Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge

By B. Eugene Wofford

Book Overview

The mountainous Blue Ridge, perhaps the most botanically diverse region in the eastern United States, extends for more than five hundred miles, the bulk of the area falling within eighty-five counties... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820310808
• ISBN13: 9780820310800
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Good from a technical aspect

I was required to purchase a copy of this book when I attended a plant identification class. In the classroom, using a microscope, this book was a great asset. It is very through. It is not for the casual wild flower enthusiast who is just going for a walk in the park.

Good technical key

This is an excellent key for trained botanists (or very knowledgable amateurs) who want to identify the flora of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the southeast United States. However, it is not a book for the untrained, casual observer of wildflowers. The dichotomous key is easy to follow, though I wished the habitat descriptions were more detailed. The lack of illustrations is distressing -- sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words! However, I appreciate that illustrations are expensive and would have increased the size of the book. It is easily carried in the field -- always a plus.