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Book Synopsis Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests by : Michael A. Homoya
Download or read book Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests written by Michael A. Homoya and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated guide identifies nearly 300 common plants in Indiana's most prominent ecosystem—the Eastern Deciduous Forest. For ease of identification, the plants are arranged by flower color or growth form, providing a convenient way to distinguish a great majority of plants in any given woodland. Generous treatment is given to all major vascular plant groups of the forest, such as wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, trees, grasses, and sedges. Michael A. Homoya not only helps with identification, but also offers information on a plant's habitat, flowering period, familial relationships, biology, and connections to Indiana. For the garden enthusiast and habitat restorer, there is a section on landscaping and natural community restoration using native forest plants. A portion of the proceeds from each sale of this book go to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for land protection and stewardship.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park by : Nathanael Pilla
Download or read book Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park written by Nathanael Pilla and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indiana Dunes, located on the picturesque coast of Lake Michigan, is one of the most biologically diverse parks in the US national park system. Keen hikers can spot white mayapple blooms, orange-fringed orchids, pink lady slippers, and more. Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park offers visitors a unique handbook highlighting over 160 of the common and exceptional wildflowers found along the trails of Indiana Dunes National Park and the surrounding area. This accessible field guide bypasses the dry nature of many wildflower guides. In addition to the usual scientific species names, descriptions, and bloom periods, Nathanael Pilla and Scott Namestnik offer deeper narratives—folklore surrounding the flowers, look-alikes, animals associated with the plants—that will be remembered much more easily than the length of a petal. Illustrated with over 350 color photographs, Wildflowers of the Indiana Dunes National Park will be an asset to the casual hiker of Indiana Dunes National Park, a useful tool to the experienced botanist, and a delight to anyone interested in wildflowers.
Book Synopsis Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers by : Kay Yatskievych
Download or read book Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers written by Kay Yatskievych and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standard-setting, state-of-the-art field guide to Indiana's (and surrounding states') wildflowers.
Book Synopsis Orchids of Indiana by : Michael Allison Homoya
Download or read book Orchids of Indiana written by Michael Allison Homoya and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orchids enchant us as few other plants do, yet most people know surprisingly little about what may be the largest plant family on earth. A case in point: how many would have guessed that only three species of orchids occur naturally in Hawaii, while Indiana has forty-three? In this handsome and comprehensive volume, Michael Homoya gives us an inside look at Indiana's wild orchids, detailing their distinguishing characteristics, habitat preferences, and state and continental ranges. With over 100 color plates and scientific illustrations complementing the text and depicting each orchid as it occurs in Indiana's landscape, Orchids of Indiana will delight naturalists and orchid lovers everywhere.
Book Synopsis Southern Indiana Wildflowers by : Paul R. Wonning
Download or read book Southern Indiana Wildflowers written by Paul R. Wonning and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wildflower identification guide includes a full season of common spring, summer and autumn blooming wildflowers with photographs. Southern Indiana Wildflowers allows easier identification of wildflowers in the field because it is arranged by order of bloom and color. Though written for southern Indiana, the guide should be useful for those living in southern Ohio and Illinois as well, though there will certainly be regional variations in color and bloom time.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers of Holliday Park by : Norma Bangel Wallman
Download or read book Wildflowers of Holliday Park written by Norma Bangel Wallman and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pictorial field guide to over 300 wildflowers uses more than 400 photo and non-technical descriptions to assist the beginning enthusiast with wildflower identification. While the focus of the book is Holliday Park, may wildflowers are common throughout central Indiana, across the state, and, maybe, in your own back yard.
Book Synopsis Trees of Indiana by : Maryrose Wampler
Download or read book Trees of Indiana written by Maryrose Wampler and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of the art of Maryrose Wampler includes 72 color plates depicting species of trees found in Indiana. Fred Wampler has contributed a fascinating text to go with each plate, describing the tree's properties, natural history, uses, and special features.
