Wildflowers of the Mountain West / Richard M. Anderson, JayDee Gunnell, Jerry L. Goodspeed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Richard M., 1966- author.

Goodspeed, Jerry L., author.

Gunnell, JayDee, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wild flowers--West (U.S.)--Pictorial works.

Wild flowers.

Wild flowers--West (U.S.)--Identification.

Mountain plants--West (U.S.)--Pictorial works.

Mountain plants.

Mountain plants--West (U.S.)--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many recreational hikers have stopped along the trail to admire a wildflower only to wonder what, exactly, they are looking at. Wildflowers of the Mountain West is a useful field guide that makes flower identification easy for the general outdoor enthusiast.Many available plant guides are too technical or cumbersome for non-specialists to embrace. Covering New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Oregon, this book is perfect for the enthusiasts who has little botanical knowledge but would like to know more about the wildflowers they are seeing. Organized by

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; The Mountain West; White Flowers; Yellow Flowers; Orange Flowers; Red Flowers; Pink Flowers; Purple Flowers; Blue Flowers; Green Flowers; Brown Flowers; Common Botanical Terms; Bibliography; Wildflower Quick Search Key; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781457184444

1457184443

9781299224100

1299224105

9780874218961

0874218969

OCLC:

828768763