Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast (eBook)

A Natural History

Carol Gracie (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2012
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-4174-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Carol Gracie is an acclaimed naturalist, photographer, and writer. Now retired, she worked for many years as an educator and tour leader with the New York Botanical Garden before teaming up with Scott Mori, her husband, on botanical research projects in South America. Her books include Wildflowers in the Field and Forest.

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An acclaimed, beautifully illustrated introduction to spring-blooming wildflowers of the northeastern United States and CanadaThis exquisitely illustrated volume provides an accessible, in-depth introduction to spring-blooming wildflowers of the northeastern United States and Canada. Featuring more than 500 detailed color photos and a large, beautifully designed format, the book delves into the life histories of more than thirty-five wildflowers and their relatives, from common favorites, such as bloodroot and Jack-in-the-pulpit, to interesting, lesser-known species, including miterwort and featherfoil. Drawing on a wealth of personal experience and the latest scientific research, and presenting it all in terms anyone can understand, acclaimed naturalist and photographer Carol Gracie invites readers to enhance their appreciation of the beauty of these wildflowers by learning not just their names or how many petals they have, but what pollinates them, how their seeds are dispersed, how they interact with other plants and animals, how Native Americans and other people have used them, and other interesting facts.Each species is illustrated with a range of detailed color photos that not only capture its beauty but illustrate the features discussed in the text and show the plant in its environment alongside the pollinators, herbivores, or seed dispersers with which, in many cases, the wildflower has evolved. Other topics covered include the naming of wildflowers; pathogens and pests; related species in other parts of the world; and wildflowers in history, literature, and art.Presenting authoritative information in an inviting style, Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast is an ideal volume for wildflower lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, naturalists, students, and more.Showcases the most spectacular spring-blooming wildflowers of the northeastern United States and CanadaFeatures more than 500 stunning full-color photosCovers the life histories, lore, and uses of more than 35 species and their relativesCombines the latest scientific research with an easy-to-read styleFeatures species accounts for these wildflowers:Baneberries * Bloodroot * Blue Cohosh * Blue-eyed Mary *Celandines * Columbine * Dutchman's Breeches * Early Meadow-rue * Early Saxifrage * False Hellebore * Featherfoil * Fire-pink * Fringed Polygala * Hepaticas * Jack-in-the-pulpit * Lady-slippers * Lesser Celandine * Lousewort * Mayapple * Miterwort * One-flowered Cancer-root * Skunk Cabbage * Spring Beauties * Squawroot * Trilliums * Trout-lily * Twinleaf * Violets * Virgina Bluebells * Wild Ginger

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.3.2012
• Vorwort: Eric Lamont
• Zusatzinfo: 500 color illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Actaea (plant) • Angiosperm Phylogeny Group • animals that eat flowers • animals that eat wildflowers • Apiaceae • Araceae • Boraginaceae • botanical name • botanists • Botany • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve • Brassicaceae • bulb • Cashew • Conopholis americana • cotyledon • Cultivar • Cyperaceae • Cypripedium • Dehiscence (botany) • Dicotyledon • Druse (botany) • Fabaceae • Ficus • Field guide • Flower • flowering plant • fungus • gardening guide • gifts for flower lovers • gifts for gardeners • gifts for nature lovers • gifts for wildflower lovers • guide to identifying wildflowers • Gynoecium • Hepatica • herb • herbalism • Herbarium • honey bee • Honeysuckle • horticulture • how to identify wildflowers • identifying native plants • identifying wildflowers • Indigenous Plants • Inflorescence • insect • insect plants • Insects • insects that eat flowers • Jeffersonia • Kalmia latifolia • Labellum (botany) • Lamiaceae • legume • lettuce • Liliaceae • Lilium bulbiferum • Liriodendron • Liriodendron tulipifera • Lychee • Marchantiophyta • Medicinal plants • medicinal wildflowers • Melanthiaceae • Missouri Botanical Garden • Monocotyledon • Native American remedies • native plants • Natural History • Natural Medicine • nectar guide • Nut (fruit) • Orchidaceae • Orobanchaceae • Ovary (botany) • Oxalidaceae • Papaveraceae • Paris quadrifolia • Peduncle (botany) • petal • Petiole (botany) • phytolacca americana • Piperaceae • Plantaginaceae • Plantago major • plant collecting • Plantlet • Plant Nursery • plant reproduction • Plant reproductive morphology • Podocarpaceae • Podophyllum • Pollen • Pollination • pollinator • Polygala • Portulacaceae • Ranunculaceae • Receptacle (botany) • Rhizome • Rosaceae • sanguinaria • Saponaria • Saxifragaceae • Saxifraga oppositifolia • Scrophulariaceae • self-pollination • Sepal • Shrub • Silene noctiflora • Skunk cabbage • Spadix (botany) • Species Plantarum • stamen • Trifolium pratense • Trillium undulatum • Trimeniaceae • Violaceae • Viola odorata • Wildflower • wildflower photographs • wildflower uses • Wild ginger
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-4174-7 / 1400841747
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4174-5 / 9781400841745