ThisinformativefieldguidecoversthewildflowersoftheentireAppalachianregion,whichstretchesfromQuebectonorthernAlabama,encompassingtheCatskillsofNewYork,theBerkshiresofMassachusetts,theBlueRidgeMountainsofVirginia,NorthCarolina,andTennessee,andmanymountainrangesinbetween.Usingthisbook,readerswilllearntoidentifythisregion’swildflowersbyshape,color,family,andhabitat.EcologistandbotanistThomasE.Hemmerlyencouragesusto“readthelandscape“inordertolearnaboutplants’habitats,distribution,anduse.Inhisbrief,introductorychapters,hedescribesecosystemssuchasmountainforestsandwetlandstoprovideacontextfortheinformationonindividualplantspeciesthatwillbevaluabletobothprofessionalscientistsandamateurnaturalists.Practical:The378colorplates,groupedbycolorforclearreference,appearalongsideplantdescriptionsforeaseofidentification.Informative:Eachentryincludesadescriptionoftheplant’shabitat,abundance,andgeographicaldistribution,alongwithinformationaboutitsethnobotanical,economic,ormedicinaluses.AnappendixlistsanddescribesthebestplacesintheAppalachiansfor“botanizing.“User-Friendly:Diagramsofleafandflowershapesareafurtheraidetoplantidentification.TheAppalachianRegion:Alabama,Connecticut,Georgia,Kentucky,Massachusetts,NewHampshire,NewYork,NorthCarolina,Pennsylvania,Quebec,SouthCarolina,Tennessee,Vermont,Virginia,WestVirginia
