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Wild Orchids of North America, North of Mexico
Paul Martin Brown
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Description for Wild Orchids of North America, North of Mexico
Paperback. This annotated guide to the wild orchids of the continental US, Canada and Greenland includes illustrated checklists for these exotic flowers. It provides identification, full distribution range, recent synonyms and all subspecies varietal and forma information for all 247 taxa. Num Pages: 256 pages, 295 colour photographs, 247 drawings, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTNG; GBC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Wild orchids bloom in virtually every habitat of every state and province of the continental United States, Canada, and Greenland. Orchid fanciers and collectors - a large and fervent segment of the general public - will welcome Paul Martin Brown's comprehensive, illustrated checklist and field guide to the exotic world of these elegant and intriguing flowers. This annotated guide is packed with up-to-date information and enhanced by stunning color photographs and extraordinary drawings of each species, subspecies, and variety, many highlighting unusual color or growth forms. It provides identification, full distribution range, recent synonyms, and all subspecies varietal and forma ... Read more
Wild orchids bloom in virtually every habitat of every state and province of the continental United States, Canada, and Greenland. Orchid fanciers and collectors - a large and fervent segment of the general public - will welcome Paul Martin Brown's comprehensive, illustrated checklist and field guide to the exotic world of these elegant and intriguing flowers. This annotated guide is packed with up-to-date information and enhanced by stunning color photographs and extraordinary drawings of each species, subspecies, and variety, many highlighting unusual color or growth forms. It provides identification, full distribution range, recent synonyms, and all subspecies varietal and forma ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813025728
SKU
V9780813025728
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paul Martin Brown
Paul Martin Brown is a research associate at the University of Florida Herbarium, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville. He is the author of several books about native orchids, including Wild Orchids of Florida (UPF), The Wild Orchids of North America, North of Mexico (UPF), and Wild Orchids of the Southeastern United States, North of Peninsular Florida (UPF), and the ... Read more
Reviews for Wild Orchids of North America, North of Mexico
"A labor of love. An exhaustive study, both comprehensive and precisely outlined." - Andy Easton, American Orchid Society; "[The] best one-volume field guide available for orchid enthusiasts and wildflower lovers.... Sophisticated and thorough enough to satisfy the most ardent field enthusiast and simple and straightforward enough to encourage the greenest novice." - Helen K. Jeude, Flora of North America North ... Read more