Covers eighty of the most common wildflowers of the East.

This guide covers 80 of the most frequently encountered and abundant birds of the West.

Identify and understand the plants that are changing the North American landscape forever.

Describes flowers, leaves, size, habitats, and known ranges for over 1500 wildflowers.

An ideal compact identification guide to wildflowers commonly seen around the cities, roadsides, woods, & open areas of North America. The authors have selected from the thousands of North American flowering plants those species most likely to be encountered in the countryside of the more heavily populated areas of the U.S. & Canada. This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge: an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands (denoting color of flower) & symbols (giving typical location) leads quickly to the correct section of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations of flowers, leaves, & shape of plant, plus a distribution map & concise informative text, allow you to identify positively the most familiar species of North America.

This exquisitely detailed, full-color field guide provides the identification details and practical information needed to find and properly use many of the medicinal plants and wild plant foods that provide chemicals necessary for optimum health and disease prevention. The book takes the user from simple and familiar plants ones that are less common and more difficult to identify. Each of the 122 plant entries includes a color photograph, plant description, and location. Plants are grouped according to how common or rare they are, as well as to where they are found: prairies, woodlands, mountains, deserts, and wetlands. Relevant facts about each plant include toxicity, historical uses, modern uses, as well as wildlife/veterinary uses. Additional information featured in this extraordinary field guide: explanations of how each plant affects the human body; cultural and ethnic uses of medicinal herbs and cooking spices; others creatures who consume the plants; a list of most recommended garden herbs; web site resources, and much more.