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| National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers--E: Eastern Region - Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 39362
Media: Turtleback
Edition: Rev Sub
Pages: 896
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 3.8 x 1.4
ISBN: 0375402322
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.130974
EAN: 9780375402326
ASIN: 0375402322
Publication Date: April 3, 2001
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This compact guidebook, produced to the National Audubon Society's high standards of quality, gives full descriptions of more than 650 species found east of the Rocky Mountains, along with notes on several hundred more. The eminently sensible organization relies on first-impression visible characteristics rather than the elaborate keys of some older texts--a format well suited to beginning wildflower enthusiasts. If, for instance, you wanted to identify a long-stemmed, tubular red flower that you found in a grove of loblolly pines, you would first turn to the color plates, find the section devoted to red flowers, find a likely match from the 30-odd choices, and then turn to the text to see that the flower's habitat and range made a good fit, ruling out those species that do not. After a few minutes' looking, you'll have identified a trumpet honeysuckle. Well written and richly illustrated, this peerless guide makes the ideal companion for an expedition to eastern wood or prairie. --Gregory McNamee
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 Recommended July 10, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
These audubon field guide books are great. Beautifully bound and easy to use with great photographs and detailed descriptions of each species. Also, they are the perfect size for your shirt or pants pocket.
Excellent July 5, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had to collect wildflowers during the summer for an Honors Biology class. The field guides we were given were ones with drawings instead of photographs. It was very hard to correctly identify the wildflower with only a drawing. This field guide is excellent. You identify the flowers with color photographs, and the book gives a fairly in-depth description on the flower, habitat, range, and other comments about the flower. I would recommend this guide to anyone who has to identify wildflowers for school, or just enjoys identifying for pleasure.
Excellent Guide, Easy to Use June 7, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have another wildflower guide which I tried using and was very frustrated with their drawings and color plates. I bought this guide out of desperation---and am completely satisfied. Its simple and easy to use. The flowers are easier to identify with color photography, complete with close up caption. Descriptions are listed later. Not everything is jumbled together, so that your'e fumbling out there around through so many pages. So easy to use. The flowers are more generalized than specific---you won't find 50 examples of a violet--but you'll find several at best. It depends on how detailed you want to get. Quick, ready to use guide that fits perfectly in your husbands fishing vest or in a backpack. Go for it!
Best I've seen December 20, 2000
Excellent guide -- good photographs organized by color and blossom shape, cross-referenced to detailed classification and habitat information. By far the easiest classification guide I've used (and I've tried many).
I love this guide! February 5, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I refer to this book all of the time. Even when I don't have it with me, I find it very easy to identify a species using the vivid color pictures contained in the guide. I have two other Audubon guides, and I plan on adding more.
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