Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region

A Comprehensive Field Guide

Merel R. Black, Emmet J. Judziewicz

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780299230531
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Biological Sciences

Describing more than 1, 100 species, this is a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ontario. A new introduction to this second edition discusses wildflowers in the context of their natural communities. Packed with detailed information, this field guide is compact enough to be handy for outdoors lovers of all kinds, from novice naturalists to professional botanists. It includes: • more than 1, 100 species from 459 genera in 100 families
• many rare and previously overlooked species
• 2, 100 color photographs and 300 drawings
• Wisconsin distribution maps for almost all plants
• brief descriptions including distinguishing characteristics of the species
• Wisconsin status levels for each species of wildflower (native, invasive, endangered, etc.)
• derivation of Latin names.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Scientific Names of Families
• Common Names of Families
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Wisconsin Natural Communities: A Brief Introduction
• Identification Method
• Understanding the Plant Descriptions
• Pictorial Glossary
• Glossary
• Identification Guides
• Plant Details:
• Wisconsin Counties
• Photography Credits
• Bibliography
• Index