Not only for use in the Mammoth Cave area, this guide is widely useful in a large area, including much of the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. An in-depth field guide to 400 wildflowers found along the trails and roads within the park. Each wildflower is represented by a brilliant full-color photograph and accompanied by identifying characteristic text that specifies the colors, floral and leaf forms, flowering time, native or introduced status, as well as the plant's folklore and history, its past herbal or medicinal use, and myriad other facts and myths. For those enthusiasts eager to search for new discoveries, the appendix provide tables showing the observed flowering period, a flower hunting planning guide, and an index of flowers by trail. A lasting and memorable introduction to the park's wildflowers--nearly all of which extend throughout Kentucky and neighboring states-- Wildflowers of Mammoth Cave National Park is an indispensable tool for the amateur enthusiast and the professional botanist alike.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-13
9780813108988
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94968530
Product Key Features
Author
Randy Seymour
Publication Name
Wildflowers of Mammoth Cave National Park
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Randy Seymour
Topic
Nature
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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