Meet the Natives

Meet the Natives

Author: Michiel Walter Pesman

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781555664411

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Author Dan Johnson invites you to meet the nativesùthe native plants of Colorado. This popular guide has long aided enthusiasts in identifying the plants commonly encountered along Rocky Mountain trails and byways. And now Dan Johnson has revised this eleventh edition to make the guide more useful than ever before! Organization of herbaceous flowering plants by color for faster identification Color photos throughout to assist with accurate identification Nearly 100 new entries Common and useful native grasses Identification of exotic imported plants that have become common, and in some cases aggressively invasive Quick-reference chart to help with identification Horticultural information to help you bring these durable and beautiful native plants into your own garden or landscape Book jacket.


A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

Author: John Craighead

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998-09

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780395936139

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This guide describes 590 species, with detailed information on flowering season, related species, range, and habitat. More than 100 plant drawings supplement these descriptions, and more than 200 color photographs show flowers as they appear in the field.


A Guide To Rocky Mountain Plants, Revised

A Guide To Rocky Mountain Plants, Revised

Author: Roger L. Williams

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart

Published: 2002-06-11

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1461733499

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A completely revised edition of Williams's previous work with the late Ruth Ashton Nelson, Handbook of Rocky Mountain Plants, this edition uses simple and clear keys to identify more than 350 species of plants found in the Rocky Mountain region from the United States to Canada. Useful in the classroom as well as the field, the new edition also contains seventy-two color plates of popular species in addition to over 350 line drawings.


Rocky Mountain Flower Finder

Rocky Mountain Flower Finder

Author: Janet L. Wingate

Publisher: Nature Study Guild Publishers

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780912550206

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Pocket field guide to wildflowers of the Rockies, from foothills to tree line. As with all our flower guides, the step-by-step key guides you first to the flower family and then to the name of the individual species. Includes information about habitat and range, and a glossary of terms used to describe flowers and leaves. Author's line drawings clearly reveal important features for accurate identification.


Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook

Author: John Cretti

Publisher:

Published: 2012-11-30

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1591865409

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Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook is an all-inclusive gardener's reference book. It includes plant information as well as when-to-do-it information. Covering decorative landscape plants and edible plants, this handbook is a thorough introduction to gardening in the Rocky Mountains.


Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region

Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region

Author: Denver Botanic Gardens

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2018-08-21

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 1604698691

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for loving where you live. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for each flower described, the guide is as user-friendly as it is informative. This must-have book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, and native plant enthusiasts. Covers the entire Rocky Mountain range from Canada south to New Mexico, separated into Northern Rockies, Middle Rockies, and Southern Rockies Describes and illustrates nearly 1,200 commonly encountered species Includes perennials, annuals, biennials, vines, shrubs, and subshrubs, both native and non-native 1,245 superb color photographs and 1,189 range maps User-friendly organization by flower color, shape, and petal count


Rocky Mountain Flora

Rocky Mountain Flora

Author: William Alfred Weber

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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Rocky Mountain Flora offer an outstanding starting point for the pursuit of botany in the Rockies.


Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies

Author: Linda Kershaw

Publisher: Publishing Partners

Published: 2017-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781772130188

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Throughout human history, plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. The Rocky Mountains are home to a diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and settlers survive through the centuries. EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE ROCKIES describes 333 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to the present. This comprehensive guide contains: * More than 700 color photographs and illustrations * An introduction explaining the use of wild plants, including gathering, preparing and cooking * Food, medicinal and other uses for each species * Clear descriptions of the plants and where to find them * Warnings about plant allergies, poisons and digestive upsets * A special section at the end detailing 46 of the more common poisonous plants in the Rockies region.