Covering approximately 50,000 square miles, the Ozarks is an upland region that spans four states - Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Illinois. In this beautifully illustrated, practical field guide, ecologist and botanist Thomas E. Hemmerly identifies more than 600 species of Ozark flowering plants. Ozark Wildflowers is the only book with full color photographs that covers all flowering plants of the Ozark region, including the Ouachita Mountains and Crowley's Ridge. Hemmerly's primary focus is herbaceous plants, but he also includes an assortment of trees, shrubs, and woody vines with showy flowers. He conveniently organizes the species descriptions primarily by color and secondarily by the grand group - monocot or dicot - to which they belong. To further assist the reader. Hemmerly has included a glossary, an appendix of Ozark natural areas, a bibliography, and an index. In addition to serving as an identification guide, Ozark Wildflowers features plants in the context of their environment and the regions where they occur. Hemmerly surveys other plants and animals that form communities with wildflowers and describes the soil, water, climate, and geology that influence Ozark ecology. The author also provides valuable information regarding any medical or ethnobotanical uses of the plants discussed.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-13
9780820323374
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94661246
Product Key Features
Author
Thomas E. Hemmerly
Publication Name
Ozark Wildflowers
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Thomas E. Hemmerly
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Best Selling in Adult Learning & University
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Adult Learning & University