisher: Whitecap Books, Limited
Publication date: 05/07/2007
Edition description: Revised and expanded
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,106,259
Product dimensions: 5.88(w) x 8.88(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Dr. George W. Scotter has worked for the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho and as a range science professor at Utah State University. He won the prestigious J.B. Harkin medal for outstanding contributions to conservation.

Halle Flygare, a member of the Swedish Association of Nature Photographers, has been photographing the flora and fauna of Alaska, Yukon, the Arctic and the Canadian Rockies for 30 years. He has worked as a forest technician for British Columbia and Alberta Forest Services, and as a park warden in Banff National Park.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Geology of the Rocky Mountains

Ecoregions of the Rocky Mountains

Vegetation Zones in the Rocky Mountains

White Flowers

Yellow and Cream Flowers

Green Flowers

Pink Flowers

Red, Orange and Brown Flowers

Purple and Blue Flowers

Glossary

Parts of a Typical Flower

Flower parts in Orchid, Mint, Pea and Aster families

Flower arrangements

Leaf arrangements, margins and shapes

Leaf shapes

Selected References

Index of Common Names

Index of Scientific Names

About the Author and Photographer

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