Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses

Author: James Howard Miller
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820327488
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 472

Book Description
This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs, with a special emphasis on the plants role in wildlife sustenance. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must-have for forest landowners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, outdoors enthusiasts, students--anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of our regions forests. Features: Descriptions of native and nonnative (exotic or invasive) plants, including 330 species of forbs, in 180 genera: grasses, sedges, and rushes; woody vines and semiwoody plants; shrubs; palms and yucca; cane; cactus; ferns; and ground lichen 650 color photos Map of physiographic provinces 56 simple black-and-white drawings of flower parts, flower types, and inflorescences, leaf arrangements, leaf divisions, shapes, and margins, and parts of a grass plant Glossary Index of genera by family, index by wildlife species, and index of scientific and common names

Which Native Forest Plant?

Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140286311
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Identify New Zealand native forest shrubs, climbers and flowers by their leaves. Find a typical leaf and use Andrew Crowe's unique method to accurately identify the plant itself. Discover the known uses of each plant, from food and medicine to dyes and timber, and how to grow each plant in your own garden.

Which Native Forest Plant?

Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plants
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description

Which Native Forest Plant?

Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Native Plants for New England Gardens

Author: Mark Richardson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493029266
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Native plants are drought tolerant, disease resistant, wildlife friendly, and environmentally sound. Experts increasingly encourage gardeners to use natives exclusively. This handy and practical guide focuses on 100 great native flowers, ground covers, shrubs, ferns, and grasses that will thrive in New England gardens. The presentation is aimed at gardeners, who want concise, practical information. It will also include material on the importance and desirability of using native plants. The heart of this book is 100 two-page spreads, one for each species. The spreads will include facts about the plant of use to a gardener (not a botanist)—where it grows best, when it blooms, the soil conditions in which it thrives, its appeal to wildlife, sunlight requirements, how high it grows, how to propagate it, and how to avoid any problems particular to the species. Each spread will also feature two color photos.

Which Native Forest Plants?

Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780143009016
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment. As well as the known uses of each plant, from snow sandals, hair ties, combs, whistles, baskets and dyes, to food, medicine and timber, it also explains how to grow each plant in your own garden. Use Andrew Crowe's unique leafy key to confidently identify the shrubs, climbers, perching plants and groundcovers of New Zealand's native forest. Colour photographs of leaves and associated creatures, graphics giving plant shape and height, plant distribution maps and ID checklists listing distinguishing features are all helpful tools to identify New Zealand's native trees.

Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests

Author: Michael A. Homoya
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253223253
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 463

Book Description
This beautifully illustrated guide identifies nearly 300 common plants in Indiana's most prominent ecosystem—the Eastern Deciduous Forest. For ease of identification, the plants are arranged by flower color or growth form, providing a convenient way to distinguish a great majority of plants in any given woodland. Generous treatment is given to all major vascular plant groups of the forest, such as wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, trees, grasses, and sedges. Michael A. Homoya not only helps with identification, but also offers information on a plant's habitat, flowering period, familial relationships, biology, and connections to Indiana. For the garden enthusiast and habitat restorer, there is a section on landscaping and natural community restoration using native forest plants. A portion of the proceeds from each sale of this book go to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for land protection and stewardship.

Native Trees of Western Washington

Author: Kevin Zobrist
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780874223248
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Native Trees of Western Washington, Washington State University's Kevin Zobrist examines regional indigenous trees from a forestry specialist's unique perspective. He explains basic tree physiology and a key part of their ecology--forest stand dynamics. He groups distinctive varieties into sections, all lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs. The result is a delightful and enlightening exploration of regional timberlands.

Growing Native Hawaiian Plants

Author: Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573062077
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
Detailed instructions for growing native Hawaiian plants from cuttings or seeds, air-layering, grafting, watering, xeriscaping, transplanting, etc., and basic landscape maintenance. Also explains the plants' importance in Hawaiian culture.

Native Plants of the Northeast

Author: Donald Joseph Leopold
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9780881926736
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Includes nearly 700 species of native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers from the northeastern quarter of the U. S. and all of eastern Canada. Discusses restoration of native plant habitats and offers practical advice on cultivation and propagation in addition to descriptions, ranges, and hardiness information. An appendix recommends particular plants for difficult situations and for attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife. Original.