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| Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum: Including Horsetails, Ferns, Rushes, Sedges, Grasses, Shrubs, Vines, Weeds, and Wildflowers | 
| Author: Theodore S. Cochrane
Creators: Kandis Elliot, Claudia S. Lipke
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 523505
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 364
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0978959000
Dewey Decimal Number: 577.44
EAN: 9780978959005
ASIN: 0978959000
Publication Date: October 20, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
Prairie Plant ID September 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Terrific book, well organized and has just about every plant to be found in the fields of Wisconsin.
Not just for the Arboretum January 1, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I spent 10 years as a naturalist in the Madison area, and I wish this book had been available then. Theodore Cochrane's descriptions are precise and well-written, and his tight collaboration with Kandis Elliot and Claudia Lipke (the designers / photographers) ensures both the accuracy of the images and an economy of space that is often missing in field guides: virtually every page is packed to the gills with information. The only problem with the book is that the title suggests it is of limited use outside the UW-Madison Arboretum. This is not the case. In fact, the book would be useful to prairie enthusiasts throughout most of the upper Midwest.
Surely the next best thing to visiting the UW-Madison Arboretum in person. May 8, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Written by Theodore S. Cochrane (Senior Academic Curator of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium), Kandis Elliot and Claudia S. Lipke (senior artists in the Department of Botany), Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum is a beautiful guide featuring full color photography throughout. Each page of this lavish guide features a different plant, with descriptions of its leaves, flowers, fruits, range and habitats in Wisconsin, and other insights, not to mention multiple images of the species' leaves and flowers especially. A brief introductory section discussing prairies, a glossary, and an index round out this lavish reference, which is surely the next best thing to visiting the UW-Madison Arboretum in person.
Product quality March 21, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Excellent book for those interested in Midwest prairie plants. Photos are very good quality and plant descriptions are thorough yet concise. Organized by plant family.
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