Orchids of Minnesota / Welby R. Smith ; illustrated by Vera Ming Wong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Welby R. (Welby Richmond)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orchids--Minnesota.

Orchids.

Orchids--Minnesota--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first and only fully illustrated field guide to the orchids of Minnesota, this volume is both a field guide and a flora of scholarly quality. Includes a section on the biology of orchids (anatomy, physiology, ecology, and geographical distribution), a key to the orchid genera and a description of each of the 43 orchid species native to Minnesota. Each species is accompanied by a detailed line drawing, a North American range map, and a Minnesota county distribution map.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; About Orchids; Introduction; Illustrated Key; Species Accounts; Appendix: Known Flowering Dates for Minnesota's Orchids; Glossary; Literature Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8534-7

OCLC:

476093364