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Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont
Timothy P. Spira
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Paperback. Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist's Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 540 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1107.
This richly illustrated field guide serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the adjoining piedmont. Rather than organizing plants, including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, by flower color or family characteristics, as is done in most guidebooks, botanist Tim Spira takes a holistic, ecological approach that enables the reader to identify and learn about plants in their natural communities. This approach, says Spira, better reflects the natural world, as plants, like other organisms, don't live in isolation; they coexist and interact in myriad ways. Full-color photo keys allow ... Read more
This richly illustrated field guide serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the adjoining piedmont. Rather than organizing plants, including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, by flower color or family characteristics, as is done in most guidebooks, botanist Tim Spira takes a holistic, ecological approach that enables the reader to identify and learn about plants in their natural communities. This approach, says Spira, better reflects the natural world, as plants, like other organisms, don't live in isolation; they coexist and interact in myriad ways. Full-color photo keys allow ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Series
Southern Gateways Guides
Number of Pages
540
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807871720
SKU
V9780807871720
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About Timothy P. Spira
Timothy P. Spira is professor of botany at Clemson University.
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