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| The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region | 
| Author: Richard Spellenberg
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $19.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 964809
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 872
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4 x 1.8
ISBN: 0394504313
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.130978
EAN: 9780394504315
ASIN: 0394504313
Publication Date: June 12, 1979
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Condition: Used - Good Default Text
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Amazon.com Review
Covering the vast region from Alaska to California and east to the Great Plains, this well-produced, compact guidebook contains color plates depicting more than 650 wildflower species grouped by flower color to suit the needs of inexperienced enthusiasts. The plates are keyed to texts that offer physical descriptions of the flowers and their leaves and, where applicable, fruit, along with notes on habitat and range and, often, further notes on the flower's name (e.g., "The common name, Clammyweed, refers to the sticky, moist glands on the surface of this plant"). Expertly written and photographed, this guide is just the book to have on hand when traversing western wildflower country. --Gregory McNamee
Product Description
Nothing is as colorful as a field of wildflowers in full-bloom so what could be more appropriate than a magnificent field guide with beautiful full-color photographs? More than 1,000 species are covered in full detail, with notes on more than 400 others. The 700 identification photographs show wildflowers-including grasses and sedges, and many flowering vines and shrubs-in their natural habitats.
Note: the Western Edition covers the Rocky Mountain range and all the states to the west of it, while the Eastern Edition generally covers states east of the Rocky Mountains.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
Can't go wrong September 20, 2008
You can never go wrong with the Audobon series of field guides, I own like the whole set. It's a good buy!
Excellent Resource at home or on the trail July 18, 2008
Once you get used to the format of the Audubon Field Guides, they are very easy to use. I especially like the the thumb tab approach to locating an entry. Like all the Audubon series, this guide is compact, well-written, precise, comprehensive, informative, brilliant color plates, with a tough outer cover that stands up to rugged trail use. Highly recommended.
 a decent field guide for western wildflowers January 2, 2008
As with all the Audubon Field Guides, so too with this one. The color plates are the best in the "field" of all the field guides; these photos are indispensible for any one who needs to identify any of the more than 650 species of western wildflowers.
The durable leatherette cover, as well as the heavy duty (turtleback) book binding, make this a book that can easily withstand much wear and tear.
The descriptive information is good; where the text starts to show deficiencies is in the Range, Habitat, and Comments sections of each species. The information tends to be vague and merely glosses over critical facts that should be included. I can only assume that it's the usual story of the editors not having the space to include more relevant information.
The index is cross referenced to the color plates; this is a big plus when out in the field attempting to do identifications. As far as a good tool to increase one's knowledge of the natural world, this field guide is helpful and deserves a place in any naturalist's library.
The Cloud Reckoner
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These things are addictive. August 27, 2007
I love these field guides! The photographs are fantastic, and are easy to navigate for quick identification. We enjoy looking at these books even when we aren't out scouting for new things to identify.
National Audubon Society Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region - Revised Edition August 8, 2007
This book is excellent. It's photos of flowers and leaves are close up and clear. The introduction is filled with information on flower and leaf parts with diagrams. The information, description, and where each flower can be found is very detailed.
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