620 wild plants of North America. Fully Illustrated. 2009. (Canadian plains studies, 57). 5000 illus. maps. 784 p. 4to. Hardcover.

620 Wild Plants of North America describes, in beautiful detail, the characteristic features of 89 families of vascular plants - including trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers, grasses, sedges, horsetails, and club-mosses - using labeled ink drawings, text and range maps. The author's drawings are from plants in the field and freshly picked specimens. The text outlines habitat, flowers, fruit, seeds, leaves and stems. The range maps cover central North America from the three Prairie Provinces south to northern Texas and from Iowa west to Idaho. With its detailed, labeled drawings, 620 Wild Plants opens the door to understanding the unique morphological features of plants in all of the major families represented in the flora of central North America. Naturalists, birders, students, teachers, conservationists, environmental consultants, wildlife biologists and botanists - amateur and professional alike - will find this picture book of plant anatomy an invaluable reference alongside local floras and field guides.