Richlyillustratedwithover600colorphotographs,thisguidedescribesmorethan1,100wildflowersthatcanbefoundeastoftheMississippi--inourwoodsandparks,alongmountaintrailsordunes,andevenfloatinginstreams.Whetheryouarearesidentoravisitor,anamateurnaturalistoraprofessionalbotanist,thisguidewillbeawelcomeadditiontoyourlibrary,classroom,orbackpack.WildflowersoftheEasternUnitedStatescoversmorethan1,100speciesofwildflowersfoundfromMainetonorthernFlorida,includingforbs,grasses,rushes,andsedges.Morethan700ofthesespeciesalsoarefoundwestoftheMississippi.Useful:Includesbothcommonandscientificnames.Thesuccinctdescriptionsandcolorphotographsprovidethemosteasilyrecognizablecharacteristicsnecessaryforpositiveidentificationofeachspecies.Accessible:Keepslanguageassimpleaspossiblesothathobbyistsaswellasspecialistswillfindthebookaccurateandeasytouse.Aglossaryandlinedrawingsdefineandillustratebotanicalterminology,andtheauthorsprovideabriefguidetoplantstructure.Informative:Describesrange,bloomingseason,andtypicalhabitatforeachspecies.Alistofplantswithunusualcharacteristicsisafurtheraidtoidentification.
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