Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota (The Complete Guide to Species Identification)

Smith, Welby R.

ISBN 10: 0816640653 / ISBN 13: 9780816640652

Published by Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2008

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Seller Inventory # BVV.0816640653.A

Synopsis:

With more than two hundred tree, shrub, and woody vine species in Minnesota, anyone with an interest in the outdoors has likely encountered an unfamiliar plant and wondered about its name, origin, characteristics, and habitat. In this new identification resource, the state’s foremost botanist and endangered species expert Welby R. Smith provides authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date information on the state’s native and naturalized woody plant species.

 

This fully illustrated resource features:

 

• Easy identification: more than one thousand color photographs of fruit, flowers, bark, and leaves for every species, as well as more than one hundred illustrations by botanical artist Vera Ming Wong

 

• Distribution maps: more than five hundred maps, including state and North American range maps

 

• Interesting background: descriptions of each species’ habitat, natural history, and ecology, which provide context to the entries

 

• Comprehensive coverage: includes all native and naturalized trees, shrubs, and woody vines in Minnesota from Abies balsamea to Zanthozylum americanum.

 

Written for everyone from scientists and environmentalists to teachers and people interested in horticulture and gardening, Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota will engage and educate anyone with a curiosity about the natural world.

 

Welby R. Smith is a botanist for the Division of Ecological Resources at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He is the author of Orchids of Minnesota (Minnesota, 1993).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota (The Complete ...
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: acceptable