Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains, Third Edition

By F.R. Vance, J.R. Jowsey, F.R. Vance

Book Overview

Wildflowers of the Northern Great Plains remains the definitive guide to the prairie flora of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, and the adjoining provinces of Canada. Designed for everyone from hikers to professional botanists, it features stunning color photography, beautifully rendered line drawings, and descriptions of hundreds of plant species. First published in 1977, this essential volume has won acclaim throughout North America. The new edition includes a section on grasses, sedges, and rushes (describing an additional fifty-five species), ninety-six spectacular new color photographs, and a key to plant families. "The authors have crafted a sterling combination of fine photographs that are botanically accurate as well as artistically ingenious, with a text that is informal, informative, and easy to read." Books in Canada "This book should be the constant companion of all those that love and photograph the plants of the prairies and forest edges." Photographic Society of America

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081663484X
• ISBN13: 9780816634842
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"