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Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky

Author : Thomas G. Barnes

Publisher : University Press of Kentucky

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 47,66 MB

Release : 2014-11-04

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0813160499

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Since Kentucky is situated at a biological crossroads in eastern North America, citizens and visitors to this beautiful state are likely to be greeted by an astonishing variety of wildflowers. This non-technical guide -- featuring more than five hundred dazzling full-color photographs by award-winning photographer Thomas G. Barnes -- is the state's indispensable guide to the most common species in the Commonwealth. With this book, readers will learn to identify and appreciate Kentucky wildflowers and ferns by matching photographs and leaf line drawings to the more than six hundred and fifty species of flowers covered in the book. Extremely practical and simple to use, the guide's color photographs and line drawings appear with plant descriptions for easy identification, and plants are grouped by flower color and blooming season. Each species listing includes the plant's common and scientific name, plant family, habitat, frequency, and distribution throughout Kentucky, with similar species listed in the notes. There is no other volume that covers the flora of Kentucky with such ease of identification. The first new statewide guide to appear in thirty years, with its combination of high quality photographs, illustrations, portability, and easy organization of information, Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky is an essential addition to the library or field pack of the wildflower enthusiast, naturalist, and anyone else who loves the outdoors.



Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky

Author : Thomas G. Barnes

Publisher : University Press of Kentucky

Page : 632 pages

File Size : 21,55 MB

Release : 2021-10-21

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0813185505

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Since Kentucky is situated at a biological crossroads in eastern North America, citizens and visitors to this beautiful state are likely to be greeted by an astonishing variety of wildflowers. This non-technical guide—featuring more than five hundred dazzling full-color photographs by award-winning photographer Thomas G. Barnes—is the state's indispensable guide to the most common species in the Commonwealth. With this book, readers will learn to identify and appreciate Kentucky wildflowers and ferns by matching photographs and leaf line drawings to the more than six hundred and fifty species of flowers covered in the book. Extremely practical and simple to use, the guide's color photographs and line drawings appear with plant descriptions for easy identification, and plants are grouped by flower color and blooming season. Each species listing includes the plant's common and scientific name, plant family, habitat, frequency, and distribution throughout Kentucky, with similar species listed in the notes. There is no other volume that covers the flora of Kentucky with such ease of identification. The first new statewide guide to appear in thirty years, with its combination of high quality photographs, illustrations, portability, and easy organization of information, Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky is an essential addition to the library or field pack of the wildflower enthusiast, naturalist, and anyone else who loves the outdoors.



Trees & Shrubs of Kentucky

Author : Mary E. Wharton

Publisher : University Press of Kentucky

Page : 618 pages

File Size : 36,22 MB

Release : 1973-01-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9780813112947

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Discusses the role of trees and shrubs in the ecology of Kentucky, provides a guide to identification, and briefly describes each species



Plant Life of Kentucky

Author : Ronald Jones

Publisher : University Press of Kentucky

Page : 854 pages

File Size : 11,26 MB

Release : 2005-03-25

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0813171946

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Plant Life of Kentucky is the first comprehensive guide to all the ferns, flowering herbs, and woody plants of the state. This long-awaited work provides identification keys for Kentucky’s 2,600 native and naturalized vascular plants, with notes on wildlife/human uses, poisonous plants, and medicinal herbs. The common name, flowering period, habitat, distribution, rarity, and wetland status are given for each species, and about 80 percent are illustrated with line drawings. The inclusion of 250 additional species from outside the state (these species are “to be expected” in Kentucky) broadens the regional coverage, and most plants occurring from northern Alabama to southern Ohio to the Mississippi River (an area of wide similarity in flora) are examined, including nearly all the plants of western and central Tennessee. The author also describes prehistoric and historical changes in the flora, natural regions and plant communities, significant botanists, current threats to plant life, and a plan for future studies. Plant Life of Kentucky is intended as a research tool for professionals in biology and related fields, and as a resource for students, amateur naturalists, and others interested in understanding and preserving our rich botanical heritage.



A Guide to the Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky

Author : Mary E. Wharton

Publisher :

Page : 362 pages

File Size : 28,77 MB

Release : 1971

Category : Gardening

ISBN :

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This unique guide to the herbaceous wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky's fields and forests contains over 500 full-color illustrations of nearly 500 species.



Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee

Author : Ronald L. Jones

Publisher : University Press of Kentucky

Page : 823 pages

File Size : 37,40 MB

Release : 2013-10-22

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0813143098

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For centuries people have used trees, shrubs, and woody vines for food, clothing, ritual, construction, scientific study, and more. However, these important plants are easy to overlook during the winter months, when the absence of leaves, fruit, and other distinguishing characteristics makes them difficult to recognize. This comprehensive volume is the essential guide to woody plants in Kentucky, Tennessee, and surrounding states during the winter season. Featuring color images of more than four hundred species, this detailed botanical resource provides keys to the genera and species, as well as descriptions of the genera. The species accounts include useful information on Latin meanings, common names, habitats and distributions, and notes on toxicity, nativity, rarity, and wetland status. In addition, authors Ronald L. Jones and B. Eugene Wofford provide notes on practical uses for the plants, including food, medicine, fiber, and weapons. Winter identification of woody plants can be a daunting exercise, but Jones and Wofford present clear and authoritative information that can help anyone spot these species in the wild. Whether taken into the field or enjoyed at home, Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use is a comprehensive and accessible resource for professional and amateur botanists, students, commercial landscapers, homeowners, and outdoor enthusiasts.



Southeastern Wildflowers

Author : Jan W. Midgley

Publisher :

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 42,33 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Gardening

ISBN :

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The only book of its kind containing in-depth how-to's on everything about native Southeastern plants. Southeastern Wildflowers is the perfect guide for beginners, veteran gardeners, or anyone who just wants to learn more about native Southeastern plants. Author Jan. W. Midgely, one of the South's foremost experts on native plants and plant propagation, brings a lifelong love of native plant culture to this unique nature book. Southeastern Wildflowers includes detailed information on many helpful topics such as seed collection, plant propagation and identification, butterfly attraction, botanical terms, gardening resources, and much more!



Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters

Author : Betty Vos Hemstad

Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 21,37 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9780873516471

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Arranged by season and including helpful "as seen while hiking" views, this guidebook opens up a world of natural beauty for wildflower watchers in northen climes.



Kentucky's Last Great Places

Author : Thomas G. Barnes

Publisher : University Press of Kentucky

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 19,56 MB

Release :

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9780813129228

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Wildflowers of Mississippi

Author : S. Lee Timme

Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 44,17 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1578069696

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With its variety of habitats, Mississippi contains an especially rich and diverse set of native and naturalized flowering plants. First published in 1989, this handy volume is the comprehensive, full-color guide to the state's lush array of wildflowers. Now available again, it provides both professional and amateur botanists a quick yet authoritative resource for identifying more than five hundred of the wildflowers found in Mississippi and its contiguous states. An appendix provides scientific names that have changed since the original edition. Descriptions of species have been consistently organized for ready reference and comparison. Information on plants has been arranged alphabetically by family, genera, and species within the two groups of flowering plants. Each of the five hundred plus species is fully described and is identified by one or more full-color photographs. Stephen L. Timme is professor of botany and director of the Theodore M. Sperry Herbarium at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. He is coauthor of Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Upper Amazon.