Book Synopsis Wake Up, Woods by : Michael A. Homoya
Download or read book Wake Up, Woods written by Michael A. Homoya and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the year, our North American forests come to life as native wildflowers start to push up through patches of snow. With longer days and sunlight streaming down through bare branches of towering trees, life on the forest floor awakens from its winter sleep. Plants such as green dragon, squirrel corn, and bloodroot interact with their pollinators and seed dispersers and rush to create new life before the trees above leaf out and block the sun's rays. Wake Up, Woods showcases the splendor of our warming forests and offers clues to nature's annual springtime floral show as we walk in our parks and wilderness areas, or even in shade gardens around our homes. Readers of Wake Up, Woods will see that Gillian Harris, Michael Homoya and Shane Gibson, through illustrations and text, present a captivating look into our forests' biodiversity, showing how species depend on plants for food and help assure plant reproduction. This book celebrates some of nature's most fascinating moments that happen in forests where we live and play.
Book Synopsis The Humane Gardener by : Nancy Lawson
Download or read book The Humane Gardener written by Nancy Lawson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers of Wyoming: Second Edition by : Diantha States
Download or read book Wildflowers of Wyoming: Second Edition written by Diantha States and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wyoming is home to a host of spectacular wildflowers which collectively are unique to the Rocky Mountain West. In their extensive Wyoming travels, Diantha and Jack States photographed over 325 of the most common and showy wildflowers that inhabit vegetation zones from prairie, steppe, foothills, montane, subalpine to alpine. They are presented in this 2nd edition of their full color field guide that includes thumbnail photos of flowers by color and shape for ease of identification. Also included is a key to plant families with line drawings of 16 of those most commonly encountered families. Thus this guide is useable and appropriate for flower enthusiasts at all levels of experience.
Book Synopsis Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana by : John O. Whitaker, Jr.
Download or read book Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana written by John O. Whitaker, Jr. and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana, leading experts assess the health and diversity of Indiana's eight wildlife habitats, providing detailed analysis, data-generated maps, color photographs, and complete lists of flora and fauna. This groundbreaking reference details the state's forests, grasslands, wetlands, aquatic systems, barren lands, and subterranean systems, and describes the nature and impact of two man-made habitats—agricultural and developed lands. The book considers extirpated and endangered species alongside invasives and exotics, and evaluates floral and faunal distribution at century intervals to chart ecological change.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers of the Eastern United States by : Wilbur H. Duncan
Download or read book Wildflowers of the Eastern United States written by Wilbur H. Duncan and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated with over 600 color photographs, this guide describes more than 1,100 wildflowers that can be found east of the Mississippi--in our woods and parks, along mountain trails or dunes, and even floating in streams. Whether you are a resident or a visitor, an amateur naturalist or a professional botanist, this guide will be a welcome addition to your library, classroom, or backpack. Wildflowers of the Eastern United States is Thorough: Covers more than 1,100 species of wildflowers found from Maine to northern Florida, including forbs, grasses, rushes, and sedges. More than 700 of these species also are found west of the Mississippi. Useful: Includes both common and scientific names. The succinct descriptions and color photographs provide the most easily recognizable characteristics necessary for positive identification of each species. Accessible: Keeps language as simple as possible so that hobbyists as well as specialists will find the book accurate and easy to use. A glossary and line drawings define and illustrate botanical terminology, and the authors provide a brief guide to plant structure. Informative: Describes range, blooming season, and typical habitat for each species. A list of plants with unusual characteristics is a further aid to identification.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers of Door County by : Paul G. Mahlberg
Download or read book Wildflowers of Door County written by Paul G. Mahlberg and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A field guide to the wildflowers that can be found in one of the most unique and beautiful places in America.
