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by Janet L. Wingate (Author)
Identify wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy nature's beautiful wildflowers! If you're curious about the flowers that you encounter, then Rocky Mountain Flower Finder by Janet L. Wingate, Ph.D., is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify wildflowers below the treeline in the Rocky Mountains.
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying herbaceous wildflowers and showy weeds. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the color, shape, and appearance of the plant. Along the way, Janet's professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to the foothill, montane, subalpine, and semidesert shrubland zones in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as southern Alberta, Canada.
Book Features:
- Step-by-step guide to identifying wildflowers
- More than 300 species
- Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification
- Small format that fits into a pocket or pack
Author Biography
Janet L. Wingate, M.S., Ph.D., Emeritus Curator, Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium, Denver Botanic Gardens. Dr. Wingate is a botanist, botanical illustrator, and former curator of the Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium. She has studied Rocky Mountain flora for more than 45 years and is the author and illustrator of several botanical books, including Rocky Mountain Flower Finder, Alpine Flower Finder, Sedges of Colorado, Colorado Grasses with Illustrated Keys, and Simplified Guide to Common Colorado Grasses.
