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Peterson Field Guide To Wildflowers, A
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Peterson Field Guide To Wildflowers, A
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Roger Tory Peterson
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:448 |
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| Category/Genre | Trees, wildflowers and plants |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780395911723
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| Classifications | Dewey:582.130974 |
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| Audience | | Children / Juvenile | | General | | Primary & Secondary Education | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cengage Learning, Inc
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| Imprint |
Houghton Mifflin
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| Publication Date |
15 March 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides-their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Grouped by color and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and illustrated. Included here are all the flowers you're most likely to encounter in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada.
Author Biography
ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.
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