Book Synopsis 101 Trees of Indiana by : Marion T. Jackson
Download or read book 101 Trees of Indiana written by Marion T. Jackson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-16 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many trees, so little time. What's a nature lover to do? If you can't tell the difference between an Eastern hemlock and a scrub pine, or a cottonwood and a black willow, 101 Trees of Indiana is the field guide for you. 101 Trees of Indiana contains all you need to identify a tree in the Hoosier State, whatever the season. Not since Dr. Charles Deam's Trees of Indiana was published in 1953 has the subject been covered so thoroughly. Ecologist Marion T. Jackson has selected approximately 101 species of trees, mostly native to the state but also others that are widely naturalized or planted extensively. Jackson's comments about individual trees alone are worth the price of the book. Illustrations by Katherine Harrington provide clear and accurate botanical details. Ron Rathfon's vivid color photographs make identification in the field a breeze. Further aiding in identification are text descriptions and species keys for both summer and winter conditions. Distribution maps indicate the counties in which each tree has been found and recorded. These maps have been updated to include more than 2,000 new county records discovered by scientists, foresters, and naturalists since the publication of Deam's work. 101 Trees of Indiana will fit handily into a pocket or backpack, and the information for each tree, including drawings and photographs, is on facing pages—no flipping back and forth from text to picture. Naturalists, hikers, landscapers, and students will thoroughly enjoy this lovely and authoritative book.
Book Synopsis How to Know the Wild Flowers by : William* Starr Dana
Download or read book How to Know the Wild Flowers written by William* Starr Dana and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1893, How to Know the Wild Flowers is a classic guide to the common wildflowers of North America. Written by the renowned botanist William Starr Dana, this guide provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of hundreds of varieties of wildflowers, making it an essential resource for gardeners, hikers, and nature lovers alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers of Indiana by : Maryrose Wampler
Download or read book Wildflowers of Indiana written by Maryrose Wampler and published by . This book was released on 1988-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All who love the beauty of the Indiana countryside and woodlands will love this book. It is filled with useful information and with the glorious beauty of Maryrose Wampler's paintings." -- Herman B Wells "It's one beautiful book." -- David Mannweiler, Indianapolis News ..". a beautiful book... " -- South Bend Tribune "If you like flowers, you'll like this one." -- Hammond Times "Wildflowers of Indiana is a visual delight." -- Arts Indiana ..". a beautiful celebration of the wildflower heritage of the state. It is a book that will delight all nature and garden lovers... " -- Indiana Audubon Quarterly ..". a beautiful volume that should increase awareness and appreciation of nature." -- Annie Paulson Gillespie, Wildflower ..". the beauty of this book transcends regional lines... compelling, incredibly appealing watercolors." -- American Horticulturist Maryrose Wampler is the premier wildflower artist in Indiana, if not the Midwest. This lavish and oversize volume contains 80 full-color views of over 300 species of wildflowers that vary from woodland to roadside to field, and from season to season. Wildflowers of Indiana is at once a celebration of nature through the eyes of a gifted artist and a collector's item for lovers of nature and fine books everywhere.
Book Synopsis Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky by : Thomas G. Barnes
Download or read book Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky written by Thomas G. Barnes and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Kentucky is situated at a biological crossroads in eastern North America, citizens and visitors to this beautiful state are likely to be greeted by an astonishing variety of wildflowers. This non-technical guide—featuring more than five hundred dazzling full-color photographs by award-winning photographer Thomas G. Barnes—is the state's indispensable guide to the most common species in the Commonwealth. With this book, readers will learn to identify and appreciate Kentucky wildflowers and ferns by matching photographs and leaf line drawings to the more than six hundred and fifty species of flowers covered in the book. Extremely practical and simple to use, the guide's color photographs and line drawings appear with plant descriptions for easy identification, and plants are grouped by flower color and blooming season. Each species listing includes the plant's common and scientific name, plant family, habitat, frequency, and distribution throughout Kentucky, with similar species listed in the notes. There is no other volume that covers the flora of Kentucky with such ease of identification. The first new statewide guide to appear in thirty years, with its combination of high quality photographs, illustrations, portability, and easy organization of information, Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky is an essential addition to the library or field pack of the wildflower enthusiast, naturalist, and anyone else who loves the outdoors.
