Wildflowers of Colorado's Western Slope A Guide to More Than 350 Wildflowers and Other Native Plants-From Lower Elevations of Canyon Areas to the Montane Zones and Higher Elevations of Alpine Tundra on the Continental Divide and Western Slope Mountain Ranges |
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| Author:
| Menz, Mary |
| Photographer:
| Pisarowicz, Jim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-578-38970-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2022 |
| Publisher: | Nature Walker Photography LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Colorado's Western Slope is home to hundreds of species of wildflowers. Diverse geography from the Continental Divide west to the high desert provides a variety of habitats in which wildflowers flourish. If you explore the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre Plateau, and the San Juan Mountains, this book is for you. If your adventures take you to Colorado National Monument, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and the Curecanti, Dominguez-Escalante, and Gunnison Gorge National...
More DescriptionColorado's Western Slope is home to hundreds of species of wildflowers. Diverse geography from the Continental Divide west to the high desert provides a variety of habitats in which wildflowers flourish. If you explore the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre Plateau, and the San Juan Mountains, this book is for you. If your adventures take you to Colorado National Monument, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and the Curecanti, Dominguez-Escalante, and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Areas, this book is also for you! This colorful guide provides photos and descriptions of more than 350species of wildflowers found on Colorado's Western Slope-from the the semi-desert shrublands to the high alpine Rockies and all points between. The colorful photos and facts about different plants in this book make finding wildflowers fun! Keep track of your flower finds by documenting locations and dates found on the color-coded checklists at the back of this book.