This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of shrubs, palms, vines, grasses, and forbs (herbaceous plants) with a special emphasis on the plants' role in wildlife sustenance and their ecology. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must have for outdoor enthusiasts, forest land owners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, and students-anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of the region's forests.
Features:
*Descriptions of native and nonative (exotic or invasive) plants, including 330 species in 180 genera: forbs, grasses, sedges, and rushes; woody vines and semiwoody plants; shrubs; palms and yucca; cane; cactus; ferns; and ground lichen
*650 close up color photos showing each plant's most distinctive feature (foliage, flowers, seedheads, berries, etc.)
*Color-coded map of phsiographic provinces overlaid on political boundaries for ease of location
*56 simple black and white drawings of the parts, types, and inflorescences (budding patterns) of flowers; the leaf arrangements, leaf divisions, shapes, and margins of woody plants; and the parts of the grass plant
*Glossary of 170 common and unfamiliar botanical terms
*Index of genera by family, index by wildlife species, and index of scientific and common names
Author: James H. Miller & Karl V. Miller
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