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Description: |
xix, 665 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-649) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: The eastern forests. Northern hardwood forest ; Eastern forest understory ; Southern hardwood forest -- Swamps and wetlands. The swamp forest ; Wetlands ; Carnivorous plants ; The edge of the sea: beaches and dunes ; Salt marshes ; Seaweeds -- Florida. Mangroves ; The palms -- The boreal forest -- The prairie. Flowers of the prairies ; Exotic aliens -- The desert. The great cacti ; The chollas ; The legumes ; The agaves ; The yuccas -- California. The oaks ; The chaparral -- Montane -- The tall trees: the Pacific Northwest -- The tundra. Shrubs ; Sedges, grasses, and grasslike plants ; Wildflowers ; Mosses and clubmosses ; Lichens ; Fungi -- The three sisters: agriculture. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: A guide to the native plants of North America features entries that cover each item's physical attributes, natural history, common uses, and ethnobotany. |
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Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc044/2002068720.html |