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Informationen zum Autor George A. Petrides, ecologist and field naturalist, worked with the National Park Services and taught at Michigan State University at Lansing. Petrides has written for the Peterson Field Guide series and was the recipient of an award from the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan for A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs . Janet Wehr, RN, devoted much of her nursing career to hospice care. Wehr has served as a member of the Therapeutic Touch International Association, the American Holistic Nurses Association, and the Saret Charitable Fund of DuPage County, IL. Klappentext Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides?their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions. Leseprobe Feather-leaved Palms, Tree-cacti, and Yuccas (Plate 48) These feather-leaved palms are native in s. Florida and have ring- scarred trunks free of old leafstalk bases. Their leafstalks are not thorny. The only tree cacti in the eastern U.S. occur in s. Florida. The yuccas range more widely. FLORIDA ROYALPALM Roystonea elata (Bartr.) F. Harper Pl. 48 The smooth, cement-colored and bulging lower trunk topped by a smooth bright-green crownshaft cylinder is distinctive. Ring scars faint. Fronds 15' or longer. Frond segments do not lie flat but grow all around the midrib. Height to 125'. Flowers greenish white, developing from a spearlike green spathe at the base of the 5'–6' long crownshaft. Fruits blue to purple, 1?2" in diameter, leathery. Rich soils, hammocks (swamp islands). Zusammenfassung Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides —their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. This essential field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for tree identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions. Master tree identification with features designed for in-the-field use: Comprehensive Species Coverage: Detailed entries for 455 tree species found in eastern North America, from the Midwest to the South. The Peterson Identification System: A user-friendly, field-tested method designed to help you make accurate identifications every time. Detailed Illustrations: Features 48 color plates and numerous text drawings that highlight the distinctive details needed to differentiate species. At-a-Glance Range Maps: Includes 266 full-color range maps to quickly show you where each species can be found. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor’s Note vii Preface ix Illustrated Plan of the Six Main Sections xvi–xvii How to Use This Book 1 Tree Silhouettes 19 PLATES 33 SPECIES ACCOUNTS 153 I. Trees with Needlelike or Scalelike Leaves Mostly Evergreen (Plates 1–5) 155 Conifers with Needles in Clusters: Larches and Pines I (Plate 1) 156 Conifers with Needles in Clusters: Pines II (Plate 2) 163 Conifers with Needles Short on Woody Pegs: Spruces (Plate 3) 173 Conifers with Flat Needles (Plate 4) 175 Conifers with Scalelike or Three-sided Hollow Leaves (Plate 5) 180 Needle-bearing Non-Conifers 1...
