Twayblades and Adder's-mouth Orchids in Your Pocket - A Guide to the Native Liparis, Listera, and Malaxis Species of the

Informationen zum Autor Paul Martin Brown is a research associate at the University of Florida Herbarium! Florida Museum of Natural History! Gainesville. Founder and editor of the North American Native Orchid Journal! he is the author of eleven books! most recently Wild Orchids of the Northeast and Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Texas. Klappentext Compiled and illustrated by long-time orchid specialist Paul Martin Brown, these pocket guides to the twayblades and adder's-mouths form part of a series that will cover all the wild orchids of the continental United States and Canada. Brown provides general distributional information, time of flowering, and habitat requirements for each species as well as a complete list of hybrids and the many different growth and color forms that can make identifying orchids so intriguing. He includes information on 21 species, 1 additional variety, and 2 hybrids. Zusammenfassung Native orchids are threatened by pressure from population growth and development but! nonetheless! present a welcome surprise to observant hikers in every state and province. This title covers various wild orchids of the continental United States and Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Martin Brown
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2008
• EAN: 9781587297021
• ISBN: 978-1-58729-702-1
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 114 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Bur Oak Guide; Bur Oak Guide
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works