Lone Star Wildflowers A Guide to Texas Flowering Plants |
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| Author:
| Nieland, LaShara J.
Finley, Willa F. |
| Series title: | Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89672-644-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Each spring throughout the celebrated Hill Country and well beyond, locals and visitors revel in the palettes and variety of Texas wildflowers. From the Panhandle canyonlands to the islands of South Texas, from the eastern Pineywoods to the farthest reaches of the arid Trans-Pecos, some 5,000 species dot Texas's 268,820 square miles. Now Lone Star Wildflowers offers easy identification through color grouping and a wealth of insight from the origin of scientific and common names to...
More DescriptionEach spring throughout the celebrated Hill Country and well beyond, locals and visitors revel in the palettes and variety of Texas wildflowers. From the Panhandle canyonlands to the islands of South Texas, from the eastern Pineywoods to the farthest reaches of the arid Trans-Pecos, some 5,000 species dot Texas's 268,820 square miles. Now Lone Star Wildflowers offers easy identification through color grouping and a wealth of insight from the origin of scientific and common names to growth cycles, uses, history, and native lore. Nieland and Finley have made countless forays with camera and notebook and have broadened their approach through years of research. In language accessible to every enthusiast, they offer wildflower lovers unparalleled enrichment.