Wild Flowers Of Alberta

This colourful, informative guide provides detailed descriptions of more than 250 of Alberta's flowering plant species. Includes ethnobotanical information, illustrated glossary, map. A handy reference for the field, home or office. Please order Wildflowers of Alberta from Lone Pine Publishing at (780) 933-9333.

With Wildflowers of Edmonton and Central Alberta, anyone can identify more than 100 common or characteristic flowering plants, from Edson to Vermilion, Fort McMurray to Red Deer. It's the perfect guide for beginner and intermediate naturalists. This easy-to-use book features a quick and easy key to identifying plants by species; detailed descriptions of 103 species, and descriptions of 44 related species; 225 full-colour photos; and a glossary of terms.

France Royer and Richard Dickinson have created a great field guide for everyone who has ever wanted to know the name-or the story-of a wildflower. Perfect for your pocket, pack or glove box. Concise, readable descriptions accompany glorious colour photographs of more than 100 Alberta species, found from Red Deer to the Montana border, Banff National Park to the Cypress Hills.

Neil Jennings's new series of colourful and easy-to-use wildflower guides introduces amateur naturalists to some of the more commonly found wildflowers in western Canada. Along with hundreds of colour photos and informative descriptions containing both common and scientific flower names, the blossoms profiled are arranged by their predominant colour, and the books themselves are designed to be small and lightweight enough to encourage the user to take them into the field. Whether hiking, walking, camping, or adventuring in the great outdoors, these charming books are packed with useful information for anyone interested in enhancing their enjoyment of the natural world by learning about the flora encountered. Indeed, the ability to make an accurate identification of various wild plants is satisfying in and of itself, and the user will also become better equipped to avoid certain plants that should not be tampered with owing to their toxicity, scarcity, or sharp spines or edges.

Popular, illustrated guide to 400 of the most familiar and popular flowering plants found in Alberta.

Uncommon Beauty explores the wildflowers and flowering shrubs of a large area including Jasper down to Cranston, over to Glacier National Park in Montana, and up to Lethbridge and Edmonton. Extensively researched by author and outdoors enthusiast Neil L. Jennings, this guide will inform and intrigue the reader, while also assisting with plant identification and recognition. Exceptional photographs of over 200 species of flowering plants, plus information about each plant, make Uncommon Beauty the ideal field guide for hikers (and amblers) of all skill levels. For ease of reference, the book is arranged by flower colour and by plant family. A complete index is included, using common and scientific names for all plants. One final cautionary note—the pursuit of wildflowers can be addictive, though not hazardous to your health.