This easy-to-use field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses, and lichens. Plants Of The pacific Northwest Coast covers the coastal region from shoreline to alpine, including the Western Cascades. Rich and engaging notes of each species describe Indigenous and other local uses of plants for food, medicine, and implements, along with unique characteristics of the plants and the origins of their names.
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This easy-to-use field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens. PLANTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST covers the coastal region from shoreline to alpine, including the western Cascades. Includes: * 1100 color photographs * More than 1000 line drawings and silhouettes * Clear species descriptions and keys to groups * Descriptions of each plant's habitat and range * 794 new color range maps. * Rich and engaging notes on each species describe aboriginal and other local uses of plants for food, medicine and implements, along with unique characteristics of the plants and the origins of their names. For both amateurs and professionals, this is the best, most accessible, most up-to-date guide of its kind.
Title: Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Edition: 3
ISBN Number: 1772130087
ISBN-13: 9781772130089
Location Published: Partners Publishing: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
Size: TPB
Type: Book
Categories:
Field Guides, How-To Manuals, D.I.Y. & Reference
, Science & Technology
Seller ID: LED00889
