Alpine Flower Finder (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Nature Study Guild Publishers, 2026
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Paperback. Identify wildflowers of the Rocky Mountainsabove the treelinewith this pocket-size guide.You can appreciate and enjoy natures beautiful wildflowers! If youre curious about the flowers that you encounter in the mountains, then Alpine Flower Finder by Janet L. Wingate, Ph.D., and Loraine Yeatts is exactly what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify wildflowers above the treeline in the Rocky Mountains.The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying the most common and showy wildflowers. Just answer a series of simple questions about the color, shape, and appearance of the plant. Along the way, Janets professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.The information is applicable to the mountain regions of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.Book Features:Step-by-step guide to identifying wildflowersMore than 350 speciesProfessional line illustrations with key markings for identificationSmall format that fits into a pocket or pack Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Alpine Flower Finder (Paperback)
- Author
- Janet L. Wingate
- Publisher
- Nature Study Guild Publishers
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0912550589
- ISBN 13
- 9780912550589
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
Identify wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains—above the treeline—with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy nature’s beautiful wildflowers! If you’re curious about the flowers that you encounter in the mountains, then Alpine Flower Finder by Janet L. Wingate, Ph.D., and Loraine Yeatts is exactly what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify wildflowers above the treeline in the Rocky Mountains.
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying the most common and showy wildflowers. Just answer a series of simple questions about the color, shape, and appearance of the plant. Along the way, Janet’s professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
Book Features:
- Step-by-step guide to identifying wildflowers
- More than 350 species
- Professional line illustrations with key markings for identification
- Small format that fits into a pocket or pack
This guide is applicable to the mountain regions of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as southern Alberta, Canada.
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About the Author
Janet L. Wingate, M.S., Ph.D. is a botanist, botanical illustrator, and former curator of the Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium in Denver, Colorado. She has studied Rocky Mountain flora for over 45 years and is the author and illustrator of several botanical books, including Rocky Mountain Flower Finder and Alpine Flower Finder. She lives in Denver.
Loraine Yeatts is a field botanist and taxonomist, specializing in alpine and desert floras, and an accomplished wildflower photographer with contributions to botanical and horticultural publications. She is currently a research assistant at Denver Botanic Gardens Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium, where she has been a volunteer for 56 years. She lives near Denver.
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