
Flower Finder
A Guide to the Identification of Spring Wild Flowers and Flower Families East of the Rockies and North of the Smokies, Exclusive of Trees and Shrubs
May Theilgaard Watts(Author)
Wilderness Press
Published on 1. January 1955
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-912550-00-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Easily Identify the Flowers You Find!
Enjoy this essential guide to identifying spring wildflowers and flower families, written by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify a wide variety of flowers in no time.
Features:
- Covers the United States and southern Canada, east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies
- Pocket-size, key-style field guide fits in your pocket or pack, making it easy to take along with you
- Provides a series of simple questions, so you can find the family the flower belongs to, and then the name of the individual species
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 102 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
45 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-912550-00-8 (9780912550008)
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Book
04/2025
2nd Edition
Nature Study Guild Publishers
€8.00
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Person
May Theilgaard Watts (1893-1975) was a teacher, writer, illustrator, and naturalist. Born in Illinois, she was a pioneer in the field of ecology.
Content
Species List
- Spiderwort
- Lily
- Amaryllis
- Iris
- Orchid
- Poppy
- Water-Lily
- Buttercup or Crowfoot
- Mallow
- Rose
- Barberry
- Fumitory
- Mustard
- Portulaca or Purslane
- Geranium
- Pink
- Milkwort
- Violet
- Legume
- Oxalis or Wood-Sorrel
- Saxifrage
- Ginseng
- Parsley
- Dogwood
- Heath
- Polemonium or Phlox
- Borage
- Primrose
- Nightshade
- Waterleaf
- Mint
- Figwort
- Madder
- Honeysuckle
- Composite