Spring Wildflowers of Utah's Red Rock Desert (Paperback)

Peter Lesica

ISBN 10: 087842685X / ISBN 13: 9780878426850

Published by Trillium Press, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. 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. This comprehensive book features 500 species of common spring wildflowers, trees and grasses of southeast Utah and adjacent states with photographs and full descriptions of nearly 300 of these plants. Information includes habitats, identification tips, aboriginal uses and the national parks and monuments where each plant can be found. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spring Wildflowers of Utah's Red Rock Desert (Paperback)
• Publisher: Trillium Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087842685X
• ISBN 13: 9780878426850
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

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.

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.