Montana Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

Montana Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

Montana Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

Montana Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants

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Overview

This is the long, catalog/marketing description of the product.Montana has a contrasting landscape marked by four main ecosystems: montane forest, intermountain grassland, plains grassland, and shrub grassland. These support over 2000 plant species, including state flower Bitterroot and state tree Ponderosa Pine. For many people, plants represent a major part of an ecosystem’s character, yet sifting through such a diverse array of species can be challenging. It helps, then, to focus on the most familiar plants to establish a solid base of knowledge. To do so, a portable reference like Montana Trees & Wildflowers is invaluable. This beautifully illustrated collection features 140 common trees, shrubs, and wildflowers as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is the perfect companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to forge deeper connections with the land through its attendant flora. Made in the USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781583552933
Publisher: Waterford Press Ltd.
Publication date: 03/31/2017
Series: Wildlife and Nature Identification
Pages: 12
Sales rank: 1,049,605
Product dimensions: 3.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range: 10 Years

About the Author

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh’s path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.

Read an Excerpt

TREES & SHRUBS
American Elm, Ulmus Americana, To 100 ft. (30 m). Leaves are toothed. Fruits have a papery collar and are notched at the tip.
WHITE FLOWERS
Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus Carota, To 3 ft. (90 cm). Flower clusters become cup-shaped as they age.
BLUE & PURPLE FLOWERS
Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata, To 4 ft. (1.2 m). Aquatic plant has dense spike of blue flowers.

Table of Contents

(1) Botanical Sanctuaries (2) Trees & Shrubs (3) White Flowers (4) Yellow Flowers (5) Red & Pink Flowers (6) Blue & Purple Flowers

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