Everglades Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades, including Big Cypress, Corkscrew, and Fakahatchee Swamps

by Roger L. Hammer

Overview

The Everglades region is a mosaic of interconnected ecosystems where a slight elevation change can lead you from dry, rocky pinelands and shady hardwood hammocks to flooded grassy prairies and deep, mysterious swamps. Fascinating wildflowers abound in every habitat. This full-color, expanded second edition contains beautiful photos, easy-to-understand descriptions, and interesting facts about 362 wildflowers that inhabit this picturesque region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493014590
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Series:	Wildflowers in the National Parks Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	76 MB
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About the Author

Roger L. Hammer is a professional naturalist and director of Castellow Hammock Nature Center for the Miami-Dade Parks Department, and a part-time instructor and fieldtrip leader for Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami. He received the first Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award and the Charles Brookfield Medal. He lives in Homestead, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

Since it was published in 2002, Roger Hammer’s Everglades Wildflowers has been the gold standard for photographic wildflower guides for the southern half of Florida. Now comes his latest version of the guide, and if the first one was the gold standard, this one sets the platinum standard for such books for wildflower enthusiasts

Florida Native Plant Society