Guide to Colorado Wildflowers: Mountains


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This newly revised second edition contains 35 new wildflower profiles. Together, Volume 1: Plains & Foothills and Volume 2: Mountains catalog nearly 700 Colorado wildflower species. Also, the names and page numbers of crossover species that you might encounter in the mountain life zone, but also grow at lower elevations and are covered fully in Volume 1, now appear at the end of each chapter in a handy reference system.







Meet the Natives


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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.




Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region


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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 Flower Finder


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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.







Common Wildflowers of the San Juan Mountains


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More than 120 species of the most common wildflowers found above 8500' in these four counties of Colorado.




Wildflowers of Utah's Colorado Plateau


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An essential field guide to wildflowers of the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah. This book contains color photographs with the common and scientific names of 209 plants. Line drawings of 83 of these plants aid in identification.




Rocky Mountain Alpine Flowers


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A compact, easy-to-use guide to above treeline wildflowers of the Rockies featuring color photos and the latest classifications




Guide to Colorado Wildflowers: Plains and foothills


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This updated book, part of the second edition of Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, includes 30 new wildflower profiles, making the two-volume set more complete than ever. Together, Volume 1: Plains & Foothills and Volume 2: Mountains catalog nearly 700 Colorado wildflower species! Also, the names and page numbers of "crossover" species that you might encounter in the plains and foothills life zones -- but also grow at higher elevations and are covered fully in Volume 2 -- now appear at the end of each chapter in a handy reference system. You don't have to be an expert in botany to identify Colorado's bountiful wildflowers. Guide to Colorado Wildflowers opens the world of these blooming beauties to anyone who wishes to explore it. Book jacket.