Overview
This concise and easy-to-use field guide provides a wealth of information about the plants of the rich wetland ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. Grouped by habitat, this guide describes wooded wetland, wetland prairie, marshy shore, shrub swamp, and the submerged and floating communities. Wetland Plants of Oregon and Washington includes: * Descriptions of more than 330 plants species * Over 300 exceptional color photos * 74 line drawings providing additional detail * Hints for distinguishing easily confused species * Intriguing notes on endangered plants, wildlife uses, associated species and natural history. * This authoritative and attractive field guide will help raise awareness and improve stewardship of an irreplaceable natural resource. Whether you are a naturalist or an armchair adventurer, you will find this book an indispensable addition to your bookshelf or backpack.
Full Product Details
Author: B. Jennifer Guard ,
et al. ,
John Christy
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing,Canada
Imprint: Lone Pine Publishing,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 0.90cm
, Height: 13.90cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.362kg
ISBN: 9781551058559
ISBN 10: 1551058553
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 December 2022
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
This is a beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide. Whether you are a naturalist, a day hiker, or an armchair adventurer, this reference book will be a welcome addition to your backpack or library. --Hortus Northwest Striking photographs of some of the most difficult-to-photograph plants there are!!! Image after image offered informative and beautiful portraits of many of our Northwest wetland plants. Trygve Steen provided the photographs and rightly deserves high praise for the technical perfection and beauty achieved in most of his 300+ photos. The book's convenient size and superb photography make it a valuable field reference. --Douglasia magazine A fine overview of wetland plant species and associated habitats. This field guide provides an excellent, user-friendly introduction to the wetland plants and habitats of the Pacific Northwest. . . The author's description and graphic display of the more common species of Washington and Oregon makes this book a very useful field reference. Aquatic Botany magazine
A fine overview of wetland plant species and associated habitats. This field guide provides an excellent, user-friendly introduction to the wetland plants and habitats of the Pacific Northwest. . . The author's description and graphic display of the more common species of Washington and Oregon makes this book a very useful field reference. Aquatic Botany magazine
"""Striking photographs of some of the most difficult-to-photograph plants there are!!! Image after image offered informative and beautiful portraits of many of our Northwest wetland plants. Trygve Steen provided the photographs and rightly deserves high praise for the technical perfection and beauty achieved in most of his 300+ photos. The book's convenient size and superb photography make it a valuable field reference."" --Douglasia magazine This is a beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide. Whether you are a naturalist, a day hiker, or an armchair adventurer, this reference book will be a welcome addition to your backpack or library. --Hortus Northwest A fine overview of wetland plant species and associated habitats. This field guide provides an excellent, user-friendly introduction to the wetland plants and habitats of the Pacific Northwest. . . The author's description and graphic display of the more common species of Washington and Oregon makes this book a very useful field reference. Aquatic Botany magazine"
