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This comprehensive book features 500 species of the common spring wildflowers, trees and grasses of the Painted Desert of southeast Utah and adjacent states with photographs and full descriptions of nearly 300 of these plants. The plants are arranged to make identification easy and there is a helpful glossary. Information includes habitats, identification tips and aboriginal uses as well the national parks and monuments where each plant can be found. The different vegetation types occurring in southeastern Utah are described, and historical information on the botanical exploration of Utah is found throughout. The authors have spent many years studying the botany of the region and compiling information and photographs of the diverse flora. This book will help anyone learn the wildflowers of this beautiful and interesting part of our country.
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About the Authors
Peter Lesica has worked as a botanist for 40 years, primarily in Montana but including almost two dozen springtime trips to Southern Utah. He and Shannon Kimball are authors of Wildflowers of Glacier National Park and Trees and Shrubs of Glacier National Park, also published by Trillium Press.
Walter Fertig has worked as a natural heritage program botanist in Wyoming and Washington. He has nearly 30 years of experience studying rare plants and plant geography in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Pacific Northwest. He is the author of plant checklists for each of the major national parks and monuments in southern Utah.
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This comprehensive book features 500 species of the common spring wildflowers, trees and grasses of the Painted Desert of southeast Utah and adjacent states with photographs and full descriptions of nearly 300 of these plants. The plants are arranged to make identification easy and there is a helpful glossary. Information includes habitats, identification tips and aboriginal uses as well the national parks and monuments where each plant can be found. The different vegetation types occurring in southeastern Utah are described, and historical information on the botanical exploration of Utah is found throughout. The authors have spent many years studying the botany of the region and compiling information and photographs of the diverse flora. This book will help anyone learn the wildflowers of this beautiful and interesting part of our country.
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