Peterson First Guide To Wildflowers Of Northeastern And North Central North America

This book is a guide to the wildflowers in the Northcentral and Eastern regions of the United States.

A simplified guide to the common wildflowers of northeastern and northcentral North America.

A simplified field guide to the common insects of North America.

More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.

Discusses 120 of the most common caterpillars and the adult butterflies and moths they become and gives advice on how to raise caterpillars to adults.

Gives accounts of 646 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines.

Provides an introduction to patterns of forest ecology, looks at each of the major forest types of eastern North America, examines changes that occur as abandoned fields turn into forests, features background on the process of adaptation and natural selection, and describes forest changes in each of the four seasons.

The most common snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and toads, salamanders, and crocodilia of North America.