Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas

A Field Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition

Michael John Haddock (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

496 Seiten

2024
University Press of Kansas (Verlag)
978-0-7006-3595-5 (ISBN)

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How do you know when you're face to face with a fringe-leaf ruellia? Is that particular flower button gayfeather or dotted gayfeather? And what about the pod clinging to your pants? Could it have come from a bird-foot trefoil?For anyone venturing out into the wilds of Kansas and the region, identifying plants just got a whole lot easier. Michael Haddock has updated and expanded his guide to more than 400 wildflowers, grasses, sedges, and rushes. This guide documents many of the state’s most common and conspicuous species—as well as some seldom encountered or listed in field guides—and includes many that are found throughout the Great Plains. This revised and expanded edition of Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas supersedes earlier guides not only in the number of species it includes—plus its coverage of grasses—but also in its spectacular, true-to-life color photos.

The first edition of Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas: A Field Guide (2005) quickly became a highly popular resource for people interested in the flora of Kansas. In the nearly twenty years since the original publication, there have been advances in our understanding of the evolutionary relationships of vascular plants. Studies of DNA, macro- and micromorphology, cytology, phenology, ecology, and biogeography have affected the circumscriptions and names of some of the families, genera, and species recognized in the first edition. Consequently, an important component of this revision is the update to nomenclature and the circumscription of taxa along lines that are more consistent with current knowledge.

Perfect for backpack or glove compartment, Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas offers a wealth of quick-access information and finding aids graced with color that leaps off the page, making plant identification a joy rather than a chore. It’s a book guaranteed to send even chronic homebodies out into the great outdoors in search of these elusive blooms.

Michael John Haddock is the former associate dean of the Research, Education, and Engagement Division at Kansas State University Libraries and the coauthor of Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas and Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds.

Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Preface to the 2005 Edition
Introduction
Kansas
Prairies
Wildflowers
Grasses
Plant Morphology
Plant Names
Arrangement of This Book
Wildflowers
Flowers Blue, Lavender, Purple, or Violet
Flowers Pink or Red
Flowers White, Green, or Greenish White
Flowers Yellow or OrangeGrasses
Grass-Like Plants
Finding Aids
Finding Aid for Blue, Lavender, Purple, or Violet Flowers
Finding Aid for Pink or Red Flowers
Finding Aid for White, Green, Greenish-White Flowers
Finding Aid for Yellow or Orange Flowers
Finding Aid for Grasses or Grass-Like Plants
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	24.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	440 illustrations
Verlagsort	Kansas
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 241 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-7006-3595-5 / 0700635955
ISBN-13	978-0-7006-3595-5 / 9780700635955
Zustand	Neuware