Wildflowers Of The Adirondacks

Wildflowers of the Adirondacks, the only field guide for the Adirondack region, is now in a revised and updated edition.

Leopold and Lytton John Musselman, skilled botanists and the foremost authorities on these plants, this superior quality guide will appeal to residents of and visitors to the Adirondacks and northeastern mountains, including wildlife professionals, citizen scientists, backpackers, campers, photographers, bird watchers, artists, and wild food foragers.

The definitive field guide to the magnificent wildflowers of the Adirondacks. Covering more than six million acres of protected wilderness, the Adirondacks, with their landscape of high peaks, verdant wetlands, majestic trees, and lush carpets of flowers, is a pristine paradise for nature lovers. The only available identification guide to the Adirondack region's wildflowers, this comprehensive resource is packed with more than 300 gorgeous color images, one to represent almost every flower commonly found in this huge range. Revealing the stunning diversity of Adirondack wildflowers, from goldenrod and marsh blue violet to cattails and hellebore, the book includes • detailed botanical species accounts, arranged by flower color • images of each flower that highlight key features for easy ID • information about each species' natural history • descriptions of the region's upland, wetland, and aquatic habitats • a special section on the nearly 40 terrestrial orchid species found in the Adirondacks Written by Donald J. Leopold and Lytton John Musselman, skilled botanists and the foremost authorities on these plants, this superior quality guide will appeal to residents of and visitors to the Adirondacks and northeastern mountains, including wildlife professionals, citizen scientists, backpackers, campers, photographers, bird watchers, artists, and wild food foragers.

TRAILSIDE NOTES brings together thirty essays on Adirondack plants written by educator & naturalist Ruth Schottman. Born of a passionate interest in wildflowers & other plants, these essays combine scientific detail with careful field observation, research, anecdotal information, & folklore. Each essay is accompanied by a detailed line illustration. The collection includes field tips & selected references. Order from Adirondack Mountain Club, 814 Goggins Rd., Lake George, NY 12845-4117; 518-668-4447; FAX: 518-668-3746; 800-395-8080; E-mail: [email protected].

Using full-color photography and expertly crafted prose, Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains turns a day hike or drive through our nation's most beautiful and rugged expanse of forested mountains into an object lesson in the stunning beauty of nature.

Beautifully illustrated with more than 350 color photographs and arranged to easily identify the species, Wildflowers of New York in Color is an easy-to-read introduction to the wildflowers of New York State. The nontechnical language of the text is accompanied by both visual and scientific glossaries. The book is set up so that users can identify flowers by flower color. Within each color group, simple characteristics, such as the number of petals or flower shape further illustrate the most commonly encountered and best-known wildflowers. In addition, the guide includes a selection of rare and protected species. A number of the photographs depict wildflowers rarely represented in other guides. Given here are wildflowers of all the New York State habitats, from Long Island to the northern Adirondacks. Common Burdock. Because the book covers only one state, the flowering seasons are more specific and accurate than those listed in national guides. This combination of features makes the book the most practical and user friendly wildflower guide available about New York State.

This field guide includes detailed descriptions & color photos of more than 300 species arranged by flower color.